【正文】 including ordinary listeners and viewers—to say what was good or bad about the Corporation, and even whether they thought if it was worth keeping. The reason for its inquiry is that the BBC’s royal charters runs out in 1996 and it must decide whether to keep the anization 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), or why bother to change it? Yet the BBC will have to change, because the broadcasting world around it is changing. The mercial TV channels—ITV and Channel 4—were required by the Thatcher Government’s Broadcasting Act to bee more mercial, peting 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 change in the long term. world famous BBC now is confronted with ___. problem of news coverage uncertain prospect by the general public of audience 中國(guó)最大的資料庫(kù)下載 中國(guó)最大的資料庫(kù)下載 the passage, which of the following about the BBC is not mentioned as the key issue? of its TV service to Far East. as the subject of a nationwide debate. for further international cooperations. existence as a broadcasting anization. BBC’s “royal charter” (Paragraph 4) represents ___. financial support from the royal family privileges granted by the Queen contract with the Queen unique relationship with the royal family word “broke” in “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” means ___. down first and foremost reason why the BBC has to read just itself is no other than ___. emergence of mercial TV channels enforcement of Broadcasting Act by the government urgent necessity to reduce cost—and—job expenses challenges of new satellite channels 第 51篇答案： BCCDD 第 52篇： (Unit 13,Passage 4) Federal Reserve System, central banking system of the United States, popularly called the Fed. A central bank serves as the banker to both the banking munity and the government。 the authority of the Federal Reserve is shared in some instances for example, in mergers or the examination of banks with other Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). In the critical area of regulating the nation’s money supply in accordance with national economic goals, however, the Federal Reserve is independent within the government, Ine and expenditures of the Federal Reserve banks and of the board of governors are not subject to the congressional appropriation process。 the second, technique. 中國(guó)最大的資料庫(kù)下載 中國(guó)最大的資料庫(kù)下載 It is important that the teacher should be in possession of the necessary information. This can generally be obtained from books. It is possible to get from books some idea of the mechanics of speech, and of what we call general phoic theory. It is also possible in this way to get a clear mental picture of the relationship between the sounds of different languages, between the speech habits of English people and those, say, of your students. Unless the teacher has such a picture, any ments he may make on his students pronunciation are unlikely to be of much use, and lesson time spent on pronunciation may well be time wasted. does the writer actually say about pronouncing foreign languages? a few people are really proficient. one is really an expert in the skill. aren’t many people who are even fairly good. are even some people who are moderately proficient. writer argues that going about the problem of pronunciation in the wrong ways ___. obvious cause of not grasping the problem correctly fundamental consequence of not speaking well consequence of not grasping the problem correctly an obvious cause of speaking poorly best way of learning to speak a foreign language, he suggests, is by ___. it up naturally as a child from a native speaker concentrating on pronunciation much systematic work value the student puts on correct speech habits depends upon ___. closely he attends to the matter it is English that is being taught teacher’s approach to pronunciation importance normally given to grammar and spelling might the teacher find himself wasting lesson time? spending lesson time on pronunciation. making illinformed ments upon pronunciation. not using books on phoics in the classroom. not giving students a clear mental picture of the different between sounds. 第 55篇 答案： CCDCB 第 56篇： (Unit 14,Passage 4) 中國(guó)最大的資料庫(kù)下載 中國(guó)最大的資料庫(kù)下載 Work is a very important part of life in the United States. When the early Protestant immigrants came to this country, they brought the idea that work was the way to God and heaven. This attitude, the Protestant work ethic, still influences America today. Work is not only important for economic benefits, the salary, but also for social and psychological needs, the feeling of doing something for the good of the society. Americans spend most of their lives working, being productive. For most Americans, their work defines them。 others do volunteer work. Some, like those in the Retired Business Executives Association, even help young people to get started in new business. Many retired citizens also belong to “Golden Age” groups. These anizations plan trips and social events. There are many opportunities for retirees. Americans society is only beginning to be concerned about the special physical and emotional needs of its senior citizens. The government is taking steps to ease the problem of limited ine. They are building new housing, offering discounts in stores and museums and on buses, and pro