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In the past decade, new scientific developments in communications have changed the way many people gather information about poli

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问题     In the past decade, new scientific developments in communications have changed the way many people gather information about politics. The most important of these new【C1】________is the Internet. Recent research suggests the use of the Internet for political information increases the【C2】________of participation.
    While a(n) 【C3】________relationship between Internet news and political participation has been found, a theoretical link as to why the Internet is【C4】________from other media forms is largely【C5】________        This research is an attempt to【C6】________the "black-box" linking the Internet and political participation by building on two theoretical【C7】________The first, surge and decline theory, comes out of political science and the second, media systems dependency theory, 【C8】________from communications. Both explanations focus on individual costs and benefits of political participation. The media can【C9】________the "costs" by providing sufficient information to make【C10】________ decisions about voting. Previous research【C11】________that the Internet benefits the public through the cost side of the equation. One of the media’s greatest【C12】________is information and the public 【C13】________on media to provide them with the information they need. 【C14】________the Internet is capable of providing information 【C15】________, and from a multitude of sources, one would expect it to【C16】________political action through lowering the cost of information.
    Besides lowering participation costs, the media can【C17】________   increase the benefits of participation. Intense media【C18】________of an event such as an election can【C19】________excitement that increases the perceived "benefit" of participating. The Internet may encourage a unique participation benefit【C20】________increased mobilization efforts.
【C14】
选项 A、Because
B、While
C、If
D、Although
答案A
解析 由文中“网络可以提供信息”以及“人们希望通过降低信息成本来鼓励参与政治活动”可知，两者之间是因果关系。选项中四个单词都是连词because表示因果关系，while表示转折关系，if表示条件关系，although表示让步关系，故选A。
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