单选题
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【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】句意:事件发生后,街上立刻就有报纸……。soon after之后不久。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】不定式和现在分词都可做定语,分词表正在进行的动作,而不定式表将要发生的动作。这里指事件发生不久,街上就有报社在报导详情。强调的是正在进行的动作。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】gather the news搜集信息。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】句意:报纸最基本的目的是尽快从信息源处获得信息。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】句意:从制造新闻的人那里传到想了解该新闻的人那儿。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】other inventions其他发明。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】此处语意发生转折,前面讲到报纸面临激烈竞争,后面则表示竞争却刺激了报纸业的发展,因此用however。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】value价值,价格;ratio比率;rate比率,进度。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】print印刷,出版;spread传播,蔓延;pass传递;complete完成,使完善。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】keep sb.informed of sth.使某人知晓某事。本处过去分词短语做宾语补足语。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】educate教育,培养;entertain娱乐,招待;encourage鼓励,激励;edit编辑。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】句意:报纸通过广告来影响读者的经济选择。through通过某种方式。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】句意:大多数报纸依靠广告来维持生存。existence存在,生存。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】句意:报纸的售价之低,不足以抵付成本的一小部分。符合上下文关于广告收入的说法。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】source of income收入来源。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】the success in在某方面取得的成功。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】报纸在客户心中的价值是用发行量来衡量的。全文都是使用一般现在时态,故选项C正确。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据后文“But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value”,可判断报纸的流通与流通部门和服务娱乐有点儿联系,但不是主要联系。somewhat有点,达到某种程度。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】offered过去分词短语做定语修饰services和entertainment。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】句意:关于地区、城市、国家、世界,甚至外太空的消息。