2012年职称英语考试综合类完形填空训练及答案(3)

会计考友

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.
" C# |8 y9 d9 b　　Two men changed that - Joseph Pulitzer __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.”
　　EXERCISE：
2 m. _. s4 B% D. _8 S/ B　　1. A) no B) many C) a lot D) little
　　2. A) on B) for C) in D)of
　　3. A) on B) in C) at 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
! C, O# b3 u: v: w3 q2 g　　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
" e8 G, X; t# K+ `　　13. A) may B) might C) can D) could
　　14. A) draw B) drew C) to dray D) drawn
1 _) l+ y- S3 y% h　　15. A) going B) going out C) going on D) going off
  k1 w9 W0 p" z6 e4 B　　Key： ADBCD ABADA BDDCC