题目
The influence of television is far-reaching. One of the most (61) ______ things about it is the size of the audience. (62) ______, television has always been used widely to (63) ______ or inform people. It is simply (64) ______ incredible to learn that many years ago in India, television was used as a(n) (65) ______ to send birth control messages to the vast population in villages. However, in the West, the (66) ______ of television has always been one of entertainments. A typical example is TV games, which enable (67) ______ people to take part in them to (68) ______ in everything from singing to cooking for a(n) (69) ______ to win money. Some people even want to (70) ______ in them to become famous. For example, Charles Van Doren, an English instructor, became rich and famous after several TV games. But one of the losers (71) ______ that Charles Van Doren was not honest and was (72) ______. It (73) ______ that the producers had given answers to (74) ______ players before the games. It may (75) ______ shocking, but it makes sense. Because if the audience don't like the person who win the games, the show may be turned (76) ______. Now Charles Van Doren no longer (77) ______ in TV games. The games are still there, though they aren't taken as (78) ______ as before. Most people watch TV games for their entertainment (79) ______. People still win money, but the real prize is to be in front of the (80) ______ audience.
The influence of television is far-reaching. One of the most (61) ______ things about it is the size of the audience. (62) ______, television has always been used widely to (63) ______ or inform people. It is simply (64) ______ incredible to learn that many years ago in India, television was used as a(n) (65) ______ to send birth control messages to the vast population in villages. However, in the West, the (66) ______ of television has always been one of entertainments. A typical example is TV games, which enable (67) ______ people to take part in them to (68) ______ in everything from singing to cooking for a(n) (69) ______ to win money. Some people even want to (70) ______ in them to become famous. For example, Charles Van Doren, an English instructor, became rich and famous after several TV games. But one of the losers (71) ______ that Charles Van Doren was not honest and was (72) ______. It (73) ______ that the producers had given answers to (74) ______ players before the games. It may (75) ______ shocking, but it makes sense. Because if the audience don't like the person who win the games, the show may be turned (76) ______. Now Charles Van Doren no longer (77) ______ in TV games. The games are still there, though they aren't taken as (78) ______ as before. Most people watch TV games for their entertainment (79) ______. People still win money, but the real prize is to be in front of the (80) ______ audience.
题目解答
答案
61. 根据句意,此处需填“fascinating”,表示“最引人入胜的事情之一是观众规模”。
62. 表示“显然”,填“Obviously”。
63. 与“inform”并列,填“educate”。
64. 表示“绝对”,填“absolutely”。
65. 表示“工具”,填“tool”。
66. 表示“目的”,填“purpose”。
67. 表示“普通”,填“ordinary”。
68. 表示“竞争”,填“compete”。
69. 表示“机会”,填“chance”。
70. 表示“出现”,填“appear”。
71. 表示“声称”,填“claimed”。
72. 表示“作弊”,填“cheating”。
73. 表示“结果是”,填“turned out”。
74. 表示“某些”,填“certain”。
75. 表示“听起来”,填“sound”。
76. 表示“关闭”,填“off”。
77. 表示“出现”,填“appears”。
78. 表示“认真”,填“seriously”。
79. 表示“目的”,填“purposes”。
80. 表示“庞大的”,填“vast”。
答案:
61. fascinating
62. Obviously
63. educate
64. absolutely
65. tool
66. purpose
67. ordinary
68. compete
69. chance
70. appear
71. claimed
72. cheating
73. turned out
74. certain
75. sound
76. off
77. appears
78. seriously
79. purposes
80. vast