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考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷401

一、阅读补（全短文）本（题共20题，每题7.0分，共

20分。）

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mostsuitableonefromthelistA-Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblanks.herearctwo

extrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyoftheblanks.hinkofthosefleetingmoments

whenyoulookoutofanaeroplanewindowandrealisethatyouareflying,higherthana

bird.Nowthinkofyourlaptop,thinnerthanabrown-paperenvelope,oryourcellphone

inthepalmofyourhand.akeamomentortwotowonderatthosemarvels.Youarethe

kickyinheritorofadreamcometrue.hesecondhalfofthe20thcenturysawa

collectionofgeniuses,warriors,entrepreneursandvisionarieslabourtocreateafabulous

machinethatcouldfunctionasatypewriterandprintingpress,studioandtheatre,

paintbrushandgallery,pianoandradio,themailaswellasthemailcarrier.[Cl]

henetworkedcomputerisanamazingdevice,thefirstmediamachinethat

servesasthemodeofproduction,meansofdistribution,siteofreception,andplaceof

praiseandcritique.hecomputeristhe21stcenturysculturemachine.Butforallthe

reasonstherearetocelebratethecomputer,wemustalsotreadwithcaution.[C2]

.Icallitasecretwarfortworeasons.First,mostpeopledonotrealizethatthere

arestrongcommercialagendasatworktokeeptheminpassiveconsumptionmode.

Second,themajorityofpeoplewhousenetworkedcomputerstouploadarenoteven

awareofthesignificanceofwhattheyaredoing.Allanimalsdownload,butonlyafew

upload.Beaversbuilddamsandbirdsmakenests.Yetfbrthemostpart,theanimal

kingdommovesthroughtheworlddownloading.Humansarcuniqueintheircapacityto

notonlymaketoolsbutthenturnaroundandusethemtocreatesuperfluousmaterial