Every country has lots of different
newspapers. But how do they
__1__what kinds of stories to print? Why do they print __2__ stories but not others? In other words,
what makes a good newspaper story?
There are several factors （因素）that
make a good newspaper story. Firstly, of course, it must be __3__ . But because
TV stations can report news so quickly, this is often a __4__ for newspapers. In order to
compete （竞争）with television, newspapers do one
of these three things: they give more__5__ about a news story; they look at the
story from __6__?point of
view; or they print very different stories from those __7__.So a story has to
be new. But __8__ ? Well, it has to be exciting. People don’t want to read stories
about __9__, everyday life. Because of this, many stories describe some kind
of__10__. This is one reason why so much news seems to be _11___. After all （毕竟）， newspapers never print stories about planes
landing __12__, but they do print stories about planes which crash （坠毁）.
1. A. use B. decide C.
collect D.
provide
2. A. a few B. many C.
several D.
some
3. A. new B. short C.
interesting D.
serious
4. A. program B. chance C.
problem D.
business
5. A. knowledge
B. information C.
messages D.
words
6. A. a different
B. a usual C.
the same D.
the best
7. A. in newspapers B. in books C. in magazines D. on television
8. A. what for B. what else C. why not D.
how long
9. A. necessary
B. unusual C. ordinary D.
enjoyable
10.
A. danger B. science C. life D.
disease
11.
A. good news B. pleasant stories C. bad news D.
true stories
12.
A. difficulty B. suddenly C. luckily D.
safely
