Question

【题目】How to Write a News Article

Writing a news article is different from writing other articles or informational pieces. 【1】 Knowing how to write a news article can help you exercise your writing skills and convey information clearly and briefly.

Gather all your facts. Before you write a news article, make a list or outline of all the connected facts and information that need to be included in the article. 【2】 It will help you write a clean, brief article.

Start with the lead. 【3】 This is one of the most important parts of the piece, so start with the leading statement when you write a news article. Your lead should be one sentence which states the topic of the article.

Give all the important details. The next important step to writing news articles is including all the relevant facts and details that relate to your lead statement. 【4】 These details are important, because they are the key point of the article that fully informs the reader.

【5】 Be sure to double check all the facts in your new article before you contribute it, including names, dates, and contact information or addresses. Writing accurately is the best way to make yourself a suitable news article writer.

Conclude your article. Make sure your news article is complete and finished by giving it a good concluding sentence.

A. Check facts before concluding.

B. Follow up main facts with additional information.

C. Include the basics of what, where, when, who and why.

D. A leading sentence is to grab readers’ attention and interest them.

E. Unlike other articles, news articles present information in a specific way.

F. Avoid any statements or description that could be constructed as support or criticism.

G. This list helps prevent you from leaving out any relevant information about the topic or story!

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】G

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】本文介绍如何写新闻报道的文章。

【1】E

根据上句：写一篇新闻文章不同于其他文章或信息板块。可知下文应该在说新闻文章与其他文章的不同，故选E. Unlike other articles, news articles present information in a specific way.（不像其他的文章，新闻文章用一个特定的方式提出信息）。

【2】G

根据上句中的make a list可知G项中的This list与之相匹配，故选G。

【3】D

根据段落首句Start with the lead. 从主导句开始。由此可知，一个主导句主要是抓住读者的注意力和兴趣。故选D。

【4】C

根据上文：给出所有的重要细节。写新闻文章的下一个重要步骤包括所有相关的事实和细节，那与你的主导陈述有关。可知下文要叙述细节包括哪些，故选C。

【5】A

本句是一个主题句，位于句首。根据下文：在你投稿前一定要仔细检查在你新文章中的所有的事实。故选A。

七选五阅读题，有部分题出现在每一段的开始位置，若问题在段首通常是段落主题句。认真阅读该段落，根据段落一致性原则，查找相关词或者同义词，从而推测出主题句，找到答案。本题第5小题，本空位于句首，是一个主题句。根据下文：在你投稿前一定要仔细检查在你新文章中的所有的事实。故选A。