Question

10．Thirty workers at a Turkmenistan television network have been fired after a cockroach （蟑螂）was seen crawling （爬行）across the newsreader's desk during a live broadcast，it has been reported．
       As the newsreader began the 9 pm news program，Vatan，viewers across the Central Asian country  spotted  something unusual crawling slowly across the studio table：a large brown cockroach．The program，complete with （连同） cockroach，was aired again at 11 pm that night．
       The national station was bombarded（炮轰） with calls from a large number of viewers，who said the cockroach's guest appearance had put them off their dinner．
       It was only at 9 am the following day that horrified officials from Turkmenistan's Ministry of Culture discovered the cockroach's guest appearance．And they immediately informed the country's president，Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedo．
       The president was so horrified that he fired 30 workers from the station，the Guardian reports．The fired workers included journalists，directors，camera operators，and technical staff．
29．The underlined word"spotted"（in Para.2）can be replaced byD．
A．placed                 B．sent               C．killed               D．noticed
30．According to the text，the news program Vatan was broadcastB．
A．only once                B．twice               C．three times        D．four times
31．The president heard about the cockroach's appearance on TVC．
A．by watching the news program Vatan
B．by visiting the main state TV station
C．from officials of the Ministry of Culture
D．from telephone calls made by viewers．

Answer 1

分析 短文主要讲了一则新闻，在播放过程中看到蟑螂，而导致30名工作人员被辞掉．

解答 29．D，词义猜测题，根据句子viewers across the Central Asian country spotted something unusual crawling slowly across the studio table可知，观看者看到了有不寻常的东西缓慢地在录音室桌子爬着，可猜测spot的意思是"注意到，看到"，故答案为D．
30．B，细节理解题，根据句子As the newsreader began the 9 pm news program，Vatan，viewers across the Central Asian country spotted something unusual crawling slowly across the studio table：a large brown cockroach．The program，complete with （连同） cockroach，was aired again at 11 pm that night．可知，这个新闻节目在晚上9点和11点播过，因此播过两次．
31．C，细节理解题，根据句子It was only at 9 am the following day that horrified officials from Turkmenistan's Ministry of Culture discovered the cockroach's guest appearance．And they immediately informed the country's president，Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedo．可知是文化部的官员告诉总统的，故答案为C．

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