Passage 6

Television broadcasts are ( 1 ) to an area that is within the (2) of the sending station or its relay(中转站). (3) television relays are often placed on hills and mountains so that they can (4) a wider region, they still cannot cover more land thanone from the hilltop (5)a clear day However, the rays also go out into the atmosphere, (6) there is a relay station on a satellite that (7) around the earth, it can send the pictures to any point on the earth from which the satellite is (8). Three satellites (9) turning around over the equator (赤道) send any television program to any part of the earth. (10)makes it possible for world (11)of newspaper to give the news in all countries at the same time.( 12 ) it may be possible for a subscriber (订户) to a televised newspaper to (13) a button and see a newspaper page (14) his television screen. He could also decide when he wants the page ( 15 ), ( 16 ), by dialing different number such as ( 17 ) on a telephone dial, he could choose the language or the, edition of the paper he wants to read.

It seems strange to think that, even today, methods of the(15) are not entirely useless.For example, sometimes (19) agencies which use radio and Telstar also use pigeons to (20) messages between offices in large cities because the pigeons are not bothered by tragic problems.

1. A. prohibited B. bounded C. limitedD. shifted

2. A. range

B. view

C. miles

D. distance

3. A. Even

B. Although

C. Unless

D. Whenever

4. A. cover

B. spread

C. help

D. pass

5. A. in

B. during

C. on

D. at

6. A. and then

B. by far

C. when

D. and if

7. A. spins

B. revolves

C. jumps

D. circles

8. A. watched

B. visible

C. spotted

D. protected

9. A. always

B. temporarily

C. permanendy

D. periodically

10. A. This

B. That

C. What

D. Which

11. A. population

B. editions

C. articles

D. reports

12. A. The other day

B. In the future

C. Someday

D. One day

13. A. touch

B. press

C. suppress

D. thumb

14. A. at

B. in

C. on

D. by

15. A. turn

B. to turn

C. turning

D. to be turned

16. A. also

B. moreover

C. and

D. then

17. A. what

B. these

C. those

D. ones

18. A. passed

B. past

C.-old days

D. out-of-date

19. A. press

B. conference

C. newspapers

D. books

20. A. bring

B. take

C. distribute

D. send

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