题目列表(包括答案和解析)
Who won the first gold medal in the 2009 National Games? What happened in the American election? How did the critics like the new play? 36 an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets 37 the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to 38 the news.
Newspapers have one basic 39 , to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 40 it. Radio, telegraph, television, and 41 inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. 42 , this competition merely spurred(刺激)the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 43 and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 44 and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers 45 the latest news,
today’s newspapers 46 and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers’ economic choices 47 advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 48 . Newspapers are sold at a price that 49 to cover even a small fraction(一小部分)of the cost of production. The main 50 of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The 51 in selling advertising depends on a newspaper’s value to advertisers. This 52 in terms of circulation(发行量). How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends 53 on the work of the
circulation department and on the services or entertainment 54 in a newspaper’s pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper’s value to readers as a source of information about the community, city, country, state, nation, and world and even 55 .
36. A. Just when B. While
C. Soon after D. Before
[解析]选A。just在此为副词,意为“刚刚”,作状语。此句意为“一个事件刚刚发生,街上就有报纸报道详情了”。说明报纸对事件的反应之快。
37. A. to give B. giving
C. given D. being given
[解析]选A。to give和giving都合乎语法,但giving强调的是正在发生的动作,而此处重点表达的是“反应快”,不是正在做什么。on the streets是地点状语,不是are的表语。
38. A. gather B. spread C. carry D. bring
[解析]选A。不论发生什么事,记者们都到现场收集消息。“收集”用gather。
39. A. reason B. cause C. problem D. purpose
[解析]选D。purpose在此意为“用途”。后面的不定式短语表示目的。
40. A. make B. publish C. know D. write
[解析]选C。从新闻发生到被人知道,这个期间越短越好。所以选C项。
41. A. another B. other
C. one another D. the other
[解析]选B。other意为“其他的”,接名词复数。此句意为:无线电、电报、电视及其他发明,成为报纸的竞争对手。another很多东西中的另外一个; one another互相;the other两者中的另一个。
42. A. However B. And C. Therefore D. So
[解析]选A。根据句中的“merely spurred the newspapers on”可知这种竞争刺激了报纸的发展,故上下句间为转折关系,应选“however”。
43. A. value B. quantity C. rate D. speed
[解析]选D。使用更新、更快的通讯工具,目的是提高速度。
44. A. spread B. passed
C. printed D. completed
[解析]选C。报纸是印(print)出来的,先印后看(读)。
45. A. aware of B. familiar with
C. fond of D. informed of
[解析]选D。报纸不断地为读者提供新闻信息,故应选D。keep sb. informed of让某人随时得到消息; be aware of认识到某事物;be familiar with对……熟悉;be fond of喜好某事物,均不符合题意。
46. A. entertain B. encourage C. educate D. edit
[解析]选C。关于politics之类的严肃话题,只能选educate。
47. A. on B. through C. with D. of
[解析]选B。此句意为:报纸通过广告影响读者在经济生活中的选择。“通过……手段”可以用through: You can only achieve success through hard work. 只有努力工作你才能成功。
48. A. forms B. existence C. contents D. purpose
[解析]选B。大多数报纸依靠广告收入来维持生存。这应该是个人人皆知的常识。form“形式”; content“内容,要旨”;purpose“用途,目的”。
49. A. tries B. manages C. fails D. needs
[解析]选C。报纸的售价之低,连抵付成本的一小部分都不够。符合上下文关于广告收入的说法。
50. A. source B. origin C. course D. finance
[解析]选A。收入来源应该用source。因为source指“河流、泉水的发源地”,常指抽象事物的根源或来源以及资料、信息的出处或来源。origin起源,起因, 指事物后来发展变化的最初起点,或指人的出身和血统。course“课程,过程”; finance“经济”。
51. A. way B. means C. chance D. success
[解析]选D。success in为固定短语。此句意为:广告业务的成功,取决于报纸在客户(要登广告的人)心中的价值 。
52. A. measures B. measured
C. is measured D. was measured
[解析]选C。根据上下文,此处应该用一般现在时的被动语态。此句意为:报纸在客户心中的价值,是以发行量来衡量的。
53. A. somewhat B. little
C. much D. something
[解析]选C。该句意为:发行量的大小,很大程度上取决于发行部门的工作及报纸所提供的服务功能和娱乐功能。
54. A. printed B. offered C. sold D. found
[解析]选B。同上句所析,服务和娱乐功能是报纸提供的,不是简单的印刷(print), 销售(sell)或被看到(found)。
55. A. your family B. history
C. under the sea D. outer space
[解析]选D。前面的about的宾语都是地点名词,而且是依次扩大,从社区到整个世界。这样,最后一个“甚至”也应该是个地点,而且是比world还大的地点,那么,就只有space了。
35. He was so nervous during the test. No_____he didn’t pass the exam.
A. way B. surprise C. wonder D. problem
[解析]选C。考查名词词义辨析。句意:在考试中他非常紧张,难怪他没有通过考试。no way没门;no wonder难怪;no problem没问题。
34. Every possible means____to prevent water pollution, but we still have not enough clean water.
A. has been used B. are used
C. were used D. have been used
[解析]选A。考查时态和主谓一致。means前有every修饰,谓语动词只能用单数,且根据语境we still have not enough clean water可知到现在为止我们已经使用了每一种可能的方法,故选A。
33. I regret____that I’m too busy___in the talk.
A. to say; to participate B. saying; participating
C. to say; participating D. saying; to participate
[解析]选C。考查非谓语动词。regret to say很遗憾地说;be busy doing忙于做某事。
有些动词或词组既可以跟动名词作宾语,也可以跟不定式作宾语,但意义上有区别,要特别注意
32. She ____to beat the world record but failed at last.
A. succeeded B. attempted C. advised D. offered
[解析]选B。succeed后不接不定式作宾语。“成功地做某事”应为succeed in doing sth. ; advise doing sth. 建议做某事; offer to do sth. 主动帮助做某事; attempt to do sth. 试图做某事,表示尽力去做,但不一定成功。根据句意,她尽力去打破世界纪录,但没有成功。故B项正确。
[举一反三]
It is impossible to____to flee from every danger and some risks must be taken.
A. succeed B. attempt C. advise D. manage
[解析]选B。考查动词用法。attempt to do试图做某事;succeed in doing成功地做某事;advise doing建议做某事;manage to do成功地做某事。
31. The spokesman ____that the president would visit China next week, which cleaned up all doubts.
A. concluded B. advised C. demanded D. confirmed
[解析]选D。考查动词词义辨析。confirm确认; conclude结束; advise建议; demand要求。句意:新闻发言人确认了总统将于下周访问中国,这消除了一切怀疑。故只有D项符合题意。
30. Lei Feng street, a newly built street in the city, was named_____Comrade Lei Feng.
A. by means of B. instead of
C. in favor of D. in memory of
[解析]选D。考查词组辨析。句意:雷锋街,在这座城市里新建的一条街,是为了纪念雷锋同志而建的。by means of通过……手段;instead of代替,而不是;in favor of赞同;in memory of为了纪念……。
29. Music is a universal language, which makes it possible for Jay Chou to be popular in America ____he doesn’t speak English.
A. as if B. even though
C. because D. if
[解析]选B。考查连词用法。句意:音乐是一种全球性的语言,这使得周杰伦在美国也很受欢迎成为了可能,尽管他不说英语。even though=(even if)“即使,尽管”, 在此引导让步状语从句。
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