In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is of greatest importance. Those people who have accurate, reliable up-to-date information to solve the day-to-day problems, the critical problems of their business, social and family life, will survive and succeed. "Knowledge is power" may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of all people.

　　59. The word "it" (line 3, para. 2) most probably refers to__.

　　[A] the lack of stable communities

　　[B] the breakdown of informal information channels

　　[C] the increased mobility of families

　　[D] the growing number of people moving from place to place

　　[答案] B

　　[解题思路]

　　本题中“it”这个词所在的句子为原文第二段的第二句话“As families move away from their stable community, their friends of many years, their extended family relationships, the informal flow of information is cut off, and with it the confidence that information will be available when needed and will be trustworthy and reliable” 由于很多家庭搬出了原来那个稳定的社区，由此离开了多年的朋友、并脱离了家族的联系，其非正式的信息交流就被中断了，因此他们也需要时就可以获得可靠信息的信心也随之失去了)，“with it”可见“it”指代的是之前所阐述的内容，即“the informal flow of information is cut off”，即“非正式的信息交流”，可见对应的正确答案为B选项。其他三个选项的相关内容也都有出现在第二段，但均不是“it”指代的内容。

　　[题目译文]

　　“it”这个词(第二段第三行)最有可能指的是 。

　　[A] 缺少稳定的团体

　　[B] 非正式信息渠道的崩溃

　　[C] 家庭流动性的提高

　　[D] 更多的人们从一个地方搬到另一个地方