【单选题】The GreatExhibition held in London in 1851 was probably the first show to be called a world fair. Since then there have been 31 universal exhibitions and many cities (26) to have a world fair. In 1928 the InternationalBureau ofExpositions was founded in Paris to coordinate these events and en sure that there is only one each year. There are various and interlinked objectives (27) holding a world fair. The stated objectives include encouraging trade, increasing the visibility of a city and country, developing tourism, (28) economic development and increasing employment, stimulating the re-use of land and (29) improvements, the celebration of a past event, and the entertainment of the masses, (30) the often unstated one of obtaining (31) funds from the higher levels of government. The (32) motive for holding a world fair is to (33) the city; but as well as selling the city; there is also the selling of ideas. Most expos are linked in some way to the notion of the progress of civilization or modernity. Not (34) ,Expo 92 in Seville, Spain, had the (35) of discovery. Other themes include education and international understanding. The (36) city usually prepares a special site for the event (37) new buildings and structures of hoped-for architectural distinction and image changing ability are erecteD、Early examples (38) London’sCrystal Palace and Paris’sEiffel Tower and a more recent one is Seattle’s Space Needle. These structures will remain a (39) legacy to the area, as will any general infrastructure put in place. The fair itself usually contains exhibitions of both arts and manufactures, with pavilions (40) also by foreign nations. World fairs usually last between five and seven months, but sometimes they last for a whole year.
A、purposeB、sloganC、title D、theme
网考网参考答案:D
网考网解析:
考查名词词义辨析。purpose意为“意图,目的”;slogan意为“口号,标语”;title意为“标题”;theme意为“主题”。根据下一句话可知,选项D符合题意。
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