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重点英语报刊选读作业答案11
[重点]英语报刊选读作业答案11
《英语报刊选读》作业答案
作业
(1)
A.MultipleChoices.
1.A2.C3.C4.A5.B6.C7.A
8.B9.C
10.A、D、E、H、I
B.Readthefollowingstatementsanddecidewhethertheyaretrue
(T)orfalse(F).
True:
1、4、5、8
False:
2、3、6、7
作业
(2)
Keys:
1.Givethedefinitionofthefollowingterms.
1)feature
aprominentorspecialarticle,story,ordepartmentina
newspaperorperiodical.
2)editorial
anarticleinapublicationexpressingtheopinionofitseditorsor
publishers.
3)op-ed
oforbeinganewspaperpage,usuallyoppositetheeditorial
page,thatfeaturessignedarticlesexpressingpersonal
viewpoints
4)invertedpyramid
Theinvertedpyramidisatraditionalformofwritinginwhichthe
newsisstackedinparagraphsinorderofdescending
importance.Theleadsummarizestheprincipalitemsofanews
event.Thesecondparagraphandeachsucceedingparagraph
containsecondaryorsupportingdetailsinorderofdecreasing
significance.Alltheparagraphsinthestorycontainnewsworthy
information,buteachparagraphislessvitalthantheonebefore
it.Inverted-pyramidformputstheclimaxofastoryatthe
beginning,inthelead.
5)lead
Aleadisaterseopeningparagraphthatprovidesthegistofthe
storyandinvitesreadersinside.
2.Whatisthedifferencebetweenhardnewsandsoftnews?
Hardnewsevents,suchaskillings,andspeechesbyleadinggovernmentofficials,aretimelyandarereportedalmostautomaticallybythemedia.Softnewsevents,suchasacarwashbyafourth-graderstoraisemoneyforaclassmatewithcancer,arenotusuallyconsideredimmediatelyimportantortimelytoawideaudience.Theseeventsstillcontainelementsofnews,however,andthemediaoftenreportthem.
3.Whatisthedifferencebetweennewsandfeatures?
Anewsstoryemphasizesthefactsoftheevent,whilethefeaturedisplacesthefactstoaccommodatethehumaninterestofthestory.
4.Whatarethemajorcriteriafornewsworthiness?
Proximity
Prominence
Timeliness
Impact
ConflictandControversy
Uniqueness
Humaninterest
5.Whataretheprinciplesofnewswriting?
Newswritingtendstobe:
1.Impersonaltomakeitappearobjective(todistancethe
reporterfromthestory)hence:
–Writteninthethirdperson
–Useofdirectspeechorindirectspeechwhichisattributed
tosomeoneotherthanthereporter,
–Someuseofpassiveverbsbutusuallyonlywhen
someonewhoisbeingquotedwantstodistance
themselvesfromanissueandtoshowobjectivelyaboutn
issue.
2.Aboutsomethingthathastakenplacesomostlywritteninthepasttense.
3.Simple–Infactclosetothewaywetalk–relativelyshort
sentencesandwordsandsomeuseofclichéswhichthewholeaudienceunderstand.
4.Punchy–itmustgrabthereader’sattentionsooftenuses:
–shortratherthanlongwords
–activeverbs
–relativelyshortsentences
–concreteratherthanabstractvocabulary
–sometimesemotiveandcolorfulvocabulary
–someuse(butnotoveruse)ofadjectives
5.Butalsorelativelyformalhence:
–nouseofcontractions
–sentenceswritteninfull(noelision)orellipticalsentences
6.sometimesimageryisusedtohelpcreateaclearermentalpictureforthereader.
7.oftenincludingthereporter’sby-lineand/oradate-line
6.Readthefollowingheadlinesandanalyzethefeaturesofthelanguagetheyuse.
a)MoreIraqisSaidtoFleeSinceTroopRise
Whenpassivevoiceisusedinheadlines,“tobe”isalwaysomitted.Here“are”in“MoreIraqisaresaidtoflee…”isomitted.Nounsandnounphrasesareoftenusedinheadlinestosavespace.Nounphraseswhichactuallyexpressactionsorstateareheavilyused,andtheyarederivedfromverbphrasesinordertomakethesentencesmorecompactandsavespacewithoutloweringtheamountofinformationconveyed.Insteadof“sincethetrooprises”,nounphrase“trooprise”isused.
b)Insurgentraidkills22villagers
Mostheadlinesusethepresenttense-despitethefactthattheygenerallydescribepastevents.Thepresenttensegivesthesubjectasenseoffreshnessandimmediacy,makingitmoreinterestingtoread.Insteadofusing“killed”,“kills”isusedtodescribewhathappenedinthepast.Besides,thearticle“An”in“aninsurgentraid”isomitted.
c)BangladeshSetsCurfewToCurbStudentProtests
Shortwords(i.e.midgetwords)areoftenusedtoconservespaceinheadlines,forexample,“curb”inthisheadline.Besides,presenttense“sets”isusedtodescribeapastevent.
d)StormDeathTollinMidwestClimbs
1.Compactnounphrasesareoftenusedinheadlinestosavespace.
2.Mostheadlinesusethepresenttense-despitethefactthattheygenerallydescribepastevents.
e)WallStreetslightlylowerascreditworrieslinger
Rhetoricdevicesoftenusedinthewritingofnewspaperheadlines.
Inthisheadline,WallStreetreferstothestockexchange,whichisametonymy.Anotherrhetoricdeviceusedhereisrhyme(Correspondenceofterminalsoundsofwordsoroflinesofverse),aswefindinlowerandlinger.
f)Chinalaunchescrackdownoninferiorgoods,unsafefood
Inordertoconservespaceinheadlines,commaissometimes
usedtoreplace“and”.
g)ChinatobecomeU.S.thirdlargestexportmarketbyyear
end
Inphraseheadlines,infinitivesaresometimesusedtoindicatea
futureactionorevent.
7.Whatdothefollowingabbreviationsandacronymsstandfor?
1)CPPCCChinesePeople'sPoliticalConsultativeConference中国人民政治协商会议
2)NASANationalAeronauticsandSpace
Administration(美国)国家航空和宇宙航行局
3)IMFInternationalMonetaryFund国际货币基金组织
4)WHOWorldHealthOrganization世界卫生组织
5)DJIDow-JonesIndex道?
琼斯指数
6)PMprimeminister首相;总理
7.Readthefollowingnewsstoryandanswerthefollowing
questions.
1.Whatistheheadlineofthereport?
Sprawlputshousesinhotzones
2.Whatisthesubheadingofthereport?
Lackoffirehydrantsagrowingproblem
3.Whatisthebylineofthereport?
ByJosephGidjunis
USATODAY
4.Whatisthedatelineofthereport?
Salisbury,Md
作业三:
社会群体与政治体制
Lesson4
Answerstothequestions
1.C2.A3.C4.A
1.Shefeelsblessed,becauseshehasachancetobewhoshe
reallyisanddoeswhatshelovesdoingalldaylong.
2.CarolRyffhasdefinedwell-beingasthepresenceofsixqualities:
independence,theabilitytocopewithcomplexdemands,a
feelingofgrowthasaperson,goodrelationships,goalsthatgive
lifemeaning,andanacceptanceoftheselfandthepast.
3.CarolTavris’motherwastreatedasapatient.Herdoctorand
therapistandhusbandwerequicktoascribeallillstoher
“condition”.Theyallregardedmenopauseasadiseasetobe
cured.Herdoctoraskedheralotofquestions,thenwroteouta
prescriptionforherandleftherhavetheprescriptionfilled.
4.ReverentFosterthinksthatthereisalotoffreedominmidlife.
Shesuggeststhatmiddle-agedwomenshouldlettheirpastgo,
incorporateitintowhotheyarenowandstepintothefuture.
Lesson7
Answerstothequestions
1.C2.B3.C4.D
5.Becauseformanyyears,politiciansspokelittleabouttheir
personalfaith.BothEisenhowerandKennedywereunwillingto
talkabouttheirownreligiousfaith.
6.BecauseEisenhowerandKennedywereoperatinginan
AmericawheremanyProtestants,CatholicsandJewsregarded
eachotherasthreatstothepublicgood.Stirringupsuch
feelingswasdangerous.
7.CartercarriedevangelicalChristians,whichhelpedhimsweep
theSouthandrunwellinruralareas.
8.Theauthorbelievesthatthereisacloserelationshipbetween
religionandpolitics,butcandidatesshouldkeepreligionwithin
appropriatebounds.
AdditionalReading
1.TheborderwallisplannedtobebuiltthisfalltostemillegalimmigrationintoAmerica.
2.Landownersareconcerneditmaycutacrosstheirproperty,conservationistsseeitdestroyingcrucialriversidehabitat,andsomeactivistsseeitinflamingethnictensions.
3.Itisanexpressionoffriendshipbetweentwomayors,twocitiesandtwocountries.
4.Theborderwallisneededtohelpblocktheswellingtideofillegalimmigrationaswellaswidespreaddrugandgunsmuggling.
5.BecausetheMexicangovernmenthasfaileditsownpeopleandMexicanswereforcedtogonorthseekingjobsbecauseofthepovertytheyfacedathome.
作业四:
家庭婚姻与教育卫生
Lesson12
Answerstothequestions
1.D2.D3.C4.D
5.WhentheyfoundtheirmarriageflounderingoverStephen’s
inabilitytokeephispromises,theyattendeda
marriage-educationcoursetolearnthecommunicationskills.
Afterawhiletheyfeltthatworkingontheirmarriagewasallthey
weredoing.Tooffsetthatfeeling,theyinstitutedaThursdaydate
nightwherediscussionofanythingseriousisstrictlyforbidden.
6.Hesuggestscouplessetupweeklymeetingstodiscuss
differenceswhentheycanbecalmandopentonewideas.
7.Theydecidedtorenewtheircommitmenttotheirmarriage
insteadofchoosingdivorce.Thebeliefincommitmentmade
themcomethroughthecrisis.Thehusbandchangedhisoutlook
andgotajobasasalesman.Today,theirmarriageisbackon
solidground.
8.Hethinksthatasthebetrayalcausesdeephurt,thewoundsto
healwilltakealongtime.Hesuggeststhattheonewhohas
madethemistakehastoworkveryhardtoregainthetrustofthe
otherside.
Lesson15
Answerstothequestions
1.B2.C3.A4.B
9.Accordingtoher,thereasonisthatmedicalinflationhas
outstrippedtheincreasesinMedicarereimbursementand
causedmountinglosses.
10.BecausetheCongressintendedtoreversetheexodusfromthe
Medicareprogram.
11.HethinksthattheCongresscon
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