2017年成人英语三级完形填空考前检测押题及答案(7)[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　outsintosmany　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　ofproduction.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　Dpleted

　　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 Cloze　Test　3

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