The Great Newspaper War
Up until about 100 years ago, newspapers in the United States appealed only to the most serious readers. They used no illustrations and the articles were__________(51)politics or business.
Two men_________(52) that –Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World and William Randolph Hearst of the New York Morning Journal. Pulitzer_________(53) the New York World in 1883. he changed it form a traditional newspaper into a very_________(54) one overnight(一夜之间). He__________(55) lots of illustrations and cartoons. And he told his reporters to write articles on__________(56) crime or scandal they could find. And they did. One of them even pretended she was crazy and then she was__________(57) to a mental hospital. She them wrote a series of articles about the poor_________(58)of patients in those hospitals.
In 1895, Hearst___________(59) to New York from California. He wanted the New York Morning Journal to be more sensational(轰动的) and more exciting_____________(60) the New York World. He also wanted it to be cheaper, so he_______________(61) the price by a penny. Hearst attracted attention because his headlines were bigger than_________(62). He often said, “Big print makes big news.”
Pulitzer and Hearst did anything they_____________(63) to sell newspapers. For example, Hearst sent Frederic Remington, the famous illustrator(插图画家), to_____________(64) pictures of the Spanish-American War. When he got there, he told Hearst that no fighting was___________(65). Hearst answered, “You furnish (提供) the pictures. I’ll furnish the war.”
51. A about B in C with D of
52 A accepted B developed C started D changed
53 A published B bought C issued D printed
54 A boring B practical C exciting D natural
55 A cancelled B approved C solved D added
56 A every B all C both D many
57 A invited B admitted C accepted D called
58 A treatment B reputation C work D results
59 A arrived B reached C changed D came
60 A than B as C in D for
61 A increased B reduced C fixed D offered
62 A anyone B anyone’s C anyone else D anyone else’s
63 A may B might C must D could
64 A get B keep C draw D make
65 A going B lasting C going on D taking on
网考网参考答案：A、D、B、C、D、A、B、A、D、A、B、D、D、C、C
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43%的考友选择了A选项
13%的考友选择了B选项
0%的考友选择了C选项
44%的考友选择了D选项
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