Question

5．An Open Letter to an Editor
I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently-one who works for you．In fact，he's one of your best reporters．He wants to leave．
Your reporter gave me a copy of his résumé （簡(jiǎn)歷） and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you．The headlines showed you played them proudly．With great enthusiasm，he talked about how he finds issues，approaches them，and writes about them，which tells me he is one of your best．I'm sure you would hate to lose him．
Surprisingly，your reporter is not unhappy．In fact，he told me he really likes his job．He has a great assignment，and said you run a great paper．It would be easy for you to keep him，he said．He knows that the paper values him．He appreciates the responsibility you've given him，takes ownership of his profession，and enjoys his freedom．
So why is he looking for a way out？
He talked to me because he wants his editors to demand so much more of him．He wants to be pushed，challenged，coached to new heights．
The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions，but his editors usually ask how l ong the story will be，when it will be in，where it can play，and what the budget is．
He longs for conversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones．He wants someone to get excited about what he's doing and to help him turn his story idea upside down and inside out，exploring the best ways to report it．He wants to be more valuable for our paper．That's what you want for him，too，isn't it？
So your reporter has set me thinking．
Our best hope in keeping our best reporters，copy editors，photographers，artists-everyone-is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential．If we can't do it，they'll find someone who can．
 
17．What does the writer think of the reporter？C
A．Optimistic．
B．Imaginative．
C．Ambitious．
D．Proud．
18．What does the reporter want most from his editors in their talks？D
A．Finding the news value of his stories．
B．Giving him financial support．
C．Helping him to find issues．
D．Improving his good ideas．
19．Who probably wrote the letter？A
A．An editor．
B．An artist．
C．A reporter．
D．A reader．

Answer 1

分析 文章大意：本文是一位編輯寫(xiě)信給另一個(gè)編輯說(shuō)他的reporter很棒，但是要離開(kāi)了．作者認(rèn)為很多年輕記者需要主編充分發(fā)揮他們的潛能，在競(jìng)爭(zhēng)與挑戰(zhàn)中尋求職業(yè)發(fā)展．

解答 17．C判斷推理題，根據(jù)原文第五段內(nèi)容He wants to be pushed，challenged，coached to new heights..可以總結(jié)出他是一個(gè)有抱負(fù)的人．所以選擇C．
 18． D細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段內(nèi)容"He longs for conversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones"可知他想要他的編輯們改善他的注意．所以本題選擇D．
 19．A  判斷推理題，根據(jù)文章最后一段中"Our best hope in keeping our best reporters，copy editors，photographers，artists-everyone-is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach 可知作者也是主編．所以選擇A．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 此篇文章推理判斷比較重要，其中包括對(duì)人物態(tài)度、作者身份、寫(xiě)作目的推斷．人物態(tài)度要求學(xué)生具備將具體描述…wants to be coached to new heights等轉(zhuǎn)換成形容詞表述的能力；作者身份推斷題要求學(xué)生學(xué)會(huì)通過(guò)人稱(chēng)代詞our判斷．