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Technological changes brought dramatic new options to Americans living in th
Technological changes brought dramatic new options to Americans living in th
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2024-01-28
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Technological changes brought dramatic new options to Americans living in the 1990s. During this decade new forms of entertainment, commerce, research, and communication became commonplace in the U. S. The driving force behind much of this change was a( n)【C1】______ popularly known as the Internet.
The Internet was developed during the 1970s by the Department of Defense. In the case of an attack, military advisers suggested the【C2】______ of being able to operate one computer from another terminal- In the early days, the Internet was used mainly by scientists to communicate with other scientists. The Internet【C3】______ under government control until 1984.
One early problem faced by Internet users was speed. Phone lines could only transmit information at a【C4】______ rate. The development of fiber-optic (光纤) cables allowed for billions of bits of information to be received every minute. Companies like Intel developed faster microprocessors, so personal computers could process the【C5】______ signals at a more rapid rate.
In the early 1990s, the World Wide Web was developed, in large part, for【C6】______ purposes. Corporations created home pages where they could place text and graphics to sell products. Soon airline tickets, hotel【C7】______ , and even cars and homes could be purchased online. Universities【C8】______ research data on the Internet, so students could find【C9】______ information without leaving their dormitories. Companies soon discovered that work could be done at home and【C10】______ online, so a whole new class of telecommuters began to earn a living from home offices unshaven and wearing pajamas (睡衣).
A) advantage I) maintained
B) commercial J) occupations
C) conservation K) posted
D) equipped L) remained
E) incoming M) reservations
F) innovation N) submitted
G) limited O) valuable H) local [br] 【C5】
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答案
E
解析
形容词辨析题。本空位于冠词the和名词signals之间,因此应填入形容词修饰signals。本句意为,英特尔等公司开发出更快的微处理器,这样个人计算机能够以更快的速度处理______信号。空格所在句的前一句提到,光纤电缆可以让每分钟接收的信息以数十亿比特计,这就要求个人计算机能更快地处理这些接收的信号,故应填E)incoming“进来的,正来临的”。其他备选形容词均不能修饰signals(信号),故均排除。
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