Part I: News reports 第3题（）

you anything.

M: Oh, I don't know about that. I think the news reports are excellent. Presenting the news is what TV does best.

Q: What does the man mean？

(19)

A．TV is extremely superficial.

B．News reports don't tell anything.

C．News shows are not presenting the news.

D．TV is good at presenting the news.

听力原文：W: Hi, Tom. What are you reading？

M: Oh, hi, Tanya. This is a newspaper, the Community News. It carries only good news.

W: Oh, yeah. I think I've seen that.

M: Yeah, isn't it a great idea？ I'm so fed up with all the bad news you read about all the time. It's about time someone offers some creative choice to the mainstream newspapers.

W: I don't know.., the problem with it is, if it's only good news, how do you know you're getting the whole story, and not just sugar-coated truth？ It doesn't sound like objective journalism — that both sides of a story and all facts are being reported.

What kind of newspaper is the Community News？

A．It's a new newspaper.

B．It reports only bad news.

C．It reports only good news.

(订阅) to as many as two or three newspapers. But why do people read newspapers？

Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings-battles-lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown (推翻) or killed-took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in far away countries on the same day they happen.

Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories and, of course, advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is worth the money, for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.

Newspapers often have information on gardening, cooking and fashion as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons(漫画).

What is the text about？

A．Advertisements are the most important part in newspapers.

B．It introduces newspapers past and today and its contents.

C．There is a lot of useful information on newspapers.

D．People like newspapers very much.

根据下面材料，回答题。

Development in Newspaper Organization

One of the most important developments in newspaper organization during the first part of the twentieth century ____46____, which are known as wire services. Wire-service companies employed reporters, who covered stories all over the world. Their news reports were sent to papers throughout the country by telegraph. The papers paid an annual fee for this service. Wire services continue ____47____ Today the major wire services are the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI). You will frequently find AP or UPI at the beginning of a news story.

Newspaper chains and mergers began to appear in the early 1900s. A chain consists of two or more newspapers ____48____. A merger involves combining two or more papers into one. During the nineteenth century many cities had more than one competitive independent paper. Today in most cities there are only one or two newspapers, and ____49____. Often newspapers in several cities belong to one chain. Papers have combined ____50____. Chains and mergers have cut down production costs and brought the advantages of big-business methods to the newspaper industry.

第46题__________ 查看材料

A.to play an important role in newspaper operations

B.was the growth of telegraph services

C.and they usually enjoy great prestige

D.they are usually operated by a single owner

E.in order to survive under the pressure of rising costs

F.owned by a single person or organization

of high-speed Web. For decades, Americans have anxiously (1)_____ each war through a new communications (2)_____, from the early silent film of World War I to the 24-hour cable news (3)_____ of the first Persian Gulf War.

Now, (4)_____ bombs exploding in Baghdad, a sudden increase in wartime (5)_____ for online news has become a central test of the (6)_____ of high-speed Internet connections. It is also a good (7)_____ both to attract users to online media (8)_____ and to persuade them to pay for the material they find there, (9)_____ the value of the Cable News Network persuaded millions to (10)_____ to cable during the last war in Iraq.

(11)_____ by a steady rise over the last 18 months in the number of people with high-speed Internet (12)_____, now at more than 70 million in the United States, the Web sites of many of the major news organizations have (13)_____ assembled a novel collage(拼贴) of (14)_____ video, audio reports, photography collections, animated weaponry (15)_____, interactive maps and other new digital reportage.

These Internet services are (16)_____ on the remarkable abundance of sounds and images (17)_____ from video cameras (18)_____ on Baghdad and journalists traveling with troops. And they have found a (19)_____ audience of American office workers (20)_____ their computers during the early combat.

A．notified

B．publicized

C．followed

D．pursued

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

Part Ⅰ starts with a brief introductory chapter and then takes up Style. and Organization, covering them in that order because skill or lack of skill in style. affects all writing, while much technical writing is so short as to offer no problems of organization. These chapters are followed by one on Mechanics, covering matters of form. that are peculiar to technical writing or else crop up in it with abnormal frequency.

The chapter on Special Problems, which follows, performs a dual function. It provides writing assignments that may be used while the study of style, organization, and mechanics is still under way, and it explains ways of handling certain problems that may arise during the writing of reports, proposals, and other longer forms. We have also expanded the treatment of technical articles — recognizing the potential contribution of article writing to the career of the writer and the value of the article to science and technology.

In Part Ⅱ, a change of emphasis at one point is reflected in the new title　for Chapter 8, Nonformal Reports — Their Variation in Form. and Purpose, which was formerly called Special Types of Reports. Though certain special types of reports are still discussed, additional emphasis is given to the fact that there does not exist any universally accepted set of types, under　which all reports can be classified.

Two other extensive changes have been made in Part Ⅱ: The chapter on Proposals, which first appeared in the second edition, has been rewritten and substantially expanded so as to cover that important subject more thoroughly. Also, an entirely new chapter, Oral Presentation of Technical Information, has been added. Though a study of this chapter is no substitute for training in public speaking, we believe that its recommendations can nevertheless be of substantial assistance to those who use this book on the numerous occasions when they will be called upon to present their ideas in person before a small group or a large audience.

36.The passage is most probably a preface to ____.

A) a technical writing handbook B) a handbook on composition

C) a book on a literary writing D) a scientific paper

37.In part I, the writer arranges the chapters in the order of ____.

A) Introduction—Organization—Special Problems—Style—Nonformal Reports

B) Introduction—Style—Organization—Special Types of Reports—Mechanics

C) Introduction—Style—Organization—Mechanics—Special Problems

D) Introduction—Style—Proposals—Special Problems—Mechanics

38.You can find some writing exercises in ____.

A) the chapter on Organization B) the chapter on Style

C) the chapter on Special Problems D) the chapter on Proposals

39.According to the passage, the chapter on Oral Presentation of Technical Information appears in ____ of the book.

A) Part Ⅰ of the first edition B) Part Ⅱ of the second edition

C) Part Ⅰ of the second edition D) Part Ⅱ of the third edition

40.Which of the following is not true of Part Ⅱ of the new edition？

A) There isn't the chapter on Special Types of Reports.

B) The chapter on Oral Presentation of Technical Information is rewritten and expanded.

C) The chapter on Proposals is a revised chapter.

D) There is a change of the title of Chapter 8.

请根据短文的内容，回答题。

Development in Newspaper Organization

One of the most important developments in newspaper organization during the first part of the twentieth century ___________(46), which are known as wire services. Wire-service companies employed reporters, who covered stories all over the world. Their news reports were sent to papers throughout the country by telegraph. The papers paid an annual fee for this service. Wire services continue ___________ (47). Today the major wire services are the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI). You will frequently find AP or UPI at the beginning of a news story.＜br＞

Newspaper chains and mergers began to appear in the early 1900s. A chain consists of two or more newspapers ___________(48). A merger involves combining two or more papers into one.＜br＞

During the nineteenth century many cities had more than one competitive independent paper. Today in most cities there are only one or two newspapers, and ___________(49). Often newspapers in several cities belong to one chain. Papers have combined .(50). Chains and mergers have cut down production costs and brought the advantages of big-business methods to the newspaper industry.

第46题__________ 查看材料

A.to play an important role in newspaper operations

B.was the growth of telegraph services

C.and they usually enjoy great prestige

D.they are usually operated by a single owner

E.in order to survive under the pressure of rising costs

F.owned by a single person or organization

A．Weather reports and film guides.

B．Book reviews and advertisements.

C．The importance of newspapers.

D．World news and important happenings.

critics like the new play？【C1】______an event takes place; newspapers are on the streets【C2】______the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reports are on the spot to【C3】______the news.

Newspapers have one basic【C4】______, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to【C5】______it. Radio, telegraph, television, and【C6】______inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication.【C7】______, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the【C8】______and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are【C9】______and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers【C10】______of the latest news, today's newspapers【C11】______and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices【C12】______advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very【C13】______. Newspapers are sold at a price that【C14】______even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main【C15】______of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The【C16】______in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This【C17】______in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper？ Circulation depends【C18】______on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment【C19】______in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as a source of information【C20】______the community, city, country, state, nation, and world—and even outer space.

【C1】

A．Just when

B．While

C．Soon after

D．Before

I will buy the newspaper whose headlines catch my eyes in the front page. Do you buy the two newspapers everyday？ W: Yes, that way Im sure not to miss my favourite sections. Doesnt the size of the daily paper surprise you？ M: Yes, it certainly does. The newspaper staff— the reporters, writers, editors, and linotype operators — must be busy continuously. They need a large circulation to support such a staff, dont they？ W: Im sure they do. Of course, much of a newspapers income comes from advertisements. M: Thats true. You try to read the whole paper, dont you？ W: No. I just read the parts that interest me. I glance at the headlines, but I read the sports page and the business section carefully. Do you read those？ M: No, but I do read the editorials and the news section. You saw the article about the earthquake in Japan, didnt you？ W: Yes. That was a terrible disaster. Do you think newspapers should print stories like that？ M: Certainly they should! Theyre part of the news of the day and people want to know about them. Dont you agree？ W: Yes, I suppose disasters are news, too. It seems to me that newspapers would be more pleasant to read if they had a large society section and more comic strips. Dont you like to read articles about celebrations and happy events？ M: Yes, I enjoy reading them. But since you dont like to read unhappy news, why do you subscribe to two newspapers？ If I were you, I wouldnt read a newspaper at all. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. What sort of newspaper will the man buy？ 10. What surprises the speakers？ 11. Which part of the newspaper does the woman usually read？ 12. Why doesnt the woman enjoy reading about disasters in the daily newspaper？9．

A．The size of the daily newspaper.

B．The staff of the daily newspaper.

C．The circulation of the daily newspaper.

D．The advertisements in the daily newspaper.

What will future news reports focus on when talking about transportation？

A．Road conditions.

B．Highway traffic.

C．Air traffic conditions.

D．New traffic rules.