Question

Transportation and communication networks bring people together. Yet sometimes people themselves create barriers(障碍) to transportation and communication. In some countries, laws stop people from moving freely from place to place. Over the centuries, many groups of people have been denied the freedom to travel because of their race, religion, or nationality. In the Middle Ages, for example, Jews were often forbidden to move about freely within certain cities. South Africa's government used to require black Africans to carry passes when they travel within the country. Some governments require all citizens to carry identification papers and to report to government officials whenever they move.

Countries set up customs posts at their borders. Foreign travellers must go through a customs inspection before they are allowed to travel in the country. Usually travellers have to carry special papers such as passports and visas(签证). Some countries even limit the number of visitors to their country each year.  Others allow tourists to visit only certain areas of the country, or they may require that travellers be with an official guide at all times during their stay.

    Many of those barriers to travel also act as barriers to communication.

When two governments disagree with each other on important matters, they usually do not want their citizens to exchange news or ideas freely. Countries often try to keep military or industrial information secret.

     Today, people have the ability to travel, to communicate, and to transport goods more quickly and easily than ever before. Natural barriers that were difficult or dangerous to cross a hundred years ago can now be crossed easily. The barriers that people themselves make are not so easy to overcome. But in spite of all the different kinds of barriers, people continue to enjoy travel and the exchange of goods and ideas.

1.The examples in paragraph 1 are used to tell the readers that _______

A. people have been allowed to travel freely within the country

B. people have not been permitted to travel freely for various reasons

C. travellers have to carry special papers such as passports and visas

D. customs posts are necessary at the borders of the countries

2.Some governments limit the freedom of communication because___

A. they intend to keep their national secrets unknown to others

B. they think such freedom will lead to wars

C. they often disagree with each other on important matters

D. they want to show their authority over communication

3.We may learn from the passage that _______

A. people do not care about the removal of barriers between countries

B. people can not remove the obstacles made by themselves

C. man-made barriers are sometimes harder to overcome than natural ones

D. barriers should be taken for granted as they always exist

4.Which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage?

A. Barriers Made by People

B. Functions of Communication

C. Restrictions on Transportation

D. Progress of Human Society

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：在当今全球化大背景下，人们交流的形式多种多样，不仅有最常见的语言沟通，以及旅游等渐渐成为一个重要的沟通途径，但是在这种情况下，交流障碍与信息沟通壁垒同样存在，本文分析这一方面。

1.B 主旨大意题。根据原文可以总结出段落大意：Yet sometimes people themselves create barriers(障碍) to transportation and communication.（然而有时候，人们又在交通和沟通方面上制造出一些障碍）所以目前来讲，沟通并不是完全畅通无阻的。

2.A 细节理解题。根据原文的Countries often try to keep military or industrial information secret.（一些国家经常试图保护军队或者工业机密信息）所以选择A项。

3.C 细节理解题。根据原文的Natural barriers that were difficult or dangerous to cross a hundred years ago can now be crossed easily.（在数百年前可能看起来很难打破或者打破后极具危险性的自然障碍却在今天很容易打破）言外之意是人为造成的障碍很难被打破。

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考点：社会类文章。