单选题 Text
Most radio and television stations in the United States are commercial stations, (26) is to say, they earn their money from (27) or commercials. Private companies purchase radio and television (28) from the commercial stations in order to (29) their products. Cable television stations are also (30) stations, though they do not usually have advertisements. (31) watch cable stations, people must pay the cable TV company a certain amount of money each (32) .
Public radio and television stations, on the (33) hand, do not have advertisements and people do not have to (34) to watch them. These stations gain their money (35) the government, private companies, and from some of the (36) who watch or listen to their programs. The (37) government and some large corporations give (38) , large gifts on money, to the public stations. Small businesses and people also (39) money to their local public radio and television stations.
ABC, CBS, and NBC are the three (40) commercial radio and television (41) in the United States. Most local commercial radio and TV stations (42) their programs from one of these national networks. (43) example, each network had a TV news program in the evening, (44) the local stations broadcast in addition to their (45) local news programs.

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] that's to say那就是说,即换句话说。此题中D项干扰性较大,读者往往因which引导非限定性定语从句而误选D,但引导非限定性定语从句时,该从句应为一个整体,即句中不出现逗号。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查对上下文的理解,program的意思是“电视节目”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本句意为“私人公司从这些商业台购买广播或电视的时段给他们的产品做广告”。time意为“时段”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 由本句及下旬的"though they don't usually have advertisements"推知此处应填advertise,即“为…做广告”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 商业性电视台与非商业性电视台的区分是其是否出售其广告时间或向电视观众征收费用。由后文“…people must pay the cable company a certain amount of money...”推知cable television stations仍为商业性电台。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 此句为目的状语从句,D项也指“为了”,表目的,但它往往位于句中,而不置于句首。in order to“为了”,常置句首。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据常识,看电视至少要按月交付收看费用。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] on one hand...on the other hand为出定搭配,意为“一方面…另一方面”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析]此句是将"Public radio and televisiom stations"与"commecial stations"对比。一个是付费,另一个是免费,可推出此处D最恰当。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 从后一句的"from some of the 36 who watch or listen to their programs"可以推断出,此处是并列结构,应该填介词"from"。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 空格后who引导的定语从句是对串格所填选项的进一步解释。“who watch or listen to their programs”中的,“who”显然为“audiences”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 此短文介绍的足美国国内广播电视台的情况。此处应为 the Federal Government,即“联邦政府”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 该句意为“联邦政府与一些大型企业拨款给这些公共电视台”,可知C为正确选项,grant意为“补助金”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本段主要讲述公共电视台的资金来源,部分为政府及大型企业的拨款另一部分即为本句所涉及的来自small business and people的捐款。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] ABC、CBS和NBC为美国三大商业广播电视台。major意为“主要的,重要的”,词意最为恰当。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 由下句中的“...from one of these national networks.”可知ABC、CBS和NBC为美国的national networks,即“国家性的网络”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查对文章的理解,get A from B意为“由B处得到A”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查固定搭配,for example意为“例如”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 此空格前有一逗号,故知此应为which引导的非限制性定语从句。此处which代指前半句中的“a TV news program”,在后半句中充当宾语。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 该句意为“地方电台除厂播放他们自己的当地新闻节目外,还播放来自其他网络的节日”。两句话是对比关系,所以应该选own,意为“自身的”。