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14．Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live，we must communicate with o ther 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 pub lic 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 modern 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 modern 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．
18．In the first paragraph，the writer emphasizes theDof face-to-face contact in social setting．
A．nature      B．limitation      C．creativity      D．usefulness
19．It is implied in the passage thatA．
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
20．Which of the following statements is NOT true？B
A．Possessing information used to be a privilege．
B．Public libraries have replaced the private completely．
C．Communication means more than transmission of information．
D．Information influences ways of life and thinking．
21．From the last paragraph we can infer that the writer isD．
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

分析 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．

解答 18．D 段落大意題．根據第一段的A great deal of communicating is performed ona person-to-person basis by the simple means of speech．可知，大量的交流是通過簡單的言語方式在人與人之間進行的．所以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．
19．A 推理判斷題．根據第二段的local news often takes a back seat tonational news，which itself is often almosteclipsed（ 侵蝕） by international news．可知，地方新聞經常取代國家新聞，它也常常被國際新聞所侵蝕．所以地方性的新聞通常是信息的唯一來源．故A正確．
20．B 細節理解題．根據文章第三段的In the last century the wealthy man with hisown library was indeed fortunate，but todaythere are public libraries．可知，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，所以選項B說法錯誤．故B正確．
21．D 推理判斷題．根據最后一段的the vast modem network of communications isopen to abuse（濫用）．可知，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．

點評 本文是社會文化類閱讀，主要考查細節理解題和推理判斷題．在做細節理解題時，首先根據題目要求迅速在文章里找出相應的段落、句子或短語．認真比較選項和文中細節的區別，在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．