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  3. Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live must communicate with other people. A great deal of communicati

Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live must communicate with other people. A great deal of communicati

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问题      Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live must communicate with other people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-person 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 comment, and very likely have our views challenged by other members of society.
     Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication and during the last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become one of the dominating factors of contemporary society. Two things, above others, have caused the enormous growth of the communication industry. Firstly, inventiveness has led to advances in printing, telecommunications, photography, radio and television. Secondly, speed has revolutionized the transmission and reception of communications 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 cine ma, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a programme that is being channeled into million of homes.
     Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information. The modern communication 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 enter raining.
     Although a great deal of the material communicated 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 communications is open to abuse. However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no turning back.
In the first paragraph the writer emphasized the ______ of face-to-face contact in social settings.
选项 A、nature
B、limitation
C、usefulness
D、creativity
答案C
解析 此题考察对第一段的理解：如果我们要参加社会活动，就必须同别人交流，大量的交流是在个人之间通过说话这种简单的方式来进行的。无论乘车、购物、上餐馆，我们都可以通过对话给出信息、接收消息，也可受到其他社会成员的质疑。我们由此可以概括此段讲述的是面对面交流的好处。故选C。
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