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16．Telephone，television，radio，telegraph and the Internet all help people communicate with each other．As a result，ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world．For example，within seconds，people can know the results of an election in another country．An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set．News of a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries within hours．Help is on the way．Because modern technology like the satellites travels all over the world，information travels fast．
How has this speed of communication changed the world？To many people，the world has become smaller．Of course this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller．It means that the world seems smaller．Two hundred years ago，communication between the continents took a long time．All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the ocean．In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries，it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach America．This time difference influenced people's actions．For example，one battle，or fight，in the War of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided．A peace agreement had already been signed．Peace was made in England，but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America．During these six weeks，the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought．Many people lost their lives after a peace treaty （條約）had been signed．In the past，communication took much more time than it does now．
There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today．

Title：The World Is Getting（76）smaller
Theme	It becomes easy for people to （77）communicatewith each other because of television，telephone，radio，telegraph and the Internet．
	Ideas and news of events spread quickly （78）throughoutthe world．
Examples （nowadays）	People can know the results of an election being （79）heldin another country within seconds．
	An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a （80）televisionset．
	News of a disaster （81）likean earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries within hours．
	Information goes fast （82）dueto modern technology．
Examples （in the past）	Two （83）centuries_ago，communication between the continents took a long time．
	The news of peace agreement made in （84）Englandtook six weeks to reach America．
Conclusion	Now communication takes （85）lesstime than it did in the past．So the world is getting smaller and smaller．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要講述由于現(xiàn)代科技的快速發(fā)展，世界變得越來(lái)越�。�

解答 76．smaller  77．communicate 78．throughout    79．results    80．television 81．like   82．due   83．centuries        84．England  85．less
76．smaller 根據(jù)文章最后一段There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today．可知這就是為什么以前的世界比現(xiàn)在的大，反之，現(xiàn)在世界變得越來(lái)越�。�
77．communicate 根據(jù)文章第一 段Telephone，television，radio，telegraph and the Internet all help people communicate with each other． 可知電話，電視等幫助人們相互交流．
78．throughout根據(jù)文章第一 段As a result，ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world． 可知結(jié)果，新聞和消息在全世界傳播的非�？欤�
79．held 根據(jù)文章第 一段For example，within seconds，people can know the results of an election in another country． 可知幾秒之內(nèi)，人們就可以知道另外一個(gè)國(guó)家的選舉結(jié)果．
80．television 根據(jù)文章第 一段An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set． 可知我們可以通過(guò)電視觀看國(guó)際足球比賽．
81．like 根據(jù)文章第 一段News of a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries within hours． 可知像地震和洪水這樣災(zāi)難性的新聞能在幾小時(shí)內(nèi)從遠(yuǎn)處帶來(lái)幫助．
82．due 根據(jù)文章第 一段Because modern technology like the satellites travels all over the world，information travels fast．可知由于現(xiàn)代科技的，信息傳播的非�？欤�
83．centuries根據(jù)文章第 二段Two hundred years ago，communication between the continents took a long time． 可知兩個(gè)世紀(jì)前國(guó)家之間的通訊要花費(fèi)很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間．
84．England根據(jù)文章第二 段but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America． 可知和平的消息花費(fèi)了6周的時(shí)間到達(dá)了美國(guó)．
85．less根據(jù)文章第二 段In the past，communication took much more time than it does now．可知在過(guò)去，通訊比現(xiàn)在花費(fèi)的時(shí)間要多，反過(guò)來(lái)就少．

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