Question

【題目】 We may think today that Donald Trump invented the term, but “fake news” has been around for a while. In the early 19th century, small regional and local papers made their product known and i【1】 their sales with a lot of made-up news articles. The Central Park Zoo Escape, reported on November 9, 1874, is one such event.

The front page of the New York Herald that day reported that v【2】 animals had escaped from the Central Park Zoo. A rhino had fallen into a sewer（下水道） and a lion had been seen walking slowly through a church. The article said that, while the police and National Guard were doing what they could, twenty-seven people had already died and many others had been injured. Readers were scared and armed men were seen in the streets, preparing to p【3】 their loved ones and property by battling the wild animals of the zoo. In their upset, they clearly hadn’t read to the end of the article: the l【4】 line stated that ‘the whole story given above is a pure lie’!

But why was it done? The article was the creation of a reporter named Joseph Clarke. Working alongside his editor, Clarke wanted to highlight the dangerous conditions at the zoo by showing the readers what could happen, not what a【5】 had. They had no idea of the fear it would cause. The paper never apologized for the upset to New Yorkers. I【6】, they ran a short statement requesting that safety conditions at the zoo should be improved.

The l【7】 to learn? Always read right to the end!

The whole story given above is not a pure lie!

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】increased

【2】various

【3】protect

【4】last

【5】actually/already

【6】Instead

【7】lesson

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文，主要介紹紐約先驅(qū)報(bào)發(fā)布報(bào)道說(shuō)動(dòng)物園的動(dòng)物跑出來(lái)了，人們沒(méi)有看到新聞的最后一行以為新聞是真的而陷入恐慌。作者告誡讀者永遠(yuǎn)要記得讀到最后。

【1】

句意:在19世紀(jì)早期，小的地方報(bào)紙通過(guò)很多編造的新聞文章來(lái)讓他們的產(chǎn)品出名和增加銷(xiāo)量。

根據(jù)and可知此處用動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去式與made形成并列，根據(jù)首字母和“their sales”可知此處用動(dòng)詞increased表示“增加銷(xiāo)量”。故答案為increased。

【2】

句意：紐約先驅(qū)報(bào)的頭版報(bào)道多種動(dòng)物從中央公園的動(dòng)物園跑了。

名詞animals前面缺形容詞修飾，根據(jù)“A rhino…and a lion”可知不止一種動(dòng)物，此處根據(jù)首字母可知用形容詞various表示“多種的”。故答案為various。

【3】

句意：讀者害怕了，武裝人員可在大街上看到，準(zhǔn)備著通過(guò)與動(dòng)物園的野獸搏斗來(lái)保護(hù)他們所愛(ài)的人和財(cái)物。

此處用的是prepare to do表示“準(zhǔn)備好做某事”；根據(jù)“their loved ones and property by battling the wild animals of the zoo”及首字母提示可知用動(dòng)詞原形protect表示“保護(hù)”。故答案為protect。

【4】

句意：令他們沮喪的是，他們很明顯沒(méi)有讀到文章最后，最后一行寫(xiě)著：上面整個(gè)故事是個(gè)謊言。

名詞line前面用形容詞修飾，根據(jù)“read to the end of the article”及首字母提示可知此處用形容詞last表示“最后的”。故答案為last。

【5】

句意：和他的編輯一起，克拉克想要通過(guò)顯示可能發(fā)生的事而不是實(shí)際或已經(jīng)發(fā)生的事來(lái)給讀者強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)物園的危險(xiǎn)狀況。

had后面省略了happened，動(dòng)詞前副詞修飾；根據(jù)前文可知報(bào)道是一個(gè)謊言，事情沒(méi)有真實(shí)的發(fā)生或已經(jīng)發(fā)生，根據(jù)首字母提示此處用副詞already表示“已經(jīng)”或者actually表示“真實(shí)地”。故答案為actually/already。

【6】

句意：取而代之，他們發(fā)布了一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)短的說(shuō)明要求改進(jìn)動(dòng)物園的安全狀況。

根據(jù)“never apologized for the upset to New Yorkers”可知他們沒(méi)有道歉而是采用了另一種方法取而代之，用instead表示“代替，取而代之”。故答案為Instead。

【7】

句意：得到的教訓(xùn)是？

根據(jù)“learn”和“Always read right to the end”可知此處講的是給讀者的教訓(xùn)，用名詞lesson。故答案為lesson。