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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 from the 【35】 , from 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】该句为插入语,起承上启下的作用,句中后半句即为前半句进一步的解说,故选A。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】既然是商业性电台,当然要从其电台节目中盈利。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】本句意为“私人公司从商业电台购买收音或电视的时间 来为他们的产品做广告”。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】由本句及下句的"though they don''t usually have advertisements" 推知此处应填advertise,即“为…作广告”。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】商业性电台与非商业性电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】此句为目的状语从句,首先排除B、C两项。无so to搭配;as to 意为“至于,关于”;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】按月交付收看费用。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】on one hand...on the other hand 为常用搭配,意为“一方面…另一方面”。表递进、转折关系。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】此句是将"Public radio and televisiom stations" 与"commercial stations" 对比。也可推知此处D最恰当。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】由后句“the government and some large corporations give ...”推知这些电台的经济收入主要依靠政府的拨款以及私企的 赞助。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】空格后 who 引导的定语从句是对空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】由末段的"the United States"推知,此短文介绍的是美国国内广播电视台的情况。故此处应为the Federal Government,即“联邦政府”。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】该句意为“联邦政府与一些大型企业拨款给这些公共电台”,可知C为正确选项。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】本段主要讲述公共电台的资金来源,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。