《英语报刊选读》理论知识考查范围 40个缩略词范围 2015-2016第一学期..docVIP

期末考试题型： News Completion (10%) Matching news headlines to news leads (10%) True or False questions about English journalism (See Appendix I below) (10%) News briefs (10%) Standardized Reading Comprehension (3 passages with 15 multiple-choice questions) (30%) Abbreviations in News reports (complete forms +Chinese translation) (10%) (See Appendix II below) News comment writing (20%) (about 200 words) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 注意事项： 机读答题卡上除了姓名框和考号框外，其他地方不得写任何字迹，否则造成机器无法识别的，后果自负； 机读答题卡上九位考号为：班级代号（2位数，见下文）+本人学号（7位数）： 周二1、2节：21 周二3、4节：22 周三1、2节：23 周三3、4节：24 周五1、2节：25 周五3、4节：26 选项为AB, BC, CD等的，在答题卡上就分别同时涂A和B, B和C，C和D等。 主观题答题纸上请务必写清老师姓名，以免混淆。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 附件一：理论知识考查范围 Definition of “journalism”; “medium” Functions of mass communication vs. functions of newspaper: to inform, to persuade, to entertain, to advertise Definition of “news” News value; public interest; principles of newsworthiness Classification of news “Five basic elements of news” Legal concerns; codes of ethics (General knowledge is enough. No need for word-by-word memorization. ) “Tabloid” vs. “broadsheet” (the distinctions between “tabloid” and “broadsheet”) Major newspapers in the UK and US Major magazines in the UK and US Lexical features in headlines: small words; abbreviations; etc. Grammatical features in headlines: omission of articles, personal pronouns, etc.; present tense for past events, infinitive for future events, etc Rhetorical features used in headlines: alliteration; parody; metaphor; pun; euphemism News leads , direct vs. delayed lead “News agencies” Major news agencies in the world General understanding of the “inverted pyramid structure” of journalistic writing Types of news features (新闻特写) Differences between feature and news report Basic structure of news comment 附件二：常见新闻缩略词 CPI：：：CNN：Cable News Network（美国）有线新闻电视网 CBS：Columbia Broadcasting Sys