Yet the BBC will have to change, because the broadcasting world around it is changing. The commercial TV channels---TV and Channel 4-were required by the Thatcher Government’s Broadcasting Act to become more commercial, competing with each other for advertisers, and cutting costs and jobs. But it is the arrival of new satellite channels--funded partly by advertising and partly by viewers’ subscriptions-which will bring about the biggest changes in the long term.

　　55. The world famous BBC now faces__.

　　[A] the problem of new coverage

　　[B] an uncertain prospect

　　[C] inquiries by the general public

　　[D] shrinkage of audience

　　[答案] B

　　[解题思路]

　　文章第二段第一句话为“It is a remarkable record, stretching back over 70 years--yet the BBC’s future is now in doubt”(当然，英国的听众和观众们收看到两个BBC电视频道、收听到五个BBC国内广播电台和几十个地方广播电台)，纵观四个选项，只有B选项符合原文，uncertain对应原文的in doubt，prospect对应于future。A和D选项显然不是BBC现在面临的问题。而C选项的错误在于公众的质询和提议是在政府的组织下进行的，这并不是BBC当前面临的问题。

　　[题目译文]

　　举世闻名的BBC现在面临着 。

　　[A] 新闻报道的问题

　　[B] 一个不确定的未来

　　[C] 公众的质询

　　[D] 听众和观众数量的减少

　　56. In the passage, which of the following about the BBC is not mentioned as the key issue?