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1、英语阅读模拟试题(一)WiththestartofBBCWorldServiceTelevision,millionsofviewersinAsiaandAmericacannowwatchtheCorporation'snewscoverage,aswellaslistentoit.tAndofcourseinBritainlistenersandviewerscantuneintotwoBBCtelevisionchannels,fiveBBCnationalradioservicesanddozensoflocalrad
2、iostation.Theyarebroughtsport,comedy,drama,music,newsandcurrentaffairs,education,religion,parliamentarycoverage,children'sprogrammesandfilmsforanannuallicencefeeof£83perhousehold.Itisaremarkablerecord,stretchingbackover70years-yettheBBC'sfutureisnowindoubt.TheCorpor
3、ationwillsurviveasapublicly-fundedbroadcastingorganisation,atleastforthetimebeing,butitsrole,itssizeanditsprogrammesarenowthesubjectofanation-widedebateinBritain.ThedebatewaslaunchedbytheGovernment,whichinvitedanyonewithanopinionoftheBBC-includingordinarylistenersan
4、dviewers-tosaywhatwasgoodorbadabouttheCorporation,andevenwhethertheythoughtitwasworthkeeping.ThereasonforitsinquiryisthattheBBC'sroyalcharterrunsoutin1996anditmustdecidewhethertokeeptheorganisationasitis,ortomakechanges.DefendersoftheCorporation-ofwhomtherearemany-a
5、refondofquotingtheAmericanslogan.Ifitain'tbroke,don'tfixit.TheBBCain'tbroke,theysay,bywhichtheymeanitisnotbroken(asdistinctfromthewordbroke,meaninghavingnomoney),sowhybothertochangeit?YettheBBCwillhavetochange,becausethebroadcastingworldarounditischanging.Thecommerc
6、ialTVchannels-ITVandChannel4-wererequiredbytheThatcherGovernment'sBroadcastingActtobecomemorecommercial,competingwitheachotherforadvertisers,andcuttingcostsandjobs.Butitisthearrivalofnewsatellitechannels-fundedpartlybyadvertisingandpartlybyviewers'subscriptions-whic
7、hwillbringaboutthebiggestchangesinthelongterm. 55.TheworldfamousBBCnowfaces________. (A)theproblemofnewcoverage (B)anuncertainprospect (C)inquiriesbythegeneralpublic (D)shrinkageofaudience 56.Inthepassage,whichofthefollowingabouttheBBCisnotmentionedasthekeyiss
8、ue? (A)ExtensionofitsTVservicetoFarEast. (B)Programmesasthesubjectofanation-widedebate. (C)Potentialsforfurtherinternationalco-operatio