单选题
{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} {{I}} Read the following text. Choose the best
word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET
1.{{/I}}
{{B}}Text{{/B}} There are many ways used in communication. The
printed word is just about the most important way we have{{U}} {{U}}
1 {{/U}} {{/U}}communicating with one another. Look around you at
the{{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}in school at the news- papers, at
home, at the posters{{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}walls and the
stamps that you{{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}on envelopes before
posting them. Consider too, the{{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}of
being able to understand the instructions{{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}}
{{/U}}on packets of food and medicine sold in shops. In
these{{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}in many other ways, the printed
word has become so important{{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}it is
difficult to imagine how life could go on{{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}}
{{/U}}it. In everyday life there are hundreds of situations{{U}} {{U}}
10 {{/U}} {{/U}}which people need to communicate with due another, and
the printed word is nearly{{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}the best
method of communication{{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}large numbers
of people are involved. (38) you may know,
communication intended to reach a large{{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}}
{{/U}}of people is called "mass communication". The main present-day{{U}}
{{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}of mass communication using the printed words
are newspapers, magazines and books. The{{U}}
{{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}known forms of modern mass communication which
do not use the printed word are television and radio. Television or radio
broadcasts, like newspapers,{{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}also
reach millions of people{{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}a
time. hinting is so important nowadays that it is difficult to
imagine how people could{{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}without it.
In fact, though, it was many centuries{{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}}
{{/U}}man even had a language. Early cave men communicated with one another by
sign language or by drawing on the walls of their caves.
单选题
A. by
B. with
C. of
D. in
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】从上下文结构可以知道此处由于定语从句we have太短，为了避免头重脚轻，所以将较短的定语从句前置，紧跟在其所修饰的先行词way之后，四个选项中只有[C]of能用于连接先行词way的另一个定语communicating with one another，因此选[C]。其他三个选项无此功能，故排除。
【答案解析】本题考查表示数量单位的名词短语的用法。因为下文出现名词复数people，所以选[C] number“数，数量”，a number of“一些，一群”可以修饰复数名词。[A]sum“一笔(金额)，总额”，a sum of只能修饰不可数名词，不可以与复数名词连用，如a large sum of money“一大笔钱”；[B]amount“数量”，短语an amount of“相当数量的，一些”通常修饰不可数名词；[D]figure“数字”，不能用于表示数量。