A.    introduction  B. company  C. accidentally   D. against    AB. sped  AC. apparent    AD. between  BC. institutional  BD. context  CD. influenced

  Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20^th century and the spread of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much had happened __47__. As was discussed before, it was not until the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic medium, following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the __48__ of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution __49__ up, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading on through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures into the 20th-century world of the motor car and the airplane. Not everyone sees that process in perspective. It is important to do so. It is generally recognized, however, that the __50__ of the computer in the early 20th century, followed by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process, although its impact on the media was not immediately __51__. As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal” too, as well as __52__, with display becoming sharper and storage capacity increasing. It was within the computer age that the term “information society” began to be widely used to describe the __53__ within which we now live. The communications revolution has __54__ both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been controversial views about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. “Benefits” have been weighed __55__ “harmful” outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult.

 

A.      introduction  B. company  C. accidentally   D. against    AB. sped  AC. apparent    AD. between  BC. institutional  BD. context  CD. influenced

  Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20^th century and the spread of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much had happened __47__. As was discussed before, it was not until the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic medium, following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the __48__ of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution __49__ up, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading on through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures into the 20th-century world of the motor car and the airplane. Not everyone sees that process in perspective. It is important to do so. It is generally recognized, however, that the __50__ of the computer in the early 20th century, followed by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process, although its impact on the media was not immediately __51__. As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal” too, as well as __52__, with display becoming sharper and storage capacity increasing. It was within the computer age that the term “information society” began to be widely used to describe the __53__ within which we now live. The communications revolution has __54__ both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been controversial views about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. “Benefits” have been weighed __55__ “harmful” outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult.

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

As for daily life, I think that we will be able to  1  most of our shopping by  2  and this will be taken to our homes, so  3  there won’t be any  4  to go out to the  5  . I’m sure that most of our homes will have a video   6   so we will be able to   7   the person we are talking to. We will also be  8   ‘holovision’ which will give you three dimensional（三维的）life-size pictures  9  your screen—this will replace television.  10   improved technology, there will be no more road accidents. Cars will be guided by computers so people will not have to do any more driving.

I think most of our food will be in the form of pills and liquids which will have all the vitamins and protein（蛋白质）  11  we need for a balanced diet. Only when we go out for social 12  will we eat the same food as today, but we will  13  be eating meat.

About once a year our bodies will go into a health center for a service in much the same way as a car   14   be repaired. So, for example, our veins（静脉）will be cleaned out, our blood made pure, our muscles built up and so on..  Any part that is   15   could be replaced by a new plastic part. We will all be much   16   by then anyway, because there will be more   17   for us to use for exercise. Also a safe medicine will have been discovered which will allow people to lose or put on   18   as they need. One exciting development will be the possibility of being deep frozen   19   a period of time and then   20   some years later. I would be interested in that myself.

1. A. order　　　　  B. go　　　　    C. make　　　　　　 D. get

2. A. radio　　　　　　  B. telephone　　    C. computer　　　　　　  D. car

3. A. of course　　　　    B. in face　　　　  C. after all　　　　　　    D. in all

4. A. time　　    　　   B. money　　　　    C. necessary　　　　　　  D. need

5. A. shops　　　　　　 B. hospitals　　　　　　    C. schools　　　　　　   D. need

6. A. tape　　　　　　   B. TV set　　　　　　  C. telephone　　　　　　 D. recorder

7. A. notice　　　　　　   B. listen to　　　　　　   C. see　　　　　　　　    D. hear

8. A. playing　　　　　　   B. watching　　　　  C. making　　　　　　    D. finding

9. A. in　　　　　　    B. with　　　　　　　　  C. by　　　　　　　　  D. on

10. A. Because of　　    B. Because　　　　　　 C. Thanks for　　　　　　 D. Instead of

11. A. when　　　　　　   B. how　　　　   C. that　　　　　　　　    D. what

12. A. meeting　　　　　　 B. eating　　　　    C. activity　　　　　　　　 D. problem

13. A. no longer　　　　　　    B. no more　　  

C. not any longer　　　　　　   D. not any more

14. A. has to　　　　　　    B. ought to　　　　 C. might　　　　　　　　   D. can

15. A. run out　　　　　　   B. turned out　　 C. broken out　　　　　　   D. worn out

16. A. prettier　　  　　　　  B. healthier　　   C. busier　　　　　　    D. cleverer

17. A. money　　　　　　    B. places　　　　   C. room　　　　　　   D. free time

18. A. height　　　　　　　　 B. weight　　    C. clothes　　　　    D. performances

19. A. for　　　　    　　　　B. in　　　　 C. during　　　　　　     D. by

20. A. getting up　　　　 B. waking up　　   C. using up　　　　   D. walking about

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

As for daily life, I think that we will be able to  1  most of our shopping by  2  and this will be taken to our homes, so  3  there won’t be any  4  to go out to the  5  . I’m sure that most of our homes will have a video   6   so we will be able to   7   the person we are talking to. We will also be  8   ‘holovision’ which will give you three dimensional（三维的）life-size pictures  9  your screen—this will replace television.  10   improved technology, there will be no more road accidents. Cars will be guided by computers so people will not have to do any more driving.

I think most of our food will be in the form of pills and liquids which will have all the vitamins and protein（蛋白质）  11  we need for a balanced diet. Only when we go out for social 12  will we eat the same food as today, but we will  13  be eating meat.

About once a year our bodies will go into a health center for a service in much the same way as a car   14   be repaired. So, for example, our veins（静脉）will be cleaned out, our blood made pure, our muscles built up and so on..  Any part that is   15   could be replaced by a new plastic part. We will all be much   16   by then anyway, because there will be more   17   for us to use for exercise. Also a safe medicine will have been discovered which will allow people to lose or put on   18   as they need. One exciting development will be the possibility of being deep frozen   19   a period of time and then   20   some years later. I would be interested in that myself.

1. A. order　　　　  B. go　　　　    C. make　　　　　　 D. get

2. A. radio　　　　　　  B. telephone　　    C. computer　　　　　　  D. car

3. A. of course　　　　    B. in face　　　　  C. after all　　　　　　    D. in all

4. A. time　　    　　   B. money　　　　    C. necessary　　　　　　  D. need

5. A. shops　　　　　　 B. hospitals　　　　　　    C. schools　　　　　　   D. need

6. A. tape　　　　　　   B. TV set　　　　　　  C. telephone　　　　　　 D. recorder

7. A. notice　　　　　　   B. listen to　　　　　　   C. see　　　　　　　　    D. hear

8. A. playing　　　　　　   B. watching　　　　  C. making　　　　　　    D. finding

9. A. in　　　　　　    B. with　　　　　　　　  C. by　　　　　　　　  D. on

10. A. Because of　　    B. Because　　　　　　 C. Thanks for　　　　　　 D. Instead of

11. A. when　　　　　　   B. how　　　　   C. that　　　　　　　　    D. what

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13. A. no longer　　　　　　    B. no more　　  

C. not any longer　　　　　　   D. not any more

14. A. has to　　　　　　    B. ought to　　　　 C. might　　　　　　　　   D. can

15. A. run out　　　　　　   B. turned out　　 C. broken out　　　　　　   D. worn out

16. A. prettier　　  　　　　  B. healthier　　   C. busier　　　　　　    D. cleverer

17. A. money　　　　　　    B. places　　　　   C. room　　　　　　   D. free time

18. A. height　　　　　　　　 B. weight　　    C. clothes　　　　    D. performances

19. A. for　　　　    　　　　B. in　　　　 C. during　　　　　　     D. by

20. A. getting up　　　　 B. waking up　　   C. using up　　　　   D. walking about