Question

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 to 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 advanced imprinting, telecommunications photography, radio and television. Secondly, speed has revolutionized the transmission (傳輸) and reception of communications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news, which itself is often almost eclipsed( 侵蝕) by international news.
No longer is the possession of information confined to(只限于) a privileged minority. In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries. For 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 programme 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 part, the vast modem network of communications is open to abuse(濫用). However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no turning back.
【小題1】In the first paragraph the writer emphasizes the       of face-to-face contact in social setting.

A．nature

B．limitation

C．creativity

D．usefulness

【小題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

【小題3】Which of the following statements is NOT true?       

A．Possessing information used to be a privilege.

B．Public libraries have replaced the private completely.

C．Communication means more than transmission.

D．Information influences ways of life and thinking.

【小題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 flexible changes in the mass media

C．pessimistic about the future of the mass media

D．concerned about the wrong use of the mass media

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：
【小題1】D 段落大意題。根據第一段A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-person basis by the simple means of speech.說明在過去很多的交流都是通過面對面的交流實現的。故本段講述的是面對面交流的重要性。故D正確。
【小題2】A 推理題。根據第二段最后兩行local news often takes a back seat to national news, which itself is often almost eclipsed( 侵蝕) by international news.說明對方性的新聞通常的信息的唯一來源。故A正確。
【小題3】B 細節題。根據文章第三段第二行In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries.說明過去有私人的圖書館，現在有公立的圖書館，但是并沒有說公立圖書館代替了私人圖書館，故B說法錯誤。
【小題4】D 推理題。根據最后一段2,3行the vast modem network of communications is open to abuse(濫用).說明現在的人濫用這些現代化的交流網絡。說明作者很擔心這樣的事情。故D正確。
考點：考查教育類閱讀
點評：文章講述了隨著時代的發展，人們的交流方式也在發生在巨大的變化，從面對面的交流轉換到了多樣化的方式。但是現在很多人都在濫用這些交流方法，引起了作者的擔心。