Question

【题目】阅读下列短文，根据短文内容完成表格，每空限填一词。

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 (人造卫星) 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 (签署). 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】

这篇短文主语讲述了现代科技的进步。使世界正变得越来越小。

【1】根据文中“Because of modern technology like the satellites (人造卫星) 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，这篇短文主要讲述了现代科技把世界变得越来越小，故标题是“The world Is Getting Smaller”世界正变得越来越小。故答案为world。

【2】根据文中“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，由于电视、电话、收音机和因特网，人们或国家之间的交流变得更加容易。communication名词，交流。根据句意，故答案为Communication。

【3】根据文中“When an earthquake or a flood happens in some places, news of these disasters can bring help from distant countries within hours.”可知，思想和新闻事件迅速传遍世界各地。around the world全世界。根据题意，故答案为around。

【4】根据文中“For example, within seconds, people can know who wins the vote in another country.”这里是列举在几秒的时间内人们知道的事情。second秒，这里用复数形式。故答案为seconds。

【5】根据文中“For example, within seconds, people can know who wins the vote in another country.”可知，现在人们可以知道在另一个国家举行的投票结果。nowadays现在。根据题意，故答案为nowadays。

【6】根据文中“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，来自遥远国家的人们在得知地震或洪水等灾难的消息后的数小时内给予帮助。help名词，帮助。故答案为help

【7】根据文中“Because of modern technology like the satellites (人造卫星) that travel around the world, information travels fast.”可知，多亏现代技术，现在信息传播得更快了。Thanks/Due/Owing to…幸亏/由于/……原因。根据汉语提示，故答案为Thanks/Due/Owing。

【8】根据文中“Two hundred years ago, communication between two countries took a long time.”可知，两百年前，两国间的交流花了很长时间。也就是两个世界以前。two centuries两个世纪。根据汉语提示，故答案为centuries。

【9】根据文中“In the 17th and 18th centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach America.”可知，在英国签署和平协议的消息花了六个星期才传到美国。England英国。根据汉语提示，故答案为England。

【10】根据文中“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，现在，沟通所需的时间比过去少了。所以和别人交流要容易得多。这里是比以前花费的时间更少，这里用little的比较级less。根据题意，故答案为less。