Rumor is the most 1 way of spreading stories by passing them on from mouth 2 mouth. But civilized countries in normal times have better 3 of news than rumor. They have radio, television, and newspapers. In times of stress and 4 , 5 , rumor 6 and becomes widespread. At such 7 the different kinds of news are in 8 , the press, television, and radio versus the grapevine. Especially 9 rumors spread when war requires censorship(审查，检查)on many important matters. The customary news sources no longer 10 enough information. Since the people cannot learn 11 legitimate(合法的，正规的)channels all 12 they are anxious to learn, they pick up "news" 13 they can and when this 14 , rumor thrives.
Rumors are often repeated 15 by those who do not believe the tales. There is a fascination about them. The reason is 16 the cleverly designed rumor gives expression to something deep in the hearts of the victims--the fears, suspicions, forbidden hopes, or daydreams which they hesitate to 17 directly. Pessimistic(悲观的)rumors about defeat and disasters show that the people who repeat them are 18 and anxious. 19 rumors about record production or peace soon coming point to complacency(满足，自得)or confidence and often to 20 .
1. A. primitive B. important C. impossible D. outstanding
2. A. till B. to C. for D. by
3. A. means B. ways C. sources D. resource
4. A. confusion B. peace C. prosperity D. worried
5. A. and B. however C. so D. therefore
6. A. emerges B. immerge C. immerse D. immense
7. A. time B. the times C. times D. the time
8. A. compete B. competition C. common D. harmony
9. A. do B. did C. are D. were
10. A. give up B. give off C. give out D. send off
11. A. through B. by C. in D. across
12. A. what B. why C. which D. that
13. A. wherever B. where C. whatever D. what
14. A. happened B. would happen C. happens D. happen
15. A. ever B. even C. forever D. much
16. A. that B. what C. why D. how
17. A. act B. voice C. behave D. do
18. A. happy B. relieved C. crazy D. worried
19. A. Bad B. Pessimistic C. Optimistic D. Good
20. A. overconfidence B. overweight C. overconsiderate D. overproduce
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下列各题中的短语哪项是多义的？ （1）A.在北京的朋友；B.在北京的学校 （2）A.打死老虎；B.打活老虎 （3）A.我不吃了；B.饭不吃了；C.鸡不吃了 （4）A.几位学校的代表；B.几所学校的代表；C.几个学校的代表 （5）A.连你都不做；B.连你都不理；C.连你都不理他 （6）A.那天讲的是老李；B.那天来的是老李；C.那天讲的是英语
（1）B是多义的，因为它可划分为介词短语和偏正短语两种结构层次。
（2）A是多义的，因为结构层次不同。
（3）C是多义的，是由语义关系不同造成的。“鸡”是施事，是“鸡不吃食儿了”；“鸡”是受事，是“不吃鸡了”。
（4）C是多义的，因为结构层次不同，由修饰语“几个”指向的对象不同而引起的。
（5）B是多义的，是由语义关系不同引起的。“你”是施事，是“连你都不理某人”；“你”是受事，是“甚至都不理你”。
（6）A是多义的，是由语义关系不同引起的。“老李”是施事，是“那天是老李讲的”；“老李”是受事，是“那天是讲老李”。
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