职称英语考试：题型详解完形填空
本部分为一篇300~450词的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，要求应试者根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择l个最佳答案。
表面上来看，完形填空就是要求考生把每个句子中删掉的词给恢复出来。实际上，它考查应试者能否正确把握文章内容的能力，以及对于一定语境中规范的语言成分的掌握。它不仅测试应试者在句子水平上运用语言的能力，它还测试应试者在语篇水平上综合运用语言的能力。因为，选择填空中的填空是与文章的上下文有紧密联系的，不是孤立的、不相关的。因此，要做好选择填空题，必须首先通读整篇文章，弄清文章的大意和逻辑关系，根据空格所在句子的结构、语法、照应关系、语篇的组织结构等信息，通过逻辑推理和语用推理等手段最后确定答案。
下面我们通过一篇短文来具体讲解如何做选择填空题。
请看这篇短文，文中有15处空白，每个空白处有4个选项。请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。
Television Television is the greatest communication medium ever designed and operated by man. It sends into the human brain an endless amount of opinions and information and (1) moral and artistic standards for all of us. Every minute of a television programme teaches us something. It is never a neutral (中立的) (2)。 For example， how and when public issues are (3) depends in large part on how they are treated by the television networks in entertainment __________ (4) news and public affairs programmes.
What the American people think about government and politics in _________ (5)， as well as a favorite candidate in particular， is largely influenced by (6)。
Unfortunately commercial television seldom (7) anything of value to our lives. Many Americans express a deep hostility (敌意) (8) television because they know most TV programmes are (9) poor quality and that sometimes these programmes are even harmful.
The question is： how can television be improved？ There are many things the ordinary __________ (10) can do. For example， he (11) complain to his local TV stations about offensive advertising. He can (12) citizens groups to urge local TV stations to improve their programmes._______ (13)， these groups should propose regular analyses of specific TV commercials and programmes by educators， doctors， etc. to (14) the influence of these programmes on children and adults. Television can be our most exciting medium if we just think about (15) to improve it.
1. A finds B absorbs C sets D mends
2. A consequence B influence C result D purpose
3. A spoken B handled C watched D noticed
4. A as well as B also C but D together
5. A all B short C general D name
6. A entertainment B news C progremmes D television
7. A damages B contributes C hands D takes
8. A toward B in C on D over
9. A with B in C of D among
10. A reader B participant C listener D viewer
11. A can B does C should D ought to
12. A let B gather C organize D make
13. A As a result B As a matter of fact C In contrast D In addition
14. A determine B refuse C involve D receive
15. A tracks B roads C ways D programmes