2．The newspaper must provide for the reader the facts，pure，unprejudiced，objectively selected facts．But in these days of complex news it must provide more； it must supply interpretation，the meaning of the facts．This is the most important assignment facing American journalists-to make clear to the reader the problems of the day，to make international news understandable as community news，to recognize that there is no longer any such thing as"local"news，because any event in the international area has a local reaction in the financial market，political circles，in terms，indeed，of our very way of life．
There is in journalism a widespread view that when you start an interpretation，you are entering dangerous waters，the rushing tides of opinion．This is nonsense．
The opponents of interpretation insist that the writer and the editor shall limit himself to the"facts"．This insistence raises two questions．What are the facts？And：Are the bare facts enough？
As for the first question，consider how a so called"factual"story comes about．The reporter collects，say，fifty facts； out of these fifty，his space being necessarily restricted，he selects the ten which he considers most important．This is Judgment Number One．Then he or his editor decides which of these ten facts shall hold the lead of the piece．This is Judgment Number Two．Then the night editor determines whether the article shall be presented on page one，where it has a large influence，or on page twentyfour，where it has little．Judgment Number Three．
Thus in the presentation of a socalled"factual"or"objective"story，at least three judgments are involved．And they are judgments not at all unlike those involved in interpretation，in which reporter and editor，calling upon their research resources，their general background，and their"news neutralism（中立）"，arrive at a conclusion as to the significance of the news．
The two areas of judgment，presentation of the news and its interpretation，are both objective rather than subjective processes-as objective，that is，as any human being can be．If an editor is determined to give a prejudiced view of the news，he can do it in other ways and more effectively than by interpretation．He can do it by the selection of those facts that support his particular viewpoint．Or he can do it by the place he gives a story-promoting it to page one or dragging it to page thirty．
61．According to Paragraphs 12，which of the following statements is true？D
A．The most important task of reporters is to provide facts for the readers．
B．If a reporter makes clear the facts he writes，he will get into trouble．
C．In order to make current events clear to the readers，reporters and editors must select facts objectively．
D．For reporters，interpretation of facts is no less important than presentation of the facts．
62．Which of the following can best express the author's attitude toward objectiveness？A
A．He does not think there exists any objectiveness in news writing or reporting．
B．To make clear the news is a way to be objective for the readers．
C．Objectiveness is controlled by editors rather than writers．
D．Properly choosing facts prepares a solid ground for objectiveness．
63．Where a story is presented in a newspaper showsD．
A．the story's factual matter
B．the editor's prejudice
C．the reporter's background
D．the story's impact on the readers
64．The purpose of the last paragraph is toC．
A．show us the author's judgment
B．show us where to place a story
C．show us the author's viewpoint on objectiveness
D．show us how to be neutral．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了報紙必須向讀者提供事實，并且向我們說明了新聞界的普遍觀點，在新聞報道中我們要遵循客觀事實，不要加入自己的主觀判斷．
解答 61．D 推理判斷題，根據(jù)第二段There is in journalism a widespread view that when you start an interpretation，you are entering dangerous waters，the rushing tides of opinion．This is nonsense．可以推斷出對于記者來說，對事實的解釋是沒有比陳述事實更重要，故選D．
62．A 細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)最后一段The two areas of judgment，presentation of the news and its interpretation，are both objective rather than subjective processes-as objective，that is，as any human being can be．If an editor is determined to give a prejudiced view of the news，he can do it in other ways and more effectively than by interpretation．可知作者認為不存在任何客觀的關于新聞或報道的事例，故選A．
63．D 細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Thus in the presentation of a socalled"factual"or"objective"story，at least three judgments are involved．可知報紙上的一個故事說明了這個故事對讀者的影響，故選D．
64．C 推理判斷題，根據(jù)最后一段The two areas of judgment，presentation of the news and its interpretation，are both objective rather than subjective processes-as objective，that is，as any human being can be．可知作者在本段中表明了他的客觀觀點，故選C．
點評 考查學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
