All of the following facts about the telegraph
问题详情
All of the following facts about the telegraph and the Internet are true EXCEPT that
[A] both develop from the most advanced science of their time.
[B] they are operated similarly in technical terms.
[C] both help to change the way we do business and communicate.
[D] both facilitate the communication between cultures and ethnic groups.请帮忙给出正确答案和分析,谢谢!
参考答案
正确答案:C
【设题处】尾段设题,考查电报和互联网的相似之处。【解析】选[C]。本文讨论了电报和互联网在发展基础、发展过程、技术基础、社会影响等方面的相似之处(parallels)。文章第一段提到了[A](发展基础);文章第三段提到了[B](技术基础);[D]中提及的新技术为不同文化和种族的交流提供了便利,在文章末段的结尾部分也得到了验证。但文章中末段第二句只提到了互联网改变了人们经商和交流的方式,而并未提到电报技术的运用改变了人们经商和交流的方式,因此答案为[C]。难句突破1.SciencewriterTomStandagedrawsaptparallelsbetweenthetelegraphandtheoflate20thcenturytechnology,theInternet.【分析】简单句。句子主干为:TomStandagedrawsaptparallels...。between...and作宾语的后置定语。【译文】科学作家汤姆.斯坦戴齐在电报和作为二十世纪末科技珍宝的互联网之间,做了恰当的类比。2.INthisrespect,theglobaltelegraphnetworkwastrulyrevolutionary----theunprecedentedavailabilityofglobalnewsinrealtimegavebirthtotheAssociatedPressandReutersnewsservices.【分析】简单句。句子主干为:theglobaltelegraphnetworkwastrulyrevolutionary...。破折号后面是对表语revolutionary的解释oinrealtime意思是“及时的”。【译文】从这方面讲,全球电报网络确实具有革命性——前所未有地及时获得全球新闻的能力催生了美联社和路透社。