1991年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourchoiceslabelled［A］,［B］,［C］and［D］.ChoosethebestoneandputyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Whentelevisionfirstbegantoexpand,veryfewofthepeoplewhohadbecomefamousasradiocommentatorswereabletobeequallyeffectiveontelevision.Someofthedifficultiestheyexperiencedwhentheyweretryingto___1___themselvestothenewmediumweretechnical.Whenworking___2____radio,forexample,theyhadbecome___3___toseeingonbehalfofthelistener.This___4___ofseeingforothersmeansthatthecommentatorhastobeverygoodattalking.___5___all,hehastobeableto___6___acontinuoussequenceofvisualimageswhich___7___meaningtothesoundswhichthelistenerhears.Inthe___8___oftelevision,however,thecommentatorseeseverythingwiththeviewer.Hisrole,therefore,is___9___different.Heistheretomake___10___thattheviewerdoesnotmisssomepointofinterest,tohelphim___11___onparticularthings,andto___12___theimagesonthetelevisionscreen.___13___hisradiocolleague,hemustknowthe___14___ofsilenceandhowtouseitatthosemoments___15___thepicturesspeakforthemselves.1.［A］turn［B］adapt［C］alter［D］modify[解析]本题考核知识点：动词的搭配本题空格处的动词须能够搭配成“…oneselfto+名词”的形式，选项中只有[B]可以。Adaptoneselfto意为tograduallychangeone’sbehaviorandattitudessothatonegetusedtoanewsituationandcandealwithitsuccessfully“(使)适应，（使）适合（新情况）”。代入adapt之后，空格所在句大意为：他们（收音机评论员）努力去适应（电视机）这种新媒体的时候，遇到了一些技术方面的困难。[B]符合文义。[A]turntosb/sth意为askhelpfrom“求助于”，如：Itriedtostandonmyownratherthanturnedtomyparents.我设法自立而不求助于我的父母。[C]Alter意为causetochange;makedifferent;causeatransformation改变，如：Healteredoneoftheroomsintoabedroom.他把一间屋子改建成了卧室。[D]Modify意为tomakesmallchangestosthinordertoimproveitandmakeitmoresuitableoreffective“（略微地）修改，更改，改进”，如：Furthermore,humanshavetheabilitytomodifytheenvironmentinwhichtheylive,...
