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It is natural and perhaps understandable tendency of newspapers to concentrate on bed news and by doing so to contribute to a rising spiral of tension. War is more _41_ than peace, just as criminals are more exciting than law-abiding people, traffic deaths are more interesting than campaigns _42_ courtesy in the roads, and violence sells more newspapers than brotherly love. No one, it seems, has discovered a way of _43_ good will, harmony and reason _44_ and sensational.
It is hard to _45_ of any modern newspaper giving over its front page _46_ banner headlines to the gradual improvement of relations between the USA and Russia. _47_, the most _48_ incident of friction between the two is often inflated and distorted _49_ a good story. Indeed, this phenomenon has its most unfortunate effect _50_ the reporting of international affairs.
41. a. sensitive b. sensible c. sensational d. sensory
42. a. for b. as c. against d. to
43. a. making b. taking c. getting d. doing
44. a. drastic b. dreary c. dramatic d. drowsy
45. a. imagine b. consider c. conceive d. receive
46. a. for b. to c. under d. with
47. a. On other hands b. With a firm hand c. On the other hand d. Out of hand
48. a. trifle b. tricky c. trivial d. trite
49. a. in the act of b. in the interest of c. in the hope of d. in the matter of
50. a. to b. towards c. upon d. for

Answer 1

41 c 考的是词意把握：sensitive感觉敏锐的；sensible易生气的 明智的, 可感觉到的 sensational耸人听闻的 sensory感觉的,感知的
42 a for courtesy，排除加理解，against肯定不行，to也说不过去（虽然有to the courtesy of....），as也说不过去
43 a 我认为这句话是整道题里最难的一处，关键是句子意思要理解对。making good will 这里是make sth adj.的用法，sth.在这里就是good will, harmony and reason，adj.就是dramatic and sensational。整句话意思是：看起来，似乎没有人能把与好的愿望、和谐与讲道理有关的事写成富有戏剧性的、耸人听闻的新闻。
44 c dramatic 对应sensational所要表达的意思，当然是dramatic，戏剧性的；激动人心的。
45 c conceive 这里是“想到”、“想像”的意思，能和of搭配的只有conceive。conceive of
想象, 设想…
46 d 要注意这里不填to，因为对应前面的give over的是后面的to the gradual improvement，这里banner headlines是修饰front page的，“带有头条的头版”。
47 c 这里是要转折了
48 c 还是理解意思先，“另一方面，一些很小的事情却又会被夸大扭曲成所谓的好新闻”；trifle也对，但它是名词，这里要的是形容词。
49 b in the interest of　为了…的利益，为了， 对……有利
50 c effect搭配介词on或upon使用

Answer 2

41 c
42 a
43 a
44 c
45 c
46 d
47 c
48 c
49 b
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