英语六级考试冲刺练习阅读篇69
<p> <span word="Informing">Informing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="relayed">relayed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="over">over</span> 300 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="papers">papers</span>, <span word="over">over</span> 400 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="sets">sets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> 150 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="sets">sets</span>. <span word="Additional">Additional</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theatres">theatres</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cinemas">cinemas</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="exclusively">exclusively</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="household">household</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Donne">Donne</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="island">island</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Donne">Donne</span> <span word="lived">lived</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="wherever">wherever</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="belongs">belongs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="society">society</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="affects">affects</span>, <span word="somehow">somehow</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destiny">destiny</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="humanity">humanity</span>. <span word="Newspapers">Newspapers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="inventions">inventions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="publishing">publishing</span>. <span word="Electronics">Electronics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="automation">automation</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="Photographic">Photographic</span> <span word="reproduction">reproduction</span> <span word="eliminates">eliminates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="printing">printing</span> <span word="presses">presses</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="specialists">specialists</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="type">type</span>-<span word="setters">setters</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="photo">photo</span>-<span word="offset">offset</span> <span word="method">method</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="publishing">publishing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="economical">economical</span>. <span word="Furthermore">Furthermore</span>, <span word="photo">photo</span>-<span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="distances">distances</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="channels">channels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Telstar">Telstar</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span>, <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="previously">previously</span>. <span word="Machines">Machines</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="texts">texts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="photo">photo</span>-<span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thicknesses">thicknesses</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="disc">disc</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="form">form</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="disc">disc</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="revolutions">revolutions</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="beam">beam</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slroboscopic">slroboscopic</span> <span word="lamp">lamp</span> <span word="shines">shines</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desired">desired</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wo">wo</span>-<span word="millionths">millionths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="illuminated">illuminated</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="lenses">lenses</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="page">page</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="text">text</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="keyboard">keyboard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="keyboard">keyboard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typewriter">typewriter</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="keys">keys</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corresponding">corresponding</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reproduce">reproduce</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="illustrations">illustrations</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reproduce">reproduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>. <span word="Film">Film</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="print">print</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>. <span word="Film">Film</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>. <span word="Television">Television</span> <span word="broadcasts">broadcasts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="relay">relay</span> . <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="relays">relays</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hills">hills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="hilltop">hilltop</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rays">rays</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relay">relay</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="revolves">revolves</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="transmit">transmit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="visible">visible</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span> <span word="revolving">revolving</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equator">equator</span> <span word="transmit">transmit</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="editions">editions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subscriber">subscriber</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="button">button</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="page">page</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="page">page</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="dialling">dialling</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="dial">dial</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="useless">useless</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Telstar">Telstar</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="pigeons">pigeons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pigeons">pigeons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bothered">bothered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p>
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