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 communications (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. (245 words)

【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。

【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。

【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。

【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，均不符合句意。

【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)。

【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)。

【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。lively adj．生动的。live adj．实况的：live news coverage实况新闻报道；live video实况录像。

【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 aaj．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)。