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31. 答案B。见原文第一段最后一句,“Because of modern technology like the satellite that travel around the world,information travels fast.”因此B)为正确选项。
32. 答案A。见原文第一段“News of a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries within hours,help is on the way”因此A快速通信为正确答案。C)最近,最新新闻并不全面。B)现代技术,D)新观念。
33. 答案A。见原文第二段“ ...To many people,the world has become smaller...”对许多人来说,地球变得更小了。这当然不是地球本身变小了,而是因为通信交流加快。因此A)为正确的阐述。
34. 答案D。见原文第二段“ ...Two hundred years ago,communication between the continents took a long time.All news was carried on ships that...”二百年前,大陆之间的信息传递耗时很长。所有的消息都是通过海上传递的…。D)by sea符合该意,因此为正确答案。
35. 答案C。见原文第二段“Peace was made in England,but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America...”和平协议在英格兰签署,但该消息直到六个星期以后才传到美国。因此可以排除选项A)、B)和D)