19.Every day we are exposed to images,videos,music and news.In this age of visual and aural hyper-stimulation,the medium of radio is making a great comeback.
"We're at the beginning of a golden age of audio(音頻),"said US-based podcaster Alex Blumberg in an article in The Sydney Morning Herald.In the last month alone,15percent of US adults listened to a radio podcast (播客).These statistics,released by Edison Research,show the successful evolution of traditional radio broadcasts to the present day's digital podcast format.The term"podcast"was invented in 2004,but the trend only started gaining mainstream popularity in recent years.With the sharp increase in consumer demand for smartphones and tablets,podcast sales have jumped.
The appeal of the podcast partly lies in its multiplatform delivery and on-demand capabilities (功能).You can listen during those extra minutes of the day when you're walking to the shops,waiting in a queue or riding the subway.Similar to television shows,podcasts are generally free to download and most offer new content every week.
Donna Jackson,22,Sydney University media graduate,listens to podcasts two or three times a week,via iTunes."I listen while I'm wandering around the house doing something else.It makes completing a boring task much more enjoyable…And it's an easy way of keeping in touch with what's going on in the rest of the world,"she said,"I mainly listen to BBC podcasts,but recently I've also been listening to This American Life and Serial.They have a special skill to really draw you in."
Unlike television and music,the audio format has the potential to create a deep impression on readers.Blumberg says this owes to the podcast's ability"to create close relationship and emotional connection."Sydney University undergraduate Hazel Proust,majoring in social work and arts,agrees."When you're listening,it feels as if the voice of the podcast's storyteller is talking directly to you.It's comforting,"said Proust.
It seems the age-old tradition of verbal storytelling is very much alive and well.
54.From the first two paragraphs,we can learn thatC.
A.traditional broadcast has come back
B.Americans love listening to the radio
C.podcasts have become very popular today
D.smartphones sell well because of podcasts
55.The writer mentions Donna Jackson mainly toB.
A.tell how young people relax themselves
B.explain why young people like podcasts
C.introduce what programs podcasts are presenting
D.show how popular podcasts are presenting
56.What is probably the best title of the passage?A
A.Return of RadioB.Opinions of Podcast
C.Features of RadioD.Technology of Podcast.
分析 本文主要介紹了一種新的數(shù)字廣播技術--播客.我們每天都會接觸圖象,視頻,音樂和新聞,而聲音有可能給讀者一個更深刻的印象,所以播客近幾年很流行,深受年輕人的喜歡.
解答 54-56 CBA
54.C 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第二段Theterm"podcast"was invented in 2004,but the trend only started gaining mainstreampopularity in recent years.With the sharp increase in consumer demand forsmartphones and tablets,podcast sales have jumped.可知"播客"這個詞是在2004發(fā)明的,但這種趨勢在最近幾年才開始受到主流的歡迎,隨著消費者對智能手機和平板電腦需求的急劇增加,播客的銷量猛增..所以播客今天已經(jīng)變得非常流行,故選C.
55.B 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第三段"I listen while I'mwandering around the house doing something else.It makes completing a boring task much moreenjoyable…And it's an easy way of keeping in touch with what's going on in therest of the world,"可知,唐娜•杰克遜一邊聽一邊在屋子里閑逛,還能做其他的事情,這使得完成一個無聊的任務變得更愉快…這是保持與世界其他地方聯(lián)系的簡單方法.所以作者提及唐娜•杰克遜是為了解釋了年輕人喜歡播客的原因,故選B.
56.A 主旨大意題,通讀全文可知本文作者主要向我們介紹了播客,它的流行及其原因和播客的優(yōu)勢,讓我們重返廣播時代,故選A.
點評 細節(jié)事實理解題主要考查考生對文章中某一些特定細節(jié)或文章的重要實事的理解能力.它一般包括直接理解題和語義理解題兩種.直接理解題的答案與原文直接掛鉤,從閱讀材料中可以找到.這種題難度低,只要學生讀懂文章,就能得分,屬于低層次題.而語義理解題須將題目信息與原文相關信息進行語義上的轉換才能得出結論.這類題目要求考生能理解原文中某個短語或句子的含義,從而找到與答案意思相同的詞語和句子.