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computer fans from agreeing{{U}} (2) {{/U}}the early conventional wisdom
about digital cameras — they’re neat{{U}} (3) {{/U}}for your PC, but
they’re not suitable for everyday picture taking. The fans are
wrong. More than anything else, digital cameras are radically{{U}} (4)
{{/U}}what photography means and what it can be. The venerable medium of
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(6) {{/U}}with the way we live. In our computer and camcorder{{U}}
(7) {{/U}}, saving pictures as digital{{U}} (8) {{/U}}and
watching them on TV is no less practical — and in many ways more{{U}} (9)
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lighted are nonetheless committed to film and ultimately processed into
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Still images that are{{U}} (14) {{/U}}digitally can immediately be shown
on a computer{{U}} (15) {{/U}}, a TV screen, or a small liquid crystal
display (LCD) built right into the camera. And since the points of light that{{U}}
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they can be erased, retouched, and transmitted{{U}} (18)
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【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 语义、惯用衔接题。根据文章意思可知，form an opinion与develop a point of view之间有一种递进关系，但不具有因果关系。[A]rather than“而不是”，表示转折关系；[B]let alone“更别说，更不用”表示递进关系，且前后两件事有因果关系；[C]much less“更不用说，更何况”，比较前后两件事发生的可能性；[D]so as to“为使，以便”。由上下文可以看出，这里所描述的两件事情不具有因果关系，只是比较发生的可能性，因此[C]更恰当。
[点拨] 注意let alone强调的是由于一事没有发生、不真实等而使另一件事更不可能发生或者真实，而much less含有比较意味，强调的是后—件事比前一事更不可能发生或者更不真实。
【答案解析】[解析] 惯用衔接题。(be)out of step with为固定搭配，指“与…(步伐)不一致，与…不合拍”，符合上下文文意。其余三个词都用于指“速度，速率”，但都不用在这一搭配中。
[点拨] 四个词各有自己的惯用搭配。at a rate of“以…速度，以…速率”，一般强调有节奏的“率”；keep pace with“(与…)齐步前进，(与…)并驾齐驱”；out of step with“与…(步伐)不一致，与…不合拍”；at a speed of“以…的速度”，强调速度。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 语义衔接题。观察四个选项，首先[B]、[C]两项可以排除，它们都不能用computer直接修饰。而由上下文特别是前文中的conventional wisdom与fans、the way we live等词句可以看出，作者强调的是一种文化氛围，因此选[D]culture“文化”。[A]environment“环境”；[B]civilization“文明”；[C]community“社区，共同体”。
【答案解析】[解析] 语义衔接题。由主语points of light“光点”与宾语image“图像”可以看出，二者之间是构成与被构成的关系。[A]constitute“组成，构成”；[B]illuminate“照亮，阐释”；[C]penetrate“刺穿，穿透”；[D]dissolve“溶解”。所以，本题答案为[A]。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 惯用衔接题。由上下文文意及常识可知，空格前后所谈到的“将图像存在电子存储器”和“将图像印在胶片上”是两种不同的方法，所以它们之间应为转折关系，且否定的是后者，因此应该选择一个表示转折关系的词。[A]in case“以防万一”；[B]rahter than“而不是”；[C]as well as“也，还”；[D]as though“似乎，好像”，故本题答案选[B]。