Question

【題目】Every morning, the newspaper chief editor(主編) holds a meeting with the reporters. They discuss the main events of the day. Reporters are then sent to cover the events.

As soon as the reporters know what to write about, they get down to work. They telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them. Sometimes they do telephone interviews. Checking information is very important. They go to the newspaper’s own library to look up any information that they need. This is called “doing one’s homework”.

At the same time, the picture editor decides which photographs will be used for the next day’s paper. All the people who work on a newspaper must be able to work fast. Reporters have to stop working on one story and start working at once on the important new one.They must find out the new information as quickly as possible.Later in the day,everything is put together at the news desk.Reporters return,type their stories into the computer and hand them to the editor.The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page.Sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day.Other editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes.

Finally,there is no more time left for adding new stories,and the time for printing (印刷) the newspaper has come.This is done on fast-moving printing machines.The newspapers are then delivered (發(fā)送) by truck,plane or rail.Speed is important.People want to buy the latest newspaper; nobody wants to buy yesterdayCs.

【1】What is the work in a newspaper office like?

A. Interesting and confusing. B. Important and patient.

C. Particular and necessary. D. Fast and busy.

【2】According to the passage, the right order for a reporter's work is _____.

a. writing stories

b. doing interviews

c. joining in a discussion

d. doing homework

e. handing stories to the editor

A. c, b, a, d, e B. c, d, e, a, b

C. c, b, d, a, e D. c,a,d,b,e

【3】The front page contents (內(nèi)容) are decided by _____.

A. the importance of the events

B. how well the stories are written

C. the knowledge of the chief editor

D. whether they are the latest

【4】 The best title for this passage is "_____”.

A. How a Newspaper Is Produced

B. How Newspapers Are Delivered

C. What Kind of Papers Readers Like

D. Whose Work Is More Important

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要詳細(xì)講述了記者們的工作以及報(bào)紙出版發(fā)行過程中的各個步驟。

【1】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二、第三和第四段的描述可知，報(bào)社辦公室內(nèi)的工作是高速而繁忙的。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知應(yīng)選D。

【2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文的描述可知，記者的工作流程是1.參加討論會；2.安排采訪；3.做“功課”；4.寫故事；5.把故事交給編輯。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知應(yīng)選C。

【3】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文“The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page. Sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day.”的描述可知，首頁的內(nèi)容取決于故事的重要性。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知應(yīng)選A。

【4】A標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)短文描述可知，文章從頭到尾詳細(xì)地講述了報(bào)紙出版發(fā)行過程中的各個步驟。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知應(yīng)選A