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 1960s, 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 the computer age that the term“information society”began to be widely used to describe the 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]effect [D]perspective
29.[A]indeed [B]hence [C]however [D]therefore
30.[A]brought [B]followed [C]stimulated [D]characterized
31.[A]unless [B]since [C]lest [D]although
32.[A]apparent [B]desirable [C]negative [D]plausible
33.[A]institutional [B]universal [C]fundamental [D]instrumental
34.[A]ability [B]capability [C]capacity [D]faculty
35.[A]by means of [B]in terms of [C]with regard to [D]in line with
36.[A]deeper [B]fewer [C]nearer [D]smaller
37.[A]context [B]range [C]scope [D]territory
38.[A]regarded [B]impressed [C]influenced [D]effected
39.[A]competitive [B]controversial [C]distracting [D]irrational
40.[A]above [B]upon [C]against [D]with
SectionⅢ Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions：
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing[A][B][C]or[D]. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. （40 points）
Passage1
If you intend using humor in your talk to make people smile, you must know how to identify shared experiences and problems. Your humor must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them that you are one of them or that you understand their situation and are in sympathy with their point of view. Depending on whom you are addressing, the problems will be different. If you are talking to a group of managers, you may refer to the disorganized methods of their secretaries; alternatively if you are addressing secretaries, you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses.
Here is an example, which I heard at a nursesconvention, of a story which works well because the audience all shared the same view of doctors. A man arrives in heaven and is being shown around by St. Peter. He sees wonderful accommodations, beautiful gardens, sunny weather, and so on. Everyone is very peaceful, polite and friendly until, waiting in a line for lunch, the new arrival in suddenly pushed aside by a man in a white coat, who rushes to the head of the line, grabs his food and stomps over to a table by himself.“Who is that?”the new arrival asked St. Peter.“Oh， that's God,”came the reply,“but sometimes he thinks he's a doctor.”
