Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? __1__ an event takes place; newspapers are on the streets __2__ the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reports are on the spot to __3__ the news.
Newspapers have one basic __4__ , to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to __5__ it.Radio, telegraph, television, and __6__ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. __7__ , this competition merely spurred the newspapers on.
They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the __8__ and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are __9__ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers __10__ of the latest news, today's newspapers __11__ and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices __12__ advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very __13__ .Newspapers are sold at a price that __14__ even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main __15__ of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The __16__ in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This __17__ in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends __18__ on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment __19__ in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as a source of information __20__ the community, city, country, state, nation, and world—and even outer space.
1.A.Just when B.While C.Soon after D.Before
2.A.to give B.giving C.given D.being given
3.A.gather B.spread C.carry D.bring
4.A.reason B.cause C.problem D.purpose
5.A.make B.publish C.know D.write
6.A.another B.other C.one another D.the other
7.A.However B.And C.Therefore D.So
8.A.value B.ratio C.rate D.speed
9.A.spread B.passed C.printed D.completed
10.A.inform B.be informed C.to be informed D.informed
11.A.entertain B.encourage C.educate D.edit
12.A.on B.through C.with D.of
13.A.forms B.existence C.contents D.purpose
14.A.tries to cover B.manages to cover C.fails to cover D.succeeds in
15.A.source B.origin C.course D.finance
16.A.way B.means C.chance D.success
17.A.measures B.measured C.Is measured D.was measured
18.A.somewhat B.little C.much D.something
19.A.offering B.offered C.which offered D.to be offered
20.A.by B.with C.at D.about
1.【答案】A
【解(jie)析(xi)】just在此為(wei)副(fu)詞，意(yi)為(wei)“剛(gang)(gang)剛(gang)(gang)”，做(zuo)狀語。此句(ju)意(yi)為(wei)“一個事件(jian)剛(gang)(gang)剛(gang)(gang)發生(sheng)，街上就有(you)報紙(zhi)(zhi)報道詳情(qing)了。說(shuo)明報紙(zhi)(zhi)對新聞的反(fan)應之快。
2.【答案】A
【解析】to give和giving都合乎語法，但giving強調的是(shi)正在發生的動作，而此處重點表(biao)達(da)的是(shi)“反應(ying)快(kuai)”，不是(shi)正在做什么。
3.【答案】A
【解析】消息，信息要靠收集(ji)。
4.【答案】D
【解析】后面的不(bu)定式短語表示目的。
5.【答案】C
【解析(xi)】提(ti)供信息(xi)的目的是為了(le)讓他人(ren)知道(dao)，所以選C。
6.【答案】B
【解析】other意(yi)為“其他的”。此句意(yi)為：無線電(dian)，電(dian)報，電(dian)視，及其它發明，成為報紙的競爭對手(shou)。
7.【答案】A
【解析】根(gen)據(ju)句中(zhong)的merely及其后所述內(nei)容，應選(xuan)however，表(biao)轉折(zhe)。
8.【答案】D
【解析】使用(yong)更(geng)新，更(geng)快的通訊工具，目(mu)的是提(ti)高速度(du)。
9.【答案】C
【解析】報紙是印(yin)出(chu)來的，先印(yin)后看(讀)。
10.【答案】D
【解析】keep sb.+過(guo)去分詞是(shi)一(yi)種復合結構(gou)，sb.與過(guo)去分詞為被動關(guan)(guan)系，意為保持這(zhe)種關(guan)(guan)系的繼續。此句的意思是(shi)：報紙不斷地(di)為讀者提供新聞信息。
11.【答案】C
【解析(xi)】關于politics之類的(de)嚴肅話題,只能選educate。
12.【答案】B
【解(jie)析】此句意為(wei)：報紙(zhi)通(tong)過廣(guang)告影響讀者在(zai)經濟生活中的選擇。
13.【答案】B
【解析(xi)】大多數報紙(zhi)依靠(kao)廣告收入來維持(chi)生存，此現象人(ren)(ren)人(ren)(ren)皆知。
14.【答案】C
【解析】報紙的(de)售價之低，不足以抵付成本的(de)一(yi)小(xiao)部(bu)分。符合(he)上(shang)下文(wen)關于廣告收入的(de)說法。
15.【答案】A
【解析】收入(ru)來(lai)源(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)應該用source。因為source指河(he)流，泉水的(de)發源(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)地;常指抽象事物的(de)根源(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)或(huo)來(lai)源(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)以及資料，信息的(de)出處或(huo)來(lai)源(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。origin起(qi)源(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)，起(qi)因。指事物后來(lai)發生(sheng),發展變化(hua)的(de)最初起(qi)點(dian),或(huo)指人的(de)出身和血統。
16.【答案】D
【解析】succeed in為固(gu)定短語。此句意為：廣(guang)告業務的(de)(de)成功(gong)，取(qu)決于報紙在客(ke)戶(要打(da)廣(guang)告的(de)(de)人)心中(zhong)的(de)(de)價值。
17.【答案】C
【解析】根據上下文，此處應(ying)該用一般現在時(shi)的(de)(de)被動語態，此句意為：報(bao)紙在客戶心中(zhong)的(de)(de)價值，是靠發(fa)行量衡量的(de)(de)。
18.【答案】C
【解析】該句意為：發行量的大小，很大程度(du)上取決于發行部門的工作及報(bao)紙所提供的服務功能和娛(yu)樂(le)功能。
19.【答案】B
【解析】offered作services和entertainment的定語。
20.【答案】D
【解析】information后面接介詞about，表示“關于”。
