Question

The role of a newspaper is to present and comment on the news. It is vital for keeping people well-informed on current affairs. In most Western countries, journalists try to shape the ideas and opinions of their readers, since in Western countries all newspapers are independent of the government. Some newspaper owners support liberal ideas including economic policies that help poor people. Other owners want policies such as lower taxes for rich people and less money to be given to poor people. You can almost judge the political ideas of a person in the West by looking at the newspaper he reads.

All newspapers report national and international news. They give the facts but also provide opinions on controversial issues in the editorials and columns of opinion. The readers of the newspaper can also comment on these editorials or articles. There are many informative articles too as well as reviews of new films and books, etc. These are very important, for if a film or book gets good reviews it will often become more successful.

All these articles require many journalists who are experts in different areas of life. All these articles come together and are checked by the chief editor of the newspaper. When he or she has made a decision on the articles, the newspaper is prepared for printing. All this work means that the journalists must work together as a team because there is a lot of pressure when you work in a newspaper office. There are constant deadlines and articles have to be fitted round advertisements, photographs and much, much more.

1.What articles comment on controversial issues?

A. Editorials and opinion columns.

B. News stories.

C. Some of the informative articles.

D. Jokes and humor.

2.Which is true about the journalists in Western countries?

A. There’s no time limit for their report articles.

B. They have no right to influence the readers’ opinions.

C. A newspaper can come out with just a journalist working individually.

D. Journalists must submit their articles before the due date.

3.Why are good reviews important to books?

A. Good reviews are excellent introduction to books.

B. Readers especially favor books with good reviews.

C. Good reviews can make readers feel relaxed and comfortable.

D. Good reviews can bring a large circulation of the books reviewed.

4.Which of the following sentences best fits at the end of the last paragraph?

A. The number of people needed to produce a newspaper varies greatly.

B. The staff of a daily newspaper is headed by a publisher.

C. The articles printed in the newspaper should cover national and international affairs.

D. The entire staff must operate as a well-drilled team if the papers are to reach homes and news-stands on schedule.

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要介紹了西方國家的報(bào)紙以及記者的日常工作。

1. A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)All newspapers report national and international news. They give the facts but also provide opinions on controversial issues in the editorials and columns of opinion.可知有爭論的評論文章位于社論和評價(jià)專欄。

2. are constant deadlines and articles have to be fitted round advertisements, photographs and much, much more.可知在西方國家，記者必須在最后期限前提交文章。

3. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)There are many informative articles too as well as reviews of new films and books, etc. These are very important, for if a film or book gets good reviews it will often become more successful. 可知好的評論可以使這些書得到大量的傳播。

4. D推斷題。根據(jù)All this work means that the journalists must work together as a team because there is a lot of pressure when you work in a newspaper office. There are constant deadlines and articles have to be fitted round advertisements, photographs and much, much more.

可知這里提到了團(tuán)隊(duì)合作，所以選D。

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