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A．consideration   B．originally   C．involvement  D．finalized    E．sponsored F．increase        G．balanced    H．represent     I．proceed    J．included

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded every year for a novel written by a writer from the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland and it aims to（41）Hthe very best in contemporary fiction．The prize was（42）Bcalled the Booker-McConnell Prize，which was the name of the company that（43）Eit，though it was better-known as simply the‘Booker Prize'．In 2002，the Man Group became the sponsor and they chose the new name，keeping‘Booker'．
Publishers can submit（提交） books for（44）Afor the prize，but the judges can also ask for books to be submitted they think should be（45）J．Firstly，the Advisory Committee give advice if there have been any changes to the rules for the prize and selects the people who will judge the books．The judging panel （评审团）changes every year and usually a person is only a judge once．
Great efforts are made to ensure that the judging panel is（46）Gin terms of gender and professions within the industry，so that a writer，a critic，an editor and an academic are chosen along with a well-known person from wider society．However，when the panel of judges has been（47）D，they are left to make their own decisions without any further（48）Corinterference from the prize sponsor．
The Man Booker judges include critics，writers and academics to maintain the consistent（始终如一的） quality of the prize and its influence is such that the winner will almost certainly see the sales（49）Fconsiderably，in addition to the£50，000 that comes with the prize．

Answer 1

分析 本文为科教文，文章介绍了布克小说奖的来历．

解答 41---45 HBEAJ     46---49 GDCF
41．答案H．细节理解题．根据句意：它代表了当代最好的小说．故选H represent代表．
42．答案B．细节理解题．根据句意：它起初叫做布克奖，是赞助它的公司的名字．故选B originally起初．
43．答案E．细节理解题．根据句意：它起初叫做布克奖，是赞助它的公司的名字．故选E sponsored赞助．
44．答案A．固定搭配．for consideration为固定搭配，意为"以供考虑"．故选A．
45．答案J．细节理解题．但是评委认为应该包括的书籍也可以提交．故选J included包括，包含．
46．答案G．细节理解题．根据后文in terms of gender and professions within the industry，so that a writer，a critic，an editor and an academic are chosen along with a well-known person from wider society可知，为了确保评审团的均衡，他们邀请了各行各业的人．故选G balanced平衡的，均衡的．
47．答案D．细节理解题．根据句意：当评审团最终确定下来的时候，他们做出了自己的决定，没有奖项赞助人的参与或干涉．故选D finalized定案．
48．答案C．细节理解题．根据后文or interference或干涉可知，此处填名词．根据句意：没有奖项赞助人的参与或干涉．故选C involvement参与．
49．答案F．细节理解题．根据句意：他能看见销售量不断增加．故选F increase增加，上涨．

点评 解题步骤：
1．了解文章大意
了解文章大意是做题的第一步，也是关键的一步．只有读懂了文章，才能顺利地在表格中填出相应的信息．要特别注意表格前的小标题，它通常就是段落和表格的主题句．读懂了表格标题有助于理解短文及表格的大意，了解表格结构．
2．熟悉短文结构
了解短文的写作思路和结构，有助于加深对文章内容的了解，同时文章的结构往往也是很重要的设题线索．表格项目可能就是根据文章的结构而设计的．
3．分析表格线索
通过分析表格的项目内容，根据已有的所提供的现成的表格内容提示可以确定表格的设计线索，理清表格的设计原理．
4．确定题目答案
在了解表格设计项目的基础上，再回到短文中，寻找确定答案的关键词语，从而确定正确答案．