大学英语四级模拟试题..docVIP

Section II Useof English(15 minutes) 根据以下资料，回答21-40题： Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the15th and l6th centuries．Yet much has happened ___21___. As was discussed before．it was not___22___the l9th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic ___23___，following in me wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the___24___0f the periodical. It was during me same time mat the communications revolution__25__up， beginning with transport， the railways and leading__26__through the telegraph，the telephone，radio and motion pictures__27__the 20th century world of the motor car and the airplane．Not everyone sees that process in __28__．It is important to do so． It is generally recognized， __29__， that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century，__30__by the invention of the integrated circuit during the l960s， radically changed the process, __31__its impact on the media was not immediately __32__ .As time went by，computers became smaller and more powerful， and they became personal too, as well as __33__ ， with display becoming sharper and storage__34__ increasing．They were thought of，like people，__35__generations， with the distance between generations much __36__. It was within me computer age that the term information society began to be widely used to describe me__37__within which we now live．The communications revolution has__38__both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time，but there have been__39__views about its economic，political，social and cultural implications．Benefits have been weighed __40__harmful outcomes．And generalizations have proved difficult. 21、 A．between B．before C．since D．later 22、 A．after B．by C．during D．until 23、 A．means B．method C．medium D．measure 24、 A．process B．company C．light D．form 25、 A．gathered B．speeded C．worked D．picked 26、 A．on B．out C．over D．off 27、 A．of B．for C．beyond D．into 28、 A．concept B．dimension C．effec