Question

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 resume (简历) 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 (问题), 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 (分工), 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 long 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 your 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.

1. What does the writer think of the reporter?

     A. Optimistic.     B. Imaginative.    C. Ambitious.    D. Proud.

2. What does the reporter want most from his editors in their talks?

     A. Finding the news value of his stories.   B. Giving him financial support.

     C. Helping him to find issues.            D. Improving his good ideas.

3. Who probably wrote the letter?

     A. An editor.      B. An artist.       C. A reporter.      D. A reader.

4. The letter aims to remind editors that they should __

     A. keep their best reporters at all costs

B. give more freedom to their reporters

C. be aware of their reporters' professional development

     D. appreciate their reporters' working styles and attitudes

Answer 1

【小题1】C

【小题2】D

【小题3】A

【小题4】C

解析:

【语篇解读】本文是一封信， 是记者的新编辑给原来的编辑写的一封信。建议编辑要注意职业的自身的发展。

【小题1】推理判断题。文章的第五段“he wants to be pushed, challenged, coached to new height”说明这个记者的抱负远大。 故选的是C “有抱负的”。 A.乐观的；B.想象的；D.高傲的。

【小题2】推理判断题。 从文章的的倒数第三段讲的是这个记者的想法。“he longs for…be valuable for your paper.”记者要求编辑能够使他的好稿件变得更好，更有价值。 故选的是D。

【小题3】推理判断题。 根据文章的第二段记者把简历和自己的作品给主人公，故推知这封信的作者应该也是个编辑。应选的是A。

【小题4】推理判断题。本文是一封一个编辑给另外一个编辑的公开信，告诉他员工为什么会辞职？建议编辑自身也应该专业的发展。故选的是C。