Question

On October 19，1959，the first Special English program was broadcast on the Voice of America．It was an experiment．The goal was to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language was not English．Experts said the goal was admirable，but the method would not work．However，____________________．The Special English programs quickly became some of the most popular on VOA．And they still are．

  Forty years later，Special English continues to communicate with people who are not fluent in English．But during the years its role has expanded．It also helps people learn American-English．It succeeds in helping people learn English in a non-traditional way．And it provides listeners, even those who are native English speakers, with information they cannot find elsewhere.

Today，Special English broadcasts around the world seven days a week，five times a day．Each half-hourly broadcast begins with ten minutes of the latest news followed by 20minutes of feature(特写报道)programming．There is a different short feature every weekday about science，development，agriculture，and environment，and on the weekend about news events and American idioms．These programs are followed by in-depth(深入的)15 minutes features about American culture，history，science，medicine，space，important people or short stories．

1.What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words)

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2.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following sentence?

(Special English has played a more important part in many areas over the years．)

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3.Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4.What do you think about Special English?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5.Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese．

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Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.Special English Broadcast/ History of Special English Broadcast

2.But during the years its role has expanded．

3.they still are. / it did work./ they proved to be wrong.

4.I think Special English broadcasts in clear and easy English．

It helps us learn English and know more about the world．

5.它提供给听众，甚至以英语为母语的人在其他地方找不到的信息。

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了美国之声的特殊英语节目，旨在帮助英语不是母语的人学习英语，也可以帮助人们了解世界。

1.主旨题：从第一段的句子：the first Special English program was broadcast on the Voice of America．可知这篇文章讲的是特殊英语节目：Special English Broadcast/ History of Special English Broadcast

2.But during the years its role has expanded．这两句话的意思都是：在这些年中这个节目的作用更加重要了。

3.前面的句子：Experts said the goal was admirable，but the method would not work．表明专家认为这不能奏效，however后面的意思是转折的：they still are. / it did work./ they proved to be wrong.这个节目很有用，或专家错了。

4.细节题：从最后一句话：These programs are followed by in-depth(深入的)15 minutes features about American culture，history，science，medicine，space，important people or short stories．可知这个节目可以让我们学习英语，更好的了解世界： I think Special English broadcasts in clear and easy English． It helps us learn English and know more about the world．

5.这句话里面的who are native English speakers,是定语从句修饰those，它提供给听众，甚至以英语为母语的人在其他地方找不到的信息。

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