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【題目】 THE WORLD TODAY

22nd , July, 2042

Travel

Moon hotel to welcome first guests

History will be made today when the Titan Moon Hotel finally opens its doors to welcome the first tourists to the moon. The $36 billion project, which has been delayed for three years, hopes to r【1】 more than 50 guests a week soon.

The first space plane leaves for the moon from the London Space Port later this evening. Guests on it include the Internet billionaire Mira Xin and her husband Bob Latchford. They are s【2】a three-day honeymoon there.

Entertainment

Actors call for Star Client stop

Angry actors are calling on people not to go and see the latest film called Film Star Client because they fear it an be the end of their profession. In the film, a whole group of robots play human roles. The film producers have given r【3】 saying that the huge costs that Hollywood stars are asking for make it impossible for studies to produce films. Maybe actors need not worry too much because early reviews of the film have been t【4】. The film opens in the UK on Friday.

Science and technology

3D becomes a reality（現(xiàn)實）, scientists say

Imagine sitting in a meeting-room in New York while also sitting in your pyjamas back home in London. According to scientists at the United European University in Zurich, this will be a reality sometime in that near future. Dr Miriam Jame-son, head of the science and computing department, held a conference to announce a major breakthrough（突破）in 3D technology. She promised that two years from now it should be possible to send 3D images of yourself a 【5】 in the world, no matter you are in New York or in London.

S【6】

Shirley’s Helsinki Happiness

Doctors have told Shirley Williams that she will be able to compete in the European Championships in Helsinki next month. The 28-year-old boxer had a complete hand operation after being involved in a car accident. Doctors once told her that her career was over. But a two-year intensive recovery programme means that she now is well and has the chance again. ‘I never thought this day would arrive,’ she told reporters. ‘After Helsinki I’m going to start t 【7】for Lima 2044’, she added.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】receive

【2】spending

【3】reasons

【4】terrible

【5】anywhere

【6】Sports

【7】training

【解析】

這是一篇<<今天的世界>>一個版面不同內(nèi)容的新聞。

【1】句意：這個耗資360億美元的項目已經(jīng)被推遲了三年，希望很快能每周接待50多名客人。

考查動詞，根據(jù)英文首字母“r”，聯(lián)系上文泰坦月球旅館終于開門歡迎第一批到月球來的游客，但是這個項目被推遲了三年，希望是接待到客人，接待receive，故答案為receive。

【2】句意：他們正在那里度三天的蜜月。

考查動詞，根據(jù)英文首字母“s”，聯(lián)系上下文，這里是互聯(lián)網(wǎng)億萬富翁Mira Xin和她的丈夫Bob Latchford在月球度蜜月，度過時間，可以用spend，這里已經(jīng)有be動詞，那么用be+v.ing表示正在做某事，故答案為spending。

【3】句意：電影制片人給出的理由是，好萊塢明星要求的巨額成本使得研究不可能制作電影。

考查名詞，根據(jù)英文首字母“r”，聯(lián)系上下文，演員們讓人們不要看這個電影，后面是制片人在解釋這個現(xiàn)象的原因，所以這里應(yīng)該是原因，故答案為reasons。

【4】句意：也許演員們不用太擔(dān)心，因為早期的電影評論都很糟糕。

考查形容詞，根據(jù)英文首字母“t”，根據(jù)上文，演員們都有點擔(dān)心，讓人們不要看，但這一句開始說也許不用太擔(dān)心，說明他的電影評論很糟糕。故答案為terrible。

【5】句意：她承諾，從現(xiàn)在起兩年內(nèi)，你應(yīng)該可以將自己的3D圖像發(fā)送到世界任何地方，無論你在紐約還是倫敦。

考查副詞，根據(jù)英文首字母“a”，根據(jù)這一空，后面無論你是在紐約還是在倫敦，也就是無論在世界各地任何地方，故答案為anywhere。

【6】句意：運動

考查名詞，通讀下面那一段，這是一個關(guān)于手部受傷拳擊手重新又可以去比賽的小故事，是關(guān)于運動的。故答案為Sports。

【7】句意：“在赫爾辛基之后，我將開始利馬2044的訓(xùn)練�！彼�補充道。

考查名詞，根據(jù)英文首字母“t”，這個拳擊手在進行康復(fù)后去參加了比賽，之后是準備2044的比賽，所以應(yīng)該是開始訓(xùn)練。故答案為training。