Theroleofanewspaperistopresentandcommentonthenews.Itisvitalforkeepingpeoplewell-informedoncurrentaffairs.InmostWesterncountriesjournaliststrytoshapetheideasandopinionsoftheirreaderssinceinWesterncountriesallnewspapersareindependentofthegovernment.Somenewspaperownerssupportliberalideasincludingeconomicpoliciesthathelppoorpeople.Otherownerswantpoliciessuchaslowertaxesforrichpeopleandlessmoneytobegiventopoorpeople.YoucanalmostjudgethepoliticalideasofapersonintheWestbylookingatthenewspaperhereads.
Allnewspapersreportnationalandinternationalnews.Theygivethefactsbutalsoprovideopinionsoncontroversialissuesintheeditorialsandcolumnsofopinion.Thereadersofthenewspapercanalsocommentontheseeditorialsorarticles.Therearemanyinformativearticlestooaswellasreviewsofnewfilmsandbooksetc.Theseareveryimportantforifafilmorbookgetsgoodreviewsitwilloftenbecomemoresuccessful.
Allthesearticlesrequiremanyjournalistswhoareexpertsindifferentareasoflife.Allthesearticlescometogetherandarecheckedbythechiefeditorofthenewspaper.Whenheorshehasmadeadecisiononthearticlesthenewspaperispreparedforprinting.Allthisworkmeansthatthejournalistsmustworktogetherasateambecausethereisalotofpressurewhenyouworkinanewspaperoffice.Thereareconstantdeadlinesandarticleshavetobefittedroundadvertisementsphotographsandmuchmuchmore.
44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“befitted”mean?
A.besuitable B.beput
C.beread D.bemeasured
45.Whatarticlescommentoncontroversialissues?
A.Editorialsandopinioncolumns. B.Newsstories.
C.Someoftheinformativearticles. D.Jokesandhumour.
46.WhichistrueaboutthejournalistsinWesterncountries?
A.There’snotimelimitfortheirreportarticles.
B.Theyhavenorighttoinfluencethereaders’opinions.
C.Anewspapercancomeoutwithjustajournalistworkingindividually.
D.Journalistsmustsubmittheirarticlesbeforetheduedate.
47.Whyaregoodreviewsimportanttobooks?
A.Goodreviewsareexcellentin