2024届高考英语外刊阅读天天练：英国王室风波 语法填空专题

高考英语外刊阅读天天练：英国王室风波 语法填空专题 1 题源 ‘Error’ in book about royals in Britain renews speculation of ‘royal racist’ 【The Washington Post(November 30, 2023)】 It’s been more than two years ___1____Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, alleged racism within Britain’s royal family, _____2____(claim) that a member of the monarchy expressed concern over their yet-to-be-born son’s skin color. They never identified ____3____ allegedly made the remarks, though a new book has reportedly done just that— and stirred up a new round of speculation and controversy over the pair ___4___ the British royal family. The book, titled “Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival,” now ___5_____(pull) from the shelves in the Netherlands after ____6____the publisher called an “error” in the Dutch edition that reportedly named the royal involved. In an ____7_____(explode) sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, Harry and Meghan said that before their son Archie was born, the palace held “conversations” about “___8_____dark his skin might be,” claims that stunned Britain and much of the world. Harry and Meghan’s allegations further alienated them from the royal family and reignited debate over the British monarchy’s colonial past, ___9_____ some citing the interview in their arguments that former British colonies should abolish the monarchy. Buckingham Palace declined _____10____(comment) when contacted by The Post on Wednesday. Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told The Post on Wednesday that the error in the book would have “dire consequences for what remains of the relationship between the royal family and the Sussexes.” 2 题源 Sussexes must be stripped of royal titles, MP insists 【The Times(December 4, 2023)】 ____1____was perhaps inevitable that Omid Scobie’s latest book on the dysfunction inside the House of Windsor would reignite a royal scandal of some sort. Less predictable was that a rogue Dutch translation would trigger __2_____ attempt to