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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“l(fā)ifelines”.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.
生詞
Malaysia n. 馬來西亞
viewer n. 觀眾:This programme is for our younger viewers.這個節(jié)目是為我們的小觀眾們制作的。
contestant n. 競爭者,參賽者:The twin brothers were contestants in the dancing competition.這對孿生兄弟是舞蹈比賽的參賽選手。
multiple-choice adj. 多項選擇的:a multiple-choice test多項選擇題測驗
lifeline n. 生命線,生命所系的東西;重要的交通線(或通信聯(lián)絡(luò)線):During winter the telephone is our lifeline.冬天,電話是我們唯一的通信聯(lián)絡(luò)線。
vote v. 投票,表決:They voted that the school should continue.他們投票要求繼續(xù)上課。
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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參考譯文
誰想成為百萬富翁?你想嗎?英國有一檔電視節(jié)目,你有可能在這個節(jié)目中贏取百萬英鎊!如果你贏得了百萬英鎊,你準備用它來做什么呢?
1998年,一種新的游戲出現(xiàn)在英國的電視節(jié)目中。它受到了廣泛歡迎。到第一屆比賽結(jié)束時,觀眾人數(shù)已超過了1800萬。
現(xiàn)在,該節(jié)目已出現(xiàn)在美國、新加坡、馬來西亞和一些歐洲國家。它被叫做“誰想成為百萬富翁?”
每期節(jié)目有10名選手參加。在最短的時間內(nèi)回答出問題的選手獲勝。接下來,該選手就可以參加贏取百萬英鎊的角逐了。
該選手必須回答15道多項選擇題。題目是計算機從含有2500道題目的題庫中抽取的。選手可以在任意時間退出,并保有他們已經(jīng)贏得的錢。
如果他們回答錯誤,他們將跌回1000英鎊或32000英鎊。這時,比賽就結(jié)束了。參賽選手隨時都可以使用3條“求助熱線”中的一條或多條。這些求助熱線是:
50∶50(指輸贏比從25∶75上升至50∶50) ——4個備選答案中去掉兩個。
場外求助 ——選手可以給朋友或親戚打電話,在30秒內(nèi)與他們討論問題。
詢問觀眾 ——由觀眾投票選出答案。
在每位選手的整個比賽過程中,每條求助熱線只能使用一次。
下面就有一個贏取100英鎊的最簡單的問題。
山頂被叫做……
a)summit(山頂). b)summary(總結(jié)). c)summons(傳票). d)sump(污水池).
很可能每個人都知道答案——a)summit.
參考答案
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.