The media can impact current events. As a graduate student at Berkeley in the 1960s，I remember experiencing the events related to the People’s Park that were occurring on campus. Some of these events were given national media coverage in the press and on TV. I found it interesting to compare my impressions of what was going on with perceptions obtained from the news media. I could begin to see events of that time feed on news coverage. This also provided me with some healthy insights into the distinctions between these realities.

　　Electronic media are having a greater impact on the people’s lives every day. People gather more and more of their impressions from representations. Television and telephone communications are linking people to a global village，or what one writer calls the electronic city. Consider the information that television brings into your home every day. Consider also the contact you have with others simply by using telephone. These media extend your consciousness and your contact. For example，the video coverage of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake focused on“live action”such as the fires or the rescue efforts. This gave the viewer the impression of total disaster. Television coverage of the Iraqi War also developed an immediacy. CNN reported events as they happened. This coverage was distributed worldwide. Although most people were far away from these events，they developed some perception of these realities.

　　In 1992，many people watched in horror as riots broke out on a sad Wednesday evening in Los Angeles，seemingly fed by video coverage from helicopters. This event was triggered by the verdict（裁定）in the Rodney King beating. We are now in an age where the public can have access to information that enables it to make its own judgments，and most people，who had seen the video of this beating，could not understand how the jury（陪审团）was able to acquit（宣布无罪）the policemen involved. Media coverage of events as they occur also provides powerful feedback that influences events. This can have harmful results，as it seemed on that Wednesday night in Los Angeles. By Friday night the public got to see Rodney King on television pleading，“Can we all get along？”By Saturday，television seemed to provide positive feedback as the Los Angeles riot turned out into a rally for peace. The television showed thousands of people marching with banners and cleaning tools. Because of that，many more people turned out to join the peaceful event they saw unfolding（展开）on television. The real healing，of course，will take much longer，but electronic media will continue to be a part of that process.

　　46. The best title for the passage is         .

　　A. The 1989 San Francisco Earthquake and the 1992 Los Angeles Riots

　　B. How Media Cover Events

　　C. The 1992 Los Angeles Riots

　　D. The Impact of Media on Current Events

　　47. All the following statements are true EXCEPT that         .

　　A. all the events occurring on the university campus at Berkeley were given national media coverage

　　B. video coverage of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake gave the viewers the impression of total disaster

　　C. electronic media can extend one’s contact with the world

　　D. those living far away from a certain event can also have some perception of realities by watching television

　　48. The term“electronic city”in Paragraph 2 refers to         .

　　A. Berkeley        B. Earth

　　C. Los Angeles       D. San Francisco

　　49. The 1992 Los Angeles riots broke out because         .

　　A. video coverage from helicopters had made people angry

　　B. video coverage had provided powerful feedback

　　C. the jury acquitted the policemen who had beaten Rodney King

　　D. people can make their own judgements

　　50. It can be inferred from the passage that        .

　　A. the 1992 Los Angeles riots lasted a whole week

　　B. Rodney King seemed very angry when he appeared on television on Friday

　　C. media coverage of events as they occur can have either good or bad results

　　D. most people who had seen the video of the Rodney King beating agree with the verdict of the jury

　　答案解析：

　　媒体可以给时事带来很大影响。作为20世纪60年代伯克利大学的一名研究生，我还记得自己亲身经历了在校园中的一件与人民公园有关的事件。报纸和电视台对其中的一些事件进行了全国性的报道。我发现：把我对所发生事件的了解与从新闻媒体那了解到的信息进行比较是一件有趣的事情。我开始关注那时的新闻媒体所报道的事件。这也为我深入了解这些事实之间的区别提供了机会。

　　电子媒体每天对人们的日常生活的影响更大。人们从这些报道中获得的信息越来越多。电视和电话通信将人们联系在一起，成为一个地球村，或者如某个作家所称的“电子城”。想想每天电视带给你家的信息，再想想你与他人仅仅使用一个电话就可以联系。这些媒体扩展了你的意识以及你与外界的联系。比如，电视对1989年旧金山大地震报道的主要是大火或救援努力等的“实况”。这使观众对整个灾难有了一个了解。电视对伊拉克战争也进行了及时报道。CNN在战争发生时就进行了现场报道。这些报道被发往世界各地。尽管大多数人远离事件本身，但他们还是对事件的真实情况有所了解。

　　1992年，在一个令人悲痛的星期三晚上，许多人惊恐地目睹了发生在洛杉矶的暴动，似乎是从直升机上拍摄的。这一事件是由于罗德尼·金殴打案的裁决而引起的。我们生活在这样一个时代，公众获取信息，能够做出自己的判断，大多数看过殴打录像的人不明白为什么陪审团会对涉案的警察宣判无罪。媒体在事件发生时进行了报道，并提供了影响事件的有力反馈。这可能产生不利的结果，就像那个星期三晚上发生在洛杉矶的事件所显现的那样。到星期五晚上时，公众开始在电视上看到罗德尼·金的呼吁，“我们大家能够和平相处吗？”到星期六时，电视似乎提供的是积极的反馈，因为洛杉矶骚乱转变成了呼吁和平的集会。电视报道，成千上万的人拿着旗帜和清洁工具在游行。由于这个原因，更多的人加入到他们在电视中看到的和平行动中。当然，秩序真正恢复正常所需的时间更长，但电子媒体将继续在这一过程中发挥它的作用。

　　46. 【正确答案】D

　　【考点类型】主旨推断

　　【解析过程】这篇文章的最佳标题是        。

　　A. 1989年旧金山地震和1992年洛杉矶骚乱

　　B. 媒体是如何报道事件的

　　C. 1992年洛杉矶骚乱

　　D. 媒体对时事的影响

　　线索：文章的第1段提到“The media can impact current events.”开门见山地提出文章的主题，是外国人写文章常用的一种手法。A选项在文章大篇幅地提到了，但它们不是文章的主旨，只是用来说明主旨的几个事例。B选项本文没有主要说明。

　　47. 【正确答案】A

　　【考点类型】细节判断

　　【解析过程】下面哪句话是不正确的表达？

　　A. 在伯克利大学发生的所有事情进行了全国性报道。

　　B.  1989年旧金山的地震视频报道给予观众整个灾难的印象。

　　C. 电子媒体能够扩大人们和世界的联系。

　　D. 那些住在比较偏远地方的人们同样可以通过看电视了解事实。

　　线索1：文章的第1段提到“Some of these events were given national media coverage in the press and on TV.”选项A显然和原文不符合。

　　线索2：文章的第2段提到“This gave the viewer the impression of total disaster.”表明B选项正确。

　　线索3：文章的第2段提到“These media extend your consciousness and your contact.”表明C选项正确。

　　线索4：文章的第1段提到“Although most people were far away from these events，they developed some perception of these realities.”表明D选项正确。

　　线索2、线索3、线索4在原文中都明确地提到，所以A是正确答案。

　　48. 【正确答案】B

　　【考点类型】词汇推断

　　【解析过程】短语“电子城市”在文章第2段指的是        。

　　A. 伯克利

　　B. 地球

　　C. 洛杉矶

　　D. 旧金山

　　线索：文章的第2段提到“Television and telephone communications are linking people to a global village，or what one writer calls the electronic city.”前句话说的地球，后句话说的是电子城市，两句话的连接词是并列连词，这样“电子城市”的含义最恰当的表达应该是B选项。

　　49. 【正确答案】C

　　【考点类型】因果判断

　　【解析过程】1992年洛杉矶骚乱爆发的原因是        。

　　A. 来自直升机的视频报道使人们愤怒

　　B. 视频报道提供了强有力的反馈

　　C. 陪审团宣布罗德尼·金殴打案的警察无罪

　　D. 人们能够做出自己的判断

　　线索：文章的第3段提到“...could not understand how the jury（陪审团）was able to acquit（宣布无罪）the policemen involved...”表明选项C是正确答案。A、B和D选项在原文的第3段都提到了，但和本题干没有任何的因果关系，所以是错误的选项。

　　【考点提示】因果关系题在同等学力的考试中经常会出现，同学们容易做错。常见的错误主要有非因非果、因果倒置。大家在做选择的时候，主要是抓住表示因果关系的线索词。选择完后，读一读看是否通顺，逻辑是否严谨。

　　50. 【正确答案】C

　　【考点类型】主旨推断

　　【解析过程】从文章中我们可以推论出        。

　　A. 1992年的洛杉矶骚乱持续了整整一周

　　B. 罗德尼·金在电视上露面时显得非常生气

　　C. 媒体对于事件的报道正如发生的那样会造成好的或不好的结果

　　D. 绝大多数看到罗德尼·金被打的人们会赞成陪审团的裁决

　　文章整体在说媒体带来的影响。提到了它好的一面，也提到了它不好的一面，所以选项C是正确答案。

　　线索1：文章的第3段提到周三、周五和周六这几个日子，但不能依此就判断洛杉矶骚乱持续了一整周的时间。A选项不正确。

　　线索2：文章的第3段提到“Rodney King on television pleading，“Can we all get along？”没有表示出他很是生气的情景。B选项不正确。

　　线索3：文章的第3段提到“...could not understand how the jury（陪审团）was able to acquit（宣布无罪）the policemen involved...”表明选项和原文的内容截然相反。D选项不正确。

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