With the start of BBC World Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporation's news coverage, as well as listen to it.
And of course in Britain listeners and viewers can tune in to two BBC television channels, five BBC national radio services and dozens of local radio station. They are brought sport, comedy, drama, music, news and current affairs, education, religion, parliamentary coverage, children's programmes and films for an annual license fee of ￡83 per household.
It is a remarkable record, stretching back over 70 years - yet the BBC's future is now in doubt. The Corporation will survive as a publicly-funded broadcasting organization, at least for the time being, but its role, its size and its programmes are now the subject of a nation-wide debate in Britain.
The debate was launched by the Government, which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBC - including ordinary listeners and viewers - to say what was good or bad about the Corporation, and even whether they thought it was worth keeping. The reason for its inquiry is that the BBC's royal charter runs out in 1996 and it must decide whether to keep the organization as it is, or to make changes.
Defenders of the Corporation - of whom there are many - are fond of quoting the American slogan. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. The BBC ain't broke, they say, by which they mean it is not broken (as distinct from the word broke, meaning having no money), so why bother to change it?
Yet the BBC will have to change, because the broadcasting world around it is changing. The commercial TV channels － ITV and Channel 4－ were required by the Thatcher Government's Broadcasting Act to become more commercial, competing with each other for advertisers, and cutting costs and jobs. But it is the arrival of new satellite channels - funded partly by advertising and partly by viewers' subscriptions - which will bring about the biggest changes in the long term.
56. The world famous BBC now faces ________.
A. the problem of new coverage B. an uncertain prospect
C. inquiries by the general public D. shrinkage of audience
57. In the passage, which of the following about the BBC is not mentioned as the key issue?
A. Extension of its TV service to Far East.
B. Programmes as the subject of a nation-wide debate.
C. Potentials for further international co-operations.
D. Its existence as a broadcasting organization.
58. The BBC's royal charter （line 4, paragraph 4） stands for ________.
A. the financial support from the royal family B. the privileges granted by the Queen
C. a contract with the Queen D. a unique relationship with the royal family
59. The foremost reason why the BBC has to readjust itself is no other than ________.
A. the emergence of commercial TV channels
B. the enforcement of Broadcasting Act by the government
C. the urgent necessity to reduce costs and jobs
D. the challenge of new satellite channels
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This morning, Bob Lee left home very early, against the wishes of his father, to see the ships at Port Richards, he saw a small fire at one end of the S. S. PANAMA. There was nobody else around, and in no time, the fire grew dangerously big.
Young Bob stood at the foot of the stairway up to the ship and shouted at the top of his voice. He woke up the port workers living nearby, who were enjoying a Sunday morning in bed.
The S.S. PANAMA was one of six big ships in port at the time, all of which were within twenty-five meters of old buildings, shops and houses, of wood. What is more, the S.S. PANAMA was carrying oil, as well as paint, and paper from ports in the Far East.
The fire burned a lot of boxes of paper, which is why it spread very quickly. That end of the ship is now black with smoke, but thanks to Bob Lee, the fire did not reach the paint or the oil.
Bob was also lucky because his father was pleased rather than angry with him.
1．When Bob Lee saw the fire, he _____.
[ ]
A．was at home very early on a Sunday morning
B．was standing at the foot of the stairway up to the ship
C．was at one end of the S. S. PANAMA
D．was on the ships at Port Richards
2．It was a small fire, _____.
[ ]
A．and it grew bigger very slowly
B．and luckily it stayed small
C．but it grew big very quickly
D．and so it was not dangerous
3．The fire _____.
[ ]
A．burned boxes of paper and made part of the ship black
B．burned the paper and a little of the oil
C．burned one end of the ship
D．reached the paint but did not burn it
4．The six ships were _____.
[ ]
A．not much more than twenty-five meters from the shops
B．not with the S. S. PANAMA at the time
C．less than twenty-five meters from the buildings
D．more than twenty-five meters from the buildings
5．Which of the following is true?
[ ]
A．Bob's father was angry with him at first because he set fire to the ship. But he became pleased when he learned that it was Bob who reported the fire.
B．Bob's father was pleased because his son could go to the port by himself and found the fire.
C．Bob's father was pleased to have taken Bob to the port and have found the fire.
D．Bob's father didn't like him to go to the port.
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On numerous drives throughout my childhood, my mother would suddenly pull over the car to examine a flower by the side of the road or rescue a beetle (甲虫) from certain tragedy while I, in my late teens and early twenties, sat impatiently in the car.
Though Mother’s Day follows Earth Day, for me, they have always been related. My mom has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment. Part of this habit was born of thrift (节俭). Like her mother and her grandmother before her, Mom saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and re-uses her plastic bags.
Mom creates a kind of give-and-take relationship with wildlife in her yard. She knows to pick the apples on her trees a little early to fend off the bears and that if she leaves the bird feeders out at night, it’s likely they’ll be knocked down by a family of raccoons (浣熊). Spiders that make their way into the house are captured (捕获) in a juice glass and set loose in the garden.
I try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment. On busy streets, we look for spent (开败的) dandelions (蒲公英) to parachute; we say hello to neighborhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags. This teaching comes easily, I realize, because I was taught so well by example. Mom didn’t need to lecture; she didn’t need to beat a drum to change the world. She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and with that joy came compassion and an instinct (本能) for preservation.
I am slowing down and it isn’t because of the weight of my nearly forty years on the planet, it is out of my concern for the planet itself. I’ve begun to save glass jars and re-use packing envelopes. I pause in my daily tasks to watch the squirrels race each other through the palm (棕榈树) leaves above my porch (门廊).
Last summer, in the company of my son and daughter, I planted tomatoes in my yard. With the heat of August around me, I ate the first while sitting on my low wall with dirt on my hands. Warm from the sun, it burst on my tongue with a sweetness I immediately wanted to share with my mom.
Why does the author say Earth Day is connected with Mother’s Day?
A. Because Mother’s Day falls shortly after Earth Day.
B. To stress that all the older women in her family are environmentalists.
C. To stress how much her mother cares about the environment.
D. Because on Mother’s Day her mother shows her how to be friend to nature.
According to the fourth paragraph, which of the following is the author’s mother NOT likely to do?
A. When she came across a lost dog, she helped it to find its shelter.
B. In spring, she spent some time watching the plants growing in the garden.
C. She joined in the campaign to encourage the public to contribute actively towards a better environment.
D. She walked to a nearby shop which was within ten minutes’ walk rather than drove there.
What can we conclude from the article?
A. The author’s mother is very patient with her children.
B. The author’s mother knows how to live in harmony with nature.
C. The author’s mother always took care of the wildlife that came into her yard.
D. The author’s mother used to remind her to slow down to protect the environment.
We can infer from the article that ______.
A. the author thinks that too many people now label themselves environmentalists
B. the author’s mother knows how to get rid of the wildlife in her yard
C. the author believes that only by learning to slow down, can we enjoy life
D. the author realizes that she should teach her children by example as well
What is the main idea of the last three paragraphs?
A. How the author taught her children to protect the environment.
B. How the author’s mother influenced the author.
C. What inspired the author to slow down and enjoy life.
D. How the author spent her time with her children.
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第一节：对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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M: Miss Dermott, let me ask you straight away. Do you think, within a few years, many people could be working at home instead of working in o 76 ?
W: Oh, yes. It’s h 77 now. You see, the communication industry has made much progress in the last ten years.
M: And how do these people manage to work? I mean, what e 78 do they have at home?
W: Well, they have a television set, a computer, a printer, and a telephone c 79 with other computers.
M: Oh, I see. But surely there’re some a___80____ in being able to work at home.
W: Yes. Working at home, people don’t have to spend a lot of time g__81___ to and back from their work places. The rush hours are the time of day with the s____82_____ traffic. Millions of people have to get up early to a___83____ the rush hours.
M: Ah, yes, I see. What do you think about the conditions of home workers?
W: Oh, let me tell you what might b__84______ of them. In the future a British firm in, for example, London, might e____85____ clerks in Belfast, or a Paris company could had their secretaries in spain, and then they just use a telephone to call around for the labor.
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I am satisfied with the s______________ and have decided to buy a flat here.
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