考研英語歷年閱讀理解真題精析--1996年part2

1、考研英語歷年閱讀理解真題精析 -1996 年 part2Part TwoWith the start of BBCWorld Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporations 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 nationa

2、l 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 programs and films for an annual license fee of 83 pounds per household.It is a remarkable record, stretching back o

3、ver 70 years-yet the BBC s future isnow 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 programs are now the subject of a nation-wide debate in Britain.The debate was launched by the Government , which

4、 invited anyone with an opinion of the BBC-including ordinary listeners and viewers-to say what was good or badabout 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

5、 organization as it is ,or to make changes.Defenders of the Corporation-of whomthere are many-are fond of quoting the American slogan If it isnt broke, dont fix it. The BBC an tbroke ,they say, by which they mean it is not broken( as distinct from the word broke , meaning having nomoney) , so why bo

6、ther to change it?ThatcherYet the BBCwill have to change, because the broadcasting world around it is changing.The commercial TV channels-TV and Channel 4-were required by the Governments Broadcasting Act to become more commercial, competing with each other for advertisers, and cutting costs and job

7、s. 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 .5 . The world famous BBC now faces_ . A the problem of new coverage B an uncertain prospectC inquiries by the general publi

8、c D shrinkage of audience6. In the passage, which of the following about the BBC is not mentioned as the key issue?AExtension of its TV service to Far East.BProgrammes as the subject of a nation-wide debate.CPotentials for further international co-operations.D Its existence as a broadcasting organiz

9、ation.7. The BBCs royal charter Line 4, Paragraph 3 stands for_Athe financial support from the royal familyBthe privileges grantedby the QueenCa contract with the QueenD a unique relationship with the royal family8. The foremost reason why the BBC has to readjust itself is no other thanAthe emergenc

10、e of commercial TV channelsBthe enforcement of Broadcasting Act by the governmentCthe urgent necessity to reduce costs and jobsDthe challenge of new satellite channelsUnit 3 1996 Part 2重點詞匯：coverage 覆蓋范圍；新聞報導(dǎo)J cover+age名詞后綴。stretch 一段時間或路程 v.n. 伸展與 sketch v. 速寫；略圖；梗概一起記。 Babies donot want to hear ab

11、out babies, they like to be told of giants and castles, and thatwhich can stretch and stimulate their little minds.幼童不愿聽關(guān)于幼童的故事，他們喜歡給他們講巨人和城堡，那可以擴張和刺激他們小小的心靈。slogan 標(biāo)語，口號看作 s+log+an , s形的圓木log 上刻著一條an標(biāo)語slogan 。 難句解析： They are brought sport, comedy, drama, music, news and current affairs, education,

12、religion, parliamentary coverage, childrens programmes and films for an annuallice nee fee of 83 per household.句子的主干結(jié)構(gòu)是 They are brought. for an annual license fee.，其中謂語局部使用了被動語態(tài)。實際結(jié)構(gòu)是 bring 后接雙賓語： bring sb. sth. ，在這句話中，直接賓語很長，是一系列名詞的羅列，前面的名詞用逗號連接，最后兩個并列成分用and 連接。重點要注意 they 指代前面提到的 listeners and vie

13、wers ，這里使用了 bring sb. sth. 這一 結(jié)構(gòu)的被動式： sb. was brought sth. 。介詞 for 在這里相當(dāng)于 at the price of 。另外 newsand current affairs 中的 and 是連接 news 和 current affairs的，而這個詞組作為一個整體與其它的名詞 music ， education 等并列。 The Corporation will survive as a publicly-funded broadcasting organization, at least for the time being,

14、but its role, its size and its programmes are now the subject of a nation-wide debate in Britain.句子的結(jié)構(gòu)是 but 連接了兩個轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的句子。其中at least for the time being前后用逗號與句子其它局部分開， 是插入語。 前一句子的主干結(jié)構(gòu)是 The Corporation will survive as. ，后一句子的主干結(jié)構(gòu)是its role, its size and its programs are now thesubject. 。The Corporation

15、指代前面提到的 BBC=British Broadcast Corporation 。另外注意 as 的用 法，這里它用作介詞，是 作為 的意思。 publicly-funded 由公眾提供資金的；nation-wide 全國范圍內(nèi)的。 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 Corpora

16、tion, and even whether they thought it was worth keeping.這個句子的主干結(jié)構(gòu)是： The debate was launched by the Government，使用了被動語態(tài)。后面 which 引導(dǎo)定語從句 which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBC.修飾government ，定語從句中不定式 to say 后面是兩個并列的賓語從句，一個由 what 引導(dǎo)，一 個由 whether 引導(dǎo)， 兩局部用 and 連接， 副詞 even 表示進一步強調(diào)。 另外兩個破折號之間的 局部屬于

17、插入成分， 是用來進一步定義 anyone 的。 anyone 后面的 with 介詞詞組也是用來修 飾 anyone 的。重點是要弄清楚后面定語從句，兩個賓語從句，還有插入成分之間的層次關(guān)系。另外要注意be worth doing 的用法， 這一結(jié)構(gòu)本身就可以表達(dá)被動含義， 因而 the Corporation was worth keeping 就是 英國播送公司值得被保存 的意思。 The BBCaint broke, they say, by which they mean it is not broken ( as distinctfrom the word broke, meani

18、ng having no money) , so why bother to change it?這句話是 so 連接的兩個因果關(guān)系的句子。 they say 是插入語。 which 引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾前面 引號中的局部 aint broke 。注意 which 指代的是前面引號中的局部；而且注意區(qū)別 broke 和 broken 在這里的不同意思。 why do sth. 這里是個反問句，是不太正式的用法。注意在此處，作者修正了前面美國俚語 aint broke 中 broke 一詞的用法錯誤，指出其應(yīng)該被寫為 broken 。 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.首先這個句子使用了強調(diào)結(jié)構(gòu)： it is. which， which 指代前面的 channels 。破折