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1、信 阳 老 皖2 0 2 1至2 0 2 2学 年 第 一学期大学英语试卷A卷（本题10分，每空1分）一、单词线1、maintain_2、prestige_鼠呃3、whereby_4、nominate寸 5、inhibit_6、patriotic_E舞篇7、pursuit_8、dedication_9、endeavor_10transcend.（本题20分，每空2分）二、选词填空Where there is a will,there is a way.This proverb means that if you ahe will to achieve success.Ninety percen
2、t of the failures that occur are due to the fact that there is nostrong will involved.Many people simply say that they want something,but they do not make any 3)to achieve it.So,instead of getting it,they use the poorest excuse to explain the situation away.On many occasions,people tend to 4)_every
3、minute obstacle,making the objective impossible to attain.In reality,if they have the will to succeed,they can get rid of the 5)_and achieve their goals.Only those with a(n)6)and focused will and spirit can fight their way tofinal victory.Many a famous man has the same experience.They have 7)their p
4、restige because they have had the will to 8)_ apparently insuperable(无法克服的)obstacles.Many artists,statesmen,writers and inventors have managed to succeed because they possess a fierce will,which has helped them to accomplish major 9)_.Therefore,we can see that the main thing which one needs is a str
5、ong will,Weak-willed people never climb to the top.They collapse at the 10)use of force against them.Strong-willed people,on the other hand,will stand up against all odds and will make it a point to succeed.re really determined to do something,however difficult it might be,youwill 1)find away to do
6、it well.The 2)point is that you must have tA.committedB.scarcelyC.dedicationD.tragicE.handicapsF.eventuallyG.premierH.endeavorI.transcendJ.bypassK.featsL.diligentM.slightestN.attainedO.diligently、_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _6、_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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8、_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _0、_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _（本题共15分）三、阅读题In his landmark book,Understanding Media:The Extensions of Man,Marshall McLuhan expounded on his famous statement,The mediumis the message.McLuhan&apos essential point is that to what use a techn
9、ology is put(i.e.the content)is less important than theimpact of the technology itself.That is,it is the very act of watching television that is crucial rather than whether one is watching a children's show or a violence-laden adult drama.McLuhan also divides media intohotand“cool”,He stated th
10、at4tA hot medium is one that extends one single sense inhigh definitionwhich isbeing well filled with data.Examples of hot media are films,radio,and books.These media provide an experience in which the participant is essendaily passive.The image is viewed,the sound I heard,and the words read,but the
11、 individual does not have an active involvement in how a the experience is created(e.g.,one can read the end of the book first,but to get the full experience of the author,it is meant to be read in a linear fashion).Cool media,by contrast,force the participant to engage in the transmission process.E
12、xamples of cool media are newspapers and televisions.Ineach case,the medium is not4twell filled with data.The individual may read a newspaper story in a linear fashion,but the selection of the story(oradvertisement)to be read first from the mosaic of the newspaper page is at the discretion of the in
13、dividual.Television is considered cool due to thenature of the technology.The screen is a cathode ray tube that continuallyscans a series of dots or pixels with a beam of light.The eyes only input afraction of these dotsand the brain actively engages in putting the pieces together to create an image
14、,Cool media,by definition then,create a significantly more engaging experience.Computer screens,and thus computer activities,are also cool(and therefore engaging),because they use the samebasic technology as the television.Simply observing an experienced computer user(or television watcher)or,more d
15、ramatically,futilely attemptingto gain his or her full attention,speaks to the level of engagement experieneed.1.According to Marshall McLuhan,which of the following statements iscorrect?A.TV watching behavior is more crucial than the TV programs one watches.B.One can understand the author's ex
16、perience by reading the bookending first.C.Participants are forced to engage in the transmission process of hot media.D.Newspapers and televisions are both cool media because of their technology nature.2.According to Marshall McLuhan,which of the following is NOTa4thotmedium?A Film.B Newspaper.C Radio.D Book.1 media?A Words are read in hot media but not in cool media.B Hot media have both image and sound while cool media don't.C Cool media require participants'active engagement while h
