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A. concentrated    B. possible     C. revised      D. applications    E. figures    F. connect        G. benefits      H. global       I. associate       J. tops

More than two million people in Europe now have fiber broadband（光纖寬帶）direct to their home, suggests a survey. The latest    小題1:  on superfast broadband delivered by fiber to the home (FTTH) show 18% growth over the last survey compiled in late 2008.
The continued growth suggests that the    小題2:   economic decline has not hit plans to build fiber networks. Sweden    小題3:  the list of nations applying the technology, with 10.9% of its broadband customers using fiber. Karel Helsen, president of Europe’s Fiber-To-The-Home Council, said the growth matched predictions that were    小題4:   when the credit crisis started to make itself felt. “The numbers in 2009 are in line with the latest forecasts,” said Mr. Helsen.
By 2013, the FTTH Council expects that 13 million people across 35 European nations will have their broadband delivered by fiber. Such services would start at a speed of 100 megabits per second (mbps), said Mr. Helsen. Around Europe more than 233 projects were underway to lay the fibers that would    小題5:  homes or buildings to the net, said Mr. Helsen. Many of those, he said, were being operated by local governments or smaller net firms. Local governments were interested in FTTH because of the economic and social    小題6:   it brought in its wake, said Mr. Helsen.
The low delay in high-speed fiber networks made    小題7:   new uses of broadband, he said. “No delay is very important,” he said, “specifically if you talk about   小題8:  that are time-dependent such as personal communications, conference calls or video calls where delays cause a lot of trouble.” While early FTTH services were    小題9:   in cities, said Mr. Helsen, many more were reaching out to rural areas for e-health and e-learning projects.

Answer 1

小題1:E
小題2:H
小題3:J
小題4:C
小題5:F
小題6:G
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:A

試題分析：據(jù)一項調(diào)查表明，歐洲二百多萬人現(xiàn)在可以把光纖寬帶引到家里。由于光纖的速度快不耽誤事，越來越多的人選擇它。現(xiàn)在這種服務已經(jīng)從大城市漸漸地向廣大的農(nóng)村地區(qū)延伸了。
小題1:最新的關于最新的關于家用光纖傳送的超快寬帶的數(shù)據(jù)表明，和上一次在2008年末所做的調(diào)查相比較，速度快了18%。前一句講調(diào)查的情況，所以本句用18%這個figure（n.數(shù)字）說話。故選E。
小題2: 持續(xù)的增長表明全球經(jīng)濟危機并沒有影響光纖網(wǎng)絡的的發(fā)展。結(jié)合上文判斷，選H： global(adj.全球的)。
小題3: 瑞典高居應用這一技術的國家的名單之首位，有10.9%的寬帶用戶在使用光纖。top在這里是vt.名列榜首的意思。故選J。
小題4: 歐洲光纖入戶委員會的主席Karel Helsen說：指當經(jīng)濟危機開始爆發(fā)的時候，增長和已經(jīng)做出了修改的預測正符合。故選C項 revise（vt.修改）。
小題5:connect …to … 把… …和…..連在一起。歐洲有233個項目在鋪設把家和樓房和網(wǎng)絡連接起來所用的光纜。F項 connect 和to連用，意思是： 把… …和…..連在一起。
小題6:Helsen先生說，地方政府對FTTH很感興趣，因為它帶來了經(jīng)濟和社會的雙重利益。故選G： benefits（好處）。注意是復數(shù)形式。
小題7:高速光纖網(wǎng)絡的快速度吸引了可能寬帶的新用戶。B項 possible是形容詞：可能的；修飾uses。
小題8:Helsen先生說：不耽誤事很重要。尤其是如果你談論起光纖寬帶的時間緊迫的具體應用，如私人交流會議或者視頻要求這些推遲就會造成很多麻煩的情況。所以選擇D項applications( n.應用),注意復數(shù)的變化。
小題9:Helsen先生還說：Aconcentrate是動詞：聚焦；早期的FTTH services聚焦于城市，而越來越多的這種服務正延伸至農(nóng)村用于網(wǎng)絡保健和學習項目中。
考點:考查選擇正確的單詞及其形式填空。