Question

A. concentrated     B. possible      C. revised       D. applications     E. figures    F. connect         G. benefits       H. global        I. associate        J. tops

More than two million people in Europe now have fiber broadband（光纤宽带）direct to their home, suggests a survey. The latest    1.   on superfast broadband delivered by fiber to the home (FTTH) show 18% growth over the last survey compiled in late 2008.

The continued growth suggests that the    2.    economic decline has not hit plans to build fiber networks. Sweden    3.   the list of nations applying the technology, with 10.9% of its broadband customers using fiber. Karel Helsen, president of Europe’s Fiber-To-The-Home Council, said the growth matched predictions that were    4.    when the credit crisis started to make itself felt. “The numbers in 2009 are in line with the latest forecasts,” said Mr. Helsen.

By 2013, the FTTH Council expects that 13 million people across 35 European nations will have their broadband delivered by fiber. Such services would start at a speed of 100 megabits per second (mbps), said Mr. Helsen. Around Europe more than 233 projects were underway to lay the fibers that would    5.   homes or buildings to the net, said Mr. Helsen. Many of those, he said, were being operated by local governments or smaller net firms. Local governments were interested in FTTH because of the economic and social    6.    it brought in its wake, said Mr. Helsen.

The low delay in high-speed fiber networks made    7.    new uses of broadband, he said. “No delay is very important,” he said, “specifically if you talk about   8.   that are time-dependent such as personal communications, conference calls or video calls where delays cause a lot of trouble.” While early FTTH services were    9.    in cities, said Mr. Helsen, many more were reaching out to rural areas for e-health and e-learning projects.

Answer

1.E

2.H

3.J

4.C

5.F

6.G

7.B

8.D

9.A

【解析】

试题分析：据一项调查表明，欧洲二百多万人现在可以把光纤宽带引到家里。由于光纤的速度快不耽误事，越来越多的人选择它。现在这种服务已经从大城市渐渐地向广大的农村地区延伸了。

1.最新的关于最新的关于家用光纤传送的超快宽带的数据表明，和上一次在2008年末所做的调查相比较，速度快了18%。前一句讲调查的情况，所以本句用18%这个figure（n.数字）说话。故选 E。

2. 持续的增长表明全球经济危机并没有影响光纤网络的的发展。结合上文判断，选H： global(adj.全球的)。

3. 瑞典高居应用这一技术的国家的名单之首位，有10.9%的宽带用户在使用光纤。top在这里是vt.名列榜首的意思。故选J。

4. 欧洲光纤入户委员会的主席Karel Helsen 说：指当经济危机开始爆发的时候，增长和已经做出了修改的预测正符合。故选C项 revise（vt.修改）。

5.connect …to … 把… …和…..连在一起。欧洲有233个项目在铺设把家和楼房和网络连接起来所用的光缆。F项 connect 和to连用，意思是： 把… …和…..连在一起。

6.Helsen 先生说，地方政府对FTTH 很感兴趣，因为它带来了经济和社会的双重利益。故选G： benefits（好处）。注意是复数形式。

7.高速光纤网络的快速度吸引了可能宽带的新用户。B项 possible是形容词：可能的；修饰uses。

8.Helsen 先生说：不耽误事很重要。尤其是如果你谈论起光纤宽带的时间紧迫的具体应用，如私人交流会议或者视频要求这些推迟就会造成很多麻烦的情况。所以选择D项 applications( n.应用),注意复数的变化。

9.Helsen 先生还说：A concentrate是动词：聚焦；早期的FTTH services聚焦于城市，而越来越多的这种服务正延伸至农村用于网络保健和学习项目中。

考点: 考查选择正确的单词及其形式填空。