职称英语理工类完形填空试题及答案.doc

2016年职称英语理工类完形填空试题及答案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.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. Ill furnish the war."EXERCISE:1. A) no B) many C) a lot D) little2. A) on B) for C) in D)of3. A) on B) in C) at D) about4. A) excite B) excitingly C)exciting D) excited5. A) a lot B) few C) a few D) lots of6. A) every B) all C) both D) many7. A) admitted B) was admitted C) could admit D) has admitted8. A) patients B) patience C) patient D) patiences9. A) an B) the C) a D) /10. A) than B) as C) in D) for11. A) cheap B) cheaper C) cheapest D) the cheapest12. A) anyone B) anyones C) anyone else D) anyone elses13. A) may B) might C) can D) could14. A) draw B) drew C) to dray D) drawn15. A) going B) going out C) going on D) going off【Key: ADBCDABADABDDCC】