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Every day,the news of the world reaches people by over 300 million copies of daily papers,over 400 million radio sets,and over 150 million television sets. Additional news is 1 by motion(动作) pictures,in theatres and cinemas all over the world. As more people learn what the important events of the day are, 2 still only care for the events of their own household. Nearly four hundred years ago the English writer John Donne said,“No man is an island.”This 3 is more appropriate(恰当的)today than it was 4 Donne lived. In short,wherever he lives,a man 5 to some society;and we are becoming more and more aware(清楚的) that ? 6 happens in one particular society affects,somehow,the life of mankind.?
Newspapers have been published in the 7 world for about four hundred years. Most of the newspapers 8 today are read in Europe and North America. However, 9 they may be read in all parts of the world, 10 to the new inventions that are changing the techniques of newspaper 11 .?
Electronics and automation(自动化) have made it 12 to produce pictures and texts far more quickly than before. Photographic(照相的) copying doesn't 13 to use type(铅字) and printing machines.And fewer specialists(专家), 14 type?setters,are needed to produce a paper? or magazine by the 15 method. Therefore,the publishing of newspapers and magazines can 16 more money. Besides,photocopies can be sent over great 17 now by means of ?television channels and satellites such as Telstar. Thus(因此), 18 can be brought to the public more quickly than before.?
Machines that prepare printed texts for photocopies are being used a great deal today. Film, 19 light and small,can be sent rapidly to other places and used to print copies of the text 20 they are needed. Film pictures can also be projected(投影) easily on a movie or television screen.?
1.A. taken B. shown C. seen D. known
2.A. fewer B. higher C. lower D. less?
3.A. study B. argument C. knowledge D. idea?
4.A. that B. while C. when D. then?
5.A. moves B. goes C. belongs D. comes?
6.A. it B. whatever C. something D. anything?
7.A. common B. modern C. ordinary D. usual?
8.A. bought B. printed C. found D. discovered?
9.A. fast B. suddenly C. immediately D. soon?
10.A. has B. brings C. thanks D. imagines?
11.A. delivering B. making C. selling D. publishing
12.A. clear B. possible C. bright D. successful?
13.A. want B. need C. like D. hope?
14.A. including B. besides C. such as D. except?
15.A. advanced B. easy C. unusual D. suitable?
16.A. make B. earn C. save D. get?
17.A. places B. distances C. cities D. villages
18.A. pictures B. newspapers C. letters D. words?
19.A. becoming B. feeling C. turning D. being?
20.A. where B. there C. which D. because of
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The Western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a __36__ that starts in school. The cool kids are good at sports. They are __37__ with the opposite sex. They are good?looking and people want to __38__ their style. They can do their homework but they don't __39__ a big effort. That would not be cool.
The uncool kids are in the __40__ of the playground. They are very bright,but they don't have great __41__skills and they are __42__ at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus(微积分) in their heads, they are reading comic books and watching shows __43__ the X Files. They are __44__ as the geeks(怪人).
Here are the geeks. The geeks are taking over(占上风). Make friends with them now __45__ they will put virus in your computer and __46__ your math homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university,but __47__ good degrees.
The most important __48__ of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates __49__ others to follow their examples. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a __50__ of their own to work and play in,making them a global force. __51__, the effect of the geeks __52__ popular culture has started a new trend. It is now cool to be __53__. Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than __54__ you look like.
But there are also __55__. Geeks were often bullied (欺侮)or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss. Perhaps it is time for punishment.
36.A.division B.part C.class D.habit
37.A.pleasant B.popular C.crazy D.particular
38.A.take B.act C.copy D.advance
39.A.have B.suffer C.support D.make
40.A.corner B.team C.group D.center
41.A.operating B.speaking C.social D.experimental
42.A.good B.active C.hopeless D.sharp
43.A.like B.for C.such D.as
44.A.admired B.thought C.known D.treated
45.A.and B.so C.or D.that
46.A.put B.place C.bring D.take
47.A.win B.take C.wish D.finish
48.A.industry B.progress C.discovery D.improvement
49.A.excite B.discourage C.demand D.promise
50.A.room B.world C.chance D.heaven
51.A.Somehow B.However C.Though D.Besides
52.A.in B.of C.on D.for
53.A.rich B.uncool C.attractive D.handsome
54.A.how B.that C.how much D.what
55.A.risks B.questions C.shortcomings D.chances
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— How are you managing to do your work without an assistant??
— Well,I somehow.?
A.get along B.come on? C.watch out D.set off
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This is my third story.When I was seventeen, I 36 a quote (引文) that went something like, " If you live each day 37 it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." Since then, for the past thirty-three years, I've looked 38 the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, what would I do ?" And when there was no answer for too many days in a 39 , I know I need to change something.
About a year ago I 40 from cancer.The doctors told me it was incurable, and that I should 41 to live no longer than three to six months.They advised me to get my 42 in order, which is doctors' code (代名词) for "prepare to 43 ".Later when the doctors 44 the cells taken from my pancreas (胰腺) under a microscope, they found it turned out to be a very rare form of cancer that is 45 with surgery.I had the surgery and, 46 , I'm fine now.
This was the closest I've been to facing 47 , and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades.Death is the destination we all 48 .No one has ever escaped it.And that is 49 it should be, because death is very likely the single 50 invention of life.It clears out the old to make 51 for the new.Your time is limited, so don't waste it living 52 life.Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out ( 盖过) your own inner 53 .And most importantly, have the courage to 54 your heart and intuition (直觉).They 55 already know what you truly want to become.Everything else is secondary.
36.A.wrote B.described C.expressed D.read
37.A.now that B.even though C.as if D.as long as
38.A.in B.at C.through D.on
39.A.row B.minute C.sense D.word
40.A.recovered B.kept C.fell D.suffered
41.A.desire B.prepare C.expect D.wait
42.A.office B.affairs C.money D.documents
43.A.work B.die C.act D.start
44.A.witnessed B.noticed C.confirmed D.viewed
45.A.curable B.possible C.acceptable D.suitable
46.A.immediately B.gradually C.thankfully D.hopefully
47.A.cancer B.death C.life D.success
48.A.share B.desert C.admire D.avoid
49.A.when B.while C.as D.since
50.A.oldest B.best C.newest D.worst
51.A.preparations B.progress C.plans D.way
52.A.your B.anyone else's C.his D.someone else's
53.A.voice B.world C.heart D.trouble
54.A.touch B.follow C.open D.accept
55.A.otherwise B.anyway C.somehow D.therefore
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