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【題目】Why Radio Stations Always Start With a "K" or "W"

It seems that whenever you switch on the radio in the morning all you hear is "Time to wake up with K98.3," or "WBLS will be right back after this commercial break".【1】The majority of radio stations start with the letter "K" or "W".

All radio stations have a four-letter identification code(代碼). The hosts of the show typically come up with a more catchy(易記的)station name than just the four letters, but you still hear it sprinkled in with their morning announcements and other advertisements.【2】In 1912, several countries attended a conference to discuss international radiotelegraphs. One of the things that came out of that meeting was the assignment(分配)or specific letters to identify each country's radio and television signals.【3】

The letters "N" and "A" were given to military stations, but "K" and "W" were assigned out for commercial use.【4】And stations west of the Mississippi started with "K".

【5】Sometimes they represent the networks that own the radio station for example, WABC, KCBS, and WTBS. Sometimes it's the actual station number, like in KTWO or KFOR. And other times it's an acronym(縮寫)such as WTTW for "Windows to the World." But the station that takes home the prize for the best four-letter combination is a sports radio station out of St. Louis that chose the name KRAP.

A. The United States was given the letters W, K, N, and A.

B. The three letters after the "K" Or "W" can mean a few different things.

C. If you listen closely you'll notice that they all have something in common.

D. Radio stations east of the Mississippi River had to start their stations with "W".

E. The two letters you consistently hear date back to when people used to send telegrams.

F. There is some inconsistency since radio stations weren't required to change their name.

G. Try decoding these common acronyms that you probably never knew and figure out what they stand for.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了電臺(tái)為什么總是以K或W字母開(kāi)頭。

【1】下文The majority of radio stations start with the letter ‘K’ or ‘W’.說(shuō)大多數(shù)廣播電臺(tái)以字母“K”或“W”開(kāi)頭。該空承接下文，C選項(xiàng)“如果你仔細(xì)聽(tīng)，你就會(huì)注意到它們都有共同之處”切題，故選C。

【2】下文In 1912, several countries attended a conference to discuss international radiotelegraphs.說(shuō)1912年，幾個(gè)國(guó)家參加了討論國(guó)際無(wú)線電報(bào)的會(huì)議。該空承接下文，E選項(xiàng)“你始終聽(tīng)到的兩個(gè)字母要追溯到人們發(fā)電報(bào)的時(shí)期”切題，故選E。

【3】下一段The letters "N" and "A" were given to military stations, but "K" and "W" were assigned out for commercial use.說(shuō)字母“N”和“A”被分配給軍事電臺(tái)，而“K”和“W”被分配給商業(yè)電臺(tái)。該空承接下文，A選項(xiàng)“美國(guó)被給予W，K，N和A四個(gè)字母”切題，故選A。

【4】下文And stations west of the Mississippi started with ‘K’.”說(shuō)密西西比河以西的車站以“K”開(kāi)頭。該空承接下文，D選項(xiàng)“密西西比河以東的電臺(tái)以W開(kāi)頭”切題，故選D。

【5】下文Sometimes they represent the networks that own the radio station for example, WABC, KCBS, and WTBS. Sometimes it's the actual station number, like in KTWO or KFOR.說(shuō)有時(shí)他們代表?yè)碛袕V播電臺(tái)的網(wǎng)絡(luò)，例如WABC、KCBS和WTBS。有時(shí)是實(shí)際的站號(hào)，比如KTWO或KFOR。該空承接下文，B選項(xiàng)“K和W后的三個(gè)字母會(huì)代表著不同的事物”切題，故選B。