大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)完形填空模擬題（3）
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, todays 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 newspapers 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 newspapers pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspapers 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
【解析】just在此為副詞，意為 剛剛 ，做狀語(yǔ)。此句意為 一個(gè)事件剛剛發(fā)生，街上就有報(bào)紙報(bào)道詳情了。說(shuō)明報(bào)紙對(duì)資訊的反應(yīng)之快。
2.【答案】A
【解析】to give和giving都合乎語(yǔ)法，但giving強(qiáng)調(diào)的是正在發(fā)生的動(dòng)作，而此處重點(diǎn)表達(dá)的是 反應(yīng)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】后面的不定式短語(yǔ)表示目的。
5.【答案】C
【解析】提供信息的目的是為了讓他人知道，所以選C。
6.【答案】B
【解析】other意為 其他的 。此句意為：無(wú)線電，電報(bào)，電視，及其它發(fā)明，成為報(bào)紙的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手。
7.【答案】A
【解析】根據(jù)句中的merely及其后所述內(nèi)容，應(yīng)選however，表轉(zhuǎn)折。
8.【答案】D
【解析】使用更新，更快的通訊工具，目的是提高速度。
9.【答案】C
【解析】報(bào)紙是印出來(lái)的，先印后看。
10.【答案】D
【解析】keep sb.+過(guò)去分詞是一種復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)，sb.與過(guò)去分詞為被動(dòng)關(guān)系，意為保持這種關(guān)系的繼續(xù)。此句的意思是：報(bào)紙不斷地為讀者提供資訊信息。
11.【答案】C
【解析】關(guān)于politics之類的嚴(yán)肅話題,只能選educate。
12.【答案】B
【解析】此句意為：報(bào)紙通過(guò)廣告影響讀者在經(jīng)濟(jì)生活中的選擇。
13.【答案】B
【解析】大多數(shù)報(bào)紙依靠廣告收入來(lái)維持生存，此現(xiàn)象人人皆知。
14.【答案】C
【解析】報(bào)紙的售價(jià)之低，不足以抵付成本的一小部分。符合上下文關(guān)于廣告收入的說(shuō)法。
15.【答案】A
【解析】收入來(lái)源應(yīng)該用source。因?yàn)閟ource指河流，泉水的發(fā)源地;常指抽象事物的根源或來(lái)源以及資料，信息的出處或來(lái)源。origin起源，起因。指事物后來(lái)發(fā)生,發(fā)展變化的最初起點(diǎn),或指人的出身和血統(tǒng)。
16.【答案】D
【解析】succeed in為固定短語(yǔ)。此句意為：廣告業(yè)務(wù)的成功，取決于報(bào)紙?jiān)诳蛻粜闹械膬r(jià)值。
17.【答案】C
【解析】根據(jù)上下文，此處應(yīng)該用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)，此句意為：報(bào)紙?jiān)诳蛻粜闹械膬r(jià)值，是靠發(fā)行量衡量的。
18.【答案】C
【解析】該句意為：發(fā)行量的大小，很大程度上取決于發(fā)行部門的工作及報(bào)紙所提供的服務(wù)功能和娛樂(lè)功能。
19.【答案】B
【解析】offered作services和entertainment的定語(yǔ)。
20.【答案】D
【解析】information后面接介詞about，表示 關(guān)于 。
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, todays 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 newspapers 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 newspapers pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspapers 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
【解析】just在此為副詞，意為 剛剛 ，做狀語(yǔ)。此句意為 一個(gè)事件剛剛發(fā)生，街上就有報(bào)紙報(bào)道詳情了。說(shuō)明報(bào)紙對(duì)資訊的反應(yīng)之快。
2.【答案】A
【解析】to give和giving都合乎語(yǔ)法，但giving強(qiáng)調(diào)的是正在發(fā)生的動(dòng)作，而此處重點(diǎn)表達(dá)的是 反應(yīng)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】后面的不定式短語(yǔ)表示目的。
5.【答案】C
【解析】提供信息的目的是為了讓他人知道，所以選C。
6.【答案】B
【解析】other意為 其他的 。此句意為：無(wú)線電，電報(bào)，電視，及其它發(fā)明，成為報(bào)紙的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手。
7.【答案】A
【解析】根據(jù)句中的merely及其后所述內(nèi)容，應(yīng)選however，表轉(zhuǎn)折。
8.【答案】D
【解析】使用更新，更快的通訊工具，目的是提高速度。
9.【答案】C
【解析】報(bào)紙是印出來(lái)的，先印后看。
10.【答案】D
【解析】keep sb.+過(guò)去分詞是一種復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)，sb.與過(guò)去分詞為被動(dòng)關(guān)系，意為保持這種關(guān)系的繼續(xù)。此句的意思是：報(bào)紙不斷地為讀者提供資訊信息。
11.【答案】C
【解析】關(guān)于politics之類的嚴(yán)肅話題,只能選educate。
12.【答案】B
【解析】此句意為：報(bào)紙通過(guò)廣告影響讀者在經(jīng)濟(jì)生活中的選擇。
13.【答案】B
【解析】大多數(shù)報(bào)紙依靠廣告收入來(lái)維持生存，此現(xiàn)象人人皆知。
14.【答案】C
【解析】報(bào)紙的售價(jià)之低，不足以抵付成本的一小部分。符合上下文關(guān)于廣告收入的說(shuō)法。
15.【答案】A
【解析】收入來(lái)源應(yīng)該用source。因?yàn)閟ource指河流，泉水的發(fā)源地;常指抽象事物的根源或來(lái)源以及資料，信息的出處或來(lái)源。origin起源，起因。指事物后來(lái)發(fā)生,發(fā)展變化的最初起點(diǎn),或指人的出身和血統(tǒng)。
16.【答案】D
【解析】succeed in為固定短語(yǔ)。此句意為：廣告業(yè)務(wù)的成功，取決于報(bào)紙?jiān)诳蛻粜闹械膬r(jià)值。
17.【答案】C
【解析】根據(jù)上下文，此處應(yīng)該用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)，此句意為：報(bào)紙?jiān)诳蛻粜闹械膬r(jià)值，是靠發(fā)行量衡量的。
18.【答案】C
【解析】該句意為：發(fā)行量的大小，很大程度上取決于發(fā)行部門的工作及報(bào)紙所提供的服務(wù)功能和娛樂(lè)功能。
19.【答案】B
【解析】offered作services和entertainment的定語(yǔ)。
20.【答案】D
【解析】information后面接介詞about，表示 關(guān)于 。
