By the mid-70s, however, Today had got to the point where, for example, it had on one morning Libby Purves making the first "live" radio broadcast from China, someone else in Dublin covering the pope's visit, another presenter in Margate where the Liberals were conferring, and an anchorman in London.
When you have reached this stage, there is no room for talking dogs, and humor and whims have to be confined to odd corners.
Despite its more serious approach, however, Today has somehow retained its character and its tone of voice. And being a live, high-risk program, it can still go horribly wrong. Only recently an eminent doctor launched into a lengthy on-air harangue against the production team and refused to listen to the questions he was supposed to be answering. Such things can always happen and so can studio rows, sometimes even involving the presenters. There was a memorable spat not long ago when a rattled Nigel Lawson accused Redhead of being a well-known supporter of the Labor Party.
But rows or no rows, Today is where the ministers and would-be ministers want to be heard. As Brian Redhead is fond of saying: "If you want to plant a word in the nation's ear, come on Today." His other favorite remark is: "We set the agenda for the day." Both statements are true of a program with a steady weekly audience of 6 million easily the largest on Radio 4.
Before the 1970s, the Today program used to be quite a______.
A. serious program'
B. humorous program
C. religious program
D. political program
SECTION B PASSAGES
Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文: November is poppy month, the time of the year when we wear a red poppy in memory of those who sacrificed their lives for us during wars. But how many of us are aware of the reason of how and why the poppy became the symbol of remembrance and an integral part of the work of the Royal British Legion? Flanders is the name of the whole western part of Belgium. It saw some of the most concentrated and bloodiest fighting of the First World War. Where once there were homes and farms there was now a sea of mud--a grave for the dead where men still lived and fought. Only one other living thing survived. The poppy flowering each year with the coming of the warm weather, brought life, hope, colour and reassurance to those still fighting. John McCrae, a doctor serving with the Canadian Armed Forces, was so deeply moved by what he saw in northern France that, in 1915 in his pocket book, he scribbled down the poem "In Flanders Fields". The poppy became a popular symbol for soldiers who died in battle. In 1918, Moira Michael, an American, wrote a poem in reply, "We shall keep the faith", in which she promised to wear a poppy "in honour of our dead". This began the tradition of wearing a poppy in remembrance.
What does the word poppy in this passage refer to?
A. The First World War.
B. The name of a flower.
C. The name of a soldier.
D. The name of a city.
All 【C9】______ well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with 【C10】______ any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.
Now how does a woman 【C11】______ buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the 【C12】______ way. Her shopping list is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants. She is always 【C13】______ to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her,【C14】______ by what companions tell her. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks 【C15】______ her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent 【C16】______ of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the【C1C7】______ for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour 【C18】______ from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps, before 【C19】______ the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an【C20】______ one.
【C1】
A. that
B. as
C. what
D. which
根据《环境保护法》的规定,下列不属于县级以上人民政府环境保护行政主管部门的职权的有:A.对国家环根据《环境保护法》的规定,下列不属于县级以上人民政府环境保护行政主管部门的职权的有:
A. 对国家环境质量标准中未作规定的项目,制定地方环境质量标准
B. 对国家污染物排放标准中未作规定的项目,制定地方污染物排放标准;对国家污染物排放标准中已作规定的项目,制定严于国家污染物排放标准的地方污染物排放标准
C. 定期发布环境状况公报
D. 会同有关部门对管辖范围内的环境状况进行调查和评价,拟订环境保护规划