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问题 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 on many important matters. The customary news sources no longer  10 enough information. Since the people cannot learn  11 legitimate 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 that they hesitate to  17 directly. Pessimistic rumors about defeats 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 or confidence—and often to 20 .

选项 1.______ A.primitive B.important C.impossible D.outstanding

答案A

解析本题可采用排除法。important“重要的”,此处没有比较的对象,故排除。impossible“不可能”和outstanding“杰出的,显著的”均不符合语境。此处应用primitive“原始的”。
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