19.　 A. features 　　 B. shortcomings 　 C. disadvantages 　 D. advantages

18.　 A. constructing　　　 B. building 　 C. shaping 　　 D. making

17.　 A. known 　　 B. informed 　 C. prepared 　 D. made

16.　 A. provide 　　 B. offer　 C. supply 　　　 D. give

40. A. prepare　　　 B. need　　　 　　　　C. manage 　　　D. attempt

答案：21-25 ABBCC　 26-30 BAADA　 31-35 BBADB　 36-40 BDABB

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广东省揭阳一中10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

A newspaper is a publication devoted chiefly to presenting and commenting on the news. Newspapers __16__ us with an excellent means of keeping people well ___17___ on current events. They also play a vital role in __18__ public opinion. Newspapers have certain ___19___ over the other major news media----television, radio, and newsmagazines. For example, newspapers can __20__ more news and in much greater detail than television and radio newscasts. Newsmagazines___21__chief national and international events. But newspapers report local as well as national and international news. __22__ a daily newspaper requires great __23__ and efficiency. Reporters, editors, and photographers work under the ___24___ pressure of deadlines. A large daily also employs many other workers, including advertising salespeople, artists, librarians, printing-press operators, and truck drivers.

Everything to be published in a newspaper, whether it comes over news service wires or is written in-house, ___25___ through the hands of subeditors or copyreaders. The stories are all put in the paper. The paper is ___26___. The newspapers are delivered by lorry, plane or rail. They are taken all over the country. The papers ___27__ early in the morning and people buy them.

Not all papers __28__ every day. Some are weekly with a Sunday edition. Local newspapers report the news of different parts of the country. Working on a daily paper is always busy. But people ___29__ on weekly papers do not have to work in such a hurry. Sometimes journalists need to ___30___ all over the world to report news.

39. A. friend　　　 B. model　　 　　　　　C. parent　 　　　D. expert

38. A. better　　　 B. stricter　　　　　　　 C. more famous　 D. more promising

37. A. witness　　　 B. encourage　　　　　 C. transmit　　 　D. take

36. A. observes　　 B. makes　　 　　　　　C. forces　　 　　D. gets

35. A. require　　 　　B. remember　　　　　 C. sort　　　　　 D. recite