第五部分 ：補(bǔ)全短文(第46～50題，每題2分，共10分)
閱讀下面的短文，文章中有S處空白，文章后面有6組文字，請(qǐng)根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容選擇5組文字，將其分別放回文章原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。請(qǐng)將答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。
(46)根據(jù)下面材料，回答題。
Development in Newspaper Organization
One of the most important developments in newspaper organization during the first part of
the twentieth century ____46____, which are known as wire services. Wire-service
companies employed reporters, who covered stories all over the world. Their news reports
were sent to papers throughout the country by telegraph. The papers paid an annual fee for
this service. Wire services continue ____47____ Today the major wire services are the
Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI). You will frequently find AP or
UPI at the beginning of a news story.
Newspaper chains and mergers began to appear in the early 1900s. A chain consists of two
or more newspapers ____48____. A merger involves combining two or more papers into
one. During the nineteenth century many cities had more than one competitive independent
paper. Today in most cities there are only one or two newspapers, and ____49____. Often
newspapers in several cities belong to one chain. Papers have combined ____50____.
Chains and mergers have cut down production costs and brought the advantages of big-
business methods to the newspaper industry.
第46題__________
A: to play an important role in newspaper operations
B: was the growth of telegraph services
C: and they usually enjoy great prestige
D: they are usually operated by a single owner
E: in order to survive under the pressure of rising costs
F: owned by a single person or organization
答案:B
解析:從語(yǔ)法來(lái)看，此處缺乏謂語(yǔ)，瀏覽幾個(gè)選項(xiàng)，只有B可以充當(dāng)謂語(yǔ) ;從語(yǔ)義上來(lái)看，空白處之前說(shuō)的是報(bào)業(yè)的一個(gè)重要的發(fā)明，空白處后說(shuō)的是有線服務(wù)，所以空白處談?wù)摰木褪潜环Q之為有線服務(wù)的一項(xiàng)重要發(fā)明，選項(xiàng)中只有B描述的是發(fā)明結(jié)果，所以答案為B。
(47) 第47題__________
A: to play an important role in newspaper operations
B: was the growth of telegraph services
C: and they usually enjoy great prestige
D: they are usually operated by a single owner
E: in order to survive under the pressure of rising costs
F: owned by a single person or organization
答案:A
解析: 空白處前后都是說(shuō)有線服務(wù)的發(fā)展及重要性，且continue后加to do或doing 的形式，因此A為正確答案，意思是“有線服務(wù)將持續(xù)扮演重要角色”。
(48) 第48題__________
A: to play an important role in newspaper operations
B: was the growth of telegraph services
C: and they usually enjoy great prestige
D: they are usually operated by a single owner
E: in order to survive under the pressure of rising costs
F: owned by a single person or organization
答案:F
解析:
空白處之前說(shuō)的是一個(gè)報(bào)業(yè)鏈由～家機(jī)構(gòu)所擁有的兩到三份報(bào)紙所構(gòu)成，所以空白處談?wù)摰倪€是報(bào)業(yè)鏈的情況，可知答案為F( 由一個(gè)人或一家組織所擁有)。
(49) 第49題__________
A: to play an important role in newspaper operations
B: was the growth of telegraph services
C: and they usually enjoy great prestige
D: they are usually operated by a single owner
E: in order to survive under the pressure of rising costs
F: owned by a single person or organization
答案:D
解析:
根據(jù)上下文的語(yǔ)義——報(bào)業(yè)鏈的組成，可知此處應(yīng)該選填D(他們由一家公司運(yùn)營(yíng))。
(50) 第50題__________
A: to play an important role in newspaper operations
B: was the growth of telegraph services
C: and they usually enjoy great prestige
D: they are usually operated by a single owner
E: in order to survive under the pressure of rising costs
F: owned by a single person or organization
答案:E
解析:
空白處之前說(shuō)的是不同的報(bào)紙也合并起來(lái)，空白處之后說(shuō)的是通過(guò)合并降低了成本并帶來(lái)優(yōu)勢(shì)，所以空白處談?wù)摰氖呛喜⒌哪康摹?
閱讀下面的短文，文章中有S處空白，文章后面有6組文字，請(qǐng)根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容選擇5組文字，將其分別放回文章原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。請(qǐng)將答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。
(46)根據(jù)下面材料，回答題。
Development in Newspaper Organization
One of the most important developments in newspaper organization during the first part of
the twentieth century ____46____, which are known as wire services. Wire-service
companies employed reporters, who covered stories all over the world. Their news reports
were sent to papers throughout the country by telegraph. The papers paid an annual fee for
this service. Wire services continue ____47____ Today the major wire services are the
Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI). You will frequently find AP or
UPI at the beginning of a news story.
Newspaper chains and mergers began to appear in the early 1900s. A chain consists of two
or more newspapers ____48____. A merger involves combining two or more papers into
one. During the nineteenth century many cities had more than one competitive independent
paper. Today in most cities there are only one or two newspapers, and ____49____. Often
newspapers in several cities belong to one chain. Papers have combined ____50____.
Chains and mergers have cut down production costs and brought the advantages of big-
business methods to the newspaper industry.
第46題__________
A: to play an important role in newspaper operations
B: was the growth of telegraph services
C: and they usually enjoy great prestige
D: they are usually operated by a single owner
E: in order to survive under the pressure of rising costs
F: owned by a single person or organization
答案:B
解析:從語(yǔ)法來(lái)看，此處缺乏謂語(yǔ)，瀏覽幾個(gè)選項(xiàng)，只有B可以充當(dāng)謂語(yǔ) ;從語(yǔ)義上來(lái)看，空白處之前說(shuō)的是報(bào)業(yè)的一個(gè)重要的發(fā)明，空白處后說(shuō)的是有線服務(wù)，所以空白處談?wù)摰木褪潜环Q之為有線服務(wù)的一項(xiàng)重要發(fā)明，選項(xiàng)中只有B描述的是發(fā)明結(jié)果，所以答案為B。
(47) 第47題__________
A: to play an important role in newspaper operations
B: was the growth of telegraph services
C: and they usually enjoy great prestige
D: they are usually operated by a single owner
E: in order to survive under the pressure of rising costs
F: owned by a single person or organization
答案:A
解析: 空白處前后都是說(shuō)有線服務(wù)的發(fā)展及重要性，且continue后加to do或doing 的形式，因此A為正確答案，意思是“有線服務(wù)將持續(xù)扮演重要角色”。
(48) 第48題__________
A: to play an important role in newspaper operations
B: was the growth of telegraph services
C: and they usually enjoy great prestige
D: they are usually operated by a single owner
E: in order to survive under the pressure of rising costs
F: owned by a single person or organization
答案:F
解析:
空白處之前說(shuō)的是一個(gè)報(bào)業(yè)鏈由～家機(jī)構(gòu)所擁有的兩到三份報(bào)紙所構(gòu)成，所以空白處談?wù)摰倪€是報(bào)業(yè)鏈的情況，可知答案為F( 由一個(gè)人或一家組織所擁有)。
(49) 第49題__________
A: to play an important role in newspaper operations
B: was the growth of telegraph services
C: and they usually enjoy great prestige
D: they are usually operated by a single owner
E: in order to survive under the pressure of rising costs
F: owned by a single person or organization
答案:D
解析:
根據(jù)上下文的語(yǔ)義——報(bào)業(yè)鏈的組成，可知此處應(yīng)該選填D(他們由一家公司運(yùn)營(yíng))。
(50) 第50題__________
A: to play an important role in newspaper operations
B: was the growth of telegraph services
C: and they usually enjoy great prestige
D: they are usually operated by a single owner
E: in order to survive under the pressure of rising costs
F: owned by a single person or organization
答案:E
解析:
空白處之前說(shuō)的是不同的報(bào)紙也合并起來(lái)，空白處之后說(shuō)的是通過(guò)合并降低了成本并帶來(lái)優(yōu)勢(shì)，所以空白處談?wù)摰氖呛喜⒌哪康摹?