Many people think that the BBC news programs are better than those on other channels because the BBC is not a commercial company. It pays for its programs from the television license money which everyone must pay if they have a television.
The BBC, which is often known as "Auntie", is the biggest news collecting operation in the world. It has the world’s largest network of foreign correspondents (通訊員；記者）. Ten percent of the BBC’s annual budget is spent on news collecting, reporting and presenting. More than 1,700 people work for the BBC news service.
The BBC produces more than 214 hours of news and current affairs programs for radio and television each week. Each television news program costs about £78,000 per hour and each radio news program costs approximately £4,800 per hour. In the UK, about 19 million people ― almost 35% of the total population, watch the BBC television news progams every day.
Developments in technology are improving news collection and presentation every year. The BBC now uses special cameras in the TV news studios to film the news presenters, and captions― the words and sentences at the bottom of the screen, are now produced automatically by computer.
小題1:
According to the first paragraph, we can learn that __________.
A．many people are more content with the BBC than with other channels
B．the BBC news programs are better thought of than the news programs on other channels
C．the BBC news programs are better than other programs
D．if we have a television, we must pay the television license money.
小題2:
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．The number of the people working for the BBC news service is the largest in the world
B．The percentage of the BBC’s budget spent on news collecting is the largest in the world
C．The BBC has the largest network of foreign correspondents in the world
D．The BBC now uses special cameras to film the news presenters and captions
小題3:
We can infer from the passage that the UK has a population of about __________.
A．54 million B．19 million C．5.4 million D．6.6 million
小題4:
What’s the best title for the passage?
A．The BBC News Service
B．The BBC Is Not Commercial
C．Developments in Technology Are Improving News Collection
D．The Biggest Operation in The World

小題1:B
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