Several factors make a good newspaper story. First，  1   ，it must be new. But since TV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for    2  . They usually respond    3   it in one of three ways.

One by providing   4    detail, comment or background information.

One by finding a new     5    on the day’s major stories.

One by printing completely different stories which   6   doesn’t broadcast.

What else? Well—it also has to be   7  . People don’t want to read about    8   , everyday life. Because of this,  many stories   9   some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be   10   news, “ Plane lands safely—no-one hurt ”doesn’t sell newspapers. “Plane   11  —200 feared dead !” does .

Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other   12   —particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians,   13  , all appear regularly in certain newspapers .

Finally, for many editors,   14   is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s   15   the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.

1.A .gradually        B. extremely      C. obviously     D. precisely

2.A. newspapers    B. publications      C. reporters        D. broadcasters

3.A. with             B. on             C. of             D. to

4.A. extra         B. available         C. reliable         D. memorable

5.A. direction      B. look            C. angle           D. section

6.A. TV               B. internet       C. newspaper      D. radio

7.A. conventional   B. dramatic        C. professional      D. sensitive

8. A. common          B. usual          C. ordinary        D. special

9.A. urge         B. neglect          C. increase          D. involve

10.A. good        B. bad            C. exciting         D. informative

11.A. crashes      B. bumps          C. strikes          D. drops

12. A. places       B. people          C. things           D. news

13. A. in addition   B. in any case       C. for example      D. after all

14.A. personality   B. similarity        C. tolerance        D. familiarity

15. A. that B. why  C. because         D. what

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Several factors make a good newspaper story. First，  1   ，it must be new. But since TV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for    2  . They usually respond    3   it in one of three ways.

One by providing   4   detail, comment or background information.

One by finding a new   5  on the day’s major stories.

One by printing completely different stories which   6   doesn’t broadcast.

What else? Well—it also has to be   7  . People don’t want to read about    8   , everyday life. Because of this, many stories   9   some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be   10  news , “ Plane lands safely—no-one hurt ”doesn’t sell newspapers. “Plane  11  —200 feared dead !” does .

Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other   12   —particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians,   13  , all appear regularly in certain newspapers .

Finally, for many editors,   14   is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s   15   the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.

A .gradually     B. extremely         C. obviously           D. precisely

A. newspapers    B. publications     C. reporters        D. broadcasters

A. with          B. on               C. of               D. to

A. extra         B. available       C. reliable          D. memorable

A. direction      B. look           C. angle           D. section

A. TV            B. internet          C. newspaper          D. radio

A. conventional   B. dramatic        C. professional     D. sensitive

A. common       B. usual            C. ordinary         D. special

A. urge         B. neglect          C. increase        D. involve

A. good        B. bad            C. exciting         D. informative

A. crashes      B. bumps          C. strikes          D. drops

A. places       B. people          C. things          D. news

A. in addition   B. in any case       C. for example     D. after all

A. personality   B. similarity        C. tolerance       D. familiarity

A. that                B. why             C. because D. what

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Several factors make a good newspaper story. First，  1   ，it must be new. But since TV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for    2  . They usually respond    3   it in one of three ways.

One by providing   4   detail, comment or background information.

One by finding a new   5  on the day’s major stories.

One by printing completely different stories which   6   doesn’t broadcast.

What else? Well—it also has to be   7  . People don’t want to read about    8   , everyday life. Because of this, many stories   9   some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be   10  news , “ Plane lands safely—no-one hurt ”doesn’t sell newspapers. “Plane  11  —200 feared dead !” does .

Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other   12   —particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians,   13  , all appear regularly in certain newspapers .

Finally, for many editors,   14   is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s   15   the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.

1.A .gradually     B. extremely         C. obviously           D. precisely

2.A. newspapers    B. publications     C. reporters        D. broadcasters

3.A. with          B. on               C. of               D. to

4.A. extra         B. available       C. reliable          D. memorable

5.A. direction      B. look           C. angle           D. section

6.A. TV           B. internet          C. newspaper          D. radio

7.A. conventional   B. dramatic        C. professional     D. sensitive

8.A. common       B. usual            C. ordinary         D. special

9.A. urge         B. neglect          C. increase        D. involve

10.A. good        B. bad            C. exciting         D. informative

11.A. crashes      B. bumps          C. strikes          D. drops

12.A. places       B. people          C. things          D. news

13.A. in addition   B. in any case       C. for example     D. after all

14.A. personality   B. similarity        C. tolerance       D. familiarity

15.A. that                B. why             C. because D. what