Part III Cloze (10%)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose the ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Television broadcasts are 51 to an area that is within the 52 of the sending station or its relay (中转站). 53 television relays are often placed on hills and mountains so that they can 54 a wider region, they still can not cover more land than one from the hilltop 55 a clear day.
However, the rays also go out into the atmosphere, 56 there is a relay station on a satellite that 57 around the earth, it can send the pictures to any point on the earth from which the satellite is 58 . Three satellites 59 turning around over the equator(赤道) send any television program to any part of the earth. 60 makes it possible for world 61 of newspapers to give the news in all countries at the same time. 62 it may be possible for a subscriber (订户) to a televised newspaper to 63 a button and see a newspaper page 64 his television screen. He could also decide when he wants the page 65 , 66 , by dialing different numbers such as 67 on a telephone dial, he could choose the language or the edition of the paper he wants to read.
It seems strange to think that, even today, methods of the 68 are not entirely useless. For example, sometimes 69 agencies which use radio and Telstar also use pigeons to 70 messages between offices in large cities because the pigeons are not bothered by traffic problems.
51.A. prohibited B. bounded C. limited D. shifted
52.A. range B. view C. miles D. distance
53.A. Even B. Although C. Unless D. Whenever
54.A. cover B. spread C. help D. pass
55.A. in B. during C. on D. at
56. A. and then B. by far C. when D. and if
57.A. spins B. revolves C. jumps D. circles
58.A. watched B. visible C. spotted D. protected
59.A. always B. temporarily C. permanently D. periodically
60.A. This B. That C. What D. Which
61.A. population B. editions C. articles D. reports
62.A. The other day B. At the future C. Someday D. One day
63.A. touch B. press C. suppress D. thumb
64.A. at B. in C. on D. by
65.A. turn B. to turn C. turning D. to be turned
66.A. also B. moreover C. and D. then
67.A. what B. these C. those D. ones
68.A. passed B. past C. old days D. out-of-date
69.A. press B. conference C. newspapers D. books
70.A. bring B. take C. distribute D. send
Part III Cloze
51. C【解析】这句话的意思是“电视台的位置是受到局限的”。prohibit“禁止”;bound“跳跃,跳动”;limit“限制,局限”;shift“转移,移动”。只有C最符合题意。
52. A 【解析】此处指中转站能发射到的距离范围之内。range“射程,有效距离”;view“风景,观点”;mile“英里”;distance“距离”。
53. B【解析】根据上下逻辑关系,需要一个让步关系的连词。“为了发射的范围更广一些,虽然电视中转站经常设在高山上,可是却远不如设在山顶上发射的范围广。”所以答案选B。
54. A【解析】此处指中转站覆盖的地区。cover“覆盖”;spread“传播”;help“帮助”;pass“通过”。
55. C【解析】 通常说on a clear day, 强调特定的时间的时候用介词on。
56. D【解析】根据上下文的逻辑关系要用表示条件的句子。
57. B【解析】revolve around“绕转,公转(主要指星球,球体)”;spin“(以…为轴)旋转”;jump“跳跃”;circle“使转圈,在…上方盘旋”。
58. B【解析】watch“观察”;visible“能看得见的”,是形容词;spot“确定…的位置”;protect“保护”。
59. C【解析】always“总是”;temporarily“临时地,暂时地”;permanently“一直地,永恒地”; periodically“周期性地,定期地”。
60. A【解析】因为前面是句号,所以不是定语从句,不用that, which。而且根据语法来看,也不是从句,不需要连词。而且指示代词this, that有时可代替前面的句子或句子中的一部分。this指较近的空间距离。因此A最合适。
61. B【解析】。population“人口”;edition: 版本;articles“文章”; reports“报道”。
62. C【解析】the other day“几天前”;someday表示将来的某一天;one day“有一天”。future一般用in the future“将来,未来”。因此只有C符合题意。
63. B【解析】press a button“按动电钮”,最符合题意。touch“触摸,接触”,主要强调触觉。suppress“镇压”;thumb“用拇指翻动”。
64. C【解析】on the television screen“在电视屏幕上”。
65. B【解析】当不定式修饰want, have等动词的宾语,而句子的主语是不定式的逻辑主语时,用主动语态表示被动含义。Mary has three babies to look after. “玛丽要照看三个孩子。”(实际上是Mary looks after the babies,所以用主动语态。)
66. C【解析】and 表示并列关系。
67. C【解析】为了避免重复,可用that, those 分别代替前面提到过的单数和复数名词,但是this, these不可代替。Her interests are different from those of her childhood.
68. B【解析】methods of the past“过去的方法”。
69. A【解析】press agency“新闻机构,通讯社”。
70. D【解析】send message“发送信息”。