大学英语四六级训练资料(教师版)

CET4/6考前综合训练资料

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一、套题演练

大学英语四六级综合训练试题

陈风华

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic"CollegeStudents

LearningBudgetingYoushouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoullinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.大学生经常生活费不够用；

2.造成这一现象的原因；

3.学会理财很重要，大学生应该

CollegeStudentsLearningBudgeting

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionson

AnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-7,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

WillWeRunOutofWater?

Picturea“ghostship“sinkingintothesand,lefttorotondrylandbyarecedingsea.Thenimaginedust

stormssweepinguptoxicpesticidesandchemicalfertilizersfromthedryseabedandspewingthemacross

townsandvillages.

Seemlikeascenefromamovieabouttheendoftheworld?ForpeoplelivingneartheAralSeain

CentralAsia,it'salltooreal.Thirtyyearsago,governmentplannersdivertedtheriversthatflowintothesea

inordertoiirigate(providewaterfor)farmland.Asaresult,theseahasshrunktohalfitsoriginalsize,

strandingshipsondryland.Theseawaterhastripledinsaltcontentandbecomepolluted,killingall24native

speciesoffish.

Similarlarge-scaleeffortstoredirectwaterinotherpartsoftheworldhavealsoendedinecological

crisis,accordingtonumerousenvironmentalgroups.Butmanycountriescontinuetobuildmassivedamsand

irrigationsystems,eventhoughsuchprojectscancreatemoreproblemsthantheyfix.Why?Peopleinmany

partsoftheworldaredesperateforwater,andmorepeoplewillneedmorewaterinthenextcentury.

“Growingpopulationswillworsenproblemswithwater,saysPeterH.Gleick,anenvironmental

scientistatthePacificInstituteforstudiesinDevelopment,Environment,andSecurity,aresearch

organizationinCalifornia.Hefearsthatbytheyear2025,asmanyasonethirdoftheworld'sprojected8.3

billionpeoplewillsufferfromwatershortages.

WhereWaterGoes

Only2.5percentofallwateronEarthisfreshwater,watersuitablefordrinkingandgrowingfood,says

SandraPostel,directoroftheGlobalWaterPolicyProjectinAmherst,Mass.Two1hlidsofthisfeshwater

islockedinglaciersandicecaps.Infact,onlyatinypercentageoffreshwaterispartofthewatercycle,in

whichwaterevaporatesandrisesintotheatmosphere,thencondensesandfallsbacktoEarthas

precipitation(rainorsnow).

Someprecipitationrunsofflandtolakesandoceans,andsomebecomesgroundwater,waterthatseeps

intotheearth.MuchofthisrenewablefreshwaterendsupinremoteplacesliketheAmazonriverbasinin

Brazil,wherefewpeoplelive.Infact,theworld'spopulationhasaccesstoonly12,500cubickilometersof

freshwater-abouttheamountofwaterinLakeSuperior.Andpeopleusehalfofthisamountalready."If

waterdemandcontinuestoclimbrapidly,“saysPostel,“therewillbesevereshortagesanddamagetothe

aquaticenvironment.^^

ClosetoHome

WaterwoesmayseemremotetopeoplelivinginrichcountriesliketheUnitedStates.ButAmericans

couldfaceseriouswatershortages,tooespeciallyinareasthatrelyongroundwater.Groundwater

accumulatesinaquifers,layersofsandandgravelthatliebetweensoilandbedrock.(Foreveryliterof

surfacewater,morethan90litersarehiddenunderground.)AlthoughtheUnitedStateshaslargeaquifers,

farmers,ranchers,andcitiesaretappingmanyofthemforwaterfasterthannaturecanreplenishit.In

northwestTexas,forexample,overpumpinghasshrunkgroundwatersuppliesby25percent,accordingto

Postel.

Americansmayfaceevenmoreurgentproblemsfrompollution.DrinkingwaterintheUnitedStatesis

generallysafeandmeetshighstandards.Nevertheless,oneinfiveAmericanseverydayunknowinglydrinks

tapwatercontaminatedwithbacteriaandchemicalwastes,accordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.

InMilwaukee,400,000peoplefellillin1993afterdrinkingtapwatertaintedwithcryptosporidium,a

microbethatcausesfever,diarrheaandvomiting.

TheSource

Wheredocontaminantscomefrom?Indevelopingcountries,peopledumprawsewageintothesame

streamsandriversfromwhichtheydrawwaterfordrinkingandcooking;about250millionpeopleayearget

sickfromwaterbornediseases.

Indevelopedcountries,manufacturersuse100,000chemicalcompoundstomakeawiderangeof

products.Toxicchemicalspollutewaterwhenreleaseduntreatedintoriversandlakes.(Certaincompounds,

suchaspolychlorinatedbiphenyls,orPCBs,havebeenbannedintheUnitedStates.)

Butalmosteveryonecontributestowaterpollution.Peopleoftenpourhouseholdcleaners,carantifreeze,

andpaintthinnersdownthedrain;allofthesecontainhazardouschemicals.Scientistsstudyingwaterinthe

SanFranciscoBayreportedin1996that70percentofthepollutantscouldbetracedtohouseholdwaste.

Farmershavebeencriticizedforoverusingherbicidesandpesticides,chemicalsthatkillweedsand

insectsbutthatpollutewateraswell.Farmersalsousenitrates,nitrogen-richfertilizerthathelpplantsgrow

butthatcanwreakhavocontheenvironment.Nitratesaresweptawaybysurfacerunofftolakesandseas.

Toomanynitrates"overenrich“thesebodiesofwater,encouragingthebuildupofalgae,ormicroscopic

plantsthatliveonthesurfaceofthewater.Algaedeprivethewaterofoxygenthatfishneedtosurvive,at

timeschokingofflifeinanentirebodyofwater.

WhafstheSolution?

WaterexpertGleickadvocatesconservationandlocalsolutionstowater-relatedproblems;governments,

forinstance,wouldbebetteroffbuildingsmall-scaledamsratherthanhugeanddisruptiveprojectslikethe

onethatruinedtheAralSea.

“Morethan1billionpeopleworldwidedon'thaveaccesstobasiccleandrinkingwater,“says

Gleick/Therehastobeastrongpushonthepartofeveryone—governmentsandordinarypeople—tomake

surewehavearesourcesofundamentaltolife.”

1.ThatthehugewaterprojectshavedivertedtheriverscausestheAralSeatoshrink.

2.Theconstructionofmassivedamsandirrigationprojectsdoesmoregoodthanharm.

3.Thechiefcausesofwatershortagearepopulationgrowthandwaterpollution.

4.TheproblemsAmericansfaceconcerningwateraregroundwatershrinkageandtapwaterpollution.

5.Accordingtothepassageallwaterpollutantscomefromhouseholdwaste.

6.ThepeoplelivingintheUnitedStateswillnotbefacedwithwatershortages.

7.WaterexpertGleickhascomeupwiththebestsolutiontowater-relatedproblems.

8.AccordingtoPeterH.Gleick,bytheyear2025,asmanyasoftheworld'speoplewillsuffer

fromwatershortages.

9.TwothirdsofthefreshwateronEarthislockedin.

10.Indevelopedcountries,beforetoxicchemicalsarereleasedintoriversandlakes,theyshouldbe

treatedinordertoavoid.

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmust

readthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D]tanddecidewhichisthebestanswerThenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.[A]Themanisoutofshape.

[B]Themandoesn'tneedanewracket.

[C]Themanalsoneedsnewtennisshoes.

[D]Themanspenttoomuchonhistennisshoes.

12.[A]Shepreferschemistry.

[B]Shehasn'tgotapartneryet.

[CJSheistootiredofchemistry.

[D]Sheistoobusytoworkonherchemistry.

13.[A]Customerandwaitress.

[B]Teacherandstudent.

[C]Bossandsecretary.

[D]Lawyerandclient.

14.[A]Hewassatisfiedwiththeserviceontheship.

[B]Itwasthefirsttimehehadbeenabroad.

[C]Hehadneverbeenonawarship.

[D]Hehasbeenonthewarshipbefore.

15.[A]Heisconfident.

[BJHeisworried.

[ClHeisbored.

[D]Heisangry.

16.[A]Thewomanofferedtohelpthemanfindhisbox.

[B]Themandoesn'tknowwheretogo.

[C]Thewomanwillbuytheman'slunchforhim.

[D]Thewomanwillgivethemanatreatment.

17.[A]It'senjoyable.

[B|It'sterrific.

©Il'stoomodem.

[D]It'sold-fashioned.

18.[A]Nearthestairs.

[B]Ontheplatfomp3.

[C]Attheticketoffice.

[D]Attheinfbmp3ationdesk.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.[A]Inacollegebookstore.

[B]Inalecturehall.

[C]Inalibrary.

[D]Inadormitory.

20.[A]English.

[B]Biology.

[C]IntroductiontoEnglishLiterature.

[D]Arequiredcourse.

21.[A]Helivesonthe10thfloorofButlerHall.

[B]Heneverwantstolistentostudents.

[C]Heusedtoteachbiology.

[D]Heisanexcellentprofessor.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.[A]Whentomove.

[B]Wheretolivethefollowingyear.

[C]Howmuchtimetospendathome.

[D]Whosehousetovisit.

23.[A]Takesomemoneytothehousingoffice.

|B]Infomp3thedirectorofstudenthousinginaletter.

[C]Filloutafomp3inthelibrary.

[D]Maintainahighgradeaverage.

24.[A]Bothliveoncampus.

[B]Bothliveoffcampus.

[C]Themanlivesoncampus;thewomanlivesoffcampus.

[D]Thewomanlivesoncampus;themanlivesoffcampus.

25.[A]Grades.

|B|Privacy.

[C]Sports.

ID]Money.

SectionB

Directions://?thissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsome

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[AJ,[BJ,[C]andID/.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.[A]Theimportanceofadvertisement.

[B]Thesociety'sgreatneedofadvertisement.

[C]Theoriginofadvertisement.

[D]Theprosperityofadvertisement.

27.[A]Thelocalgovernments.

[B]Theirownersfamilies.

[C]Advertisements.

[D]Theaudience.

28.[A]Advertisingispersonal.

[BJAdvertisementsareconvincing.

[C]Advertisementsareunreliable.

[D]Advertisementsaremisleading.

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.[A]Thegamesshouldn'tbeheldinSaltLakeCity.

[B]Thegameshavemettheirenvironmentalgoals.

[C]Thegamesdidlittletoprotecttheenvironment.

[D]Thegameshavecausedlastingdamagestothearea.

30.[A]Sportscompetition.

|B|Culturalexchange.

[C]Economicdevelopment.

[D]Environmentalprotection.

31.[A]Buildingskijumpsfartherawayfromthecity.

[B]Developingbetterpublictransportationinthecity.

[C]Plantingmoretreesaroundthefields.

[D]Promotingtheuseofcleanerenergy.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.[A]Diet.

[B]Weightcontrol.

[C]Aerobicexercise.

[D]Eatinghabitsandexercise.

33.[A]Nuts.

fB]Sugar.

[C]Vegetableoil.

[D]Dairyproducts.

34.[A]Fortyorfiftyminutesofexerciseonceaweek.

[BJTwentyorthirtyminutesofexerciseeveryday.

[C]Fifteenortwentyminutesofexercisefivedaysaweek.

[D]Thirtyorfortyminutesofexercisethreeorfourdaysaweek.

35.[A]Carbohydrates.

[B]Indirectfat.

[C]Bodyfluid.

[D]Fat.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,

youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youare

requiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanks

numberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginfannation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneither

usetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyouownwords.Finally,whenthe

passageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Today,studentswhowanttolearnEnglishintheUShaveawidechoiceofcoursesandinstitutionsto

(36)from.And,becausetheUSissuchabigcountry,theyalsohaveahuge(37)of

locationsinwhichtostudy.TheUShasalong(38)ofteachingEnglishbecause,(39)its

history,thecountryhaswelcomed(40)fromallovertheworld,mostofwhomhaveneededto

learnEnglish.Today,theUS'sEnglishlanguageteachingsectoriswelldevelopedanditsteachersarehighly

qualifiedand(41)Americanuniversitiesandcollegeswelcomemanythousandsof(42)

studentseachyear,who(43)ondegreeorpostgraduatecourses.(44)

_________________________________________________________.ThesecoursesarecalledIntensive

EnglishLanguageProgramsand(45).

Inadditiontolanguagetuition,IntensiveEnglishLanguageProgramsgivestudents(46)

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeach

blankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefully

beforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorresponding

letterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewords

inthebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ShoppinghabitsintheUnitedStateshavechangedgreatlyinthelastquarterofthe20thcentury.Earlyin

the1900smostAmericantownsandcitieshadaMainStreet.MainStreetwasalwaysthe47ofatown.This

streetwaslinedonthebothsideswithmany_48_businesses.Here,shopperswalkedintostorestolookatall

sortsofmerchandise:clothing,furniture,hardware,groceries.Inaddition,someshopsoffered49.There

shopsincludeddrugstores,restaurants,shoerepairstores,andbarberorhairdressingshops.Butinthe1950s,

achangebeganto50place.ToomanyautomobileshadcrowdedintoMainStreetwhiletoofewparking

placeswere51toshoppers.Becausethestreetswerecrowded,merchantsbegantolookwithinterestatthe

openspacesoutsidethecitylimits.Openspaceiswhattheircardrivingcustomers52.Andopenspaceis

whattheygotwhenthefirstshoppingcentrewasbuilt.Shoppingcenters,orrathermalls,53asacollectionof

smallnewstoresawayfromcrowdedcitycenters.Attractedbyhundredsoffreeparkingspace,customers

weredrawnawayfrom54areastooutlyingmalls.Andthegrowing55ofshoppingcentersledinturntothe

buildingofbiggerandbetterstockedstores.Bythelate1970s,manyshoppingmallshadalmostdeveloped

intosmallcitiesthemselves.Inadditiontoprovidingthe56ofthestopshopping,mallsweretransformedinto

landscapedparks,withbenches,fountains,andoutdoorentertainment.

[A]designed[F]convenience[K]cosmetics

[BJtake[GJservices[L]started

[C]heart[H]fame[M]downtown

[D]needed[I]various[N]available

[EJthough[Jlpopularity[Ojcheapness

SectionB

Directionsare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B]f[C]and[D].Youshoulddecideonthe

bestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Cultureisoneofthemostchallengingelementsoftheinternationalmarketplace.Thissystemoflearned

behaviorpatternscharacteristicofthemembersofagivensocietyisconstantlyshapedbyasetofdynamic

variables:language,religion,valuesandattitudes,mannersandcustoms,aesthetics,technology,education,

andsocialinstitutions.Tocopewiththissystem,aninternationalmanagerneedsbothfactualandinterpretive

knowledgeofculture.Tosomeextent,thefactualknowledgecanbelearned;itsinterpretationcomesonly

throughexperience.

Themostcomplicatedproblemsindealingwiththeculturalenvironmentstemfromthefactthatone

cannotlearnculture—onehastoliveit.Twoschoolsofthoughtexistinthebusinessworldonhowtodeal

withculturaldiversity.Oneisthatbusinessisbusinesstheworldaround,followingthemodelofPepsiand

McDonald's.Insomecases,globalizationisafactoflife;however,culturaldifferencesarestillfarfrom

converging.

Theotherschoolproposesthatcompaniesmusttailorbusinessapproachestoindividualcultures.Setting

uppoliciesandproceduresineachcountryhasbeencomparedtoanorgantransplant;thecriticalquestion

centersaroundacceptanceorrejection.Themajorchallengetotheinternationalmanageristomakesurethat

rejectionisnotaresultofculturalmyopiaorevenblindness.

Fortuneexaminedtheinternationalperformanceofadozenlargecompaniesthatearn20percentor

moreoftheirrevenueoverseas.Theinternationallysuccessfulcompaniesallshareanimportantquality:

patience.Theyhavenotrushedintosituationsbutratherbuilttheiroperationscarefullybyfollowingthemost

basicbusinessprinciples.Theseprinciplesaretoknowyouradversary,knowyouraudience,andknowyour

customer.

57.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

[A]A11internationalmanagerscanlearnculture.

[BJBusinessdiversityisnotnecessary.

fC]Viewsdifferonhowtotreatcultureinbusinessworld.

[D]Mostpeopledonotknowforeignculturewell.

58.Accordingtotheauthor,themodelofPepsi.

[A]isinlinewiththetheoriesthatthebusinessisbusinesstheworldaround

[B]isdifferentfromthemodelofMcDonald's

[C]showsthereverseofglobalization

[D]hasconvergedculturaldifferences

59.Thetwoschoolsofthought.

[A]bothproposethatcompaniesshouldtailorbusinessapproachestoindividualcultures

[B]bothadvocatethatdifferentpoliciesbesetupindifferentcountries

|C]admittheexistenceofculturaldiversityinbusinessworld

[D]bothAandB

6O.Thisarticleissupposedtobemostusefulforthose.

[A]whoareinterestedinresearchingthetopicofculturaldiversity

[B]whohaveconnectionstomorethanonetypeofculture

©whowanttotravelabroad

[D]whowanttorunbusinessonInternationalScale

61.AccordingtoFortune,successfulinternationalcompanies.

[A]earn20percentormoreoftheirrevenueoverseas

[B]allhavethequalityofpatience

[C]willfollowtheoverseaslocalcultures

[D]adoptthepolicyofinternationalization

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TherearepeopleinItalywhocan'tstandsoccer.NotallCanadianslovehockey.Asimilarsituation

existsinAmerica,wheretherearethoseindividualsyoumaybeoneofthemwhoyawnorevenfrownwhen

somebodymentionsbaseball.Baseballtothemmeansboringhourswatchinggrownmeninfunnytight

outfitsstandingaroundinafieldstaringawaywhileverylittleofanythinghappens.Theytellyouit'sagame

bettersuitedtothe19thcentury,slow,quiet,andgentlemanly.Thesearethesamepeopleyoumaybeoneof

themwholovefootballbecausethere'sthesportthatglorifies“thehit”.

Bycontrast,baseballseemsabstract,cool,silent,still.

OnTVthegameisfracturedintoadozenperspectives,replays,close-ups.Thegeometryofthegame,

however,isessentialtounderstandingit.Youwillcontemplatethegamefromonepointasapainterdoeshis

subject;youmay,ofcourse,projectyourselfintothegame.Itisinthisprojectionthatthegameaffordsso

muchspaceandtimeforinvolvement.TheTVwon'tdoitforyou.

Take,forexample,thethirdbaseman.Yousitbehindthethirdbasedugoutandyouwatchhimwatching

homeplate.Hislegsareapart,kneesflexed.Hisarmshangloose.Hedoesalotofthis.Theskepticstill

cannotthinkofanyothersportssostill,sopassive.Butwatchwhathappenseverytimethepitcherthrows:

thethirdbasemangoesuponhistoes,flexeshisarmsorbringstheglovetoapointinfrontofhim,takesa

steprightorleft,backwardorforward,perhapsheglancesacrossthefieldtocheckhisfirstbaseman's

position.Supposethepitchisaball.''Nothinghappened,”yousay."Icouldhavehadmyeyesclosed.^^

Theskepticandtheinnocentmustplaythegame.Andthisinvolvementinthestandsisnomore

intellectualthanlisteningtomusicis.Watchthethirdbaseman.Smooththedirtinfrontofyouwithonefoot;

smooththepocketinyourglove;watchtheeyesofthebatter,thespeedofthebat,thesoundofhorsehideon

wood.Iffootballisasymphonyofmovementandtheatre,baseballischambermusic,aspaciousinterlocking

ofnotes,choresandresponses.

62.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith.

[A]thedifferenttastesofpeopleforsports

[B]thedifferentcharacteristicsofsports

[C]theattractionoffootball

[D|theattractionofbaseball

63.Thosewhodon'tlikebaseballmaycomplainthat.

[A]itisonlytothetasteoftheold

|B]itinvolvesfewerplayersthanfootball

[C]itisnotexcitingenough

|D|itispretentiousandlooksfunny

64.Theauthoradmitsthat.

[AJbaseballistoopeacefulfortheyoung

|B]baseballmayseemboringwhenwatchedonTV

[C]footballismoreattractingthanbaseball

[DJbaseballismoreinterestingthanfootball

65.Bystating"Icouldhavehadmyeyesclosed."theauthormeans(4thparagraphlast

sentence).

[AJthethirdbasemanwouldrathersleepthanplaythegame

[B]evenifthethirdbasemanclosedhiseyesamomentago,itcouldmakenodifferencetotheresult

[C]thethirdbasemanissogoodatbaseballthathecouldfinishthegamewitheyesclosedallthetime

anddohisworkwell

[D]theconsequencewassobadthathecouldnotbeartoseeit

66.Wecansafelyconcludethattheauthor.

[A]likesfootball

[BJhatesfootball

[C]hatesbaseball

[D]likesbaseball

PartVCloze(15minutes)

DirectionsrTVier^are20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmarked[A],

IB],[C/and[D]ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

WhowontheWorldCup1994footballgame?WhathappenedattheUnitedNations?Howdidthe

criticslikethenewplay?67aneventtakesplace,newspapersareonthestreets68thedetails.Wherever

anythinghappensintheworld,reportsareonthespotto69thenews.Newspapershaveonebasic70,toget

thenewsasquicklyaspossiblefromitssource,fromthosewhomakeittothosewhowantto71it.Radio,

telegraph,television,and72inventionsbroughtcompetitionfornewspapers.Sodidthedevelopmentof

magazinesandothermeansofcommunication.73,thiscompetitionmerelyspurredthenewspaperson.They

quicklymadeuseofthenewerandfastermeansofcommunicationtoimprovethe74andthustheefficiency

oftheirownoperations.Todaymorenewspapersare75andreadthaneverbefore.Competitionalsoled

newspaperstobranchouttomanyotherfields.Besideskeepingreaders76ofthelatestnews,today's

newspapers77andinfluencereadersaboutpoliticsandotherimportantandseriousmatters.Newspapers

influencereaders'economicchoices78advertising.Mostnewspapersdependonadvertisingfortheirvery

79.Newspapersaresoldatapricethat80evenasmallfractionofthecostofproduction.Themain81of

incomeformostnewspapersiscommercialadvertising.The82insellingadvertisingdependsona

newspaper'svaluetoadvertisers.This83intermsofcirculation.Howmanypeoplereadthenewspaper?

Circulationdepends84ontheworkofthecirculationdepartmentandontheservicesorentertainment85ina

newspaper'spages.Butforthemostpart,circulationdependsonanewspaper'svaluetoreadersasasource

ofinformation86thecommunity,city,country,state,nation,andworld—andevenouterspace.

67.[A]Justwhen[B]While[C]Soonafter[D]Before

68.[A]togive[B]giving[C]given[D]beinggiven

69.[A]gather[B]spread[C]carry[D]bring

70.[A]reason[B]cause[C]problem[D]purpose

71.[A]make[B]publish[C]know[D]write

72.[A]another[B]other[C]oneanother[D]theother

73.[A|However|B]And[C]Therefore[D]So

74.|A]value|B]ratio[C