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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C,and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
British newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world.___1___recently big changes have seen these traditional publications try to fit the modern world. After 216 years,The Times has halved its ___2___ to become much smaller. In fact,the paper has___ 3___ its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid(小报).
In Britain the newspaper market is___4___between the larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids. These terms ___5___ the size of the papers’ pages but there is also a clear___6 ___in content. Broadsheets such as The Times, The Guardian and Daily Telegraph are serious papers. They cover a broad range of political,economic and international issues. Their stories are also reasonably long and use quite formal language.
Tabloids have far more stories about___ 7___serious issues such as celebrities’ love lives. Their stories are shorter and use more simple language. Tabloids often have bigger pictures. Britain’s___ 8 ___ newspaper,The Sun,is a tabloid and has a naked page on page three every day.
By___9___ to the size of a tabloid,The Times is following in the footsteps of a less broadsheet paper The Independent. It changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase. Although both papers have___ 10 ___to the smaller size,the content of the papers has___11___ the same. They are both still serious papers.
The two papers claim that people___12 ___the smaller size easier to handle when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning. The Times says its new size is “compact”, not tabloid.
1. A. Then B. So C. And D. But
2. A. length B. size C. width D. thickness
3. A. cut B. added C. enlarged D. printed
4. A. divided B. separated C. arranged D. marked
5. A. turn into B. refer to C. think about D. connect with
6. A. meaning B. mark C. difference D. sign
7. A. more B. less C. even D. quite
8. A. best-selling B. good-looking C. slow-moving D. ugly-looking
9. A. going B. getting C. changing D. coming
10. A. halved B. made C. switched D. cut
11. A. become B. found C. left D. remained
12. A. find B. hope C. expect D. agree
B
Directions:Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Research scientists say they discovered a new drug that will help the fight ___1___the disease tuberculosis (肺结核). Experts say it has been shown in animal experiments to clear tuberculosis mycobacterium (病菌) two times faster than___2___ medicines.
Tuberculosis infects at least eight million people each year. It also is___3___ of the leading causes of death around the world.
Tuberculosis spreads easily through the air___ 4___ coughing,sneezing or___5___ talking.___6 ___ people infected with the tuberculosis mycobacterium will not necessarily become sick. The organism can live in the body for years___7___becoming active.
Today, rifampin(利福平,抗结核药) is used with two other medicines to treat tuberculosis. The drugs must be taken for up to nine months. But experts say the treatment is no longer effective against the disease in many parts of the world. They say this is___8 ___the mycobacterium has developed defenses against the treatment.
A
答案与解析
1. D从后文内容看,《泰晤士报》历经216年后缩小版面,进行改革,此处应为转折关系,用But。
2. Bsize(大小、尺寸、规模),指报纸则为版面,长度、宽度、厚度都不能表述报纸的版面。
3. Acut削减,减少。B“增加”,C“扩大”,D“印刷”,均不合文意。
4. A分为,分成。B“离开”,C“安排”,D“作记号”。
5. B涉及,提及。A“变成”,C“考虑”,D“联系”,均不符合文意。
6. C从but表转折之意看应为difference。
7. Bless serious不太严肃。从more stories和love lives可知A、C、D都不对。
8. Abest-selling畅销的。从其内容更市民化、生活化知其畅销。
9. C变成,变为。由文章第一段可知。
10. Cswitch此处相当于change。
11. D “保留原样”,有主观的含义,A、B均指客观发生的状态,left不合文意。
12. A指读者在客观上对已有事实的发现,B、C表达的不是已有事实,D不合逻辑。
B
答案与解析
1.againstthe fight against...表示“与……的斗争”。
2.other消灭病菌的速度比其他药物快两倍。
3.one根据句意以及...of the leading causes可判断, 应填one, 意为导致“死亡的主要原因之一”。
4.by句意为“通过咳嗽、打喷嚏甚至讲话这样的方式传染”。
5.even参照上题解析。
6.But句意为“但是,感染了肺结核病菌的人不会马上发病”。明显与上文意思相反,须转折。
7.beforebecoming active是指“The organism变得活跃,即发病”之意。句意为“在发病前,病毒可能在体内存活几年”。
8. because句意:“这是因为病毒本身对药物治疗也产生了对抗性。”
编辑/梁宇清
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C,and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
British newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world.___1___recently big changes have seen these traditional publications try to fit the modern world. After 216 years,The Times has halved its ___2___ to become much smaller. In fact,the paper has___ 3___ its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid(小报).
In Britain the newspaper market is___4___between the larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids. These terms ___5___ the size of the papers’ pages but there is also a clear___6 ___in content. Broadsheets such as The Times, The Guardian and Daily Telegraph are serious papers. They cover a broad range of political,economic and international issues. Their stories are also reasonably long and use quite formal language.
Tabloids have far more stories about___ 7___serious issues such as celebrities’ love lives. Their stories are shorter and use more simple language. Tabloids often have bigger pictures. Britain’s___ 8 ___ newspaper,The Sun,is a tabloid and has a naked page on page three every day.
By___9___ to the size of a tabloid,The Times is following in the footsteps of a less broadsheet paper The Independent. It changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase. Although both papers have___ 10 ___to the smaller size,the content of the papers has___11___ the same. They are both still serious papers.
The two papers claim that people___12 ___the smaller size easier to handle when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning. The Times says its new size is “compact”, not tabloid.
1. A. Then B. So C. And D. But
2. A. length B. size C. width D. thickness
3. A. cut B. added C. enlarged D. printed
4. A. divided B. separated C. arranged D. marked
5. A. turn into B. refer to C. think about D. connect with
6. A. meaning B. mark C. difference D. sign
7. A. more B. less C. even D. quite
8. A. best-selling B. good-looking C. slow-moving D. ugly-looking
9. A. going B. getting C. changing D. coming
10. A. halved B. made C. switched D. cut
11. A. become B. found C. left D. remained
12. A. find B. hope C. expect D. agree
B
Directions:Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Research scientists say they discovered a new drug that will help the fight ___1___the disease tuberculosis (肺结核). Experts say it has been shown in animal experiments to clear tuberculosis mycobacterium (病菌) two times faster than___2___ medicines.
Tuberculosis infects at least eight million people each year. It also is___3___ of the leading causes of death around the world.
Tuberculosis spreads easily through the air___ 4___ coughing,sneezing or___5___ talking.___6 ___ people infected with the tuberculosis mycobacterium will not necessarily become sick. The organism can live in the body for years___7___becoming active.
Today, rifampin(利福平,抗结核药) is used with two other medicines to treat tuberculosis. The drugs must be taken for up to nine months. But experts say the treatment is no longer effective against the disease in many parts of the world. They say this is___8 ___the mycobacterium has developed defenses against the treatment.
A
答案与解析
1. D从后文内容看,《泰晤士报》历经216年后缩小版面,进行改革,此处应为转折关系,用But。
2. Bsize(大小、尺寸、规模),指报纸则为版面,长度、宽度、厚度都不能表述报纸的版面。
3. Acut削减,减少。B“增加”,C“扩大”,D“印刷”,均不合文意。
4. A分为,分成。B“离开”,C“安排”,D“作记号”。
5. B涉及,提及。A“变成”,C“考虑”,D“联系”,均不符合文意。
6. C从but表转折之意看应为difference。
7. Bless serious不太严肃。从more stories和love lives可知A、C、D都不对。
8. Abest-selling畅销的。从其内容更市民化、生活化知其畅销。
9. C变成,变为。由文章第一段可知。
10. Cswitch此处相当于change。
11. D “保留原样”,有主观的含义,A、B均指客观发生的状态,left不合文意。
12. A指读者在客观上对已有事实的发现,B、C表达的不是已有事实,D不合逻辑。
B
答案与解析
1.againstthe fight against...表示“与……的斗争”。
2.other消灭病菌的速度比其他药物快两倍。
3.one根据句意以及...of the leading causes可判断, 应填one, 意为导致“死亡的主要原因之一”。
4.by句意为“通过咳嗽、打喷嚏甚至讲话这样的方式传染”。
5.even参照上题解析。
6.But句意为“但是,感染了肺结核病菌的人不会马上发病”。明显与上文意思相反,须转折。
7.beforebecoming active是指“The organism变得活跃,即发病”之意。句意为“在发病前,病毒可能在体内存活几年”。
8. because句意:“这是因为病毒本身对药物治疗也产生了对抗性。”
编辑/梁宇清