When television first began to expand, very few of the people who had become famous as radio commentators were able to be effective on television. Some of the difficulties they experienced when were trying to【31】themselves to the new medium were technical. when working on radio, for example, they had become【32】to seeing on behalf of the listener. This【33】of seeing for others means that the commentator has to be very good at talking. Above all, he has to be able to【34】a continuous sequence of visual images which【35】meaning to the sounds which the listener hears. In the【36】of television, however, the commentator sees everything with the viewer. His role, therefore, is completely different. He is there to make【37】that the viewer does not miss some point of interest, to help him focus on particular things, and to.【38】the images on the television screen. Unlike his radio colleague, he must know the 【39】of silence and how to use it at those moments【40】the pictures speak for themselves.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:adapt(oneself)to意为“适应”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:be/become accustomed to sth./doing sth.意为“习惯于……”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:本题属于词义判断,如果抓住句子的结构关系,问题也就迎刃而解了。空格后的介词of表示其前后关系是同位关系,即seeing for others,它与空格处所填入的名词表示同一个意思。也就是说,在听众看不见的情况下谈话是一门技巧(art),因此选C项。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:首先必须判断哪个能与宾语images搭配。create可与之搭配用,此外还有 change,form,improve等等,同样可与image连用。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:根据结构及语义作出的判断。从结构看,空白处的词必须是及物动词,能与宾语meaning搭配,用于sth.to sth.结构中。add刚好符合题意。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:in the case of意为“就某人、某事来说;至于”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:make sure意为“确保,保证”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:interpret意为“帮助观众解释屏幕上的画面”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:根据上下文语义作出的判断,电视解说中应适当保持沉默,特别是当电视画面无须解说时。这就是沉默的价值(the value of silence)。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:本句是个定语从句,其先行词为表示时间的介词短语at those moments,在这种情况下,能够引导一个定语从句中充当时间状语的只有关系副词when。