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strongwillinvolved.Manypeoplesimplysaythattheywantsomething,b

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Onmanyoccasions,peopletendto4)___everyminuteobstacle,makingt

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ed,theycangetridofthe5)_andachievetheirgoals.

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erable(无法克服的)obstacles.Manyartists,

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statesmen,writersandinventorshavemanagedtosucceedbecausetheyp

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useofforceagainstthem.Strong-willedpeople,ontheotherhand,willst

andupagainstalloddsandwillmakeitapointtosucceed.

Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.Thisproverbmeansthatifyoua

rereallydeterminedtodosomething,howeverdifficultitmightbe,you

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otmediumisonethatextendsonesinglesensein"highdefinitionwhichis

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D.tragicK.feats

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F.eventuallyM.slightest

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buttheindividualdoesnothaveanactiveinvolvementinhowatheexper

]、___________________________6、___________________________ienceiscreated(e.g.,onecanreadtheendofthebookfirst,buttogetthef

2、___________________________7、______________________ullexperienceoftheauthor,itismeanttobereadinalinearfashion).

3、___________________________8、___________________________

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4、___________________________9、___________________________

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5、___________________________]0、___________________________

eachcase,themediumisnot4twellfilledwithdata".Theindividualmayr

eadanewspaperstoryinalinearfashion,buttheselectionofthestory(or

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Inhislandmarkbook,UnderstandingMedia:TheExtensionsofMtthediscretionoftheindividual.Televisionisconsideredcoolduetothe

an,MarshallMcLuhanexpoundedonhisfamousstatement,"Themediumnatureofthetechnology.Thescreenisacathoderaytubethatcontinually

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hnologyitself.Thatis,itistheveryactofwatchingtelevisionthatiscruciogethertocreateanimage,Coolmedia,bydefinitionthen,createasignifi

alratherthanwhetheroneiswatchingachildren'sshoworaviolencantlymoreengagingexperience.Computerscreens,andthuscomputera

ce-ladenadultdrama.ctivities,arealsocool(andthereforeengaging),becausetheyusethesame

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puteruser(ortelevisionwatcher)or,moredramatically,futilelyattempting1media?

togainhisorherfullattention,speakstothelevelofengagementexperieAWordsarereadinhotmediabutnotincoolmedia.

need.BHotmediahavebothimageandsoundwhilecoolmediadon't.

1.AccordingtoMarshallMcLuhan,whichofthefollowingstatementsisCCoolmediarequireparticipants'activeengagementwhilehotme

correct?diadon't.

A.TVwatchingbehaviorismorecrucialthantheTVprogramsonewatchDHotmediarequireparticipants'activeengagementwhilecoolme

es.diadon't.

B.Onecanunderstandtheauthor'sexperiencebyreadingthebook4Whichofthefollowingistrueforanexperiencedcomputeruser?

endingfirst.AItiseasytoattracthisattentionfi,omthecomputer.

C.ParticipantsareforcedtoengageinthetransmissionprocessofhotmeBItishardtoattracthisattentionfromthecomputer.

dia.C.Acomputerusermore-engagedthanaTVwatcher.

D.NewspapersandtelevisionsarebothcoolmediabecauseoftheirtechnD.AcomputeruserislessengagedthanaTVwatcher.

ologynature.5.WhenonewatchesTV,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

2.AccordingtoMarshallMcLuhan,whichofthefollowingisNOTa4thotATheTVwatcher'seyescannotinputalldotsonthescreen.

medium^^?BThescreenkeepsscanningaseriesofdotsorpixelswithabeamofligh

AFilm.t.

BNewspaper.CTheTVwatcherdoesnothaveanactiveinvolvement.

CRadio.DThebrainputsthedotsthattheeyesinputtogethertocreateanimage.

DBook.