2015年职称英语考前复习指导重难点集训（9）
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The Great Newspaper War
Up until about 100 years ago， newspapers in the United States appealed only to the most serious readers. They used __1__ illustrations and the articles were about politics or business.
2__ the New York World and William Randolph Hearst of the New York Journal. Pulitzer bought the New York World __3__ 1883. He changed it from a traditional newspaper into a very__4__ one overnight. He added __5__ illustrations and cartoons. And he told his reporters to write articles on __6__ crime or scandal they could find. And they did. One of them even pretended she was crazy and then she __7__ to a mental hospital. She then wrote a series of articles about the poor treatment of __8__ in those hospitals.
In 1895， Hearst came to New York from __9__ California. He wanted the Journal to be more sensational and more exciting __10__ the world. He also wanted it to be __11__， so he reduced the price by a penny. Hearst attracted attention because his headlines were bigger than__12__. He often said， “Big print makes big news.”
Pulitzer and Hearst did anything they __13__ to sell newspapers. For example， Hearst sent Frederic Remington， the famous illustrator， __14__ pictures of the Spanish-American War. When he got there， he told Hearst that no fighting was__15__. Hearst answered， “You furnish the pictures. I'll furnish the war.”
1. A no B many C a lot D little
2. A on B for C in D of
3. A on B in Cat D about
4. A excite B excitingly C exciting D excited
5. A a lot B few C a few D lots of
6. A every B all C both D many
7. A admitted B was admitted C could admit D has admitted
8. A patients B patience C patient D patiences
9. A an B the C a D /
10. A than B as C in D for
11. A cheap B cheaper C cheapest D the cheapest
12. A anyone B anyone's C anyone else D anyone else's
13. A may B might C can D could
14. A draw B drew C to dray D drawn
15. A going B going out C going on D going off
参考答案： ADBCD ABADA BDDCC
答案解析：
1. 在一段中，作者已经提到100年以前，美国的报纸只吸引了大多数严肃的读者，所以推算出那个时候的报纸应该没有使用插图，即no illustrations， 故答案选择A.
2. 这道题可以根据其后面的短语推测出来，William Randolph Hearst of the New York Journal，这句话和划横线的部分属于并列关系，所以此处也选择of。
3. 在年份前面用in，所以选择B.
4. 空白处后面的名词是one，所以此处选择形容词，而excite的形容词形式有两种excited和exciting，其意义分别是“激动的”“令人激动的”，前者用来形容人，后者用来形容物，此处的one=newspaper，属于物，故选择C。
5. 关于lot表示很多的词组有两个a lot of 和 lots of，所以此处只能选择D。
6. 空白处后面的名词是单数，所以前面一定要选择表示单数的形容词，而B all， C both， D many都是用来形容复数名词，所以答案选择A。
7. 在这句话中已经提到she was crazy她疯了，所以她是被允许进入精神病医院，故此处用被动语态。在ABCD四个选项中只有B是被动语态，故选择B。
8. 这道题是形近词的区分，此处要选择的是病人，而在ABCD四个选项中，只有A和C表示病人。Patience是耐心的意思。因为医院里面不可能是一个病人，肯定是很多，所以选择复数A。
9. California加利福尼亚前面不需要加冠词，所以选择D.
10. 在这句话中出现了more，这个词是表示比较级，和than搭配使用，故选择A。
11. 这句话中出现了also，表示和前面的一句话是并列关系，前面提到more sensational and more exciting，所以后面也要填比较级，cheaper。
12. 这句话的意思是Hearst吸引了大家的注意，因为他的大字标题his headlines比别人的anyone else's headlines更大，为了避免重复出现，可以省略为anyone else's，故选择D。
13. 这句话的意思是Pulitzer and Hearst尽其所能地去卖报纸，did anything they could，所以答案选择D。
14. Send sb. to do sth. 固定搭配，派某人去做某事，所以答案选择C。
15. Go out意思是“出去，结束，下台”；go off意思是“离开，熄灭，爆炸，停止”；go on的意思是“进行，发生”。在最后一段中，作者提到Hearst让Pulitzer去描绘关于西班牙和美国之间战争的图片，而他告诉Hearst现在没有战争发生，所以紧接着Hearst说让Pulitzer去提供照片，他自己来提供战争。表示没有发生战争要用no fighting was going on，故答案选择C。
