单选题
Directions: In this part, you are required to read the following passage carefully. For each of the 20 blanks there are four marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
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【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] put out在此意为“生产,推出”。其余三项均不合题意。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] though引导让步状语从句,表示虽然有共同点,但关于最有效广告方式的问题,还是存在分歧。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] when it comes down to表示当遇到某种情况,碰到某种问题。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 通过句子后半部分是现在完成时,应当看出over在此为最佳答案,若选past应当为in the past years。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 此题为语法题。be based on是固定搭配。depending on在此还可以,但是depended on则不对。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 理解分析题,只有通过理解文意才能做对。本句应接上文继续讲广告公司风格迥异,所以应是即使对待同一件商品,广告也不会相同。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 对某人来说用for sb.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 比其他多得多,用much more或far more。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据常识及文意分析,广告应当是通过图画和语言传达信息,所以只能选visual。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文意分析得知,广告之制作产品不过是出发点,仅此而已。所以选no more than。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 下文接着提到产品已无,广告犹存,故选outlive。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] “在……情况下”为in the case of。in the long run长期看来;in terms of根据,在……方面。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] can't help but do此处为固定搭配。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] apart from也是固定搭配。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 两个从句并列做ignore的宾语从句,应当由that引导。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] “正如所讲”用as,其余三项既不符合语法,语义也不通。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 广告完整的背景用the full context。其余三项既不符合语法,语义也不通。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 语法题。“试过之后才……”应用完成时态to have tried。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 语义加语法题。句意:并非试过之后才能够……,故用be able to(能够)。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 在此应用it指代前面的a particular product。