Question

【题目】 In the age of digital printing (数字印刷), almost all newspapers articles are typed with computers. But The Musalman, the oldest Urdu-language daily newspaper in India, is still being published as the world’s l【1】 hand-written newspaper.

The newspaper has four pages. The front page is for national and international news. The second and the third pages are for local news. The fourth page is for sports news. Some s【2】 is left blank at the bottom right corner of the front page, in case there is breaking news.

Every day, it takes three calligraphers (书法家) three hours to write a page before the paper is printed and sent to its 21,000 readers. These calligraphers must be very c【3】 not to make any writing mistakes, because even a small mistake can lead to a whole page being rewritten.

The newspaper makes so l【4】 money that costs are hardly covered. But for Syed Arifullah, who took over the newspaper from his father, it is his duty to keep the paper alive as a way to protect the Urdu language and especially its calligraphy. He says that calligraphy is the heart of The Musalman, and if someone removes the heart of the paper, there will be n【5】 left.

People working for the newspaper also feel very p【6】 to be part of it. They are really devoted to (致力于) their work and believe that their work helps preserve a dying art.

First published in 1927, the newspaper is l【7】 to exist for another 90 years. Let’s wait and see.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】last

【2】space

【3】careful

【4】little

【5】nothing

【6】proud

【7】likely

【解析】

本文介绍了印度最古老的乌尔都语日报《穆萨尔曼报》，它是世界上最后一份手写报纸出版。这家报纸首次出版于1927年。

【1】句意：但印度最古老的乌尔都语日报《穆萨尔曼报》仍作为世界上最后一份手写报纸出版。根据上文In the age of digital printing (数字印刷), almost all newspapers articles are typed with computers.可知此句句意是“但印度最古老的乌尔都语日报《穆萨尔曼报》仍作为世界上最后一份手写报纸出版。”本词修饰名词，可知填形容词；last：最后的，形容词，结合句意和首字母提示可知答案是last。

【2】句意：在首页的右下角留出一些空白，以防有突发新闻。

本词做主语，谓语动词is单数，可知主语是三单或不可数名词；根据下文“以防有突发新闻”可知“在首页的右下角留出一些空白”；space：空间，空白，不可数名词，结合句意和首字母提示可知答案是space。

【3】句意：这些书法家必须非常小心，不要犯任何书写错误，因为即使是一个小小的错误也会导致整页被重写。

根据下文not to make any writing mistakes, because even a small mistake can lead to a whole page being rewritten.可知“这些书法家必须非常小心”。本句是主系表结构，可知填形容词，careful：细心的，仔细的，形容词；结合句意和首字母提示可知答案是careful。

【4】句意：这家报纸赚的钱太少，几乎没法支付费用。

本句是so…that…引导的结果状语从句；根据下文“costs are hardly covered几乎没法支付费用”可知“这家报纸赚的钱太少”；本词修饰不可数名词money，little：少，修饰不可数名词；故填little。

【5】句意：他说书法是穆萨尔曼的心脏，如果有人把纸的心脏取下来，就什么也不会留下。

根据上文“他说书法是穆萨尔曼的心脏，如果有人把纸的心脏取下来”可知“就什么也不会留下”；结合句意和首字母提示可知答案是nothing。

【6】句意：为报社工作的人们也为能成为报社的一员而感到非常自豪。

本词位于感官系动词feel的后面，可知填形容词作表语；根据下文“They are really devoted to (致力于) their work and believe that their work helps preserve a dying art. 他们真的致力于他们的工作，并相信他们的工作有助于保存一个垂死的艺术。”可知“为报社工作的人们也为能成为报社的一员而感到非常自豪。”故答案是proud。

【7】句意：这家报纸首次出版于1927年，可能再存在90年。

本词位于be动词后面，跟形容词作表语；be likely to：很可能……，有可能……；结合句意和首字母提示可知答案是likely。