Question

Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. concentrated   B. possible    C. revised     D. applications   E. figures

F. connect       G. benefits     H. global     I. contribute     J. tops

More than two million people in Europe now have fiberbroadband（光纖寬帶）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 2012, 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

【答案】

 E

 H

 J

 C

 F

 G

 B

 D

 A

【解析】

試題分析：

 E figures是一個名詞：數據；最近的數據顯示比2008年的調查上漲了百分之18.

 H global是形容詞：全球的；指全球經濟危機并沒有影響光纖寬帶的發展。

 J top是一個動詞:位列前茅；指瑞典在這項技術的運用上位列前茅。

 C revise是動詞：修改；指當經濟危機爆發的時候，predictions（預測）已經做出了修改。

 F connect是動詞：連接；指光纖寬帶把家和大樓和網絡連接在一起。

 G benefit是名詞：益處，好處；這里是指它所帶來的經濟和社會方面的好處。

 B possible是形容詞：可能的；這里是指新的光纖寬帶的使用變得可能。

 D application是名詞：應用；當你談論起光纖寬帶的具體應用。

 A concentrate是動詞：聚焦；指早期的FTTH services聚焦于城市。

考點：考查選詞填空

點評：本題要根據上下文的句子串聯來選擇合適的詞，特別要注意詞性以及詞形的匹配，大小寫，單復數等具體形式。