Why does Philips say that a writer should have a thick skin?
A.Because it is hard for a writer to find a prospective editor.
B.Because a writer may receive numerous rejections of his works.
C.Because the rejection letters can be used to wallpaper the house.
D.Because being a writer has something to do with luck and timing.
第1题
According to Philips, what inspires him to begin his career as a writer?
A.Lack of interest in reading.
B.The purpose for improving reading ability.
C.The influence of Hinton"s books.
D.His English teacher"s encouragement.
第2题
Which of the following is NOT Clarence Pages view?
A.Today"s newspapers are more homogenous and boring.
B.The early immigrants of the United States came from Europe.
C.The urban papers are now competing with the suburban papers all over the country.
D.It was not advocacy journalism that helped turn the country against the Vietnam War.
第3题
What was the attitude of the press at the beginning of the Vietnam War?
A.It was strongly against the U.S. position.
B.It was in favor of the U.S. position.
C.It held fixed point of view about the war.
D.It supported everything given by the Pentagon.
第4题
Why does the story of Roosevelt not being photographed in wheelchair show?
A.Newspapers in the past were supposedly objective.
B.Journalists in the past were great story-tellers.
C.Journalists" role in the past was less adversarial.
D.Newspapers were once notorious for yellow journalism.
第5题
Newspapers today dont want to be offensive mainly because
A.U.S. is an immigration country respecting diversity.
B.they are on behalf of the Democrats or Republicans.
C.there is not much competition between newspapers.
D.it is fun to be a reporter of old urban papers.
第6题
According to the interview, what does yellow journalism mean?
A.Trustworthy coverage in newspaper or magazine.
B.Advertisements that come out of a comic strip.
C.Sensational and exaggerated journalistic reports.
D.Newspapers and magazines serving public interests.
第7题
According to the conversation, which of the following is INCORRECT?
A.People can communicate well though having different accents.
B.Correct stress helps one deliver his speech clearly.
C.Misunderstanding is always caused by different accents.
D.One probably will never sound like a native speaker.
第8题
Professor Johnson is ______ towards the comparison on which accent is better.
A.neutral
B.ambiguous
C.positive
D.negative
第9题
The following are the benefits of taking pronunciation class EXCEPT
A.It helps one speak like a native speaker.
B.It helps one communicate with others clearly.
C.It helps one put right stress on the syllables.
D.It improves one"s stress, rhythm and intonation.
第10题
What does the example of the German mother and American child show?
A.A person"s accent is decided by his mother"s tongue.
B.Children learn language differently than adults.
C.Short time exposure to different accents won"t affect one"s accent.
D.It is easier for children to improve their accents.
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