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    The Voice of America began during the World War II. When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international  36  , American officials believed they should  37  the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 38  . “The 39  may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 40  were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.
    After the World War II ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s 41  had to be changed, 42  the Soviet Union became enemy of America. They wanted to 43  Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
    In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 44  “ Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know 45  English to completely understand its 46  English broadcast. So VOA 47  a simpler kind of English, 48  uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 49  of course, it is special English.
    In the 50  of most VOA listeners, the most 51  program is the news report. News from around the world 52  into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 53 cities and also from other 54  like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 55  news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.
    小题1:
    A．businessB．cultureC．supportD．information
    小题2:
    A．replyB．answerC．joinD．interrupt
    小题3:
    A．sameB．shortC．EnglishD．German
    小题4:
    A．newsB．problemsC．effectsD．opinions
    小题5:
    A．stationsB．newsC．announcersD．officials
    小题6:
    A．homeB．positionC．purposeD．results
    小题7:
    A．ifB．supposingC．consideringD．in order that
    小题8:
    A．reachB．satisfyC．attackD．support
    小题9:
    A．knownB．reportedC．calledD．printed
    小题10:
    A．AmericanB．BritishC．standardD．enough
    小题11:
    A．normalB．fastC．goodD．exact
    小题12:
    A．inventedB．discoveredC．taughtD．stopped
    小题13:
    A．itB．whoC．whichD．that
    小题14:
    A．pleasureB．courseC．opinionD．advice
    小题15:
    A．pleasureB．courseC．opinionD．advice
    小题16:
    A．difficultB．importantC．variousD．common
    小题17:
    A．fliesB．sendsC．deliversD．pasts
    小题18:
    A．allB．majorC．AmericanD．news
    小题19:
    A．broadcastsB．formsC．newspapersD．countries
    小题20:
    A．broadcastB．announceC．translateD．prepare

    小题1:C
    小题2:B
    小题3:D
    小题4:A
    小题5:C
    小题6:C
    小题7:C
    小题8:A
    小题9:C
    小题10:D
    小题11:A
    小题12:A
    小题13:C
    小题14:A
    小题15:C
    小题16:B
    小题17:A
    小题18:B
    小题19:A
    小题20:D
    文章介绍了VOA的产生以及部分播音节目。
    小题1:名词辨析。由上下文可知德国创办节目是为了得到支持，而美国创办VOA是为了对抗这个节目，让民众知道真相。
    小题2:动词辨析。解析同上。
    小题3:上下文串联。VOA本来就是为了回应德国节目的，所以应该也是用德语广播。
    小题4:上下文可知。这里是指播送的消息有好有不好，但是说的都是事实。
    小题5:名词辨析。由上下文可知是VOA播音员用意大利语法语和英语广播节目。
    小题6:上下文串联。VOA本来的目的是为了对抗德国的节目，但是战争结束以后对手不存在了，目的也就变了。
    小题7:词义辨析。A如果；B假如,如果；C考虑到；D为了；由句意可知考虑到苏联成为了对手，所以他们想吸引苏联的听众，就播放俄语节目。
    小题8:动词辨析。解析同上。
    小题9:词义辨析。由句意可知这个节目被称为Music USA。
    小题10:形容词辨析。由上下文可知很多人对英语了解不多，不太能完全了解正常的VOA节目。
    小题11:形容词辨析。解析同上。
    小题12:动词辨析。根据是下文可知VOA开创了一个新节目special English.
    小题13:语法分析。非限制性定语从句中which指代先行词在句中做主语。
    小题14:上下文辨析。根据上下文可知这里提及的是VOA慢速英语。
    小题15:固定词组。In the opinion of…在某人看来。
    小题16:形容词辨析。A困难的；B重要的；C各种各样的；D普通的；由上下文可知VOAnews很重要，可以获得很多信息，各种信息都进入了VOA新闻。
    小题17:语义辨析。解析同上。
    小题18:词义辨析。A所有的；B重大的；C美国的；D新闻；有句意可知很多新闻来自大城市的VOA记者。
    小题19:上下文辨析。根据下文的like BBC可知是广播节目。
    小题20:动词辨析。A广播；B宣布；C翻译；D准备；由句意可知VOA的编辑和作者用这些材料准备新闻报道。
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    Many people have been talking about the way in which the world will come to an end in 2012. Everybody wants to find out if December 21, 2012 is the last day of the earth. The rumor has already been spreading for a very long time. The Mayan’s prediction can account for the rumor. According to the rumor, the earth will experience dramatic changes in 2012 and the changes will be disastrous to all of the living creatures on earth. It is widely assumed that a Planet X will return to orbit the solar system. The return of Planet X will have a destructive effect on the solar system as well as on some planets including the Neptune, the Jupiter and the earth. Planet X will cross into their orbits. There’s a possibility that Jupiter will change into a little sun at this time, so folks will be well placed to see two suns in the sky in 2012.
    The solar flares (耀斑) that occur in a 11-year cycle will reach their highest point in 2012. The powerful solar flares will affect the magnetic field of the earth and cause disasters. On December 21, 2012, the sun and the earth will line up in the same line at the equator(赤道). The winter solstice(冬至) only occurs once every 25,800 years. The events in the universe are signals that the world will come to an end. As a result of the solar flares, lots of disasters will happen that will destroy the face of the whole earth. Scientists are making the guess primarily based on the Mayan Long Count Calendar.
    Many films have been made about the end of the world including End Game by Alex Jones and End Clock: Nostradamus 2012. The former provides insights about the way the world will become one state. After the world government is in place, it’s going to be easy to exterminate 80% of the people in the world. The rest will continue to live with assistance from advanced technology.
    No one knows whether the world will end on December 21, 2012: There is no clear answer until the day arrives. Just as the Mayans claim, it will not be the time for the world to end. Instead, it will be the dawn of a fresh start.
    小题1:What is the passage mainly about?
    A．Information about end-of-the-world predictions.
    B．Different opinions about end-of-the-world predictions.
    C．Some doubts about end-of-the-world predictions.
    D．Destructive effects of the end of the world.
    小题2:Which of the following things will NOT happen if the end of the world really happens?
    A．Humans will see two suns at the same time.
    B．The earth will look completely different.
    C．The earth and the moon will line up in the same line.
    D．The solar flares will become stronger than before.
    小题3:The underlined word “exterminate” in Paragraph 3 probably means “__________”.
    A．saveB．killC．helpD．rule
    小题4:What is the author’s attitude to the rumor that the world will end?
    A．Optimistic .B．Sad.C．Unconcerned.D．Scared.

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