Question

【題目】 We may think today that Donald Trump invented the term, but “fake news” has been around for a while. In the early 19th century, small regional and local papers made their product known and i【1】 their sales with a lot of made-up news articles. The Central Park Zoo Escape, reported on November 9, 1874, is one such event.

The front page of the New York Herald that day reported that v【2】 animals had escaped from the Central Park Zoo. A rhino had fallen into a sewer（下水道） and a lion had been seen walking slowly through a church. The article said that, while the police and National Guard were doing what they could, twenty-seven people had already died and many others had been injured. Readers were scared and armed men were seen in the streets, preparing to p【3】 their loved ones and property by battling the wild animals of the zoo. In their upset, they clearly hadn’t read to the end of the article: the l【4】 line stated that ‘the whole story given above is a pure lie’!

But why was it done? The article was the creation of a reporter named Joseph Clarke. Working alongside his editor, Clarke wanted to highlight the dangerous conditions at the zoo by showing the readers what could happen, not what a【5】 had. They had no idea of the fear it would cause. The paper never apologized for the upset to New Yorkers. I【6】, they ran a short statement requesting that safety conditions at the zoo should be improved.

The l【7】 to learn? Always read right to the end!

The whole story given above is not a pure lie!

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】increased

【2】various

【3】protect

【4】last

【5】actually/already

【6】Instead

【7】lesson

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文，主要介紹紐約先驅(qū)報發(fā)布報道說動物園的動物跑出來了，人們沒有看到新聞的最后一行以為新聞是真的而陷入恐慌。作者告誡讀者永遠(yuǎn)要記得讀到最后。

【1】

句意:在19世紀(jì)早期，小的地方報紙通過很多編造的新聞文章來讓他們的產(chǎn)品出名和增加銷量。

根據(jù)and可知此處用動詞的過去式與made形成并列，根據(jù)首字母和“their sales”可知此處用動詞increased表示“增加銷量”。故答案為increased。

【2】

句意：紐約先驅(qū)報的頭版報道多種動物從中央公園的動物園跑了。

名詞animals前面缺形容詞修飾，根據(jù)“A rhino…and a lion”可知不止一種動物，此處根據(jù)首字母可知用形容詞various表示“多種的”。故答案為various。

【3】

句意：讀者害怕了，武裝人員可在大街上看到，準(zhǔn)備著通過與動物園的野獸搏斗來保護(hù)他們所愛的人和財物。

此處用的是prepare to do表示“準(zhǔn)備好做某事”；根據(jù)“their loved ones and property by battling the wild animals of the zoo”及首字母提示可知用動詞原形protect表示“保護(hù)”。故答案為protect。

【4】

句意：令他們沮喪的是，他們很明顯沒有讀到文章最后，最后一行寫著：上面整個故事是個謊言。

名詞line前面用形容詞修飾，根據(jù)“read to the end of the article”及首字母提示可知此處用形容詞last表示“最后的”。故答案為last。

【5】

句意：和他的編輯一起，克拉克想要通過顯示可能發(fā)生的事而不是實際或已經(jīng)發(fā)生的事來給讀者強(qiáng)調(diào)動物園的危險狀況。

had后面省略了happened，動詞前副詞修飾；根據(jù)前文可知報道是一個謊言，事情沒有真實的發(fā)生或已經(jīng)發(fā)生，根據(jù)首字母提示此處用副詞already表示“已經(jīng)”或者actually表示“真實地”。故答案為actually/already。

【6】

句意：取而代之，他們發(fā)布了一個簡短的說明要求改進(jìn)動物園的安全狀況。

根據(jù)“never apologized for the upset to New Yorkers”可知他們沒有道歉而是采用了另一種方法取而代之，用instead表示“代替，取而代之”。故答案為Instead。

【7】

句意：得到的教訓(xùn)是？

根據(jù)“learn”和“Always read right to the end”可知此處講的是給讀者的教訓(xùn)，用名詞lesson。故答案為lesson。