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16．Telephone，television，radio，telegraph and the Internet all help people communicate with each other．As a result，ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world．For example，within seconds，people can know the results of an election in another country．An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set．News of a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries within hours．Help is on the way．Because modern technology like the satellites travels all over the world，information travels fast．
How has this speed of communication changed the world？To many people，the world has become smaller．Of course this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller．It means that the world seems smaller．Two hundred years ago，communication between the continents took a long time．All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the ocean．In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries，it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach America．This time difference influenced people's actions．For example，one battle，or fight，in the War of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided．A peace agreement had already been signed．Peace was made in England，but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America．During these six weeks，the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought．Many people lost their lives after a peace treaty （条约）had been signed．In the past，communication took much more time than it does now．
There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today．

Title：The World Is Getting（76）smaller
Theme	It becomes easy for people to （77）communicatewith each other because of television，telephone，radio，telegraph and the Internet．
	Ideas and news of events spread quickly （78）throughoutthe world．
Examples （nowadays）	People can know the results of an election being （79）heldin another country within seconds．
	An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a （80）televisionset．
	News of a disaster （81）likean earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries within hours．
	Information goes fast （82）dueto modern technology．
Examples （in the past）	Two （83）centuries_ago，communication between the continents took a long time．
	The news of peace agreement made in （84）Englandtook six weeks to reach America．
Conclusion	Now communication takes （85）lesstime than it did in the past．So the world is getting smaller and smaller．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要讲述由于现代科技的快速发展，世界变得越来越小．

解答 76．smaller  77．communicate 78．throughout    79．results    80．television 81．like   82．due   83．centuries        84．England  85．less
76．smaller 根据文章最后一段There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today．可知这就是为什么以前的世界比现在的大，反之，现在世界变得越来越小．
77．communicate 根据文章第一 段Telephone，television，radio，telegraph and the Internet all help people communicate with each other． 可知电话，电视等帮助人们相互交流．
78．throughout根据文章第一 段As a result，ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world． 可知结果，新闻和消息在全世界传播的非常快．
79．held 根据文章第 一段For example，within seconds，people can know the results of an election in another country． 可知几秒之内，人们就可以知道另外一个国家的选举结果．
80．television 根据文章第 一段An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set． 可知我们可以通过电视观看国际足球比赛．
81．like 根据文章第 一段News of a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries within hours． 可知像地震和洪水这样灾难性的新闻能在几小时内从远处带来帮助．
82．due 根据文章第 一段Because modern technology like the satellites travels all over the world，information travels fast．可知由于现代科技的，信息传播的非常快．
83．centuries根据文章第 二段Two hundred years ago，communication between the continents took a long time． 可知两个世纪前国家之间的通讯要花费很长时间．
84．England根据文章第二 段but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America． 可知和平的消息花费了6周的时间到达了美国．
85．less根据文章第二 段In the past，communication took much more time than it does now．可知在过去，通讯比现在花费的时间要多，反过来就少．

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