{{B}}Part V Text CompletionDirections: In this part there are three short texts.For each text,you should first fill in the blanks in the choices A,B,C (and D) with the best answer provided in the rectangle.Then,complete the text itself by filling in each of the blanks with the completed A,B,C (or D).Write your answer on the Answer Sheet.{{/B}}

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 【C1】______ . As was discussed before, it was not until the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic【C2】______ , following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the 【C3】______ of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution speeded up, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading【C4】______ through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures into the 20th-century world of the motor car and the air plane. Not everyone sees that process in【C5】______ . It is important to do so. It is generally recognized,【C6】______ , 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,【C7】______ its impact on the media was not immediately【C8】______ . As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became "personal" too, as well as【C9】______ , with display becoming sharper and storage capacity increasing. They were thought of, like people,【C10】______ generations, with the distance between generations much smaller. It was within the computer age that the term "information society" began to be widely used to describe the context within which we now live.

The multi-billion-dollar Western pop music industry is under fire. It is being blamed by the United Nations for the dramatic rise in drug abuse worldwide. "The most worrisome development is a culture of drug-friendliness that seems to be gaining prominence (显著) ," said the UN's 13-member International Narcotics Control Board in a report released in late February 1998. The 74-page study says that pop music, as a global industry, is by far the most influential trend-setter for young people of most cultures. "Some lyrics advocate the smoking of marijuana (大麻) or taking other drugs, and certain pop stars make statements and set examples as if the use of drugs for non-medicinal purposes were a normal and acceptable part of a person's lifestyle," the study says. Surprisingly, says the Board, the effect of drug-friendly pop music seems to survive despite the occasional shock of death by overdose (过量用药). "Such incidents tend to be seen as an occasion to mourn the loss of a role model, and not an opportunity to confront the deadly effect of 'recreational' drug use," it notes. Since the 1970s, several internationally famous singers and movie stars—including Elvis Presley, Janice Joplin, John Belushi, Jimi Hendrix, Jonathan Melvin and Andy Gibbs—have died of either drug abuse or drug related illnesses. With the globalization of popular music, messages tolerating or promoting drug abuse are now reaching beyond their countries of origin. "In most countries, the names of certain pop stars have become familiar to the members of every household," the study says. The UN study also blames the media for its description of certain drug issues—especially the use of marijuana and issues of liberalization and legalization—which encourages, rather than prevents, drug abuse. "Over the last years, we have seen how drug abuse is increasingly regarded as being acceptable or even attractive," says Hamid Ghodse, president of the Board. "Powerful pressure groups run political campaigns aimed at legalizing controlled drugs," he says. Ghodse also points out that all these developments have created an environment which is tolerant of or even favorable to drug abuse and spoils international drug prevention efforts currently under way. The present study, he says, focuses on the issue of demand reduction and prevention within an environment that has become tolerant of drug abuse. The Board calls on governments to do their legal and moral duties, and to act against the pro-drug messages of the youth culture to which young people increasingly are being exposed.

Since the dawn of human ingenuity, people have devised ever more cunning tools to cope with work that is dangerous, boring, burdensome, or just plain nasty. That compulsion has resulted in robotics—the science of conferring various human capabilities on machines. And if scientists have yet to create the mechanical version of science fiction, they have begun to come close. As a result, the modern world is increasingly populated by intelligent gizmos whose presence we barely notice but whose universal existence has removed much human labor. Our factories hum to the rhythm of robot assembly arms. Our banking is done at automated teller terminals that thank us with mechanical politeness for the transaction.

If English is not our first language you can often be puzzled by ways of expression that the native speaker of English does not even have to______.

She was tired of his constant complaining and didn't want to tolerate him anymore.

This is an explosive situation for any industry, particularly a declining one. Here is a troubled business that keeps hiring employees whose attitudes vastly annoy the customers. Then it sponsors lots of symposiums and a credibility project dedicated to wondering why customers are annoyed and fleeing in large numbers. But it never seems to get around to noticing the cultural and class biases that so many former buyers are complaining about. If it did, it would open up its diversity program, now focused narrowly on race and gender, and look for reporters who differ broadly by outlook, values, education, and class.

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A More than three years after moving from Australia to this B remote point of England, we are C still learning how things D have done here.

{{B}}Section ADirections: In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A,B and C,taken from the dialogue.Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.{{/B}}

While range Furthermore intoA. It will fit【T13】______ the smallest spaceB.【T14】______ the machine is performing another oneC. the latest addition to our extensive【T15】______ of fax machinesD.【T16】______ , the laser printing gives you high quality pictures The answer to all your communication problems? The KR 700 is【T17】___________. It is a more advanced version of the KR 600 with an answerphone facility and many other special features. One of these means that you can perform one operation【T18】___________. There several dialing techniques allow you to send faxes easily, quickly and cheaply. It takes just fifteen seconds to fax an A4 page. 【T19】______ The answerphone has fourteen minutes' recording time, which is a bonus for any business. Although it is such a flexible machine, it is compact.【T20】______ in the office or at home.

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Susan B.Anthony, the American champion of woman's suffrage, was also a participant in the movement to end slavery.

When I saw the notice "Women film extras wanted" in a local newspaper, I jumped at the chance. Since childhood, I had dreamt of being a film star. The casting interview went well, and two days later I was told that I had been chosen. I was to lose some of my enthusiasm for the idea, however extras are often left in the dark for some time as to which role they will play. Finally, the nature of my role was revealed: I was asked to play a mental hospital patient. Despite my disappointment, I agreed to participate. Then, barely a week later, the day of filming dawned. An 13 of us extras, mainly housewives, were driven to an old hospital. The coffee and tea they served us looked and tasted like cement. Then we were rushed off to make-up. My hair was pinned back and make-up was applied that gave me a pale appearance. Then we just sat in a minibus for a few hours, as the cameras rolled elsewhere. After the second hour had passed I was becoming bored. I bet stars are never treated like this, I thought. I had expected to be so busy that I hadn't come prepared for a long wait. Many of the others had brought a book or knitting. Three hours had now passed. Then at last we were called to do our scenes. When the director came in, we were instructed where to stand and what to do. Along with a few others, I was told to sit at a table and weave baskets. This was not an easy task. The cane (藤条) we had to use was very long. On several occasions my basket fell apart in front of my very eyes. On others I only succeeded in hitting a cameraman in the eye. Life for the other extras was far from easy. Jean, who was barefoot, had to circle the floor. Poor Alice was asked to pretend to bang her head against the wall. Meanwhile, Veronica swept the floor. Thankfully, after just a few attempts, the scenes were done. And so my first taste of this "glorious" career was over. Although I found the experience quite interesting, my first screen role will almost certainly be my last.

A. I want to check inB. You may board nowC. I'm afraid your bag is four kilos overweightA: Is this the right counter for CAL Flight 305 to Washington?B: Yes, it is. May I help you?A:【D1】______. Here are my ticket and passport.B: Please put your baggage on the scales.A: Sure. I still have one shoulder bag. May I carry it with me on board?B: Of course, you can.【D2】______ , madam.A: How much should I pay for the excess weight?B: You'll have to pay 40 yuan for the excess baggage. Ten yuan for each kilogram.A: What is the gate number of my flight?B: It's gate 5.A: What time do I have to be at the gate?B:【D3】______ . Here is your boarding pass.

Perhaps more than anything else, it was onerous taxes that led to the Peasants' Revolt in England in 1381.

California seems to be the home of the homeless since many are often observed tramping along railroad tracks and through the downtown areas of the cities.

A. we don't have any spare room todayB. it's quite near to the baggage elevatorC. Everything will be taken care ofGuest: I'm Bell. I'm in Room 908. Can you change the room for me? I was woken up several times by the noise the baggage elevator made. It was too much for me. Attendant: I'm awfully sorry, sir. I do apologize. Room 908 is at the end of the corridor, and【D1】______ .Guest: Anyhow, I'd like to change my room.Attendant: No problem, sir. We'll manage it, but【D2】______ . Could you wait till tomorrow?Guest: All right. I hope I can have a sound sleep in a quiet room tomorrow evening. Attendant: Be sure. I'll make a note of that.【D3】______ .

The A emergence of electronic B funds-transfer technology C makes possible to change the nature of money and to divorce it D from evil.

Many argue that efforts like this will _______the line between the North and the South.