阅读理解ThefirstBrainsTrust(智囊团)inEnglandwasaBBCprogrammethatwasstartedin1941.Itcombined(使融合)educationwithentertainment(娱乐).Theprogrammewascalled“AnyQuestions”.Thequestionswerese

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　　The first Brains Trust(智囊团)in England was a BBC programme that was started in 1941. It combined(使融合)education with entertainment(娱乐). The programme was called “Any Questions”. The questions were sent sent by listeners and were answered by a panel(专门小组) of speakers. The person who actually asked the questions and called upon members of the panel to speak was the Question Master.

　　Since 1941 this kind of programme has become popular throughout Britain and in other countries. Questions are put by members of an audience to persons who sit together in front of them.

(1)The BBC programme of “Any Questions”was ________.

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A．both moving and exciting.

B．of great benefit and importance

C．helpful and interesting

D．not only valuable but also useful

(2)Who was the center of the BBC programme?

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A．The Question Master.

B．The panel of speaker.

C．The listeners.

D．No one

(3)The speakers who answer the questions are seated ________.

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A．in front of the listeners.

B．before the persons who ask the questions.

C．together with the members of an audience.

D．among the Question Masters.

Answer 1

答案：C;A;A
解析：
(1) C 第一段第二句讲这个节目集教育与娱乐于一身，它既有帮助又有趣，所以选C项.A项“既生动又刺激”、B项“既能带来极大好处，又非常重要”、D项“不仅有价值而且很有用”等说法都不贴切. (2) A 题意为“谁是BBC节目的核心”，第一段最后一句讲“实际上问问题及让专门小组成员讲话的人是问题小组掌管人”，所以他才是节目的核心. (3) A 题意为“回答问题的发言人坐在……”，由文章第二段最后一句可知“问题是由听众中的一个成员提出的，而发言人就坐在听众前面”，所以选A项，其余B、C、D项都不正确.