Question

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确，并将该词完整地写在答题卡相对应的横线上。

How do you know what is happening in the world every day? Do you watch news programmes 1._________television? Or do you read a newspaper or listen to the radio ? There are2. _____ called news agencies that gather the news so that we read and hear about3.______（事件）quickly．

News agencies usually have a main office in a capital city and small offices in other capital cities around the world．Many journalists are4.________（雇佣）in each office and they gather information in the country，and in other countries nearby．

News agencies try to be quick，fair and5.t______ When they gather news stories．If the news is inaccurate，it will be worthless．And people like to know about important news stories, especially6.t______ with pictures．

The oldest news agency in the world is Reuters，which was7._________in 1851.Their

work has changed a lot，especially8.________ email and the Internet began to be used．They also provide news for people9.________on（飞行）on airplanes, so even in the air you can know what is happening many thousands of metres10.b on the Earth!

Answer 1

1.on

2.organizations

3.events

4.hired/employed

5.true

6.those

7.founded/established

8.since

9.flying

10.below/beneath

【解析】

1. you watch news programmes _____ television?你想要看电视上的新闻栏目么？从watch和television可以判断出中间介词用on

2.

3.

4.

5. agencies try to be quick，fair and t______ “新机构”试着成为快速、公正、真实。这里填true是结合了该句中并列的quick、fair词语的含义、所给首字母t以及新闻的特点进行判断得出的词语。新闻传播要求实时快捷、公正评价，客观反映事情真相。故填true

6. news stories。该句意思为人们想要知道重要的新故事，尤其是那些有图片的。

7. oldest news agency in the world is Reuters，which was_________in 1851.世界上最古老的新闻机构是路透社，它成立于1851年。根据语境可以推断出这里的意思是成立，故填founded/established

8.

9. sb doing sth，故将fly变为flying。

10. even in the air you can know what is happening many thousands of metres b on the Earth!于是，即使在空中你也能知道几千米之下的地下发生了什么。根据语境推断这里的介词是表示在下的意思的，根据所给首字母，故填below/beneath

考点：考察单词拼写、固定搭配等语法知识。