Borntowin2002年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题SectionIIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Comparisonsweredrawnbetweenthedevelopmentoftelevisioninthe20thcenturyandthediffusionofprintinginthe15thand16thcenturies.Yetmuchhadhappened.Aswasdiscussedbefore,itwasnotthe19thcenturythatthenewspaperbecamethedominantpre-electronic,followinginthewakeofthepamphletandthebookandintheoftheperiodical.Itwasduringthesametimethatthecommunicationsrevolutionup,beginningwithtransport,therailway,andleadingthroughthetelegraph,thetelephone,radio,andmotionpicturesthe20th-centuryworldofthemotorcarandtheairplane.Noteveryoneseesthatprocessin.Itisimportanttodoso.Itisgenerallyrecognized,,thattheintroductionofthecomputerintheearly20thcentury,bytheinventionoftheintegratedcircuitduringthe1960s,radicallychangedtheprocess,itsimpactonthemediawasnotimmediately.Astimewentby,computersbecamesmallerandmorepowerful,andtheybecame“personal”too,aswellas,withdisplaybecomingsharperandstorageincreasing.Theywerethoughtof,likepeople,generations,withthedistancebetweengenerationsmuch.Itwaswithinthecomputeragethattheterm“informationsociety”begantobewidelyusedtodescribethewithinwhichwenowlive.Thecommunicationsrevolutionhasbothworkandleisureandhowwethinkandfeelbothaboutplaceandtime,buttherehavebeenviewsaboutitseconomic,political,socialandculturalimplications.“Benefits”havebeenweighed“harmful”outcomes.Andgeneralizationshaveproveddifficult.21.[A]between[B]before[C]since[D]later22.[A]after[B]by[C]during[D]until23.[A]means[B]method[C]medium[D]measure24.[A]process[B]company[C]light[D]form25.[A]gathered[B]speeded[C]worked[D]pickedBorntowin26.[A]on[B]out[C]over[D]off27.[A]of[B]for[C]beyond[D]into28.[A]concept[B]dimension[C]effect[D]perspective29.[A]indeed[B]hence[C]however[D]therefore30.[A]brought[B]followed[C]stimulated[D]characterized31.[A]unless[B]since[C]lest[D]although32.[A]apparent[B]desirable[C]negative[D]plausible...
