英语_阅读_First broadcast

 

好的，我们来逐步分析这个完形填空。

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**43.**
句子是：
> The (43) was to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language was not English.

这里说的是“目的”，选项中表示“目的”的是 **G. aim**。
**答案：G**

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**44.**
句子是：
> And it (44) listeners, even those who are native English speakers, with information they need swiftly.

固定搭配：**provide sb with sth**（向某人提供某物）。
**答案：F**

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**45.**
句子是：
> Each half-hour broadcast begins with 10 minutes of the (45) news...

这里指“最新的新闻”，**latest news** 是常见搭配。
**答案：C**

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**46.**
句子是：
> ... on the weekend, about news (46) and American idioms.

“新闻事件”可以用 **news events**。
**答案：A**

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**47.**
句子是：
> It (47) in helping people learn English in a non-traditional way.

“它在……方面成功”，**succeed in doing sth** 是固定搭配。
**答案：B**

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**48.**
句子是：
> They praise it for (48) their students’ ability to understand...

介词 **for** 后面接动名词，表示“因为……”，这里意思是“因为它提高了学生的能力”，**improving** 符合。
**答案：E**

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**最终答案：**
43. G
44. F
45. C
46. A
47. B
48. E

 

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About 70 years ago, a radio program called Special English was first broadcast.
大约 70 年前，一个名为“特别英语”的广播节目首次播出。

It was an experiment.
这是一次实验。

The aim was to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language was not English.
其目的，是用清晰简洁的英语通过广播与母语非英语的人交流。

Nowadays, Special English continues to communicate with people who are not fluent in English.
如今，“特别英语”仍然在与英语不流利的人交流。

But its role has grown.
但它的作用已经扩大。

It also helps people learn American English.
它还帮助人们学习美式英语。

And it provides listeners, even those who are native English speakers, with information they need swiftly.
并且它能迅速为听众，包括那些以英语为母语的人，提供他们需要的信息。

Today, Special English broadcasts around the world seven days a week, five times a day.
如今，“特别英语”每周七天、每天五次在全球播出。

Each half-hour broadcast begins with 10 minutes of the latest news followed by 20 minutes of feature programming.
每半小时的节目以 10 分钟的最新新闻开始，随后是 20 分钟的专题节目。

There is a different short feature every weekday about science, development, agriculture and the environment, and on the weekend, about news events and American idioms.
每个工作日都有不同的短篇专题，内容涉及科学、发展、农业和环境；而在周末，则有关于新闻事件和美式习语的内容。

Through the years, Special English has become a very popular tool for teaching English, even though it was not designed as a teaching program.
多年来，“特别英语”已经成为一个非常受欢迎的英语教学工具，尽管它最初并不是为教学而设计的。

It succeeds in helping people learn English in a non-traditional way.
它成功地帮助人们以一种非传统的方式学习英语。

In countries around the world, English teachers assign Special English to their students.
在世界各国，英语教师会把“特别英语”布置给学生学习。

They praise it for improving their students’ ability to understand the English language and the world.
他们称赞它提高了学生理解英语和世界的能力。

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逐句翻译，不需要序号，先英文然后中文相间，括号内的英文字母请忽视

About 70 years ago, a radio program called Special English was first broadcast. It was an experiment. The aim was to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language was not English. Nowadays, Special English continues to communicate with people who are not fluent in English. But its role has grown. It also helps people learn American English. And it provides listeners, even those who are native English speakers, with information they need swiftly.

Today, Special English broadcasts around the world seven days a week, five times a day. Each half-hour broadcast begins with 10 minutes of the latest news followed by 20 minutes of feature programming. There is a different short feature every weekday about science, development, agriculture and the environment, and on the weekend, about news events and American idioms.

Through the years, Special English has become a very popular tool for teaching English, even though it was not designed as a teaching program. It succeeds in helping people learn English in a non-traditional way. In countries around the world, English teachers assign Special English to their students. They praise it for improving their students’ ability to understand the English language and the world.