【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 There’s little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie. Shopping bees a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on and expedition to the nearest large town. The citydweller who leaves for the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quiet.What, then, is the answer? The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off。 the city breeds a feeling of isolation, and constant noise batters the senses. But one of its main advantages is that you are at the center of things, and that life doesn’t e to an end at halfpast nine at night. Some people have found (or rather bought) a promise between the two。 they have expressed their preference for the “quiet life” by leaving the suburbs and moving to villages within muting distance of large cities. They generally have about as much sensitivity as the plastic flowers they leave behind— they are polluted with strange ideas about change and improvement which they force on to the unwilling original inhabitants of the villages.What then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring “morning” to the locals as they pass by? I’m keen on the idea, but you see there’s my cat, Toby, I’m not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass, I mean, can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm? No, he would rather have the electric imitationcoal fire any evening.1. We get the impression from the first paragraph that the authorA used to live in the country B used to work in the cityC works in the city D lives in the country2. In the author’s opinion, the following may cause city people to be unhappy EXCEPTA a strong sense of fear B lack of municationC housing conditions D a sense of isolation3. The passage implies that it is easy to buy the following things in the country EXCEPTA daily necessities B fresh fruitsC designer clothes D fresh vegetables4. According to the passage, which of the following adjectives best describes those people who work in large cities and live in villages?A Original B Quiet C Arrogant D Insensitive5. Do you think the author will move to the country?A Yes, he will do so B No, he will not do soC It is difficult to tell D He is in two mindsPassage 2 Clearly if we are to participle in the society in which we live we must municate with other people. A great deal of municating is performed on a persontoperson basis by the simple means of speech. If we travel in buses, buy things in shops, or eat in restaurants, we are likely to have conversations where we give information or opinions, receive news or ment, and very likely have our views challenged by other members of society.Facetoface contact is by no means the only form of munication and during the last two hundred years the art of mass munication has bee of one of the dominating factors of contemporary society. Two things, above others, have caused the enormous growth of the munication industry. Firstly, inventiveness has led to advances in printing, telemunications, photography, radio and television. Secondly, speed has revolutionized the transmission and reception of munications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news, which itself is often almost eclipsed by international news.No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged minority. In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries. Forty years ago people used to flock to the cinema, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a programme that is being channeled into millions of homes.Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information. The modern munication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and entertainment. The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with informing,educating and entertaining.Although a great deal of the material municated by the mass media is very valuable to the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the vast modern network of munications is open to abuse. However, the mass media are with us for better, for w