Passage 10

    Rumor is the most ___1___ way of spreading stories—by passing them on from mouth ___2___ mouth. But civilized countries in normal times have better ___3___ of news than rumor. They have radio, television, and newspapers. In times of stress and ___4___, however, rumor emerges and becomes widespread. At such ___5___ the different kinds of news are in competition, the press, television, and radio versus the grapevine. Especially ___6___ rumors spread when war requires censorship (審查，檢查) on many important matters. The customary news sources no longer ___7___ enough information. Since the people cannot learn ___8___ legitimate (合法的，正規(guī)的) channels all that they are anxious to learn, they pick up “news” ___9___ they can and when this ___10___, rumor thrives.

    1. A. primitive B. important C. impossible D. outstanding

    2. A. till B. to C. for D. by��

    3. A. means B. ways C. sources D. resource

    4. A. confusion B. peace C. prosperity D. worried

    5. A. time B the times C times D the time

    6. A. do B. did C. are D. were

    7. A. give up B. give off C. give out D. send off��

    8. A. through B. by C. in D. across

    9. A. wherever B. where C. whatever D. what

    10. A. happened B. would happen C. happens D. happen

    1.【答案】A。

    【解析】下一句談到文明社會在正常時期有比謠傳更好的傳播途徑，也就是說，謠傳是原始的，非文明的。其它選項不合文章主題。

    2.【答案】B。

    【解析】from…to從……到；from…until / till與時間搭配；其它介詞不與from搭配。

    3.【答案】C。

    【解析】means, ways與后面的of news搭配不當。resource資源；natural resources of our country我們國家的自然資源；source表“來源”。

    4.【答案】A。

    【解析】stress“緊張”，名詞，and后面常接一個詞性相同，意義相關或相近的詞，peace和平；prosperity繁榮；confusion混亂；worried是形容詞“焦急的”。

    5.【答案】C。

    【解析】有一類不可數(shù)名詞，加上復數(shù)后綴-s后，意義有所變化，例：water (水), waters (水域)；snow (雪)；snows (積雪)，此處times是“時代”的意思，而且，上句中“In times of stress and confusion”。也提示我們這兒應用times。

    6.【答案】A。

    【解析】作謂語狀語especially放在句首，句子可部分倒裝。部分倒裝時，實義動詞用助動詞do, did, does提前(疑問句即倒裝句中的一種)。本句中spread為實義動詞，且從句中用一般現(xiàn)在時，由此可推知主句也用一般現(xiàn)在時，故選項A正確。��

    7.【答案】C。

    【解析】give out發(fā)出(光、熱)，散發(fā)(消息)等；give off發(fā)出(光熱)；give up，放棄；send off出發(fā)。

    8.【答案】A。

    【解析】through…channel通過……渠道；別的介詞不能與channel搭配。

    9.【答案】A。

    【解析】wherever等于no matter where。

    10.【答案】C。

    【解析】此處講的是一種客觀事實，通篇都用一般現(xiàn)在時態(tài)。