题目内容
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中所给词语的正确形式填空。
American Idol is a TV show and annual American singing competition, which began its first season on June 11, 2002. It is based on the British show Pop Idol, in which thousands of young singers, aged 16-28, audition(试演)for the chance 1. (choose) as the new singing idol. The program seeks to discover the 2. (good) young singer in the country through 3. series of nationwide auditions.
Auditions 4. (hold) in key cities around the country, with judges removing some contestants(选手), 5. there are only 30 left. These 30 compete, on air, and the viewing public votes for 6. three favorites each week, over the course of the next three weeks. Those nine contestants, along 7. one “wild card” chosen by judges, continue on to the next stage of the competition, 8. takes place over several weeks. The outcome of the latter stages of this competition is wholly determined by public voting. There are three judges assessing the contestants’ 9. (perform) in order to facilitate(推动) the voting.
Of these ten, two winners are chosen to appear in a live half-hour telecast(电视广播)the following evening to compete 10. a top-dollar record deal.
1.to be chosen
2.best
3.a
4.are held
5.until
6.their
7.with
8.which
9.performances
10.for
【解析】
试题分析:美国偶像是一个电视节目和年度美国的歌唱比赛,2002年6月11日开始它的第一个赛季。它是根据英国的流行偶像节目编排的,成千上万的年轻歌手通过一系列全国海选 产生30名选手,通过观众投票选出九位选手,还有一个裁判确定的“待定”进入下一阶段的竞争。最后结果完全由公众投票决定。为了推动投票,有三名裁判评价选手的表现。这十位选手中,选出两个获胜者参加第二天晚上的半小时电视现场直播争夺顶尖奖项。
1.它是根据英国表演秀流行偶像,节目中成千上万的年龄在16-28岁的歌手,参加被选为新偶像歌手的试演机会。to be chosen做定语修饰chance,表被动、将来。
2.应该是:该节目试图发现全国最好的年轻歌手,故选best。
3.通过一系列全国海选。a series of是固定短语:一系列的。故选a。
4.试演是在全国主要城市举行。全文是一般现在时,这里主语和谓语又是被动关系,故选are held。
5.裁判淘汰一些选手直到只剩下30。故选until(直到……才)。
6.这30名竞争者通过电视直播,让观众投票。在接下来的三个星期内,每周选出他们最喜欢的前三名。故选their。
7.九位选手,和裁判选出的一个“待定”,继续进入下一阶段的竞争。along with 和……在一起。
8.九位选手, 和裁判选出的一个“待定”,继续进入下一阶段的竞争,这需要在几个星期内进行。which代替先行词,引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词the next stage of the competition。
9.为了推动投票,有三名裁判评价选手的表现。performance表演、表现,是可数名词,这里是多人的表演,故用复数形式。
10.这十位选手中,将选出两名获胜者参加在第二天晚上半小时的电视现场直播,来争夺最高待遇。compete for 为……而竞争。
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