大学英语四级各类练习讲解_四级阅读5.docVIP

四级阅读讲义 Reading For Band 4 Unit 5 Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 3 passages in this unit. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A ), B ), C )and D ). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: Even the fairest and most impartial newspaper is a medium of propaganda. Every daily newspaper has an editorial page. The opinion is expressed on events and personalities in the news. But editorial judgment is so persuasively presented that many people accept these opinions as facts. Good journalists uphold a code of ethics that distinguishes between news and editorial opinion. This code holds that in an editorial column the publisher is entitled to advocate any cause he chooses. It is understood that there he is speaking as a partisan (坚决支持者) and may express any view he desires. Because a modem newspaper is so expensive to produce and so costly to establish, newspapers have increasingly become big business organizations. Although there are exceptions, these large newspapers tend to reflect the views of their owners in their editorials on economic and political matters. In the news columns, however, the complete and unbiased facts should be reported. The better metropolitan newspapers and the great press associations usually can be relied on to keep their news impartial. But the less ethical publications often deliberately color the news to favor or oppose certain groups or movements. 1. The author states that no modem newspaper _______________. A) is free of propaganda B) is controlled by big business interests C) separates fact and opinion D) operates according to a code of ethics 2. According to the journalistic code of ethics, a newspaper must _____________. A) accept only responsible advertisers B) separate editor