Editors of newspapers and magazines often ______ （走极端) to provide their readers with un

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A．doubtful of

B．enthusiastic about

C．displeased with

D．indignant at

What are editors and publishers doing to attract non-readers？

A．Lowering the prices of their newspapers.

B．Shortening their news stories.

C．Adding variety to their newspaper content.

D．Including more advertisements in their newspapers.

A.compact

B.integrity

C.bureau

D.feedback

Which of the following might work as humor according to the author？

A．Making remarks about the inadequacy of hotel services with a group of hotel waiters.

B．Complaining about the dullness of newspaper content with some editors of it.

C．Commenting on the greediness of lawyers with several solicitors.

D．Teasing the inflexibility of traffic wardens with a group of drivers.

. of a Chart.

At the top of the chart there are four major positions. These are the Executive Editor, Who, talks to the unions and deals with legal and financial questions. Then there is the :actual Editor 6f the paper and his deputy. The Editor makes decisions about what goes in to the paper. The deputy has close contact with the House of Commons and the political' contact: Finally there is the Managing Editor, echo sees that everything runs smoothly. Below this there are three Assistant Editors and the heads of the five departments. Each of the three Assistant Editors has a different responsibility. For example, One is responsible for design. The five departments are City News, which deals with financial matters, then the Home, Foreign, Sports and Features. Features are the special sections including films, books and the Women's page. So on the Second level there are three Assistant Editors and the five Department Heads. Also on this level there is the Night Editor. He looks after the paper, especially the front page, in the afternoon and evening, preparing materials for publication the next m0ming. Below the second level there are the reporters and specialists, who write the reports and articles, and the subeditors, who check and prepare the copy for the printer. There is also full secretarial back-up.

What is the easiest way to show the complex hierarchy of a newspaper？

A．In the form. of a chart.

B．In the form. of a diagram.

C．In the form. of a table.

D．In the form. of a tree.

Which of the following is CORRECT according to the news item？

A．The compensation payments may be about tens of thousands.

B．Former Culture Minister Tessa Jowell is one of the victims.

C．Senior editors of the newspaper will take the responsibility.

D．An editor at News of the World was put into jail in 2007.

ies. You need to learn all you can about the place you are reporting from. I've been reporting for my newspaper for the past forty years, and I still find it difficult to get started on my story in a new country, even after all this time. If this ever happens to you, I strongly recommend a visit to the nearest local newspaper office or newspaper stand. Speak with local reporters and editors for important background material to use in your stories. Your colleagues there are the most reliable source of information on local issues.

Who most likely are the listeners？

A．Tourists.

B．Readers.

C．Journalists.

D．Publishers.

. of a Chart.

At the top of the chart there are four major positions. These are the Executive Editor, Who, talks to the unions and deals with legal and financial questions. Then there is the :actual Editor 6f the paper and his deputy. The Editor makes decisions about what goes in to the paper. The deputy has close contact with the House of Commons and the political' contact: Finally there is the Managing Editor, echo sees that everything runs smoothly. Below this there are three Assistant Editors and the heads of the five departments. Each of the three Assistant Editors has a different responsibility. For example, One is responsible for design. The five departments are City News, which deals with financial matters, then the Home, Foreign, Sports and Features. Features are the special sections including films, books and the Women's page. So on the Second level there are three Assistant Editors and the five Department Heads. Also on this level there is the Night Editor. He looks after the paper, especially the front page, in the afternoon and evening, preparing materials for publication the next m0ming. Below the second level there are the reporters and specialists, who write the reports and articles, and the subeditors, who check and prepare the copy for the printer. There is also full secretarial back-up.

What is the easiest way to show the complex hierarchy of a newspaper？

A．In the form. of a chart.

B．In the form. of a diagram.

C．In the form. of a table.

D．In the form. of a tree.

quarter, we【51】how many stories in the New York Times and the Washington Post include the word "recession".【52】bells were set【53】by the sharp jump in the "R-count" in the first quarter of this year, at a rate that in the past has【54】the start of a recession. In the second quarter,【55】, the number of articles【56】by more than one-third. A conspiracy theorist might suggest that newspaper editors,【57】about dwindling advertising revenues, have【58】the R-word. The Economist has found that【59】the past two decades, the R-word index has been good at【60】turning-points in the American economy.

(51)

A．count

B．calculate

C．account

D．reckon

The paragraph below contains irrelevant sentences. Look at the initial sentence in each paragraph to see what the focus of that paragraph should be and identify the irrelevant sentences. () Newspaper crosswords are becoming increasingly popular. a) There is good evidence that doing crosswords helps you to avoid mental degeneration in later life. b) Newspaper sales have been in decline for several years. c) Many editors blame the increase in television news for the decline in sales. d) Tests with retirees who regularly complete crosswords have shown higher levels of the chemicals associated with mental alertness. e) The participants in the survey reported feeling more alert and interested in life than a control group who did not do crosswords. f) All the participants agreed that The Sun is an awful paper.

A、a)

B、b)

C、c)

D、d)

E、e)

F、f)