题目内容
1.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.Radio began as a point-to-point communication device.In 1919,Radio Corporation of American would charge a fee if you sent a message from one radio to another.Either the senders or the recipients pay the fee.The purpose was basically to undercut the telegraph,and they made their money(51)C,not by providing radio as a (52)B but by selling hardware.
In about 1922,radio (53)A into a broadcast mechanism.For broadcasting,in the simple sense,there was a(54)D and it broadcast,and lots of people could hear it.But broadcasting was seen as a way to drive business to the radio hardware makers.The stations were(55)C by people who made radios or (56)A,by churches and universities that wanted to get their(57)B out but weren't going to make money.
And there was a lot of stuff which sounds very (58)C today about how this medium was going to(59)D.And in the 20s,Radio Broadcast Magazine (60)A a $500prize for the best essay that answered the question:"Who is going to pay for broadcasting,and how?"The winner suggested a (61)B on radio listeners.Now,it sounds a little strange to us,but that's actually the British model.The BBC supports itself by a tax on TV and radio sets.
There was some discussion about(62)B,and Herbert Hoover,the Secretary of Commerce then,was strongly against this idea.He said it was (63)D that we should allow so great a possibility for service (64)C by advertising chatter.The Commerce Department was(65)A radio at the time.After the creation of national radio networks then the pressure-advertisers wanted to go on with it,people who owned the radio network wanted to sell ads,and that's how radio developed as an advertising medium.
51.A.briefly | B.naturally | C.basically | D.eventually |
52.A.listener | B.service | C.broadcaster | D.applicant |
53.A.developed | B.extended | C.made | D.drove |
54.A.magazine | B.platform | C.stop | D.station |
55.A.wanted | B.made | C.sponsored | D.sold |
56.A.in some cases | B.in return | C.on the contrary | D.on the whole |
57.A.way | B.message | C.profit | D.opinion |
58.A.critical | B.persuasive | C.familiar | D.great |
59.A.communicate | B.broadcast | C.emerge | D.survive |
60.A.offered | B.won | C.missed | D.abandoned |
61.A.reward | B.tax | C.fine | D.rent |
62.A.broadcasting | B.advertising | C.chattering | D.modelling |
63.A.essential | B.inconvenient | C.difficult | D.unbelievable |
64.A.sent | B.created | C.drowned | D.suggested |
65.A.regulating | B.producing | C.providing | D.developing. |
分析 本文讲述了在广播发展的初期,收音机不是作为一种服务而是一种设备,电台是由那些做无线电的人赞助的,甚至有杂志出钱奖励一篇回答了关于谁来支付广播的文章,不知道广播的出路在哪里.广告很晚进入收音机,而现在被广告所淹没.
解答 51-65 CBADC ABCDA BBDCA
51.【参考答案】C.考查副词.根据The purpose was basically to undercut the telegraph,和本句话有个并列连词and,所以对应前半句中的basically,这里也一样.所以答案是 C.basically"基本上",其他选项的含义分别是 A.briefly"简略地";B.naturally"自然地";D.eventually"最终".
52.【参考答案】B.考查名词.根据句中的not by providing radio as 和but by selling hardware可知他们挣钱主语要把收音机不是作为一种服务而是一种设备,所以答案是 B.service"服务".其他选项的含义分是 A.listener"听众";C.broadcaster"广播"; D.applicant"申请人".
53.【参考答案】A.考查动词.根据into a broadcast mechanism可知这句话的意思是收音机发展成了一个广播机制.所以答案是A.developed"发展"; B.extended"延长";C.made"制造"; D.drove"驱使".
54.【参考答案】D.考查名词.根据55题所在句子中的The stations 可知要广播,就需要有一个电台,所以答案是 D.station"电台".
55.【参考答案】C.考查动词.根据上文broadcasting was seen as a way to drive business to the radio hardware makers.可知在当时人们只是把广播看成五金产品的生意,所以没人来投资,因此本句的含义是这些电台是由那些做无线电的人赞助的,所以答案是AC.sponsored"捐赠".
56.【参考答案】A.考查介词短语.根据by people who made radios or 和by churches and universities可知做无线电的人和不以赚钱为目的教堂和大学是并列的关系,所以选A in some cases 表示有时候,在一些情况下.其他选项的含义分别是B.in return"作为回报"; C.on the contrary"正相反"; D.on the whole"整体上".
57.【参考答案】B.考查名词.根据无线电的作用和本句中的get theirout可知无线电就是把信息传递出去的.所以答案是B.message"信息".
58.【参考答案】C.考查形容词.根据And there was a lot of stuff which sounds very 可以看出which sounds very 是定语从句,所以句义是现今,关于无线电的许多东西还是很熟悉的.因此答案是 C.familiar"熟悉的".其他选项的含义分别是 A.critical"批判的";B.persuasive"有说服力的";D.great大的.
59.【参考答案】D.考查动词.根据下文a $500prize for the best essay that answered the question:"Who is going to pay for broadcasting,and how?可知有杂志出钱奖励一篇回答了关于谁来支付广播的文章,所以本句的含义是媒体怎样生存,因此答案是 D.survive"幸存,幸免于".其他选项的含义分别是A.communicate"交流"; B.broadcast"广播"; C.emerge"出现".
60.【参考答案】A.考查动词.根据a $500prize for the best essay that answered the question可知有杂志提供500美金的奖金 奖励一篇回答了关于谁来支付广播的文章所以答案是A.offered"提供".
61.【参考答案】B.考查名词.根据本段最后一句话中出现了tax可知答案是 B.tax"税".
62.【参考答案】B.考查动词.根据 最后一段总的都在谈论广告,所以答案是 B.advertising"广告".其他选项的含义分别是 A.broadcasting"广播";C.chattering"喋喋不休";D.modelling"模仿".
63.【参考答案】D.考查形容词.上文提到Herbert Hoover持反对意见的,所以对于广告这件事,他觉得是"不可思议"的.根据句意"他说我们竟然允许这么大的可能性让我们的服务被广告所淹没简直太不可思议了!"should表示惊讶的语气,翻译为"竟然".所以答案是 D.unbelievable"令人难以置信的".其他选项的含义分别是A.essential"必要的";B.inconvenient"不方便的";C.difficult"困难的".
64.【参考答案】C.考查动词的搭配.根据句意"他说我们竟然允许这么大的可能性让我们的服务被广告所淹没简直太不可思议了可知答案是 C.drowned"淹没".
65.【参考答案】A根据下文提到的,广告很晚进入收音机,可知Commerce Department那时候正在规范无线电.所以答案是A.regulating"规范".其他选项的含义分别是B.producing"生产";C.providing"提供";D.developing"发展".
点评 考查人文类阅读.
在做完型填空是.要通览全文,把握大意通览全文目的是抓住文章的大意,了解全文的结构和基本内容,为下一步正确选择答案奠定基础.有人认为,看一篇满是空白的短文得不到什么信息,倒不如看一句填一空,这样节约时间一些.其实不然.考生只有在通览全文之后,才会成竹在胸,能够更快更准确地找出答案来.抓住第一句,预测下一句.
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