同等学力申硕英语完形填空练习题(19)

　　It is generally recognized in the world that the second Gulf War in Iraq is a crucial test of high-speed web. For decades, Americans have anxiously 1 each war through a new communication 2, from the early silent film of World War I to the 24-hour cable news 3 of the first Persian Gulf War.

　　Now, 4 bombs exploding in Baghdad, a sudden increase in wartime 5 for online news has become a central test of the 6 of high-speed Internet connections. It is also a good 7 both to attract users to online media 8 and to persuade them to pay for the material they find there, 9 the value of the Cable News Network persuaded millions to 10 to cable during the last war in Iraq.

　　11 by a steady rise over the last 18 months in the number of people with high-speed Internet 12 , now at more than 70 million in the United States, the web sites of many of the major news organizations have 13 assembled a novel collage (拼贴) of 14 video, audio reports, photography collections, animated weaponry 15 , interactive maps and other new digital reportage.

　　These Internet services are 16 on the remarkable abundance of sounds and images 17 from video cameras 18 on Baghdad and journalists traveling with troops. And they have found a 19 audience of American office workers 20 their computers during the early combat.

　　1. [A] notified [B] publicized [C] followed [D] pursued

　　2. [A] means [B] medium [C] method [D]measure

　　3. [A] coverage [B] publication [C] convention [D] conveyance

　　4. [A] during [B] in [C] as [D] with

　　5. [A] report [B] demand [C] concern [D] prospect

　　6. [A] ability [B] chance [C] potential [D] power

　　7. [A] opportunity [B] perspective [C] message [D] response

　　8. [A] outlets [B] resources [C] circumstances [D] positions

　　9. [A] for all that [B] now that [C] just as [D] as if

　　10. [A] subject[B] contribute[C] apply [D] subscribe

　　11. [A] Discouraged [B] Inspired [C] Impressed [D] Effected

　　12. [A] approach [B] usage [C] application [D] access

　　13. [A] radically [B] plausibly [C] orderly [D] hastily

　　14. [A] living [B] alive [C] live [D] lively

　　15. [A] destruction [B] displays [C] installation [D] contest

　　16. [A] capitalizing [B] embarking [C] broadcasting [D] operating

　　17. [A] accessible [B] desirable [C] feasible [D] available

　　18. [A] focused [B] rested [C] reckoned [D] depended

　　19. [A] continuous [B] perpetual [C] captive [D] temporary

　　20. [A] with [B] at [C] beside [D] near

　　参考答案：

　　1. [答案] [C] followed

　　[注释] 词义搭配。notify vt. 通知;publicize vt. 宣传;pursue vt. 追求;从事。以上3词均不合题意。follow vt. 密切注意;注视;跟踪。与上下文吻合。

　　2. [答案] [B] medium

　　[注释] 词义搭配。means 手段;method 方法;measure措施;以上三词均不合题意。medium媒体，符合上下文需要。

　　3. [答案] [A] coverage

　　[注释] 词义搭配。publication n. 出版;发行;convention n. 习俗;大会;conveyance n. 传递。news coverage媒体报导，故应选[A]。

　　4. [答案] [D] with

　　[注释] 结构搭配。“with + 名词 + 分词短语”构成独立分词结构，在句中作状语，意为“随着…”。as是连词，不能引导独立分词结构;但可以引导时间从句。如本句改为as bombs are exploding in Baghdad，则也可以。

　　5. [答案] [B] demand

　　[注释] 词义结构搭配。本句在谈论“对网上新闻的战时需求”，故应选[B] demand。demand n. (for) 对…的需求。report 后不接for，故被排除。concern n. 后可接about, at, for意为“对…的关心;挂念，如concern about his own affairs(对他自己的事关心);concern at his misfortune(对他不幸的关切);show concern for his safety(表示对他安全的关心)。the concerns of the nation(国事)。prospect n.前景;展望。

　　6. [答案] [C] potential

　　[注释] 词义结构搭配。ability 后常接不定式作定语。chance机会，可能性，与the test of在逻辑上不能搭配。此句意为“检验高速互联网连结的潜力”，故应选potential。power权力;电力。不合题意。

　　7. [答案] [A] opportunity

　　[注释] 词义搭配。opportunity机遇，后常接不定式作定语，本题选[A]在词义和语法结构上均是正确的。perspective n. 视角，看法;message 信息，消息;response 反应，均不合句意。

　　8. [答案] [A] outlets

　　[注释] 词义搭配。outlet n. (水、气等的)出口;发泄;电源;直销店。to attract users to online media outlets意为“吸引用户得到网络媒体发出的各种信息”。

　　9. [答案] [C] just as

　　[注释] 逻辑搭配。for all that conj. 尽管;用来引导让步从句。now that conj. 既然。as if 似乎，后接方式从句，用虚拟语气。just as 就像。

　　10. [答案] [D] subscribe

　　[注释] 词义结构搭配。subject...to...使…受到、服从…。contribute to 有助于，促进。apply to 适合。subscribe to 订阅;同意。subscribe to cable 交钱收看有线电视。

　　11. [答案] [B] Inspired

　　[注释] 词义搭配。discourage vt. 使沮丧;打消(某人做某事的念头)。inspire vt. 鼓舞。impress vt. 使留下印象。effect vt. (=bring about)产生，发生，引起：effect a cure/a change/a sale 产生疗效/引起变化/实行大减价。

　　12. [答案] [D] access

　　[注释] 词义搭配。approach n. 接近，通入(to)。usage n. 用法。application n. 应用;申请。access n. 利用…的权利：people with high speed Internet access(有权使用高速互联网的人们)。

　　13. [答案] [D] hastily

　　[注释] 词义搭配。radically 根本地;激进地。plausibly 似乎可信地。orderly 有序地。hastily匆忙地：hastily assemble a novel collage of...(匆忙地把…拼凑在一起)。

　　14. [答案] [C] live

　　[注释] 词义搭配。living adj. 有生命的：living things(生物)。alive adj. 活着：He is still alive. (他仍活着)。live adj. 实况的：live news coverage (实况新闻报导);live video(实况录像)。lively adj. (生动的)。

　　15. [答案] [B] displays

　　[注释] 词义搭配。destruction n. 毁灭;installation n. 安装;contest n. 竞赛。均不合题意。display n. 展览：animated weaponry displays(动态的武器展览)。

　　16. [答案] [A] capitalizing

　　[注释] 词义搭配。embark on 从事;贯彻。broadcast vt. 广播。operate on 给…做手术。capitalize on (=use sth. to ones own advantage) 利用某事(为达到某人利益)。

　　17. [答案] [D] available

　　[注释] 词义搭配。accessible adj. 可进入的;有权得到的。desirable adj. 想要的，令人满意的：a desirable job(令人满意的工作)。feasible adj. 可行的。available adj. 可得到的：the remarkable abundance of sounds and images available from video cameras (从录像机中得到的大量音像材料)。

　　18. [答案] [A] focused

　　[注释] 词义搭配。focus...on把焦点对准…。rest on依靠，依赖。reckon on 依靠，指望。depend on依靠，依赖;取决于。

　　19. [答案] [C] captive

　　[注释] 词义搭配。continuous adj. 持续不断的;perpetual adj. 永恒的;temporary adj. 临时的。captive adj. 俘虏的;跑不掉的;忠实的(观众、客户等)。

　　20. [答案] [B] at

　　[注释] 结构搭配。at在此句中表示“守在…的近旁收看”，有动作含义，如be at work/at table(在工作/在吃饭)。beside, near只具有地点概念，无动作含义，故应排除。

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