2. 考研
  3. Think of those fleeting moments when you look out of an aeroplane window and realise that you are flying, higher than a bird. No

Think of those fleeting moments when you look out of an aeroplane window and realise that you are flying, higher than a bird. No

admin2022-12-08  94
问题     Think of those fleeting moments when you look out of an aeroplane window and realise that you are flying, higher than a bird. Now think of your laptop, thinner than a brown-paper envelope, or your cellphone in the palm of your hand. Take a moment or two to wonder at those marvels. You are the lucky inheritor of a dream come true.
    The second half of the 20th century saw a collection of geniuses, warriors, entrepreneurs and visionaries labour to create a fabulous machine that could function as a typewriter and printing press, studio and theatre, paintbrush and gallery, piano and radio, the mail as well as the mail carrier. 【B1】________________
    The networked computer is an amazing device, the first media machine that serves as the mode of production, means of distribution, site of reception, and place of praise and critique. The computer is the 21st century’s culture machine.
    But for all the reasons there are to celebrate the computer, we must also tread with caution. 【B2】________I call it a secret war for two reasons. First, most people do not realise that there are strong commercial agendas at work to keep them in passive consumption mode. Second, the majority of people who use networked computers to upload are not even aware of the significance of what they are doing.
    All animals download, but only a few upload. Beavers build dams and birds make nests. Yet for the most part, the animal kingdom moves through the world downloading. Humans are unique in then-capacity to not only make tools but then turn around and use them to create superfluous material goods— paintings, sculpture and architecture—and superfluous experiences—music, literature, religion and philosophy. 【B3】________
    For all the possibilities of our new culture machines, most people are still stuck in download mode. Even after the advent of widespread social media, a pyramid of production remains, with a small number of people uploading material, a slightly larger group commenting on or modifying that content, and a huge percentage remaining content to just consume. 【B4】________
    Television is a one-way tap flowing into our homes. The hardest task that television asks of anyone is to turn the power off after he has turned it on. 【B5】________
    What counts as meaningful uploading? My definition revolves around the concept of "stickiness"— creations and experiences to which others adhere.
    A ) Of course, it is precisely these superfluous things that define human culture and ultimately what it is to be human. Downloading and consuming culture requires great skills, but failing to move beyond downloading is to strip oneself of a defining constituent of humanity.
    B ) Applications like tumblr.com, which allow users to combine pictures, words and other media in creative ways and then share them, have the potential to add stickiness by amusing, entertaining and enlightening others.
    C ) Not only did they develop such a device but by the turn of the millennium they had also managed to embed it in a worldwide system accessed by billions of people every day.
    D ) This is because the networked computer has sparked a secret war between downloading and uploading—between passive consumption and active creation—whose outcome will shape our collective future in ways we can only begin to imagine.
    E ) The challenge the computer mounts to television thus bears little similarity to one format being replaced by another in the manner of record players being replaced by CD players.
    F ) One reason for the persistence of this pyramid of production is that for the past half-century, much of the world’s media culture has been defined by a single medium—television—and television is defined by downloading.
    G ) The networked computer offers the first chance in 50 years to reverse the flow, to encourage thoughtful downloading and, even more importantly, meaningful uploading.
【B1】
选项
答案C
解析 首先，通过阅读文章首段很快可以确定文章的主题是在谈论人类的各种新发明。文章的第二段就具体提到了一种发明——a fabulous machine，其后很长的同位语从句都是在详细描述这种机器。此处出现了填空第1题，需要判断需要将什么信息填入此处。紧接着文章的第三段段首是一个明确的概括句：  “The networked computer is an amazing device”。这里其实已经告诉，这个“fabulous machine”就是“The networked computer。”。根据填空第1题前后的已知信息可以判断出，填入1题的信息是对“The networked computer”的描述，表明这种“fabulous machine”就是“The networked computer”。只有如此，填空第1题的前后文才可以衔接。依据上述判断，可以去待选项中进行相近性定位，这个定位过程同时可以使用“无关词排除法”来筛除无关选项，即定位这些选项中的一些“关键主题词”，如发现这些“关键主题词”与填空第1题前后的原文信息明显无关，则可以排除这些选项，上述选项中的这些关键主题词都明显与填空第1题前后的原文信息无关，故予以排除。只有选项C)明显是在描述一种“可以被全世界数以亿计的人每天使用的机器”，即“The networked computer”，因此答案为选项C)。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/KqMD777K
0

考研英语一

相关试题推荐
随机试题
最新回复(0)