补全短文专项训练

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1、补全短文专项训练（一）DevelopmentinNewspaperOrganizationOneofthemostimportantdevelopmentsinnewspaperorganizationduringthefirstpartofthetwentiethcentury______(1)_______,whichareknownaswireservices.Wire-servicecompaniesemployedreporters,whocoveredstoriesallovertheworld.Theirnewsreportsweresenttopaper

2、sthroughoutthecountrybytelegraph.Thepaperspaidanannualfeeforthisservice.Wireservicescontinue_______(2)________.TodaythemajorwireservicesaretheAssociatedPress(AP)andUnitedPressInternational(UPI).YouwillfrequentlyfindAPorUPIatthebeginningofanewsstory.Newspaperchainsandmergersbegantoappeari

3、ntheearly1900s.Achainconsistsoftwoormorenewspapers_______(3)______.Amergerinvolvescombiningtwoormorepapersintoone.Duringthenineteenthcenturymanycitieshadmorethanonecompetitiveindependentpaper.Todayinmostcitiesthereareonlyoneortwonewspapers,and_______(4)______.Oftennewspapersinseveralciti

4、esbelongtoonechain.Papershavecombined________(5)_______.Chainsandmergershavecutdownproductioncostsandbroughttheadvantagesofbig-businessmethodstothenewspaperindustry.　　A.toplayanimportantroleinnewspaperoperations　　B.wasthegrowthoftelegraphservices　　C.andtheyusuallyenjoygreatprestige　　D.th

5、eyareusuallyoperatedbyasingleowner　　E.inordertosurviveunderthepressureofrisingcosts　　F.ownedbyasinglepersonororganizationKEY:BAFDE　（二）TheBuildingofthePyramidsTheoldeststonebuildingsintheworldarethepyramids.Theyhavestoodfornearly5,000years,anditseemslikethat_____(1)_____.Thereareovereigh

6、tyofthemscatteredalongthebanksoftheNile,someofwhicharedifferentinshapefromthetruepyramids.Themostfamousofthesearethe"Step"pyramidandthe"Bent"pyramid.Someofthepyramidsstilllookmuchthesameastheymusthavedonewhentheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago.Mostofthedamagesufferedbytheothershasbeenattheh

7、andsofmenwhowerelookingfortreasureor,moreoften,____(2)____.ThedryclimateofEgypthashelpedtopreservethepyramids,andtheirveryshape_____(3)_____.Thesearegoodreasonswhytheycanstillbeseentoday,butperhapsthemostimportantisthattheywereplannedtolastforever.　Itispracticallycertaint