Question

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words

Celine Dion has spent hours rehearsing a popular folksong to help China bring in a new year with a landmark gala performance.

The global star, w1.a little help from her friends, has mastered the intricacies of Jasmine Flower, or Mo Li Hua. Dion will perform with Song at the 2013 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, which will be held on Saturday. It's the first time an international star has been invited to the e2..  The singer will also sing her signature tune, My Heart Will Go On, from the blockbuster film, Titanic.

The CCTV Spring Festival Gala has been held every year since 1983 and is broadcast live to the world on the Lunar New Year's Eve.A billion people are expected to tune in for what has become a well-established t3..

However, the tradition is facing challenges as younger viewers are increasingly l4. interest in the show. During the past few years, some of China's most popular entertainers, such as veteran comedian Zhao Benshan, have withdrawn from the show, and audiences have already c5.registered their disappointment.

The people r6. for Dion's gala appearance are veteran music producer Song Ke and renowned songwriter Gao Xiaosong.

"It's very interesting. Everybody c7.about the gala, but they still watch it, and then they talk about how bad it was. We believe this year will be different, and we believe more international stars will come to China," said Gao.

Answer

1.with

2.event

3.tradition

4.losing

5.clearly

6.responsible

7.complains

【解析】

本篇文章讲的是在年轻观众越来越多的当下，春节联欢晚会收到了极大的挑战，2013年的春晚就第一次请来了国际巨星Celine Dion演唱中国传统歌曲《茉莉花》来试着迎合年轻人的胃口和增加创意点。

1.句意：这位全球明星在她的朋友的帮助下，已经掌握了复杂的《茉莉花》。

根据首字母“w”和“help”的提示可知此处填with构成“with a little help from sb. 在某人的帮助下”的短语，故答案为with。

2.句意：这是国际明星第一次被邀请参加此次活动。

由后文可知Dion是要参加2013年春晚，结合首字母“e”提示，春晚是一个“event活动”，故答案为event。

3.句意：预计将有十亿人收看已经成为公认的传统。

由后文“However, the tradition is facing challenges...”和首字母“t”提示可知看春晚是公认的“tradition 传统”，故答案为tradition。

4.句意：但是，随着年轻观众对该节目的兴趣越来越低，这种传统正面临挑战。

由“the tradition is facing challenges 这种传统正面临挑战”和首字母“l”提示可知年轻观众的兴趣在“lose 丧失”，又该句为现在进行时，结构为 be+动词ing，故答案为losing。

5.句意：在过去的几年中，一些中国最受欢迎的演艺人员，例如资深喜剧演员赵本山，退出了演出，观众们已经清楚地表示了失望。

该空需要一个副词修饰动词registered，根据首字母和句意提示，该处填“clearly 清楚地”，观众们已经清楚地表示了失望，故答案为clearly。

6.句意：负责Dion演唱会的人士包括资深音乐制作人宋柯和著名的歌曲作者高晓松。

由该段可知Dion是外国歌手，宋柯和高晓松是音乐人，他们和Dion的关系应该是“responsible for 负责”，故答案为responsible。

7.句意：每个人都在抱怨联欢晚会，但他们仍在观看，然后他们谈论联欢晚会的糟糕程度。

由“... but they still watch it, and then they talk about how bad it was.”和首字母“c”提示可知每个人都一边“抱怨”却也一边收看联欢晚会，然后讨论联欢会有多糟糕，everybody是第三人称单数，时态为一般现在时，所以要用“complain抱怨”的第三人称单数形式，故答案为complains。