单选题 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.

单选题 [A] notified [B] publicized [C] followed [D] pursued

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[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。

单选题 [A] means [B] medium [C] method [D]measure

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[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。

单选题 [A] coverage [B] publication [C] convention [D] conveyance

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[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]。

单选题 [A] during [B] in [C] as [D] with

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[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。

单选题 [A] report [B] demand [C] concern [D] prospect

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[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。

单选题 [A] ability [B] chance [C] potential [D] power

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[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。

单选题 [A] opportunity [B] perspective [C] message [D] response

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[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。

单选题 [A] outlets [B] resources [C] circumstances [D] positions

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[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”。

单选题 [A] for all that [B] now that [C] just as [D] as if

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[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。

单选题 [A] subject [B] contribute [C] apply [D] subscribe

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[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。

单选题 [A] Discouraged [B] Inspired [C] Impressed [D] Effected

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[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。

单选题 [A] approach [B] usage [C] application [D] access

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[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)。

单选题 [A] radically [B] plausibly [C] orderly [D] hastily

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[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)。

单选题 [A] living [B] alive [C] live [D] lively

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[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)。

单选题 [A] destruction [B] displays [C] installation [D] contest

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[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)。

单选题 [A] capitalizing [B] embarking [C] broadcasting [D] operating

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[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)。

单选题 [A] accessible [B] desirable [C] feasible [D] available

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[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)。

单选题 [A] focused [B] rested [C] reckoned [D] depended

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[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。

单选题 [A] continuous [B] perpetual [C] captive [D] temporary

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[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)。

单选题 [A] with [B] at [C] beside [D] near

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[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。