12.On October 19,1959,the first Special English progam was broadcast on the Voice of America as an experiment to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language was not English.Experts said the purpose was good,but the method would not work.However,The Special English programs quickly became some of the most popular on VOA.(36)F
Forty years later,Special English continues to communicate with people who are not fluent in English.(37)CIt also helps people learn American English.And it provides listeners,even those who are native English speakers,with information they canot find elsewhere.
(38)G  Each half-hour broadcast begins with ten minutes of the latest news followed by 20minutes of feature programming.There is a different shortfeature every weekday about science,development,agriculture and environment and on the weekend about news events and American idioms.
(39)A It has a limited vocabulary of 1,500words.Most are simple words that describe objects,actions or emotions.Special English is written in short,simple sentences that contain only one idea.And Special English is spoken at a slower speed,about two-thirds the speed of Standard English.(40)E It also helps people who are English speakers understand difficult subjects.

A.Three things make Special English unique.
B.It has a special program for New Year's Eve.
C.But during the years its role has got bigger.
D.VOA Special English is an example of a new language.
E.This helps people learning English hear each word clearly.
F.And they are still poplar today.
G.Today,Special English broadcasts around the world seven days a week,five times a day.

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了BBC的特殊語言節(jié)目,從一開始不被認(rèn)可,到后來的大受歡迎.

解答 36.F.推理判斷題.根據(jù)前文The Special English programs quickly became some of the most popular on VOA可知直到今天他們?nèi)匀皇軞g迎;故選F.
37.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)后文It also helps people learn American English.And it provides listeners,even those who are native English speakers,with information they canot find elsewhere可知但在過去的幾年里,它的作用越來越大;故選C.
38.G.推理判斷題.根據(jù)后文Each half-hour broadcast begins with ten minutes of the latest news followed by 20minutes of feature programming可知今天,全世界每周有七天的特殊英語廣播,每天五次;故選G.
39.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)后文It has a limited vocabulary of 1,500words.Most are simple words that describe objects,actions or emotions可知使得特殊英語變得獨(dú)一無二的東西有三件;故選A.
40.E.推理判斷題.根據(jù)后文It also helps people who are English speakers understand difficult subjects可知這有助于學(xué)習(xí)英語的人清楚地聽到每一個(gè)單詞;故選E.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 七選五閱讀是完成性閱讀,和完形填空很類似,不同的是一個(gè)選詞,一個(gè)選句子.解題時(shí),要注意上下文語境,充分考慮信息詞(選項(xiàng)中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的詞),選出最符合語境的句子.

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