Cloze text 1

　　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'snewspapers __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 other7.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

　　答案解析

　　1.【答案】A

　　【解析】just 在此为副词，意为"刚刚"，做状语。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

　　纸对新闻的反应之快。

　　2.【答案】A

　　【解析】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。

　　3.【答案】A

　　【解析】消息，信息要靠收集。

　　4.【答案】D

　　【解析】后面的不定式短语表示目的。

　　5.【答案】C

　　【解析】提供信息的目的'是为了让他人知道，所以选 C。

　　6.【答案】B

　　【解析】other 意为"其他的"。此句意为：无线电，电报，电

　　视，及其它发明，成为报纸的竞争对手。

　　7. 【答案】A

　　【解析】根据句中的 merely 及其后所述内容，应选 however，

　　表转折。

　　8.【答案】D

　　【解析】使用更新，更快的通讯工具，目的是提高速度。

　　9.【答案】C

　　【解析】报纸是印出来的，先印后看(读)。10.【答案】D

　　【解析】keep sb. 过去分词是一种复合结构，sb.与过去分词

　　为被动关系，意为保持这种关系的继续。此句的意思是：报

　　纸不断地为读者提供新闻信息。

　　11.【答案】C

　　【解析】关于 politics 之类的严肃话题,只能选 educate。

　　12.【答案】B

　　【解析】此句意为：报纸通过广告影响读者在经济生活中的

　　选择。

　　13.【答案】B

　　【解析】大多数报纸依靠广告收入来维持生存，此现象人人

　　皆知

　　14.【答案】C

　　【解析】报纸的售价之低，不足以抵付成本的一小部分。

　　符合上下文关于广告收入的说法。

　　15.【答案】A

　　【解析】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。指事物后来发生,发展变化的

　　最初起点,或指人的出身和血统。

　　16.【答案】D

　　【解析】

　　succeed 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(要打广告的人)心中的价值。

　　17.【答案】C

　　【解析】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，是靠发行量衡量的。

　　18.【答案】C

　　【解析】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。

　　19.【答案】B

　　【解析】offered 作 services 和 entertainment 的定语。

　　20.【答案】DCloze text 2

　　Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that

　　goes into the collecting of those fascinating birds and animals

　　that they pay to see in the zoo.One of the questions that is

　　always asked of me is __1__ I became an animal collector in the

　　first __2__ .The answer is that I have always been interested in

　　animals and zoos.According to my parents，the first word I was

　　able

　　to

　　say

　　with

　　any

　　__3__

　　was

　　not

　　the

　　conventional“mamma”or“daddy”, __4__ the word“zoo” ，

　　which I would __5__ over and over again with a shrill __6__

　　until someone, in groups to __7__ me up， would take me to the

　　zoo.When I __8__ a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a

　　great __9__ of pets， ranging from owls to seahorses， and I

　　spent all my spare time __10__ the countryside in search of

　　fresh specimens to __11__ to my collection of pets.__12__ on I

　　went for a year to the City Zoo， as a student __13__ ,to get

　　experience of the large animals， such as lions， bears， bison

　　and ostriches,__14__ were not easy to keep at home.When I

　　left,I __15__ had enough money of my own to be able to

　　__16__ my first trip and I have been going __17__ ever sincethen.Though a collector‘s job is not an easy one and is full of

　　__18__ ,it is certainly a job which will appeal __19__ all those

　　who love animals and __20__ .

　　1. A.how

　　B.where

　　C.when

　　D.whether

　　2.A.region

　　B.field

　　C.place

　　D.case

　　3.A.clarity

　　B.emotion

　　C.sentiment

　　D.affection

　　4.A.except

　　B.but

　　C.except for

　　D.but for

　　5.A.recite

　　B.recognize

　　C.read

　　D.repeat

　　6.A.volume

　　B.noise

　　C.voice

　　D.pitch

　　7.A.close

　　B.shut

　　C.stop

　　D.comfort

　　8.A.grew

　　B.was growing

　　C.grow

　　D.grown

　　9.A.many

　　B.amount

　　C.number

　　D.supply

　　10.A.living

　　B.cultivating

　　C.reclaiming D.exploring

　　11.A.increase B.include

　　C.add

　　D.enrich

　　12.A.later

　　B.further

　　C.then

　　D.subsequently

　　13.A.attendant B.keeper

　　C.member

　　D.aide

　　14.A.who

　　B.they

　　C.of which

　　D.which

　　15.A.luckily

　　B.gladly

　　C.nearly

　　D.successfully

　　16.A.pay

　　B.provide

　　C.allow

　　D.finance

　　17.A.normally B.regularly

　　C.usually

　　D.often

　　18.A.expectations

　　B.sorrows

　　.excitementD.disappointments

　　19.A.for

　　B.with

　　C.to

　　D.from

　　20.A.excursion

　　B.travel

　　C.journey

　　D.Trip

　　答案;

　　1-----5 ACABD

　　6------10 CBACD

　　11-----15 CADDD

　　16------20 DBDCB

　　Cloze text 3

　　About a month ago I was present at a serious occasion--the

　　reading of a will. I can remember one passage that particularly

　　struck me. It ran something (1) this."And I direct that $10, 000 be (2) to old William B, whom I

　　have wished to help for many years, (3) always put off doing so.

　　" It (4) the last words of a dying man. But the story does not(5)

　　there. When the lawyers came to (6) out the bequest (遗赠), they

　　discovered that old William B had (7), too, and so the (8) deed

　　was lost.

　　I felt rather (9) about that. It seemed to me a most

　　regrettable (10) that William should not have had his $10, 000

　　just ( 11 ) somebody kept putting (12) giving it to him. And

　　from ( 13 ) accounts, William could have done with the (14).

　　But I am sure (15) there are thousands of kindly little deeds

　　waiting to be (16) today, which are being put off"(17) later. "

　　George Herbert, in praise of good intentions, (18) that "One

　　of these days is better than (19) of these days. " But I say that

　　(20) is better than all.

　　1. A. about

　　B. for

　　C. like

　　D. of

　　2. A. consumed B. paid C. cost

　　D. devoted

　　3. A. and

　　B. or

　　C. still

　　D. but

　　4. A. was B. were C. is D. has been

　　5. A. remain B. end C. finish D. appear

　　6. A. find B. point C. put

　　D. carry

　　7 A. died

　　B. disappeared

　　C. escaped D. hidden8. A. invaluable B. identical C. good

　　D. historic

　　9. A. happy B. sorry C. Faithful D. exciting

　　10. A. matter B. dream C. Task D. thing

　　11. A. because B. for

　　C. as though D. till

　　12. A. off B. into

　　C. in

　　D. on

　　13. A. every B. some C. any

　　D. all

　　14. A. payment B. money C. Regrets D. expense

　　15. A. whether B. of C. that

　　D. often

　　16. A. protected B. done C. made D. rewarded

　　17. A. until

　　B. still

　　C. too D. toward

　　18. A. implies B. marked C. regrets D. says

　　19. A. some B. any C. all D. none

　　20. A. Morning B. Spring C. Today D. Time

　　参考答案：

　　1.【解析】C。本题考查 like 作介词的用法。本句的意思是：

　　“大概一个月前，我出席了一个严肃的场合，听律师宣读遗嘱。

　　我记得有我对一小节的内容印象行别深刻，事情应该是这样

　　的。”

　　2.【解析】D。本题考查固定搭配。devote sth to 把…奉

　　献给或送给…。3.【解析】D。本题考查句子的逻辑关系。根据句子的

　　意思“我多年来都希望帮助他，但一直没有做到”，应该表示

　　转折。put off 拖延，推迟。

　　4.【解析】C。本题考查一般现在时的单数形式。

　　5.【解析】B。本题考查词语辨析。本句的意思是“故事

　　还没有结束”。finish 多表示“完成某事”，而 end 有“结束”的

　　意思。

　　6.【解析】D。本题考查固定搭配。carry out 执行。

　　7.【解析】A。本题考查阅读理解能力。根据题中的完

　　成时态，空中所填动词应该是前面已经出现的`动作，而其余

　　三选项是在前面没有出现的动作，前面只谈到了死亡，因此

　　选 died.

　　8.【解析】C。本题考查对句意的理解。good deed 善行。

　　9.【解析】B。根据文章内容，作者在这里只能感到很遗

　　憾，不可能是激动或高兴。

　　10.【解析】D。本题考查对句意的理解。对作者来说这

　　是件很遗憾的事情。

　　11.【解析】A。本题考查语句的逻辑关系。意思是“威廉

　　姆斯先生没有得到这笔钱，只是因为…”，表示原因。

　　12.【解析】A。本题考查固定搭配。put off 拖延，推迟。

　　13.【解析】D。本题考查固定搭配。from all accounts 据大家所说，根据众人的意见。

　　14.【解析】B。本题考查对文章的理解。意思是 William

　　本来应该得到这笔钱的。

　　15.【解析】C。本题考查 Be sure that 后面跟宾语从句的

　　用法，be sure that 确信…。

　　16.【解析】B。本题考查 something to be done 某事要完

　　成。

　　17.【解析】B。应该是推迟到了以后。

　　18.【解析】D。本题考查对句意的理解。应是 George

　　Herbert 说。

　　19.【解析】C。本题考查对句意的理解。作者是说“某一

　　天比任何一天都要好”。

　　20.【解析】C。本题考查对句意的理解。意思是“但是我

　　认为今天比任何一天都要好”。

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