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Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 14th and 16th centuries) Yet much had happened __31 ) As was discussed before,it was not __32 the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic __33 ,following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the 34 of the periodical) It was during the same time that the communications revolution 35 up,beginning with transport,the railway,and leading 36 through the telegraph,the telephone,radio,and motion pictures 37 the 20th-century world of the motor car and the air plane) Not everyone sees that process in __38 ) It is important to do so)?
It is generally recognized,__39 ,that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century,__40 by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1950s,radically changed the process,__41 its impact on the media was not immediately __42 ) As time went by,computers became smaller and more powerful,and they became “personal” too,as well as __43 ,with display becoming sharper and storage __43 increasing) They were thought of,like people,__44 generations,with the distance between generations much __45
It was within the computer age that the term “information society” began to be widely used to describe the __46 within which we now live) The communications revolution has __48 both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time,but there have been __49 views about its economic,political,social and cultural implications) “Benefits” have been weighed __50 “harmful” outcomes) And generalizations have proved difficult)
31.A.between B.before C.since D.later
32.A.after B.by C.during D.until
33.A.means B.method C.medium D.measure
34.A.process B.company C.light D.form
35.A.gathered B.speeded C.worked D.picked
36.A.on B.out C.over D.off
37.A.of B.for C.beyond D.into
38.A.concept B.dimension C.effect D.perspective
39.A.indeed B.hence C.however D.therefore
40.A.brought B.followed C.stimulated D.characterized
41.A.unless B.since C.lest D.although
42.A.apparent B.desirable C.negative D.plausible
43.A.institutional B.universal C.fundamental D.instrumental
43.A.ability B.capability C.capacity D.faculty
44.A.by means of B.in terms of C.with regard to D.in line with
45.A.deeper B.fewer C.nearer D.smaller
46.A.context B.range C.scope D.territory
48.A.regarded B.impressed C.influenced D.effected
49.A.competitive B.controversial C.distracting D.irrational
50.A.above B.upon C.against D.with

21．选[A].解答此题需要分析句子间的逻辑关系.第二句中的第一个词"Yet"表明了本句是对第一句内容的转折.第一句讲到20世纪电视的发展和15世纪、16世纪与20世纪之间的年代发生的事.同时,第三句中出现的19世纪也确定了本题的选择为[A]between, 指这两个时间段中间的年代.
22．选[D].本题考查it is … that…强调句型.下文not until结构,被强调的部分是not until引导的时间状语.
23．选[C].本题考查词义辨析.所给四个单词都有"方法,手段"的意思,但medium还有"媒体"的意思,正文正好用来指newspaper,因为newspaper是一种"媒体".Medium的复数形式是media.
24.选[B].本题需要对比两个短语：in the wake of 和in the company of.前者的意思是"在……之后",后者的意思是"与……同时".company在此句中的意思是"陪伴,伴随".本句表明传单和书出现在报纸之前,而期刊是和报纸同时出现的.
25．选[B].本题考查词义辨析.Speed up是"加速"的意思.本句讲的是19世纪通讯革命的发展.从句意来看,只能选[B].
26．选[A].本题考查副词on表"继续"的用法.本句讲19世纪通讯革命的发展,从交通、铁路开始, 发展到电报、电话、无线电和电影,直到20世纪的汽车和飞机.从这三个阶段可看出本题只能选[A].
27．选[D].本题考查介词的意义.由空格后的20th century world及与之相搭配的动词lead来看,〔D〕into是正确选项.
28.选〔D〕.本题考查固定搭配的用法.in perspective是固定短语,意思是"正确地".本句的意思是：并不是所有的人都正确地认识了这一过程.本段最后一句指出"正确认识这一过程是很重要的".
29.选〔C〕.本题考查副词的用法.从文章整体内容来看,文章每一段都谈到了不同的内容.第二段涉及电脑,并且在第一句就指出急剧地改变了第一段中提到的通讯革命,由此可以判断出这里应填入表示转折意味的副词,因此只能选〔C〕however.注意本题中的标点给了一定的解题线索,但是选项〔D〕there fore在标点符号的运用上与however是相同的,因此,要做出最后的判断还要依赖于对文章内容的理解.
30.选〔B〕.本题要求区分词义并考查一定的常识.所给四个选项的意思分别是〔A〕brought带来,〔B〕followed跟随其后的是…….常识知识告诉我们最早的电脑是在20世纪初期出现的,而20世纪60年代(即1960)出现了集成电路(integrated circuit),所以两者出现的时间顺序很明显,电脑在先,集成电路在后,因此,正确选项是〔B〕followed.
31.选〔D〕.本题要求区分连词的意义.所给四个连词的意思分别是：〔A〕unless除非；〔B〕since自从,由于；〔C〕lest以防；〔D〕although 虽然.从文章内容来看,该处连词引导的分句应表示与全句相对立的内容,表明"电脑对媒体的作用没有立刻显现出来",所以〔D〕although是正确选项.
32.选〔A〕.本题要求区分形容词词义.所给四个选项的意思分别是〔A〕apparent明显的,副面的；〔B〕desirable让人产生欲望的……；〔C〕negative消极的,副面的；〔D〕plausible 合理的.从文章内容来看,只有〔A〕为正确选项.
33.选〔A〕.本题要求区分形容词词义及对文章内容的理解.所给四个选项的意思分别是〔A〕institutional机构性的,团体性的；〔B〕universal普遍的；〔C〕fundamental根本的；〔D〕instrumental工具性的.本题的解题要点是要判断as well as前后的两个形容词的关系.as well as是一个并列连接短语,连接两个对等成份,而能与personal在意思上对等的词只有〔A〕institutional,分别指"个人电脑"和大机构团体用的电脑.
34.选〔C〕.本题要求区分同义词.storage的意思是"存储",因此后面的词要表示可存储的能力,即"容量,容积"的意思.所给四个选项中只有〔C〕capacity有此意项.
35.选〔B〕.本题要求区分介词短语.〔A〕by means of通过……方式；〔B〕in terms of在……方面,以……说法；〔C〕with regard to关于……；〔D〕in line with与……一致.本句要表达的意思是：就象描述人一样,电脑也用"代"来描述,因此此处要填入的介词短语要表达"用……说法来描绘"的意思,只能填入〔B〕项.
36.选〔D〕.本题要求区分修饰名词的形容词.所给四个选项中只有small才能修饰distance.注意distance这样的词不能用法语中的"远、近"来修饰,而只能用"small, big"来修饰.正如price不能用cheap和expensive来修饰一样.
37.选〔A〕.本题要求区分名词.〔A〕context情况,境况；〔B〕range范围；〔C〕scope范围；〔D〕territory领域,领土.从文章内容来看,空格处要填入的词应是表达与"society"(社会)同义的词,且能够和live within搭配,所以只有〔A〕为正确选项.
38.选〔C〕.本题要求区分动词.〔A〕regard以为……；〔B〕impress给……留下印象；〔C〕influence影响；〔D〕effect使实施.文章要表达的意思是"通讯革命对工作、休闲以及我们思考和感受时空的方式都产生了影响",所以〔C〕是正确选项.
39.选〔B〕.本题要求区分形容词.所给四个选项的意思分别是〔A〕competitive竞争性的；〔B〕controversial有争议的,可能引起争论的；〔C〕distracting转移注意力的；〔D〕 irrational不理智的.从文章内容来看,只有〔B〕是修饰views(观点)的最佳选项.
40.选〔C〕.本题要求区分介词词义.空格前后的benefits和harmful outcomes(有害结果)是对立关系,四个选项中能够体现这种关系的介词只有〔C〕against.