Question

【題目】閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內容完成表格，每空限填一詞。

Now telephone, television, radio and the Internet all help people communicate with each other. As a result, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know who wins the vote in another country. An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a TV set. When an earthquake or a flood happens in some places, news of these disasters can bring help from distant countries within hours. Help is on the way. Because of modern technology like the satellites (人造衛(wèi)星) that travel around the world, information travels fast.

How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller. Of course this does not mean that the world is really becoming smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication between two countries took a long time. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach America. This time difference influenced people’s actions. For example, a fight, or a war in 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided (避免). A peace agreement had already been signed (簽署). Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During these six weeks, the large and serious War of New Orleans was fought. Many people lost their lives after the peace agreement had been signed. In the past, communication took much more time than it does now.

With the help of modern technology, it’s much easier to get more information within a short time. Our lives are becoming faster and faster.

Title: The【1】Is Getting Smaller
Theme	【2】between people or countries is becoming much easier because of television, telephone, radio and the Internet.
	Ideas and news of events spread quickly 【3】the world.
Examples (at【4】)	People can know the results of a vote that is being held in another country within 【5】.
	An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a TV set.
	People from distant countries give their 【6】within hours when they know the news of a disaster like an earthquake or a flood.
	【7】 to modern technology, information goes faster now.
Examples (in the past)	Two 【8】ago, communication between the two countries took a long time.
	The news of peace agreement signed in 【9】took six weeks to reach America.
Conclusion	Now communication takes 【10】time than it did in the past. So it’s much easier to communicate with others.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】world

【2】Communication

【3】around

【4】seconds

【5】nowadays

【6】help

【7】Thanks/Due/Owing

【8】centuries

【9】England

【10】less

【解析】

這篇短文主語講述了現(xiàn)代科技的進步。使世界正變得越來越小。

【1】根據(jù)文中“Because of modern technology like the satellites (人造衛(wèi)星) that travel around the world, information travels fast.”及下文“How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller.”可知，這篇短文主要講述了現(xiàn)代科技把世界變得越來越小，故標題是“The world Is Getting Smaller”世界正變得越來越小。故答案為world。

【2】根據(jù)文中“Now telephone, television, radio and the Internet all help people communicate with each other. As a result, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world.”可知，由于電視、電話、收音機和因特網，人們或國家之間的交流變得更加容易。communication名詞，交流。根據(jù)句意，故答案為Communication。

【3】根據(jù)文中“When an earthquake or a flood happens in some places, news of these disasters can bring help from distant countries within hours.”可知，思想和新聞事件迅速傳遍世界各地。around the world全世界。根據(jù)題意，故答案為around。

【4】根據(jù)文中“For example, within seconds, people can know who wins the vote in another country.”這里是列舉在幾秒的時間內人們知道的事情。second秒，這里用復數(shù)形式。故答案為seconds。

【5】根據(jù)文中“For example, within seconds, people can know who wins the vote in another country.”可知，現(xiàn)在人們可以知道在另一個國家舉行的投票結果。nowadays現(xiàn)在。根據(jù)題意，故答案為nowadays。

【6】根據(jù)文中“When an earthquake or a flood happens in some places, news of these disasters can bring help from distant countries within hours. Help is on the way.”可知，來自遙遠國家的人們在得知地震或洪水等災難的消息后的數(shù)小時內給予幫助。help名詞，幫助。故答案為help

【7】根據(jù)文中“Because of modern technology like the satellites (人造衛(wèi)星) that travel around the world, information travels fast.”可知，多虧現(xiàn)代技術，現(xiàn)在信息傳播得更快了。Thanks/Due/Owing to…幸虧/由于/……原因。根據(jù)漢語提示，故答案為Thanks/Due/Owing。

【8】根據(jù)文中“Two hundred years ago, communication between two countries took a long time.”可知，兩百年前，兩國間的交流花了很長時間。也就是兩個世界以前。two centuries兩個世紀。根據(jù)漢語提示，故答案為centuries。

【9】根據(jù)文中“In the 17th and 18th centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach America.”可知，在英國簽署和平協(xié)議的消息花了六個星期才傳到美國。England英國。根據(jù)漢語提示，故答案為England。

【10】根據(jù)文中“With the help of modern technology, it’s much easier to get more information within a short time. Our lives are becoming faster and faster.”可知，現(xiàn)在，溝通所需的時間比過去少了。所以和別人交流要容易得多。這里是比以前花費的時間更少，這里用little的比較級less。根據(jù)題意，故答案為less。