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What has the telephone done to us, or for us, in the hundred years of its existence? A few effects suggest themselves at once. It has saved lives by getting rapid word of illness, injury, or famine from remote places. By joining with the elevator to make possible the multistory residence or office building, it has made possible, for better or worse, the modern city. By bringing about a quantum leap in the speed and ease with which information moves from place to place, it has greatly accelerated the rate of scientific and technological change and growth in industry. Beyond doubt, it has crippled if not killed the ancient art of letter writing. It has made living alone possible for persons with normal social impulses; by so doing, it has played a role in one of the greatest social changes in family structures. It has made the waging of war chillingly more efficient than formerly. Perhaps (though not provably) it has prevented wars that might have arisen out of international misunderstanding caused by written communication. Or perhaps, again not provably, by magnifying and extending irrational personal conflicts based on voice contact, it has caused wars. Certainly it has extended the scope of human conflicts, since it impartially disseminates the useful knowledge of scientists and the babble of bores, the affection of the affectionate and the malice of the malicious.
【題組】49 According to the article, which of the following statements is true?
(A) The rate of industry growth has nothing to do with the telephone technology.
(B) Irrational personal conflicts have been solved because of the invention of telephone.
(C) The elevator has brought about a quantum leap in speed.
(D) Telephone technology cannot prevent wars.

答案：D
難度： 困難
1F
雷慕莎 大三下 (2016/05/09)

Irrational

US:[ɪˈræʃən(ə)l];

-adj. 不合理的;荒谬的;无理性的

conflict

US:[ˈkɑnˌflɪkt];

-n. 冲突,矛盾,抵触;争斗;纠纷,倾轧;
2F
金榜題名 大二上 (2016/07/06)
Perhaps (though not provably) it has prevented wars that might have arisen out of international misunderstanding caused by written communication. Or perhaps, again not provably, by magnifying and extending irrational personal conflicts based on voice contact, it has caused wars. 


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