- 阅读理解A
题干:WhydosomanyAmericansdistrustwhattheyreadintheirnewspapers?TheAmericanSocietyofNewspaperEditorsistryingtoanswerthispainfulquestion.Theorganizationisdeepintoalongself-analysisknownasthejournalismcredibilityproject.Sadtosay,thisprojecthasturnedouttobemostlylow-levelfindingsaboutfactualerrorsandspellingandgrammarmistakes,combinedwithlotsofhead-scratchingpuzzlementaboutwhatintheworldthosereadersreallywant.Butthesourcesofdistrustgowaydeeper.Mostjournalistslearntoseetheworldthroughasetofstandardtemplates(patterns)intowhichtheyplugeachday'sevents.Inotherwords,thereisaconventionalstorylineinthenewsroomculturethatprovidesabackboneandaready-madenarrativestructureforotherwiseconfusingnews.Thereexistsasocialandculturaldisconnectbetweenjournalistsandtheirreaders,whichhelpsexplainwhythe“standardtemplates”ofthenewsroomseemalientomanyreaders.Inarecentsurvey,questionnairesweresenttoreportersinfivemiddle-sizecitiesaroundthecountry,plusonelargemetropolitanarea.Thenresidentsinthesecommunitieswerephonedatrandomandaskedthesamequestions.RepliesshowthatcomparedwithotherAmericans,journalistsaremorelikelytoliveinupscaleneighborhoods,havemaids,ownMercedeses,andtradestocks,andthey'relesslikelytogotochurch,dovolunteerwork,orputdownrootsinacommunity.Reporterstendtobepartofabroadlydefinedsocialandculturalelite,sotheirworktendstoreflecttheconventionalvaluesofthiselite.Theastonishingdistrustofthenewsmediaisn'trootedininaccuracyorpoorreportorialskillsbutinthedailyclashofworldviewsbetweenreportersandtheirreaders.Thisisanexplosivesituationforanyindustry,particularlyadecliningone.Hereisatroubledbusinessthatkeepshiringemployeeswhoseattitudesvastlyannoythecustomers.Thenitsponsorslotsofsymposiumsandacredibilityprojectdedicatedtowonderingwhycustomersareannoyedandfleeinginlargenumbers.Butitneverseemstogetaroundtonoticingtheculturalandclassbiasesthatsomanyformerbuyersarecomplainingabout.Ifitdid,itwouldopenupitsdiversityprogram,nowfocusednarrowlyonraceandgender,andlookforreporterswhodifferbroadlybyoutlook,values,education,andclass.
题目:The results of the journalism credibility project turned out to be_____. - A 、quite trustworthy
- B 、somewhat contradictory
- C 、very illuminating
- D 、rather superficial

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【正确答案:D】
细节题。第二段指出,遗憾的是,这次调查结果只是获得了一些肤浅的发现, 另外还有许多 令人挠头的困惑。在作者看来,这些发现大都是低级的(low-level),而真正的原因没有这么 表面(go way deeper) 。 D选项是原文的同义转述,是正确答案。

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- A 、rather than
- B 、regardless of
- C 、in spite of
- D 、other than
- 2 【单选题】The police are trying to find out the()of the woman killed in the traffic accident.
- A 、evidence
- B 、recognition
- C 、status
- D 、identity
- 3 【单选题】She tried to()out of the window to see the procession more clearly.
- A 、bend
- B 、lean
- C 、bow
- D 、slope
- 4 【单选题】I will set out for Singapore as soon as the ticket( )ready.
- A 、is
- B 、will be
- C 、has been
- D 、was
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- A 、Does he dare
- B 、Dare he to
- C 、Dares he
- D 、Dare he
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- A 、do away with
- B 、come to terms with
- C 、pay a price for
- D 、keep away from
- 7 【阅读理解A】 The asocial personality of Americans results from().
- A 、the multiracial constituents of the US society
- B 、the absence of a common religion and ancestry
- C 、the want of shared myths they possess in life
- D 、the obstruction of achieving a general agreement
- 8 【阅读理解A】In this passage, “out of sight and out of mind” ( Lines 2-3, Para.3) probably means_____.
- A 、being unable to think properly for lack of insight
- B 、being totally out of touch with business at home
- C 、missing opportunities for promotion when abroad
- D 、leaving all care and worthy behind
- 9 【阅读理解A】By “the tables have turned” ( Lines 3-4, Para.2) the author implies that_____.
- A 、the Western leaders have turned self-centered
- B 、the Asian leaders have become advocates of free trade
- C 、the developed economies have turned less competitive
- D 、the developing economies have become more independent
- 10 【阅读理解A】The basic problem of journalists as pointed out by the writer lies in their_____.
- A 、working attitude
- B 、conventional lifestyle
- C 、world outlook
- D 、educational background
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