单选题 Directions:
There are ten blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
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单选题
  • A. primitive
  • B. important
  • C. impossible
  • D. outstanding
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 下一句谈到文明社会在正常时期有比谣传更好的传播途径，也就是说，谣传是原始的，非文明的。其他选项不合文章主题。故选A。
单选题
  • A. till
  • B. to
  • C. for
  • D. by
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] from…to从……到；from…until/till与时间搭配；其他介词不与from搭配。故选B。
单选题
  • A. means
  • B. ways
  • C. sources
  • D. resource
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] means、ways与后面的of news搭配不当。resource“资源”；natural resources of our country“我们国家的自然资源”；source表“来源”。因此C为正确答案。
单选题
  • A. confusion
  • B. peace
  • C. prosperity
  • D. worried
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] stress“紧张”，名词，and后面常接一个词性相同、意义相关或相近的词，peace“和平”；prosperity“繁荣”；confusion“混乱”；worried是形容词“焦急的”。故A为最佳答案。
单选题
  • A. time
  • B. the times
  • C. times
  • D. the time
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 此处times是“时代”的意思，而且，上句中“In times of stress and confusion”也提示我们这儿应用times。故C为正确选项。
单选题
  • A. do
  • B. did
  • C. are
  • D. were
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] especially做谓语的状语放在句首时，句子可部分倒装。部分倒装时，实义动词用助动词do，did，does提前(疑问句即倒装句中的一种)。本句中spread为实义动词，且从句中用一般现在时，由此可推知主句也用一般现在时，故选项A正确。
单选题
  • A. give up
  • B. give off
  • C. give out
  • D. send off
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] give out发出(光、热)，散发(消息)等；give off发出(光热)；give up，放弃；send off出发。因此，C是最合适的选项。
单选题
  • A. through
  • B. by
  • C. in
  • D. across
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] through…channel通过……渠道；别的介词不能与channel搭配。故选A。
单选题
  • A. wherever
  • B. where
  • C. whatever
  • D. what
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] wherever等于no matter where。
单选题
  • A. happened
  • B. would happen
  • C. happens
  • D. happen
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 此处讲的是一种客观事实，通篇都用一般现在时态。