Question

    Pop Idol

TV talent shows have become a new way to turn people into pop stars. Many people become f1.through TV talent shows. Pop Idol is one of the talent shows.  Pop Idol started in October 2001, with the h2. of finding new solo singers. At the 3.(begin), more than 10, 000 people came to take part in the competition.A4. several rounds, there were fifty people left. And then later, only ten were left. In February 2002, only two singers were left: Gareth Gates 5. Will Young. About 9 million TV viewers voted who would win 6. the end. At last, Will Young became the winner.

Will Young now is a big star in the UK and the US. His 7.(one) record after Pop Idol was called Anything is Possible. It sold 8.(many) than one million copies in just one week in Britain. Will said that he was lucky and happy b9. he didn't go to any other talent shows. As for Gates, he is also happy. He has become a pop star 10.(successful) and is singing his own songs now.

Answer

1.famous

2.hope

3.beginning

4.After

5.and

6.in

7.first

8.more

9.because

10.successfully

【解析】

主旨大意:本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍电视才艺选秀节目Pop Idol以及它选出的明星Will Young。

1.句意为：许多人通过电视才艺节目而变得________。分析句子结构可知,空格处做系动词become的表语,所以应用形容词。结合首字母提示可知此处表示“出名的”,故填famous。

2.句意为：Pop Idol开始于2001年十月份,________找到新的独唱歌手。由句子结构可知,此处需填名词。根据句意并结合首字母提示可知,此处指“带着找到新独唱歌手的希望”,故填hope。

3.句意为：在一开始,超过一万人来参加这个比赛。分析句子结构可知,空格前是定冠词the,所以应用名词,结合句意,表示“在开始”,故填beginning。

4.句意为：几轮之________,剩下了50人。根据句子结构可知,此处需填介词。根据语境和首字母提示可知,此处表示“在……之后”,故填After。注意句首单词首字母需大写。

5.句意为： 在2002年二月,仅剩下两名歌手：Gareth Gates ________ Will Young。根据前后词可知此处表示并列关系,故填and。

6. 句意为：大约900万电视观众投票决定谁将最终获胜。表示“最终,最后”,应用短语 in the end,故填in。

7.句意为：在Pop Idol之后,他的第一张唱片叫作Anything is Possible。由空后名词可知,此处需填序数词,故填first。

8.句意为：在英国,一周之内他的唱片销量超过了一百万。由句中的than可知,此处需填形容词比较级。故填more。

9. 句意为：他说他很幸运很幸福,________他没有去任何其他的才艺节目。分析句子结构可知,空格处应用连词,根据句意可知,两句话之间是因果关系,结合首字母提示可知填because。

10. 句意为：他已经成功地变成了一个流行音乐明星,并且演唱他自己的歌曲。分析句子结构可知,空格处作句子的状语,修饰谓语动词,应用副词,故填successfully。