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19.Every day we are exposed to images,videos,music and news.In this age of visual and aural hyper-stimulation,the medium of radio is making a great comeback.
"We're at the beginning of a golden age of audio(音频),"said US-based podcaster Alex Blumberg in an article in The Sydney Morning Herald.In the last month alone,15percent of US adults listened to a radio podcast (播客).These statistics,released by Edison Research,show the successful evolution of traditional radio broadcasts to the present day's digital podcast format.The term"podcast"was invented in 2004,but the trend only started gaining mainstream popularity in recent years.With the sharp increase in consumer demand for smartphones and tablets,podcast sales have jumped.
The appeal of the podcast partly lies in its multiplatform delivery and on-demand capabilities (功能).You can listen during those extra minutes of the day when you're walking to the shops,waiting in a queue or riding the subway.Similar to television shows,podcasts are generally free to download and most offer new content every week.
Donna Jackson,22,Sydney University media graduate,listens to podcasts two or three times a week,via iTunes."I listen while I'm wandering around the house doing something else.It makes completing a boring task much more enjoyable…And it's an easy way of keeping in touch with what's going on in the rest of the world,"she said,"I mainly listen to BBC podcasts,but recently I've also been listening to This American Life and Serial.They have a special skill to really draw you in."
Unlike television and music,the audio format has the potential to create a deep impression on readers.Blumberg says this owes to the podcast's ability"to create close relationship and emotional connection."Sydney University undergraduate Hazel Proust,majoring in social work and arts,agrees."When you're listening,it feels as if the voice of the podcast's storyteller is talking directly to you.It's comforting,"said Proust.
It seems the age-old tradition of verbal storytelling is very much alive and well.
54.From the first two paragraphs,we can learn thatC.
A.traditional broadcast has come back
B.Americans love listening to the radio
C.podcasts have become very popular today
D.smartphones sell well because of podcasts
55.The writer mentions Donna Jackson mainly toB.
A.tell how young people relax themselves
B.explain why young people like podcasts
C.introduce what programs podcasts are presenting
D.show how popular podcasts are presenting
56.What is probably the best title of the passage?A
A.Return of RadioB.Opinions of Podcast
C.Features of RadioD.Technology of Podcast.

分析 本文主要介绍了一种新的数字广播技术--播客.我们每天都会接触图象,视频,音乐和新闻,而声音有可能给读者一个更深刻的印象,所以播客近几年很流行,深受年轻人的喜欢.

解答 54-56 CBA
54.C  细节理解题,根据第二段Theterm"podcast"was invented in 2004,but the trend only started gaining mainstreampopularity in recent years.With the sharp increase in consumer demand forsmartphones and tablets,podcast sales have jumped.可知"播客"这个词是在2004发明的,但这种趋势在最近几年才开始受到主流的欢迎,随着消费者对智能手机和平板电脑需求的急剧增加,播客的销量猛增..所以播客今天已经变得非常流行,故选C.
55.B  细节理解题,根据第三段"I listen while I'mwandering around the house doing something else.It makes completing a boring task much moreenjoyable…And it's an easy way of keeping in touch with what's going on in therest of the world,"可知,唐娜•杰克逊一边听一边在屋子里闲逛,还能做其他的事情,这使得完成一个无聊的任务变得更愉快…这是保持与世界其他地方联系的简单方法.所以作者提及唐娜•杰克逊是为了解释了年轻人喜欢播客的原因,故选B.
56.A  主旨大意题,通读全文可知本文作者主要向我们介绍了播客,它的流行及其原因和播客的优势,让我们重返广播时代,故选A.

点评 细节事实理解题主要考查考生对文章中某一些特定细节或文章的重要实事的理解能力.它一般包括直接理解题和语义理解题两种.直接理解题的答案与原文直接挂钩,从阅读材料中可以找到.这种题难度低,只要学生读懂文章,就能得分,属于低层次题.而语义理解题须将题目信息与原文相关信息进行语义上的转换才能得出结论.这类题目要求考生能理解原文中某个短语或句子的含义,从而找到与答案意思相同的词语和句子.

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