外刊改編——語法填空匯編(1)Cheap,fastorgoodThere’sanadageinengineering,youcanhavesomethingcheap,fastorgood-choosetwo.That'stherealityofonlineshopping.Gettinggoods1(deliver)quicklyandcheaplymeansthatgoodsecuritytendstogobythewayside.Oneresultofmakingdeliveryasefficientaspossibleis2buyersalmostnevergettochoose3willmaketheirdelivery.TheymightknowtheirlocalUPSdriverandevengivethemkeys4theirgarage,butthesedaysyoucan'tcountonUPS,oranyothercarrier,beingtheonetoarriveatyourhouse.Variouscompaniessellelectroniclocks,andlockedboxes,thatconsumers5putontheirporchfordeliveries.Butthatassumesthatyouhaveaporch.Andthatthedeliveryperson6(take)thetimetouseitFromthereviewsofsuchproductspostedonline,that’sfrequentlyafailurepoint.They’rerifewithpeople7(post)scathingcommentaryaboutdeliverypeoplewhoignoredlargenotessaying"PLEASEPUTPACKAGESINBOX"andinsteadleftthematthedoor.Infact,notesneverseemtodomuchgood.YanGelmanlivesinafour-unitcondobuildingheandhisneighborshaveaprominentsign8(ask)deliverypeopletoringallthedoorbellstofind9toleavepackageswith.“Wehaveawomanwho'sretiredandwho'shomealot.WehaveacouplewhosometimesworksfromhomeandIalwaysworkfromhome,"saidGelman,whoheadshumanresourcesforaSanFranciscostartup.Noneofitdidanygoodrecently10hereceivedatextat3:10p.m.fromAmazontellinghimhispackagehadbeendelivered."Iclickedonthelink,anditsaidthatat3:06ithadbeendirectlyhandedtome,"herecalled.Keys:1.delivered2.that3.who4.to5.can6.willtake7.posting8.asking9.someone10.when(2)Suicideratesareup33%intheU.S.Morethan47,000Americanskilledthemselvesin2017,theCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionreportedThursday,contributingtoanoveralldeclineinU.S.lifeexpectancy.Since1999,thesuiciderate1(climb)33percent.Americansaremorethantwiceaslikely2(die)bytheirownhands,oftheirownwillthanbysomeoneelse’s.Butwhilehomicidessparkvigilsandprotests,enteringintoheadlines,presidentialspeechesandpolicebudgets,suicidesdon’t.Stillshroudedinstigma,manysuicidesgounacknowledgedsaveforthecelebrities-robinWilliams,KateSpade,AnthonyBourdain-punctuatingtheunrelentingriseinsuicidedeathswithabriefpublicoutcryAndresearchsuggestsAmericanpeopleswaysoflivingmaybepartly3(blame),inwaysthatdon'tbodewellforthefuture.Alcoholandsubstanceabuseareriskfactors,andbothareincreasing.Isolationraisestherisk,andnearlyhalfofAmericanssaytheysometimesoralwaysfeelalone.Increasingsmartphoneuse4(link)tosuicidalthoughtsinteens.Evenclimatechangehasbeenfoundtohaveroughlythesameeffectonincreasingsuicides5aneconomicrecession.“We’retryingtoreducesuicidedeathratesinthefaceofaculturethat'severmorefascinatedwithviolence,6hasabunchofopiatesaroundleftandright,wherefamilystructureisn’tgettingmorecohesiveand7iscommunitystructure,”saidThomasJoiner,aleadingsuicideresearcher."That’salottofightagainst."8suicideisthe10thleadingcauseofdeathintheU.S.,itisoftencalledapublichealthemergency.9moneytoresearchandcombatsuicidecontinuestolagbehindotherleadingkillersandevennon-fatalconditions.TheNationalInstitutesofHealth,thelargestpublicfunderofbiomedicalresearchintheworld,spent$68milliononsuicidelastyear.Itspentnearlyfivetimesthatstudyingsleepand10timesmore10breastcancerwhichkilledfewerpeoplein2016.Keys:1.hasclimbed2.todie3.toblame4.hasbeenlinked5.as6.that7.neither8.Because/Since/As9.But10.on(3)'Aquaman'(海王)iskingoftheboxoffice,with$67.4MNEWYORK-Inafloodofnewreleases,"Aquaman"easilyswampast"MaryPoppinsReturns＂（歡樂滿人間）and"Bumblebee＂（大黃蜂）toleadthebusypre－Christmasweekendwithan1(estimate)$67.4millionfortheweekend,accordingtostudioestimatesSunday.Withouta"StarWars"filmontheDecemberscheduleforthefirsttimeinfouryears,acrowdedslateoffilmssoughttocapitalizeonthelucrativeholidayperiodintheaters.TheDCComicssuperherofilm2costWarnerBros.$200milliontomake,provedalreadytobeagreatsuccessoverseas3ithasgrossedmorethan$400millioninthreeweeksofrelease.TheJasonMomoa-led"Aquaman"reeledin(卷走)$72.1millioninU.S.andCanadatheaters,bringingitsglobaltotalto$.8million."Aquaman,"directedbyJamesWan4(prove)tobeastabilizing"JusticeLeague"spinoff(續集)forWarnerBros.afterbumpierDCreleasesoutsideof"WonderWoman."ThefilmgarneredanA-minusfromaudiencesonCinemaScore.Forthestudios,theweekendwasasmuchaboutsettingthemselvesupfortheperiod5ChristmasandNewYearswhentheatersarepacked.WithChristmasfallingonaTuesday,theweekendwasadistraction-filledone,competingwithsomeof6(busy)shoppingdaysoftheyear."WereallykickoffstartingTuesday,"saysWarnerBrosdistributionchiefJeffGoldstein."Thisalignsthestarsforusinareallypositiveway".ReturnsweremoremodestforDisney’s"MaryPoppins"sequelandthe"Transformersspinoff,7eachhadreasontoexpectstrongbusinessthroughtheholidays."MaryPoppinsReturns,"starringEmilyBlunt,madeitsdebutB)with$22.2millionfortheweekendand$31millionsinceopeningWednesday.8wasonthelowsideofexpectationsforthemusical,whichcost$130milliontomake."Poppins"whichco-starsLin-ManuelMiranda9(depend)heavilyonlegs(側幕)throughtheholidayseason.Onitssidearegoodifnotspectacularreviews(77percentfreshonRottenTomatoes),anA-minusCinemaScorefrommoviegoersandfourGoldenGlobenominations."It'sagreatweekendtostartyourselfoffonalaunchpadintotheholidayperiod,"saysCathleenTaft,headofdistributionforDisney."We’relookingforwardto10longrun."Keys:1.estimated2.which3.where4.hasproven5.between6.thebusiest7.through8.That9.willdepend10.A(4)ChristmasandNewYearsflyingguide45.7millionpassengers1(fly)onU.S.airlinesduringan18-dayholidaywindowthatbeginsThursday(Dec20)andends.Jan6,accordingtotheAirlinesforAmerica(A4A)tradegroup.Thatamountstoabout2.54millionpassengersperdayduringtheperiod,anincreaseof126,000travelersperdayfromthecomparablewindowlastyear,A4Asays.ThebusiestdaysoftheholidayperiodwillbeThursday(Dec20)andFriday(Dec21),accordingtoprojectionsfrombothA4AandtheTransportationSecurityAdministration.Fridayisexpectedtobethesingle2(busy)dayoftheperiod.Flyersalso3expectlonglinesandbusyterminalsastravelersheadhomeonthedayafterChristmas(Wednesday,Dec,26),4isforecasttobethethird-busiestoverall.PassengersaretheleastlikelytoendurecrowdsonChristmasEve,ChristmasDayandSaturday,Jan5.5areprojectedtobethethreeslowestdaysoftheholidayflightswindow.Whatelsedoyouneedtoknow6thisyear'sholidaytravelseason.Arriveearly(withanupdatedtwist)Yes,"arriveearly"meansgettotheairportearlyenoughtoaccountforlonger-than-normalcheck-inandsecuritylines.Thismayseemlikeastaple,anditis.Butthereisonecaveatforthe2018-19holidayseasonthat,sabitdifferentthaninyearspast.Duringotherpeakperiods,anumberofairportshaveexperiencedcongestionnotonlyintheterminals,butalsoontheaccessroadwaysleadingtothem.Thatmeansit'stakingmanypassengerslongerjust7(get)totheairportterminal,8they’reinacaborbeingdroppedoffbylovedones.Similarly,someairportshavehitcapacityintheirparkinglots,9(slow)thosedrivingthemselvestotheairport.Agoodruleofthumbfortheholidays:Arriveattheairport45to60minutesearlierthanyounormallywould.You'llbegladyoudid,especiallyifyoufindyourselfstuckinasecuritylinefilledwithslow-movingfamiliesmakingtheironce-a-yearholidaytrip.Remember:Ifyoumissyourflight,thisisatoughtimeoftheyeartofindemptyseatsonotherflights.What'snew?TheTSAisincreasinglyaskingtravelerstotakefooditemsoutoftheircarry-onbagswhentheygothroughscreeningcheckpoints.Thereasonis10fooditemsneedextrainspectionwhentheinspectorsviewX-rayimagesofpassengers'luggage.Removingthoseitemsallowsscreenerstofocusonotheritemsandcouldhelpspeedtheprocess,TSAsays.Keys:1.willfly2.busiest3.should4.which5.Those6.for7.toget8.evenif9.slowing10.That(5)Firstlook:InsideNorwegianCruiseLine'snewNorwegianBlissNamedinDecemberbyNobelPeacePrize-winningactivistMalalaYousafzai,thefirstNobelhonortonameacruiseship,Edgeistheprototype(原型)for1groundbreakingnewseriesofvesselsdesignedtobeorientedtotheoceaninaway2isunusualforbigships.Amonginnovations,itboastsoutward-facingcabinsfrontedwithwall-to-wall,floor-to-ceilingglass-anewconceptforoceancruising.Italso3(feature)first-of-its-kind,go-tonplatformthesizeofatenniscourtcantileveredoveritssidethatmovesupanddowntoserveasalounge,restaurantandtenderboat-boardingstation.Othernotablenewshipsin2018includedNorwegianBliss-thebiggestvesseleverforNorwegianCruiseLine.4(measure)168,028tons,itfeaturessuchover-the-topamusementsasatwo-deck-highracingcoursewherepassengerscompete5eachotherinelectricgo-carts-afirstforavesselbasedinNorthAmerica.CruisegiantCarnivalalsounveiledoneofits6(big)shipseverin2018,the133,500-tonCarnivalHorizon.Asistertothetwo-year-oldCarnivalVista,itoffersmanyofthesamefeaturesincludingan800-foot-longskyridearounditstopdeckandanIMAXtheater.ThenewvesselfromVikingCruises,VikingOrion,isthefifthnewoceanshipthecompany7(launch)sinceitbeganofferingoceanvoyagesin2015.Fewlinesinhistoryhaveexpandedsorapidly.Thevessel,notably,featuresaplanetarium,8thatexistsononlyoneotherpassengership,Cunard'sQueenMary2.LuxurylineCrystalCruisesalsosubjecteda15-year-oldship,CrystalSerenity,toamassiveoverhaul,andCarnival,NorwegianandPrincesseachupgradedoneormoreships.Still,itisluxurylineSilversea9getstheawardforthebiggesttransformationofanoldership.Thelinespentmillionsofdollarstonotonlycompletelyrevampits9-year-oldSilverSpirit10toexpanditssize.Inarelativelyrareprocedurethattooknearlytwomonthstocomplete,thecompanyhadtheshipcutinhalfatadrydockinItalytomakewayforamassivenewmiddlesectionthatallowedforabiggerpoolarea,newrestaurants,arevampedspaandadditionalcabins.Keys:1.a2.that3.features4.Measuring5.against6.biggest7.haslaunched8.something9.that10.but(6)BigMuddyRefuge:HowMidwestfloodscreatedawildlifewonderlandAfter1(dash),carved,cutandshiftedbyglacialforces,theMissouriRiverflowedfreeandranwildformillennia.Theresultwas2asurroundingbottomlandwasnourishedbythenaturalpulseoftheriver.Wildlifeflourishedinthesebountifulsurroundings.NativeAmericans3(live)withtherhythmsoftheriverforcenturies,4thingsbegantochangeafterEuropeansarrived.Commercialtravelprovedtreacherous.InthecenturyfollowingLewisandClark,morethan300steamboatssankintheMissouri,victimsoftheriverscountlesssnags,shoalsandever-shiftingsands.Eventually,theupperandmiddleMissouriweredammed;thelowerriver,includingthewinding367-milestretchthatconnectsKansasCity5StLouis,waschannelizedthebanksstabilizedandtherivermadenavigable.Timberwasfelledandcroplandsappeared.Therich,lushbottomlands,nolongerbenefitingfromtheriversnaturalebbandflow,became6(favorable)towildlife.ThencametheGreatFloodof19g3anditsunequalledhavoc.Formonths,thefloodwatersraged.Whenthewatersfinallyabated,thelandscape7(change),ashadthelivesofmanypeople8livedandworkedneartheriver.Thousandsofacresofproductivefarmland,forexample,hadbeenblastedbythetorrentandscarredbythesands9hadleftbehind.Manyareasweremarkedwithscourholes.Thepricetagforrepairingthedamagesoaredintothebillions.Theyearfollowingtheflood,theU.S.FishandWildlifeServiceestablishedtheBigMuddyNationalFishandWildlifeRefuge.Therefugewouldn’tpreventanotherfloodbutit10makesomeareasbettersuitedtohandleone.Keys:1.beingdashed2.that3.hadlived/lived4.but5.to(and)6.lessfavorable7.hadchanged8.who9.it10.Would(7)HowtotrackSantaonChristmasEveWhereisSantaClausrightnow?1afewhigh-techtrackers,wehaveanidea.Governmentworkers,GoogleandevensomelocaldronegroupshavetheireyesontheskythisChristmasEve2(look)forSantassleighandhisflyingreindeer.NotevenapartialgovernmentshutdownisstoppingtheNorthAmericanAerospaceDefenseCommandfromreportingSanta’slastseenlocation,andanticipatedroute,theagencyannounced.Herearethreewaystoknow3Santaisheadingtoyourtown.NORAD'SSantaTracker:TheagencywillbetrackingSantaforthe63rdyearusingsatellitesandradar.NORADoperatesacallcenter,amobilefriendlywebsite(),socialmediachannelsanda"SantaCam"streamingvideo.OnChristmasEve,youmaycall1-877-HI-NORAD(1-877-446-6723)togetanup-to-datereportonSanta'slocation4youcansparethetimeforit.Intheeventofagovernmentshutdown,NORADwillcontinuewithits63-yeartraditionofNORADTracksSantaonDec.24.Militarypersonnel5conductNORADTracksSantaaresupportedbyapproximately1,500volunteerswhomaketheprogrampossibleeachandeveryyear.GoogleSantaTracker:Google6(track)Santa’sChristmasEvejourneyaroundtheworldsince2004.Thisyear,it'sbackwithavarietyofgamesthat7helpoccupytimeuntilSantaarrivesfromCodingBoogiethatallowsuserstocreateacustomdanceroutinetoamapquizongeography.Googleappears8(use)adifferentsetofdatafor9tracker,whichdoesn’talwaysmatchlocationsidentifiedbyNORAD.AlexaandGoogleAssistant:In-homeassistantsalsocanhelpfindSantathisyear.EnableAlexa’sSantatrackerbysaying:"Alexa,10(ask)SantaTrackerwhereSantais."ForGooglein-homedevices:Say,"HeyGoogle,callSanta".Keys:1.Thanksto2.looking3.when4.aslongas5.who6.hasbeentracking7.can8.touse9.its10.Ask(8)Greenwood,Mississippi:Historicstoplightcapitaloftheworld?GreenwoodmaybenotonlytheCottonCapitaloftheWorld,1theHistoricStoplightCapitaloftheWorld,2isaccordingtoBarrettWilliams,3historicpreservationistdedicatedtopreservingandrecreatingstreetscapes(街景畫)tomatchthehistoricbuildingsthatlinethem,Williams4(lead)acrusadeinthepasttwodecadestopreservevintagefour-waytrafficsignalsinGreenwoodandtoreplaceallmodern5thathadcreptinovertheyears.Thegoalwas6(preserve)andenhancedowntown'shistoricvistas.Greenwoodboasts64vintagefour-waytrafficsignalscontrollingtrafficfromoverheadspanwiresatsome30intersections-morethananyothercityintheU.S.ortheworld,"Williamssaid.ThehoodedlightsthatdangleandswayacrossmostofGreenwoodsdowntownintersections7(manufacture)byU.S.companiesandwereneverusedoutsideoftheU.S.WilliamsandothersbelievethatGreenwoodhasthelargestworkingcollectionintheU.S.andthustheworld."Citiesarequicktothrowoutoldstuffandbuynewstuff,"Williamssaid.ButcitiessuchasGreenwoodthatareattempting8(maintain)historicbuildingsattheirdowntowncoreneedtothinktwicebeforethrowingouttheold,9itbestreetlights,trafficsignalsbenchesortrashcans,hesaid."InordertoreallydojusticetothewonderfulhistoricbuildingsindowntownGreenwood,whynotrecreatethecompatiblehistoricalcontextthatsurroundedthesebuildings?Thatmakesthepreservationofthebuildingsallthebetter."ForvisitorsenjoyinghistoricdowntownGreenwood,themoreperioddetailpreserved,themoreauthenticthecityappears.Thatmakesforgoodtouristcommerce,accordingtoWilliams,andithasn'thurtinattractingmovieproductionteams,either."10Hollywoodfilmmakersfilmed'MyDogSkip'inCantonand'TheHelp'inGreenwood,theywereexcitedtodiscoverthevintagestoplightsinthetwocitiesandincludedthemintheperiodmovies,"Williamssaid.Keys:1.butalso2.which3.a4.hasled5.ones6.topreserve7.weremanufactured8.tomaintain9.whether10.When(9)Ranking10storylinesthatdefinedyearinsportsTherewashistoricdominanceinbaseball,andahistoricfirst-yearrunintheNHL.AnNBAmegastardecidedtomovewest.Aniconiccollegefootballcoach1(force)tohanguphiswhistle.Therewereredemptionstories,Olympicfirsts,amemorablenewadvertisingcampaign,a$9-millionmade-for-TVgolfexhibitionanda98-year-oldnun(修女)whosuddenlyfound2thrustintothenationalspotlight.Itwasanotherfascinatingyearintheworldofsports.Butwith2019aroundthecorner,let’spausetotakealookintherearviewmirroratthestoriesthatmade2018memorable.Herearethe10storylinesthatdefinedtheyearinsports3wasevaluatedbytheUSATODAYSportsstaff.1.LebronjoinstheLakersTherewasnoTVspecialormagazineessaythistimearound.JustasuccinctstatementfromLebronJames’agent,announcing4theNBAmegastarwouldbesigningwiththeLosAngelesLakers.James’dealwiththeLakers-afour-yearcontractworth$154millionhadarippleeffectthroughouttheleague,furthershifting5balanceofpowertothewestandbringingtheleague’smostmarketablestartoarguablyitsmostpopularfranchise.ThemovealsobroughtJamescloser6Hollywood,wherehe7(become)alegitimateplayeralready,producingseveraldocumentariesorshowslike"TheShop"onHBOand"ShutUpandDribble"onShowtime.…4.TigersturnaroundAfterfiveyearsofinjuries,surgeriesandpersonaltransgressionsincludinga2017arrestfordrivingundertheinfluenceTigerWoods8(win)hisfirstPGAToureventin1,876daysattheTourChampionshipinSeptember.ThewinwastheproverbialcherryontopforWoods.9helost"TheMatch"amade-for-TVexhibitionagainstPhilMickelsonhehadsixtop-sixfinishesandwasincontentionattwooftheyear’sfourmajorchampionships.Perhapsmostimportantly,hemadeitthroughtheyearrelativelyhealthy.Herecentlysaidheplannedtoadjusthisschedulein201910(maintain)thathealthandavoidburnout.…Keys:1.wasforced2.herself3.which4.that5.the6.to