单选题 Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much had happened (51) . As was discussed before, it was not until the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic (52) , following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the company of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution (53) up, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading on through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures (54) the 20th-century world of the motor car and the air plane. Not everyone sees that process in perspective. It is important to do so.
It is generally recognized, (55) , that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century, followed by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process, (56) its impact on the media was not immediately (57) . As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became "personal" too, as well as (58) , with display becoming sharper and storage (59) increasing. They were thought of, like people, (60) generations, with the distance between generations much smaller.

单选题 A. between B. before C. since D. later

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] A．between：prep．在……之间，连接……，由……协力合作，在此用来表示“the 20th century与the 15th and 16th centuries”之间的这段时间，为本题的正确答案。B．before：在以前，从前。[例]We had scarcely reach the school before it began to rain．我们刚到学校天就下雨了。C．since：从那时以后(一直到现在)；其后(到现在为止)，多用现在完成时。[例]I have been there many times since the war．自那次战争以来，我曾去该地多次。D．later：较迟地，较后地，后来。

单选题 A. means B. method C. medium D. measure

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 很显然，报纸是一种媒体。A．means手段，方法，工具。 [例]There is no doubt that radio and television are important means of communication．毫无疑问，收音机和电视是信息交流的重要工具。B．method方法，方式。 [例]There’8 not much method in the way they do their accounts．Will you come to help them? 他们记账的方法没有什么条理，你能来帮帮他们吗?C．medium手段，工具，媒体。[例]Commercial television is a medium for advertising．商业电视是一种广告媒介。D．measure尺寸，尺度，手段，方法，措施。

单选题 A. gathered B. speeded C. worked D. picked

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查词义辨析。四个选项均可以与up构成搭配。A．gather up收拢，归拢。B．speed up加快速度。C．work up逐步建立，逐步发展；制订出；提高效率；逐步增强，逐步加剧。Work up a plan制订计划。The fleet has been gradually working up．船队逐渐加快了航速。The thunderstorm began to work up．雷雨开始加剧。D．pick up拾起；开车去迎接，中途搭载；好转，改进，提高；(偶然地，容易地，无意地)学会，得到，发现。题中“通信革命加快发展”，B选项为正确答案。

单选题 A. of B. for C. beyond D. into

单选题 A. indeed B. hence C. however D. therefore

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查词义辨析。A．indeed真正地。B．hence因此，所以。[例]It is very late；hence you must go to bed．时间已经很晚了，因此你必须睡觉去。C．however然而。D．therefore因此。[例]We do not have enough money．Therefore we cannot afford to buy the new car．我们的钱不够，因此买不成这辆新车。

单选题 A. unless B. since C. lest D. although

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] A．unless除非。B．since既然，由于，自从。C．lest唯恐，以免，免得，(用于fear，be afraid之后，等于that)。[例]I was afraid lest he might come too late．我怕他来得太晚。D．although虽然。[例]Although they are poor they are happy．虽然他们很穷，但很快乐。

单选题 A. apparent B. desirable C. negative D. plausible

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] A．apparent明显的。[例]It was apparent that he knew nothing about how to repair cars．很明显，他一点儿也不知道怎样修理小汽车。B．desirable令人满意的。[例]It is most desirable that he should attend the conference．他能参加此次会议，是最好不过的了。C．negative n．否定，负数，底片adj．否定的，消极的，负的，阴性的；vt．否定，拒绝(接受)。D．plausible合理的，似乎可信的。

单选题 A. institutional B. universal C. fundamental D. instrumental

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] A．institutional机构的，团体的；机制的。B．universal广泛的，普遍的。[例]Personal computers are of universal interest；everyone is learning how to use them．个人计算机大家都感兴趣，每个人都在学习怎样使用微机。C．fundamental根本的，基本的。[例]If the young boys and girls are going to camp for two weeks by themselves，they’ll need to know the fundamentals of taking of themselves．孩子们如果要靠自己出去野营两个星期，便须懂得照顾自己的基本知识。D．instrumental工具性的，有作用的。[例]The neighbours were instrumental in catching the criminal．邻居们发挥了作用帮助捉拿了那个罪犯。

单选题 A. ability B. capability C. capacity D. faculty

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] A．ability能力。B．capability能力，才能，资格。 [例]The boy has great capabilities in long-distance running．这男孩有很大的长距离赛跑的潜能。C．capacity能力，才能，理解力，容量，容积。[例]That bowl has a capacity of two pints．那只碗的容量有两品脱。D．faculty才能，本领，能力，全体教员，(大学的)系，科，(授予的)权力。

单选题 A. by means of B. in terms of C. with regard to D. in line with

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] A by means of通过……方式，通地……手段。B in terms of用……的方式来表达，根据……，按照……。C with regard to关于……，鉴于……。D．in line with与……一致。