六级阅读理解练习 2011.04.14
<p><span word="Informing">Informing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span></p><p><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>.</p><p><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>.</p><p><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>.</p>
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