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              The planned “migration” of BBC3 from broadcast to the Internet in the autumn of 2015 means the “Youth” section of the BBC’s audience with the least political power and the fewest public voices will become an afterthought (事后想起的事) .

              I don't watch BBC3. Equally,I question its credentials(資格) as the home of yoythfiil innovation when I note a lot of Doctor Who md Top Gear reruns on an evening-only channel. But BBC3 isn’ t aimed at me. For me,and for the rest of the white,middle-aged licence-fee payers who have arguments over the company's output,there are plenty of alternatives(替代品) .

              Some would say the company's rapid expansion at the start of the century now looks like overconfidence. The attempt to provide an excellent service to all ages and all interests in a multi-channel world might have been considered as a modem version of the old BBC mission to educate,inform and entertain; but it appears to have been misjudged.

             You could ask how the hard financial choices are made and why. BBC3 has 13 million viewers a week. In August last year, Radio 4  hit a “record-breaking” weekly score of 10. 97 million.

Which group is better placed to influence those who run the BBC? To whom would politicians listen?

             The answer is obvious. If y_OU believe that the Today programme is a bit more important to society than Snog Marry Avoid?, you' 11 probably think the obvious answer is the right answer. But the BBC3 viewer base consists of about a million of the young unemployed — less likely to be white and middle class than the Radio 4 fan base; more likely to be excluded from the political process. They are no match for the grey power of pensioners.

             To my taste,most of the things on BBC3 are rubbish. But I'm delighted to see that the BBC will go on trying to cater to (迎合) my interests and tastes for a long time to come,just as it will go on serving up EastEnders and witless talent shows to those numerous enough not to be seen as a minority.

             For whom does the BBC exist? The minority — young Britain — just got pushed to the back of the queue.

6. Among whom is BBC3 popular?

   A. The old. B. The youth.

   C. The adults. D. The middle-aged.

7. The BBC's attempt to satisfy all audiences.

   A. attracted more viewers

   B. proved to be a big success

   C. suffered financial difficulties

   D. got support from the government

8. The underlined part “excluded from” in , Paragraph 5 can be replaced by .

   A. lost in   B. kept out of

   C. involved in   D. taken care of

9. What does the author think of BBC3?

   A. It is an awful channel.

   B. It will have a bright future.

   C. It should be aimed at all ages. 

   D. It cannot be replaced by other channels.

10. What does the text mainly discuss?

   A. Who should run the BBC?

   B. For whom does Radio 4 exist?

   C. What programmes should BBC3 run?

   D. Who decided BBC3's online migration?

Answer 1

6. B 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. D

B篇(熱點(diǎn)話題)

本文是議論文。作者就到底是誰影響了BBC3頻道的改革這一問題表達(dá)了自己的觀點(diǎn)。

6. B. 細(xì)節(jié)•理解題。由第一段的the “Youth” section of the BBC's audience 和 第五段的 the BBC3 viewer base consists of about a million of the young unemployed可知，BBC3頻道深受輕人的喜愛。

7. C. 推理判斷題。由第三段的it appears to have been misjudged 和第四段的 You could ask how the hard financial choices are made可知，雖然BBC公司想滿足所有觀眾的需求，但其遭遇了經(jīng)濟(jì)困難。

8. B. 詞義猜測(cè)題。由第一段的the “Youth” section of the BBC’s audience with the least political power and the fewest public voices 和第五段的 They are no match for the grey power of pensioners

可知，由于缺乏話語權(quán)，BBC3頻道年輕的觀眾群易在政治事件中被排擠出來。

9. A. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段的To my taste,most of the things on BBC3 are rubbish可知，作者認(rèn)為BBC3頻道的節(jié)日非常糟糕。

10. D. 主旨大意題。由倒數(shù)第三段可知，雖然BBC3頻道的觀眾人數(shù)眾多，但真 正決定其發(fā)展方向的并不是它的觀眾群體，而是那些在政治領(lǐng)域中更有話語權(quán)的中產(chǎn)階級(jí)。由此可知，本文旨在探討B(tài)BC3頻道轉(zhuǎn)為線上播送背后的原因。