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【单选题】The mass media is a big part of our culture, yet it can also be a helper, adviser and teacher to our young generation. The mass media affects the lives of our young by acting as a (an) (1) for a number of institutions and social contacts. In this way, it (2) a variety of functions in human life.
The time spent in front of the television screen is usually at the (3) of leisure: there is less time for games, amusement and rest. (4) by what is happening on the screen, children not only imitate what they see but directly (5) themselves with different characters.Americans have been concerned about the (6) of violence in the media and its (7) harm to children and adolescents for at least forty years.During this period, new media (8) , such as video games, cable television, music videos, and the Internet.As they continue to gain popularity, these media, (9) television, (10) public concern and research attention.
Another large societal concern on our young generation (11) by the media, is body image. (12) forces can influence body image positively or negatively. (13) one, societaland cultural norms and mass media marketing (14) our concepts of beauty. In the mass media, the images of (15) beauty fill magazines and newspapers, (16) from our televisions and entertain us (17) the movies.Even in advertising, the mass media (18) on accepted cultural values of thinness and fitness for commercial gain. Young adults are presented with a (19)defined standard of attractiveness, a(n) (20) that carries unrealistic physical expectations.
[A] alternative[B] preference [C] substitute [D] representative
网考网参考答案：C
网考网解析：
[考点] 名词词义的辨析 [解析] 空格所在部分填入名词，表示“大众媒介作为许多机构和社会交往的______而影响年轻人的生活”。The mass media affects the lives of our young by acting as a(an)______for a number of institutions and social contacts．substitute常和介词for搭配，如substitute for his dead brother/practical experience(他死去哥哥的替代者/代替实际经验的东西)。因此C选项正确。 [干扰项分析] A选项alternative作名词时意为“可供选择的办法或事物”，如You can be paid in cash weekly or by cherub monthly；those are the two alternatives．(你的工资可以按周以现金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。)B选项preference和介词for搭配，如a preference for the original plan(喜欢原计划)，将它放人文中显然不符逻辑。D选项representative一般指人，即被选举或委派代表某人或某团体的人，如representative of the UN/the youth of her generation(联合国代表/一代年轻人的典型代表)。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>