（一）
Television broadcasts are 71 to an area that is within the 72 of the sending station or its relay (中转站). 73 television relays are often placed on hills and mountains so that they can 74 a wider region, they still can not cover more land than one from the hilltop 75 a clear day.
However, the rays also go out into the atmosphere, 76 there is a relay station on a satellite that 77 around the earth, it can send the pictures to any point on the earth from which the satellite is 78 .Three satellites 79 turning around over the equator（赤道）send any television program to any part of the earth. 80 makes it possible for world 81 of newspapers to give the news in all countries at the same time. 82 it may be possible for a subscriber(订户)to a televised newspaper to 83 a button and see a newspaper page 84 his television screen. He could also decide when he wants the page 85 , 86 ,by dialing different number such as 87 on a telephone dial, he could choose the language or the edition of the paper he wants to read.
It seems strange to think that, even today, methods of the 88 are not entirely useless. For example, sometimes 89 agencies which use radio and Telstar also use pigeons to 90 messages between offices in large cities because the pigeons are not bothered by traffic problems.
71. A. prohibited
B. bounded
C. limited
D. shifted
答案：C。limit:限制，局限。电视台的位置是受到局限的。prohibit ：禁止。bound:跳跃， 跳动。shift：转移， 移动。
72. A. range
B. view
C. miles
D. distance
答案：A。range：射程，有效距离，量程。stay out of the range of big guns：呆在大炮射程之外；This weapon can kill at a range of 200 yards.这种兵器在200 码内有杀伤力。此处指中转站能发射到的距离范围之内。
73. A. Even
B. Although
C. Unless
D. Whenever
答案：B。根据上下文的逻辑关系，需要一个转折关系的连词。“为了发射的范围更广一些，虽然电视中转站经常设在高山上，可是却远不如设在山顶上发射的范围广。”
74. A. cover
B. spread
C. help
D. pass
答案：A。cover：覆盖。spread：传播 help：帮助pass：通过。此处指中转站覆盖的地区。
75 A. in
B. during
C. on
D. at
答案：C。通常说on a clear day。强调特定的时间的时候用介词on。on Friday, on the evening when I was busy。
76. A. and then
B. by far
C. when
D. and if
答案：D。根据上下文的逻辑关系要用表示条件的句子。
77. A. spins
B. revolves
C. jumps
D. circles
答案：B。revolve around ：绕转，公转（主要指星球，球体）。Satellites revolve around their planets.卫星绕着各自的行星运转。The earth revolves around the sun. 地球饶太阳公转。此处指卫星绕着地球转动。spin：旋转(以…为轴)。The earth spins on its axis.地球绕着轴旋转。The skater spun round and round on the ice.溜宾冰者在冰上不停的打旋转。jump: 跳跃circle：使转圈，在…上方盘旋
78. A. watched
B. visible
C. spotted
D. protected
答案：B。visible ：能看的见的，是形容词。其余的都是动词，放在这里是被动语态，不符合语法。
79. A. always
B. temporarily
C. permanently
D. periodically
答案：C。permanently ：永久的，永恒的。always:总是，修饰动词。temporarily：临时的， 暂时的。periodically：周期性地，定期地。
80. A. This
B. That
C. What
D. Which
答案：A。因为前面是句号，所以不是定语从句，不用that ,which。而且根据语法来看，也不是从句，不需要连词。而且指示代词this, that 有时可代替前面的句子或句子中的一部分。this 指较近的空间距离。因此A最合适。
（二）
Television broadcasts are 71 to an area that is within the 72 of the sending station or its relay (中转站). 73 television relays are often placed on hills and mountains so that they can 74 a wider region, they still can not cover more land than one from the hilltop 75 a clear day.
However, the rays also go out into the atmosphere, 76 there is a relay station on a satellite that 77 around the earth, it can send the pictures to any point on the earth from which the satellite is 78 .Three satellites 79 turning around over the equator(赤道 )send any television program to any part of the earth. 80 makes it possible for world 81 of newspapers to give the news in all countries at the same time. 82 it may be possible for a subscriber(订户)to a televised newspaper to 83 a button and see a newspaper page 84 his television screen. He could also decide when he wants the page 85 , 86 ,by dialing different number such as 87 on a telephone dial, he could choose the language or the edition of the paper he wants to read.
It seems strange to think that, even today, methods of the 88 are not entirely useless. For example, sometimes 89 agencies which use radio and Telstar also use pigeons to 90 messages between offices in large cities because the pigeons are not bothered by traffic problems.
81. A. Population
B. editions
C. articles
D. reports
答案：B。edition；版本。the Oxford edition of Shakespeare牛津版莎士比亚全集。His stories were later brought out in an omnibus edition.他的小说后来出版了廉价普及本。这里指报纸的出版。population ；人口。articles：文章reports：报道。均不符合题意。
82. A. The other day
B. At the future
C. Someday
D. One day
答案：C。someday：表示将来的某一天。the other day：前一天。one day：有一天。future：一般用in the future：将来，未来。因此只有C符合题意。
83. A. touch
B. press
C. suppress
D. thumb
答案：B。press a button：按动电扭。最符合题意。Touch：触摸，接触。主要强调触觉。Visitors are requested not to touch the exhibits.参观者请勿触摸展品。一般不和button 搭配。suppress 镇压。thumb：用拇指翻动。
84. A. at
B. in
C. on
D. by
答案：C。on the television screen 在电视屏幕上。
85. A. turn
B. to turn
C. turning
D. to be turned
答案：B。当不定式修饰 want, have 等动词的宾语，而句子的主语是不定式的逻辑主语时， 用主动语态表示被动含义。We have no homework to do.我们没有什么作业可做。（实际上是we do homework，所以用主动语态）Mary has three babies to look after.玛丽要 照看三个孩子.(实际上 是Mary looks after the babies, 所以用主动语态。)
86. A. also
B. moreover
C. and
D. then
答案：C。and 表示并列关系。
87. A. what
B. these
C. those
D. ones
答案：C。为了避免重复，可用that, those代替前面提到过的名词。但是this, these不可代替。Her interests are different from those of her childhood.她的兴趣和童年时代不同了。
88. A. passed
B. past
C. old days
D. out--of--date
答案：B。methods of past：过去的方法。
89. A. press
B. conference
C. newspapers
D. books
答案：A。press agency ：新闻机构
90. A. bring
B. take
C. distribute
D. send
答案：D。send message ：发送信息。
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