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版权所有北京万学教育科技有限公司 版权所有:北京万学教育科技有限公司 考研英语阅读理解训练21 Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live we must communicate with other people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-person basis by the simple means of speech. If we travel in buses, buy things in shops, or eat in restaurants, we are likely to have conversations where we give information or opinions, receive news or comment, and very likely have our views challenged by other members of society. Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication and during the last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become one of the dominating factors of contemporary society. Two things, above others, have caused the enormous growth of the communication industry. Firstly, inventiveness has led to advances in printing, telecommunications, photography, radio and television. Secondly, speed has revolutionized the transmission and reception of communications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news, which itself is often almost eclipsed by international news. No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged minority. In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries. Forty years ago people used to flock to the cinema, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a program that is being channeled into millions of homes. Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information. The modem communication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and entertainment. The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with informing, educating and entertaining. Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very valuable to the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the vast modem network of communications is open to abuse. However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no turning back. 1. In the first paragraph the writer emphasizes the___ of face-to-face contact in social settings. A. nature B. limitation C. usefulness D. creativity 2. It is implied in the passage that___. A. local news used to be the only source of information. B. local news still takes a significant place. C. national news is becoming more popular. D. international news is the fastest transmitted news. 3. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? A. To possess information used to be a privilege. B. Public libraries have replaced private libraries. C. Communication means more than transmission. D. Information influences ways of life and thinking. 4.From the last paragraph we can infer that the writer is___. A. indifferent to the harmful influence of the mass media B. happy about the drastic changes in the mass media C. pessimistic about the future of the mass media D. concerned about the wrong use of the mass media 考研阅读理解训练题21及解析 1. [C]。【参考译文】作者在第一段中强调的是面对面交流的什么,【分析】本题为细节理解题。 【详细解答】短文第一段指出我们若要参与社会，如乘车、购物、下饭馆，我们就必须与别人进行面对面 的接触，而且很多交流都是通过面对面的口头交流实现的。因此作者在第一段中强调的是面对面交流的特 征，而不是其“性质”，“局限性”或“创造性”。故选项C 为正确答案。 海文考研官网: 咨询电话:400-676-9000 总部地址:北京市海淀区北四环西路66号中国技术交易大厦 版权所有:北京万学教育科技有限公司 2. [D]。【参考译文】文中暗示了什么,【试题分析】本题为推理题。【详细解答】短文第二段讲到“speed has revolutionized the transmission and reception of communications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news，which itself is often almost eclipsed by international news(”即“现代传播发送和接收的速度起 了革命性的变化，因此往往使地方新闻落后于全国新闻，而国际新闻往往又几乎超过全国新闻。”由此可 知，国际新闻传播得最快。 3. [B]。【参考译文】下列哪种说法是不正确的,【试题分析】本题为细节推理题，可用排除法解答。 【详细解答】根据短文的第三段第一句“No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged minority”可排除选项A;根据第四段第一句“Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information.”，可排除选项C。根据第四段第二句“The modem communication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and entertainment.”，可排除选项D。根据第三段第二句“In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was fortunate，but today there are public libraries(”意思是说“上个世纪富人拥有私人图馆是幸运的，但是 今天已经有公共图书馆了。”我们知道过去富人拥有自己的图书馆，而今天人们也有了大众图书馆，这并 不等于私人图书馆就不存在了，故选项B的说法是不正确的。 4. [D]。【参考译文】从文中最后一段，我们可以推知作者什么,【试题分析】本题为推理题。【详细 解答】作者在最后一段说“Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very valuable to the individual ... . However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no turning back.” 作者指出，尽管媒体所传播的相当多的东西对个人和社会都是十分有益的，但偌大的现代通讯网络 还是遭到人们的滥用。但尽管如此，不管是更好还是更糟，大众媒介总会伴随我们，而不会走回头路。可 见，作者并没有示大众媒介所发生的剧烈变化让他感到高兴，也没有对大众媒介的未来表示悲观，同样 也没有对大众媒介的滥用表示担心，故选项D为正确答案。 海文考研官网: 咨询电话:400-676-9000 总部地址:北京市海淀区北四环西路66号中国技术交易大厦