The single greatest shift in the history of mass-communication technology occurred in the 15th century and was well described by Victor Hugo in a famous chapter of Notre Dame de Paris. It was a Cathedral. On all parts of the giant building, statuary and stone representations of every kind, combined with huge widows of stained glass, told the sto ries of the Bible and the saints, displayed the intricacies of Christian theology, adverted to the existence of highly unpleasant demonic winged creatures, referred diplomatically to the majesties of political power, and in addition, by means of bells in bell towers, told time for the benefit of all of Pairs and much of France. It was an awesome engine of communica tion.
Then came the transition to something still more awesome. The new technology of mass communication was portable, could sit on your table, and was easily replicable, and yet, paradoxically, contained more inf
A. making users feel that they are not dealing with machines
B. making the program more convenient and cartoon-like
C. adding home pictures to the program design
D. renaming the computer tasks in a folksy style
The single greatest shift in the history of mass-communication technology occurred in the 15th century and was well described by Victor Hugo in a famous chapter of Notre Dame de Paris. It was a Cathedral. On all parts of the giant building, statuary and stone representations of every kind, combined with huge widows of stained glass, told the sto ries of the Bible and the saints, displayed the intricacies of Christian theology, adverted to the existence of highly unpleasant demonic winged creatures, referred diplomatically to the majesties of political power, and in addition, by means of bells in bell towers, told time for the benefit of all of Pairs and much of France. It was an awesome engine of communica tion.
Then came the transition to something still more awesome. The new technology of mass communication was portable, could sit on your table, and was easily replicable, and yet, paradoxically, contained more inf
A. It is because the Cathedral of Norte-Dame in Paris had many bell-towers and could tell time to people that the writer regards it as an engine of mass communication.
B. From Cathedrals to books to computers the technology of communication has be come more convenient, reliable and fast.
C. Every time when a new communication means triumphed over the old, it divided mankind into two groups.
D. Computer industry has been trying hard to make people accept computers.
| The single greatest shift in the
history of mass-communication technology occurred in the 15th century, and was
well described by Victor Hugo in a famous chapter of Notre Dame de Paris. It was
a Cathedral. On all parts of the giant building, statuary and stone
representations of every kind, combined with huge widows of stained glass, told
the stories of the Bible and the saints, displayed the intricacies of Christian
theology, adverted to the existence of highly unpleasant demonic winged
creatures, referred diplomatically to the majesties of political power, and in
addition, by means of bells in bell towers, told time for the benefit of all of
Pairs and much of France. It was an awesome engine of communication. Then came the transition to something still more awesome. The new technology of mass communication was portable, could si A. It is because the Cathedral of Norte-Dame in Paris had many bell-towers and could tell time to people that the writer regards it as an engine of mass communication. B. From Cathedrals to books to computers the technology of communication has become more convenient, reliable and fast. C. Every time when a new communication means triumphed over the old, it divided mankind into two groups. D. Computer industry has been trying hard to make people accept computers. [填空题]Australia’s single greatest source of atmospheric pollutants is ______.
[填空题]Time is the greatest discovery in the history of human beings.
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