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8．Now telephone，television，radio and the Internet all help people communicate with each other．As a result，ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world．For example，within seconds，people can know who wins the vote in another country．An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a TV set．When an earthquake or a flood happens in some places，news of these disasters can bring help from distant countries within hours．Help is on the way．Because of modern technology like the satellites （人造衛(wèi)星） that travel around the world，information travels fast．
How has this speed of communication changed the world？To many people，the world has become smaller．Of course this does not mean that the world is really becoming smaller．It means that the world seems smaller．Two hundred years ago，communication between two countries took a long time．In the 17th and 18th centuries，it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach America．This time difference influenced people's actions．For example，a fight，or a war in 1812between England and the United States could have been avoided （避免）．A peace agreement had already been signed （簽署）．Peace was made in England，but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America．During these six weeks，the large and serious War of New Orleans was fought．Many people lost their lives after the peace agreement had been signed．In the past，communication took much more time than it does now．
With the help of modern technology，it's much easier to get more information within a short time．Our lives are becoming faster and faster．

Title：The （62）worldIs Getting Smaller
Theme	（63）Communicationbetween people or countries is becoming much easier because of television，telephone，radio and the Internet．
	Ideas and news of events spread quickly （64）aroundthe world．
Examples （at （66） nowdays）	People can know the results of a vote that is being held in another country within （65） seconds．
	An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a TV set．
	People from distant countries give their （67） helpwithin hours when they know the news of a disaster like an earthquake or a flood．
	（68）Thanks/Due/Owingto modern technology，information goes faster now．
Examples （in the past）	Two（69）centuries ago，communication between the two countries took a long time．
	The news of peace agreement signed in （70）England took six weeks to reach America．
Conclusion	Now communication takes （71）less time than it did in the past．So it's much easier to communicate with others．

Answer 1

分析 短文介紹由于現(xiàn)代科技的進(jìn)步，使世界正變得越來(lái)越小，由于電視，電話，廣播和電腦使人與人，國(guó)家與國(guó)家間的溝通變得更簡(jiǎn)單了．列舉了現(xiàn)在和古代由于溝通工具的不同對(duì)當(dāng)時(shí)國(guó)家的影響．

解答 62．world； 63．Communication； 64．a(chǎn)round； 65．seconds； 66．nowadays； 67．help； 68．Thanks/Due/Owing  69．cunturies； 70 England； 71．less；
62．world； 考查名詞辨析，根據(jù)To many people，the world has become smaller．對(duì)很多人來(lái)說(shuō)，世界已經(jīng)變得越來(lái)越小，描述可知，該處填world．
63．Communication； 考查名詞辨析，根據(jù)Now telephone，television，radio and the Internet all help people communicate with each other．現(xiàn)在電話，電視，廣播和電腦都幫助人們相互交流，描述可知，由于在電話，電視，廣播和電腦，人與人，國(guó)家與國(guó)家間的溝通越來(lái)越容易，溝通，communicatin 不可數(shù)名詞，放在句首，首字母大寫，故為Communication．
64．a(chǎn)round； 考查介詞，根據(jù)As a result，ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world結(jié)果，大事件的新聞和主題在全世界傳播地很快．a(chǎn)ll over the world=around the world，故填around．
65．seconds； 考查名詞辨析，根據(jù)For example，within seconds，people can know who wins the vote in another country．例如，在幾分鐘之內(nèi)，人們能知道在另一個(gè)國(guó)家誰(shuí)選舉成功．信息可知，該處填seconds．
66．nowadays； 名詞辨析，根據(jù)句首now可知介紹的為現(xiàn)在科技的進(jìn)步使世界正變得越來(lái)越小，now=at nowadyas，現(xiàn)在，故該處填nowadays．
67．help； 名詞辨析，根據(jù)When an earthquake or a flood happens in some places，news of these disasters can bring help from distant countries within hours．Help is on the way．描述可知，地震或者水災(zāi)的信息傳播的快，在幾小時(shí)之內(nèi)來(lái)自其他國(guó)家的幫助已經(jīng)在路上了．故該處填help．
68．Thanks/Due/Owing；考查動(dòng)詞辨析，根據(jù)Because of modern technology like the satellites （人造衛(wèi)星） that travel around the world，information travels fast由于人造衛(wèi)星在世界上傳播，信息傳播地很快，描述可知，Because of 與Thanks/Due/Owing to 是近義詞，故填Thanks/Due/Owing
69．cunturies； 考查名詞辨析，根據(jù)Two hundred years ago，communication between two countries took a long time兩百年前，兩國(guó)之間通訊要花好處時(shí)間．two hundred years=two centuries．兩百年，故該處填 cunturies．
70 England； 考查名詞，根據(jù)Peace was made in England，but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America和平協(xié)議在英國(guó)簽訂，但是和平的消息花去6個(gè)周的時(shí)間到達(dá)美國(guó)，描述可知，和平協(xié)議是在英國(guó)簽訂，該處填England．
71．less；考查形容詞辨析，根據(jù)In the past，communication took much more time than it does now描述可知，現(xiàn)代通信比古代要花的時(shí)間少的多，時(shí)間不可數(shù)故用less修飾．

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