[冲刺中考]英语阅读与填空：11-Wednesday 电视节目 249词

11-Wednesday 电视节目 249词

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Who wants to be a millionaire？Do you？There is a television show in Britain where you can win a million pounds！What would you do with a million pounds if you won it？

In 1998 a new game show came onto British television．It has become very popular．Towards the end of the first series，it had more than 18 million viewers．

The show has now started in America，Singapore，and Malaysia，as well as European countries．It's called Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ？

Ten contestants take part in each programme．The person who answers a question in the shortest time is the first contestant．This contestant then plays for the million pound prize．

The contestant must answer 15 multiple-choice questions．The questions come from a computer．It chooses them from a list of 2,500 possible questions．The contestant may leave the show at any time，and keep the money they have won．

If they get the wrong answer，they fall back to either ￡1,000 or ￡32,000．Then the game is over．At any point，the contestant may use one （or more）of their three“lifelines”．These are：

50∶50 —two of the four possible answers are taken away．

Phone a friend —the contestants may speak to a friend or relative on the phone for 30 seconds to discuss the question．

Ask the audience —the audience votes on the answer．Each lifeline may only be used once during a contestant's whole game．

Here is an example of the easiest question for ￡100：

The top of a mountain is also called a…

a）summit．　b）summary．　c）summons．　d）sump．

Probably everyone would know the answer — a）summit.

生词

Malaysia　n． 马来西亚

viewer　n． 观众：This programme is for our younger viewers．这个节目是为我们的小观众们制作的。

contestant　n． 竞争者，参赛者：The twin brothers were contestants in the dancing competition．这对孪生兄弟是舞蹈比赛的参赛选手。

multiple-choice　adj． 多项选择的：a multiple-choice test多项选择题测验

lifeline　n． 生命线，生命所系的东西；重要的交通线（或通信联络线）：During winter the telephone is our lifeline．冬天，电话是我们唯一的通信联络线。

vote　v． 投票，表决：They voted that the school should continue．他们投票要求继续上课。

1．When did Who Wants to Be a Millionaire start？

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2．Which countries have this show on TV？

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3．How many contestants take part in each programme？

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4．How many questions must a contestant answer to win a million pounds？

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5．What are the three lifelines？

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参考译文

谁想成为百万富翁？你想吗？英国有一档电视节目，你有可能在这个节目中赢取百万英镑！如果你赢得了百万英镑，你准备用它来做什么呢？

1998年，一种新的游戏出现在英国的电视节目中。它受到了广泛欢迎。到第一届比赛结束时，观众人数已超过了1800万。

现在，该节目已出现在美国、新加坡、马来西亚和一些欧洲国家。它被叫做“谁想成为百万富翁？”

每期节目有10名选手参加。在最短的时间内回答出问题的选手获胜。接下来，该选手就可以参加赢取百万英镑的角逐了。

该选手必须回答15道多项选择题。题目是计算机从含有2500道题目的题库中抽取的。选手可以在任意时间退出，并保有他们已经赢得的钱。

如果他们回答错误，他们将跌回1000英镑或32000英镑。这时，比赛就结束了。参赛选手随时都可以使用3条“求助热线”中的一条或多条。这些求助热线是：

50∶50（指输赢比从25∶75上升至50∶50） ——4个备选答案中去掉两个。

场外求助 ——选手可以给朋友或亲戚打电话，在30秒内与他们讨论问题。

询问观众 ——由观众投票选出答案。

在每位选手的整个比赛过程中，每条求助热线只能使用一次。

下面就有一个赢取100英镑的最简单的问题。

山顶被叫做……

a）summit（山顶）．　b）summary（总结）．　c）summons（传票）．　d）sump（污水池）．

很可能每个人都知道答案——a）summit．

参考答案

Wednesday 1．In 1998．　2．Britain，America，Singapore，Malaysia and some European countries．　3．Ten.　4．Fifteen.　5．50∶50，phone a friend，and ask the audience.