It was not exactly a perfect night in Washington for Fourth of July fireworks this year, when fog and rain blanketed the sky and made the Independence Day show from the National Mall less impressive than usual to those who had staked out a spot nearby.
But if you had tuned in on Monday to watch the fireworks on PBS or watched it on your cell phone, you might have figured the sky was cloudless and the fireworks were crystal clear. You might also have wondered if someone had removed the scaffolding that has been on the Capitol dome for two years.
But many eagle-eyed viewers suspected something was not quite right, and PBS later admitted as much: It had spliced in firework footage from previous years with live shots.
The show did not inform viewers that they were watching a highlight reel of past colorful explosions. But "Seinfeld" reruns are one thing; fireworks reruns are quite another. And angry viewers vented.
"Because this year's fireworks were difficult to see due to the weather, we made the decision to intercut fireworks footage from previous A Capitol Fourth concerts for the best possible television viewing experience," the show's organizers said Tuesday in a statement. "We apologize for any confusion this may have caused."
One Twitter user said it "could have been announced at the time", while another called it "a deceptive thing to do." A PBS Twitter account cast the decision as“the patriotic thing to do,” but viewers were not convinced.
According to the passage, "eagle-eyed viewers" refer to those （ ）.
词汇题。 eagle-eyed viewers 的本义是 “ 眼尖的观众 ” 。定位到文章第三段的 “many eagle-eyed viewers suspected something was not quite fight” ，再结合上下文可知 eagle-eyed viewers 是指发现 PBS 播放的烟火秀有疑点的观众。 A 项符合文意。
PBS claimed that they intercut fireworks footage from previous concerts for （ ）.
细节题。根据第五段的 “we made the decision to intercut fireworks footage from previous A Capitol Fourth concerts for me best possible television viewing experience” 可知， PBS 切入往年的音乐会的烟火秀画面是为了让观众获得更好的观看体验。故选 A 。
Which of the following is NOT the reasons why viewers suspected something was not right about the fireworks show on PBS?（ ）
细节题。根据第一段的 “…when fog and rain blanketed the sky…” 及第二段的 “…you might have figured the sky was cloudless and the fireworks were crystal clear. You might also have wondered if someone had removed the scaffolding that has been on the Capitol dome for two years. ” 可知 A 、 B 、 C 项都是观众怀疑事情不太对头的原因。故本题选 D 。
According to the passage, viewers think PBS's decision is （ ）.
细节题。 understandable“ 合情理的 ” ， patriotic“ 爱国的 ” ， deceptive“ 欺骗性的 ” ， unbiased“ 公正的，不偏不倚的 ” 。根据文章最后一段可知，观众认为 PBS 的决定是欺骗之举，故选 C 。
The best title for this passage is（ ）.
主旨题。文章讨论的是 PBS 播放的独立日烟火秀造假事件，介绍了发现疑点的过程及观众和 PBS 的回应，围绕的中心是烟火秀造假，故选 D 。