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There's been a warning about the imminent death of literate civilization for a long time. In the 20th century, first it was the movies, then radio, then television that seemed to spell doom for the written world. None did. Reading survived; in fact it not only survived, it has flourished. The world is more literate than ever before—there are more and more readers, and more and more books.
The fact that we often get our reading material online today is not something we should worry over. The electronic and digital revolution of the last two decades has arguably shown the way forward for reading and for writing. Take the arrival of e-book readers as an example. Devices like Kindle make reading more convenient and are a lot more environmentally friendly than the traditional paper book.
As technology makes new ways of writing possible, new ways of reading are possible. Interconnectivity allows for the possibility of a reading experience that was barely imaginable before. Where traditional books had to make do with photographs and illustrations, and e-book can provide readers with an unlimited number of links: to texts, pictures, and videos. In the future, the way people write novels, history, and philosophy will resemble nothing seen in the past.
On the other hand, there is the danger of civilization. One twitter group is offering its followers single-sentence-long "digests" of the great novels. War and Peace in a sentence？ You must be joking. We should fear the fragmentation of reading. There is the danger that the high-speed connectivity of the Internet will reduce our attention span—that we will be incapable of reading anything of length or which requires deep concentration.
In such a fast-changing world, in which reality seems to be remade each day, we need the ability to focus and understand what is happening to us. This has always been the function of literature and we should be careful not to let it disappear. Our society needs to be able to make sense of a dynamic, confusing world.
In the 15th century, Johannes Guttenberg's invention of the printing press in Europe had a huge impact on civilization. Once upon a time the physical book was a challenging thing. We should remember this before we assume that technology is out to destroy traditional culture.
Which of the following paragraphs briefly reviews the historical challenges for reading？
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听力原文： An Olympic security plan five years in the making is taking shape in Vancouver this week. The Canadian police is heading up the $900 million security operation, the largest in Canada's history. It will involve 15,000 police, private security and military personnel. The Winter Olympics will take place February 12 to 28 in 2010 in Vancouver. Political protests may pose the biggest threat to the games. The threat of a terrorist attack is rated as low. But the memory of the 1972 Munich Olympics has not gone away. That year, a terrorist group attacked the athletes' village, eventually killing 11 Israeli athletes and coaches. It is no coincidence that in Vancouver security patrols are particularly evident around the low-rise apartrnent buildings where the athletes will be housed29. In downtown Vancouver, some roads are already closed, and rings of security fencing surround some key venues. Perched on top of the fencing is a network of 900 surveillance cameras to detect intrusions.
Where is the presence of security patrols most evident？
A．care aboutB．care ofC．care withD．care for
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"Congratulations, Mr. Cooper, it's a girl. "
Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and【31】a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel【32】when they receive the news,【33】others worry, wondering whether they will be good father.【34】there are some men who like children and may have had【35】experience with them, others do not particularly【36】children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time.【37】other couples, pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have【38】willingly or unwillingly.
Whatever the【39】to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to【40】of father is a difficult task.【41】, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to【42】fathers in this resocialization【43】. Although numerous books have been written about American mothers,【44】recently has literature focused on the【45】of a father.
It is argued that the transition to the father's role, although difficult, is not【46】as great as the transition the wife must【47】to the mother's role. The mother's role seems to require a complete【48】in daily routine.【49】, the father's role is less demanding and【50】
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