One of the?three major commercial networks, CBS were organized 1. ____?
5 g1 f% m9 P$ G. Kin l928 which its founder, William Paley, acquired 2. ____??, t P& Z+ ?. P
ownership of a group of radio stations. As the?
9 p; D* p" Q3 [1 L# XColumbia Broadcasting System expanded its operations,?
( g7 q% ~# Z) T8 Isoon become the largest radio network in the 3. ?____
& {) Y5 }7 c; R [# t7 g2 }United States, it precociously recognized the potential? Y- D1 A o& E: ]# }
for the rapidly evoved television broadcasting 4. ____?
/ ~8 m, }! M. L: K- mtechnology. On July 13th, 1931, it began experimentally 5. ____??4 W7 K) M& }1 F2 V3 B$ m, U% o
television broadcasting in New York, and ten years late??3 {9 j7 L" n" n4 Q8 P
r began regular black?and?white week broadcasts over 6. ?____?
! [. I6 f7 M" c7 k3 gits WCBW?TV station in the same city, that became 7. ?____??% ~8 N2 c, s# _0 d1 _
WCBS?TV in November 1946. With Television City?
% N8 }6 J6 }; _5 b t U- v: B' O" yin Hollywood, CBS launched the industry’s first full??
8 a; i$ b3 f+ s/ B. cscale production studio. ?
8 M- e6 K7 P. S' D- |Today CBS owns television stations, radio stations,?5 z2 d% }9 e6 e4 _5 `
and home?video production and distribution interests.?
: C/ }( x4 s; W. S, d tThe CBS \ Broadcasting Group composed of six 8. ?____
w5 r& D' C$ h- Q: R- L* `divisions : television network, entertainment, sports,?
- Z' r8 W* q/ C- {, D+ wnews, local television stations, and radio. ?
# j# E( c6 O* r5 J8 W3 [: nFor most of commercial television history, CBS?0 J+ U/ e: }" q6 u+ Z
has been the leader in prime?time ratings, having the?$ W' S% k" q+ ]- G
highest?rated shows in almost every year from the?+ X& O! n# l7 r) P5 G7 g6 g9 m
mid?1950s through the mid?1980s. During the late?$ L9 ?9 g# @/ P" I" f
1980s, however, CBS lost its top position from NBC. 9. ____?
. {5 G8 A2 T/ t3 B* J( H. }2 uCBS has traditionally been strong in the TV?0 v) F" o8 |, {+ ?
news area. The network began the first regular TV news?( v5 m9 T9 Z( G0 S2 |& X
program in l948 with Douglas Edwards as anchor,?) u, s+ S8 e) Z" G# j
Journalism legends such as Edward R. Murrow and ?
, R2 \8 `$ z R8 T! eWalter Cronkite gave CBS its reputation as quality 10. ?____?
" _2 K' p9 o6 e% Xnews broadcaster.0 ^/ m% W/ Y# @- v
+ q; S& `2 o7 p- ^" N8 e答案部分 ; C5 F, K$ Z& D y8 e
? 1.【参考答案】将were改为was。
. _* H! `/ v) c3 p- p7 ]9 o? 【参考译文】 作为美国三大商业广播电视网之一,哥伦比亚广播公司成立于1928年。
! k! A9 Y! k# r% a5 G$ ]3 u? 【试题分析】 本题辨析谓语动词单复数的误用。
. c& p7 F/ F/ ~! W/ K# y? 【详细解答】 本句的主语为CBS (哥伦比亚广播公司),而不是networks。因此,将were organized改为 was organized。 7 T$ H, y: U" a+ X
?2.【参考答案】将which改为when/in which。
% ?7 M; p8 G) n2 N2 X" n# p) I? 【参考译文】 那年,它的创始人威廉·佩利获得了数家广播电台的所有权。) H; x' G) F% ^) M6 H3 _! a+ ?
? 【试题分析】 本题辨析定语从句引导词的误用。9 E& }; q8 n; {/ T$ d7 J* h, t2 W; V
? 【详细解答】 作“年代”的定语从句,其引导词可以是that,which,in which或when。这须判断定语从句缺少什么成分,its founder William Paley, acquired ownership of a groupof radio stations中,缺少时间状语,故引导词应为when或in which。 5 P& T3 D4 S" q' u% i7 E r
?3.【参考答案】将become改为becoming。! J' a7 q- r& M4 a9 u" e
? 【参考译文】 随着哥伦比亚广播公司业务范围的拓展,它很快成了美国的最大广播网。
7 b4 ?9 Y. w! j? 【试题分析】 本题辨析谓语动词与分词状语的误用。故意将分词短语设计错误,这是六级考试辨错题的一个常考类型。
# o0 ]) _! V5 \- F7 d? 【详细解答】 As the Columbia Broadcasting System expanded its operations,是一个由as引导伴随状语,与soon become the largest radio network in the United States之间有一种逻辑上的因果关系,而不是并列关系,而且soon become…在句法上也与并列句子不合。(由and连结),因此,用become是不合适的,由于become的逻辑主语是the Columbia Broadcasting Sytem,因而将become变为becoming,使这个句子成为结果状语后,就使整个句子符合逻辑连贯性了。
3 v/ P M! q3 E0 C& k9 M! w! j?4.【参考答案】将evolved改为evolving。
& H: q" A7 P. Z# m; U+ _4 z? 【参考译文】 它一开始就认识到了未来广播电视技术迅猛发展的趋势。/ K( L2 w; S o0 y' J5 f1 n; A. C
? 【试题分析】 本题辨析作前置定语时分词的误用。
' ]. j; |$ z1 y0 m& H; ~& U T# y: u? 【详细解答】 作前置定语时,现在分词表示“正在或将要发生”,过去分词表示“已经成为过去”。根据句意,发展趋势是未来的,因此,evolved是不合适的。要将evolved改为evolving。
- g8 {# X, E& U3 e. g. B?5.【参考答案】将experimentally改为experimental。
/ L: T# p+ W, d6 D5 b? 【参考译文】 1931年7月13日,它开始在纽约试播电视节目。
0 X+ c0 o/ D8 K: @? 【试题分析】 本题辨析形容词,副词的误用。
* l8 r: _+ e' n0 }" v ]3 B* t? 【详细解答】 副词作状语时,通常在实义动词之前,助动词之后。那么,experimentally放在began之后,是不合适的,那么,experimentally 应修饰television broadcasting。但修饰名词应用形容词experimental,而不是experimentally。
& N; i$ }' N( r+ G* d?6.【参考答案】将week改为weekly。' W* t* f: h' R- h
? 【参考译文】 10年后,开始在纽约通过其WCBW?TV电视台每周播放一定的黑白电视节目。
: i9 j, ?: e6 p3 f$ M5 B9 w? 【试题分析】 本题辨析定语的误用。
) g B4 b; i6 h! m? 【详细解答】 名词也可以作定语,但一定要符合句意。week意为“周,星期”,与broadcast的搭配,没有什么合乎逻辑的含义,若将之换为weekly,“每周播放”则合乎句意。4 Q0 N1 Y4 p @$ R& ]
, c9 W% {9 {; ]?7.【参考答案】将that改为which。 |