Part ⅤCloze (15 minutes)
Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? 67an event takes
place; newspapers are on the streets68the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reports are on the spot to69the news. Newspapers
have one basic70, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to71it. Radio, telegraph, television,and
72inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. 73, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the74and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are75and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers76of
the latest news, today’s newspapers77and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers’
economic choices78advertising. Most newspapers
depend on advertising for their very79.News
papers is sold at a price that80even a small
fraction of the cost of production. The main81of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The82in selling advertising depends on a
newspaper’s value to advertisers. This83in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends84on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment85 in a newspaper’s pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper’s value to readers as a source of information 86 the community, city, country, state, nation, and worldand even outer space.
67.[A] Just when[B] While
[C] Soon after[D] Before
68.[A] to give[B] giving
[C] given[D] being given
69.[A] gather[B] spread
[C] carry[D] bring
70.[A] reason[B] cause
[C] problem[D] purpose
71.[A] make[B] publish
[C] know[D] write
72.[A] another[B]other
[C] one another[D] the other
73.[A] However[B] And
[C] Therefore[D] So
74.[A] value[B] ratio
[C] rate[D] speed
75.[A]spread[B] passed
[C] printed[D] completed
76.[A] inform[B] be informed
[C] to informed[D] informed
77.[A] entertain[B] encourage
[C] educate[D] edit
78.[A] on[B] through
[C] with[D] of
79.[A] forms[B] existence
[C] contents[D] purpose
80.[A] tries to cover
[B]manages to cover
[C] fails to cover
[D] succeeds in
81.[A] source [B] origin
[C] course[D] finance
82.[A] way[B] means
[C] chance [D] success
83.[A] measures[B] measured
[C] is measured[D] was measured
84.[A] somewhat [B] little
[C] much[D] something
85.[A] offering[B] offered
[C] which offered[D] to be offered
86.[A] by [B] with
[C] at[D] about
Part ⅥTranslation(5 minutes)
Direction:Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
87.There’s a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he means (想找麻烦).
88.Why didn’t you tell me you could lend me the money? I (本来不必从银行借钱的).
89.(正是由于她太没有经验) that she does not know how to deal with the situation.
90.I (将在做实验) from three to five this afternoon.
91.If this can’t be settled reasonably, it may be necessary to (诉诸武力). 本新闻共 6页,当前在第 6页 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
