2023届高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练语法填空专题三十一

高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 语法填空专题三十一 ① The 11,500 film and television writers in the Writers Guild of America _____1_____(be) on strike since the beginning of May, _____2______(lead) many productions ___3____(pause) and live scripted programs such as late-night talk shows to go off the air. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, ___4______ includes studios such as Universal and Paramount and streaming services such as Netflix and Apple, ____5_____(object) to a union demand that shows keep a minimum number of writers on staff for a standard duration, regardless of need. The union also wants to restrict the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in creating plots and scripts, painting the dispute ____6___ an “existential” crisis in which “the _____7____(survive)of writing as a profession is at stake.” Compensation is another big sticking point. The AMPTP insists it made a fair offer—but rejected the writers’ demands ___8____ regulating AI. The industry group insists it respects the humanity writers bring to their work, but also is keeping its future options open. “The best stories are _____9___(origin), insightful, and often come from people’s own experiences,” the group said. Screenwriters “can see the writing on the wall,” said David Gunkel, a communications professor at Northern Illinois University who researches AI’s role in _____10____(entertain). “AI is already displacing human labor in many other areas of content creation. The WGA is simply trying to get out in front. 【The Week USA(July 7, 2023)】 ② For five years, the avid explorer who served ___1___ CEO of OceanGate Expeditions ignored urgent ___2______(safe) warnings about his experimental new submersible, the Titan. Last week, a frantic hunt __3_____ the missing submersible near the wreckage of the Titanic in the Atlantic ended _____4____ an international search revealed that the Titan’s hull had imploded more than 2 miles down, instantly ____5_____(kill) CEO Stockton Rush and four paying passengers. Ru