完形填空實戰練習(二)

A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C，and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

British newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world.___1___recently big changes have seen these traditional publications try to fit the modern world. After 216 years，The Times has halved its ___2___ to become much smaller. In fact，the paper has___ 3___ its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid(小報).

In Britain the newspaper market is___4___between the larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids. These terms ___5___ the size of the papers’ pages but there is also a clear___6 ___in content. Broadsheets such as The Times， The Guardian and Daily Telegraph are serious papers. They cover a broad range of political，economic and international issues. Their stories are also reasonably long and use quite formal language.

Tabloids have far more stories about___ 7___serious issues such as celebrities’ love lives. Their stories are shorter and use more simple language. Tabloids often have bigger pictures. Britain’s___ 8 ___ newspaper，The Sun，is a tabloid and has a naked page on page three every day.

By___9___ to the size of a tabloid，The Times is following in the footsteps of a less broadsheet paper The Independent. It changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase. Although both papers have___ 10 ___to the smaller size，the content of the papers has___11___ the same. They are both still serious papers.

The two papers claim that people___12 ___the smaller size easier to handle when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning. The Times says its new size is “compact”， not tabloid.

1. A. Then B. SoC. AndD. But

2. A. length B. size C. width D. thickness

3. A. cut B. added C. enlarged D. printed

4. A. divided B. separatedC. arrangedD. marked

5. A. turn intoB. refer toC. think about D. connect with

6. A. meaningB. markC. difference D. sign

7. A. moreB. less C. even D. quite

8. A. best-sellingB. good-lookingC. slow-movingD. ugly-looking

9. A. going B. gettingC. changingD. coming

10. A. halved B. madeC. switchedD. cut

11. A. becomeB. foundC. left D. remained

12. A. find B. hopeC. expect D. agree

B

Directions:Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Research scientists say they discovered a new drug that will help the fight ___1___the disease tuberculosis (肺結核). Experts say it has been shown in animal experiments to clear tuberculosis mycobacterium (病菌) two times faster than___2___ medicines.

Tuberculosis infects at least eight million people each year. It also is___3___ of the leading causes of death around the world.

Tuberculosis spreads easily through the air___ 4___ coughing，sneezing or___5___ talking.___6 ___ people infected with the tuberculosis mycobacterium will not necessarily become sick. The organism can live in the body for years___7___becoming active.

Today， rifampin(利福平，抗結核藥) is used with two other medicines to treat tuberculosis. The drugs must be taken for up to nine months. But experts say the treatment is no longer effective against the disease in many parts of the world. They say this is___8 ___the mycobacterium has developed defenses against the treatment.

A

答案與解析

1. D從后文內容看，《泰晤士報》歷經216年后縮小版面，進行改革，此處應為轉折關系，用But。

2. Bsize(大小、尺寸、規模)，指報紙則為版面，長度、寬度、厚度都不能表述報紙的版面。

3. Acut削減，減少。B“增加”，C“擴大”，D“印刷”，均不合文意。

4. A分為，分成。B“離開”，C“安排”，D“作記號”。

5. B涉及，提及。A“變成”，C“考慮”，D“聯系”，均不符合文意。

6. C從but表轉折之意看應為difference。

7. Bless serious不太嚴肅。從more stories和love lives可知A、C、D都不對。

8. Abest-selling暢銷的。從其內容更市民化、生活化知其暢銷。

9. C變成，變為。由文章第一段可知。

10. Cswitch此處相當于change。

11. D “保留原樣”，有主觀的含義，A、B均指客觀發生的狀態，left不合文意。

12. A指讀者在客觀上對已有事實的發現，B、C表達的不是已有事實，D不合邏輯。

B

答案與解析

1.againstthe fight against...表示“與……的斗爭”。

2.other消滅病菌的速度比其他藥物快兩倍。

3.one根據句意以及...of the leading causes可判斷， 應填one， 意為導致“死亡的主要原因之一”。

4.by句意為“通過咳嗽、打噴嚏甚至講話這樣的方式傳染”。

5.even參照上題解析。

6.But句意為“但是，感染了肺結核病菌的人不會馬上發病”。明顯與上文意思相反，須轉折。

7.beforebecoming active是指“The organism變得活躍，即發病”之意。句意為“在發病前，病毒可能在體內存活幾年”。

8. because句意:“這是因為病毒本身對藥物治療也產生了對抗性。”

編輯/梁宇清