Question

【题目】Every day our life is full of images, videos, music and news. In this age of visual and aural hyperstimulation（视听的高度刺激），the medium of radio is making a marked comeback.

“We're at the dawn of a golden age of audio," said US-based podcaster Alex Blumberg in an article in The Sydney Morning Herald. In the last month alone, 15 percent of US adults listened to a radio podcast. These data, released by Edison Research, reveal the successful evolution of traditional radio broadcasts to the present day's digital podcast format（播客形式）. The term "podcast," was coined in 2004, but the trend only started gaining mainstream popularity in recent years. Since the leap in consumer demand for smart phones and tablets, podcast subscription rates have only accelerated.

You can tune in during those extra minutes of the day when you're walking to the shops, waiting in a queue or riding the subway. Similar to television shows, podcasts are generally free to download on computer or iPod and most offer new content every week.

Donna Jackson, 22, Sydney University media graduate, listens to podcasts two or three times a week, via-iTunes.¨ I listen while I'm hanging out in the house doing something else.

It makes completing a boring task a lot more enjoyable... And it's an easy way of keeping in touch with what's going on in the rest of the world," she said. “I mainly listen to BBC podcasts, but recently I've also been tuning into This American Life and Serial.”

Unlike television and music, the audio format has the ability to create a deep impression on readers. Blumberg says this comes down to the podcast's ability "to create emotional connection." Sydney University undergraduate Hazel Proust, major in social work and arts, agrees. "When you're tuned in, it feels as if the podcaster is talking directly to you. It's comforting," said Proust.

It seems the age-old tradition of verbal（口头的）storytelling is very much alive and well.

【1】According to the passage, which of the following is Not a suitable time to listen to procasts ?

A. Attending a lecture. B. Riding the subway.

C. Walking to the shop. D. Waiting for a bus.

【2】According to the passage, one difference between television and audio format is that____。

A. only audio format has the ability to create emotional connection to download

B. only audio format helps people keep in touch with the world's change

C. only television provides new content every week

D. only television shows can be free

【3】 What does the underlined word "coined" in paragraph 2 mean?

A. written. B. thought. C. invented. D. found.

【4】It can be inferred from passage that____.

A. people like to listen to podcasts when they work

B. podcasts are more and more popular with people

C. the voice of the podcaster attracts many listeners

D. people keep in touch with each other by listening to podcasts

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇说明文。介绍了广播正以“播客”的新形式华丽归来。

【1】A细节理解题。根据文章第三段的叙述可知，车站候车，乘坐地铁和步行去商店的时候适合听博客。而上课听讲时是不适合的。故选A

【2】A细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的Unlike television and music, the audio format has the ability to create a deep impression on readers. Blumberg says this comes down to the podcast's ability "to create emotional connection叙述可知，播客可以创造情感上的联系。故选A

【3】C词义推测题。根据前后句的句意可知coin在本句中用作动词，表示创造、杜撰(新词)”，故选C项。

【4】B推理判断题。从第二段第一、二句话指出：我们已经迎来了广播的黄金时代，仅上一个月就有15%的美国成人在收听播客。第四、五两段举出例子来说明听众的感受。由此推断：播客越来越受人们的欢迎。故选B