2017年12月大学英语六级仔细阅读练习题（39）思维导图

TerryWolfischColemayseemlikeanordinary40-year-oldmom,butherneighborsknowthetruth:She'soneofthe"PodPeople."Atthesupermarketshewanderstheaislesinaself-containedbubble,thankstoheriPoddigitalmusicplayer.Throughthoselittlewhiteearbuds,WolfischColelistenstoaplaylistmixedbyherfavoritediscpresenter-herself.

Athome,whenthekidsaretuckedaway,WolfischColeoftenescapestoanothersolomediapod-butinthisone,she'stransmittinginsteadofjustreceiving.Onhercomputerweblog,or"blog",shetypesanonlinejournalchroniclingdailynewsofherlife,thensharesitallwiththeWeb.

WolfischCole-whoalsogetsherdailynewscustomizedofftheInternetandwhosedigitalvideorecorder(DVR)scansthroughthetelevisionwastelandtofindandrecordshowsthatsuithertastes-ispartofanewbreedofpeoplewhoarefiltering,shapingandevencreatingmediaforthemselves.Theyareincreasinglyturningtheirbacksontheestablishedsystemofmassmediathathasprovidednewsandentertainmentforthepasthalf-century.They'vejoinedtheexploding"iMedia"revolution,puttingthepowerofmediainthehandsofordinarypeople.

ThetoolsofthemovementconsistofabubblingstewofnewtechnologiesthatincludeiPods,blogs,podcasts,DVRs,customizedonlinenewspapers,andsatelliteradio.

DevoteesofiMediarunthegamut(范围)fromthe89-year-oldNewYorkgrandmother,knownasBubby,whohastakenupbloggingtoshareherworldlyadvice,to11-year-oldDylanVerdiofTexas,whohasstartedbroadcastingherownhomemadeTVshowor"vlog',forvideoweblog.InbetweenarecountlessiMediaenthusiastslikeRogiervanBakel,44,ofMaine,whoblogsatnight,readsaWeb-customizednewspageinthemorning,travelswithhisfullyloadediPodandcomeshometowatchwhatevertheDVRhaschosenforhim.

Iftheoldmediamodelwasbroadcasting,thisnewphenomenonmight"becalledego-casting,saysChristineRosen,afellowwiththeEthicsandPublicPolicyCenter.Thetermfits,shesays,becausethetrendisallaboutme-me-media-"theideaistogetexactlywhatyouwant,whenandwhereyouwantit."

RosenandotherstracethebeginningsoftheiMediarevolutiontotheinventionoftheTVremote,whichmarkedthefirstsubtleshiftofmediacontrolawayfrombroadcastersandintothehandsoftheaveragecouchpotato.Itenabledviewerstovotewiththeirthumbs-makingiteasiertoabandondullprogramsandavoidcommercials.Withtheproliferation(激增)ofcableTVchannelsinthelate1980sfollowedbythemid-1990sarrivaloftheInternet,controllingmediainputwasn'tjustaluxury."Controlhasbecomeanecessity,"saysBillRose,"Withoutit,there'snowaytosortthroughalltheoptionsthatarebecomingavailable."

A.Amiddle-agedhousewife.

B.Asaleswomaninthesupermarket.

C.Adiscpresenter.

D.Anonlinenewswriter.

A.Theyprovidenewsandentertainmentforthepublic.

B.TheyhavestartedtheiMediarevolution.

C.Theyhavehelpedordinarypeoplecontrolmedia.

D.Theychoosewhattolistentoorwatchbythemselves.

A.Theyareeitherveryoldorveryyoung.

B.Theyconsistofpeopleofallages.

C.TheyarelocatedinNewYork,TexasandMaine.

D.Theysharethesameinterests.

A.peopleshowthemselvesinthemedia

B.peoplegettheirneedsformediamet

C.peoplecanwatchwhatevertheylike

D.itistheinventionofanindividual

A.Becauseitenabledordinarypeopletocontrolmediatosomeextent.

B.BecauseitmademorecableTVchannelsavailabletopeople.

C.BecauseitledtotheinventionofInternetinthe1990s.

D.Becauseitmadelifeeasierforcouchpotatoes.

参考答案

56.A)。据第一段的内容可知此段最后一句中提到的discpresenter只是一个比喻，而并不是她的真实身份，故排除C);第二段最后一句确实提到她会把自己日常生活中发生的事情放到网上与大家分享，但是真正的新闻作家不可能只写自己的日常生活，由此可以排除D)。

57.D)。本题考查对段落的理解。第三段第一句指出：沃尔费什.科尔是一个新的人群中的一员。这个人群为自己过滤、修改甚至创作媒体。D)“他们自己选择听什么或者看什么”与此相符、故为答案。

58.B)。本题考查对段落的正确理解。第五段分别选择了老、中、青三个年龄阶段的典型人物来说明iMedia的拥护者包括了从老到少各个年龄阶段的人，故答案为B)。

59.B)。本题考查对句子的理解。第六段第一句指出：这一新的现象可以被称为“自我播放”，紧接着说这个词很贴切，因为这一趋势全是关于我一我一媒体——“出发点就是你到底想要什么，你在何时、何地想得到你想要的东西”。

60.A)。本题考查对段落的理解。最后一段第一句指出，电视遥控器标志着媒体的掌控权从广播者手里转移到普通电视迷手里的第一个微小改变，由此不难推断出电视遥控的出现使人们或多或少地拥有了媒体的掌控权，A)与此相符，故为答案。