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11．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，"said  US-based podcaster Alex Blumberg in an article in The Sydney Morning Herald．In the last month alone，15 percent 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 smart phones and tablets，podcast sales have jumped．
The appeal of the podcast partly lies in its multiplatform delivery and on-demand capabilities．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．

61．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．smart phones sell well because of podcasts
62．The writer mentions Donna Jackson mainly to  B．
A．tell how young people relax themselves
B．explain why young people like podcasts
C．introduce what programs podcasts present
D．show how popular podcasts are
63．Paragraph 5 is mainly aboutB．
A．the influence of radios 
B．the advantage of podcasts
C．readers'impression on radios
D．people's reaction to the medium
64．What is probably the best title of the passage？A
A．Return of Radio
B．Opinions of Podcast
C．Features of Radio
D．Technology of Podcast．

分析 本文主要写了在这个视觉和听觉亢奋的时代，播客通过崭新的音频格式，使广播媒体复兴．

解答 61．C 细节理解题．根据句子The  term"podcast"was invented in 2004，but the trend only started gaining mainstream popularity in recent years播客"一词是在2004年发明的，但这种趋势最近几年才开始流行起来．可见博客非常流行，所以答案选C．
62．B 推理判断题．根据句子it's an easy way of keeping in touch with what's going on in the rest of the world．这是一种与世界其他地方发生的事情保持联系的简单方法．可见作者是为了说明播客受欢迎的原因，所以答案选B．
63．B 推理判断题．根据句子the audio format has the potential to create a deep impression on readers．音频格式给读者留下深刻的印象．可见作者是为了说明播客的优势，所以答案选B．
64．A 标题归纳题．根据句子In this age of visual and aural hyper-stimulation，the medium of radio is making a great comeback．在这个视觉和听觉亢奋的时代，广播媒介正在卷土重来．可见播客通过崭新的音频格式，使广播媒体复兴，所以答案选A．

点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．

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