1 . Hello, everyone. Welcome to our school. Now let’s take a look at some interesting school publications (出版物).
ColumbusIt is our literary (文学的) magazine; the name shows the place where we live. Editorial training includes developing skills for creative writing. Published twice yearly, many excellent students are also recognized as Scholastic Writing Awards winners.
DiversionIt is our language publication. Published once a year, it impresses readers with student works presented in Chinese, French, and Spanish. Working with advisors who teach these languages, student editors help in presenting their classmates’ work including poems, essays, short stories and art. Diversion is often used by our language teachers in the classroom as well.
The BrunerIt is Trinity’s yearbook. Serving the entire school, it is a yearly testament (证明) to the many aspects of Trinity life. Editorial positions are named in May, allowing editor s to attend a two-day summer meeting at NYU. This meeting allows students to develop their ability to get knowledge before the start of the school year. Work on the yearbook begins immediately thereafter, as students work to create an impressive K-12 publication.
The Trinity TimesIt is the upper school newspaper, written, edited, photographed and produced completely by students as an extracurricular activity. Its contents include Arts and Innovation, Trinity Life, NY Culture, Science, Opinion and Editorial, and Sports.
1. What is special about Diversion?A.It is published in different languages. | B.It publishes teachers’ works. |
C.It comes out once a month. | D.It focuses on sports. |
A.To prove the advantages of Trinity life. |
B.To present students’ poems and essays. |
C.To make students better at gaining knowledge. |
D.To develop students’ skills for creative writing. |
A.The Trinity Times. | B.Diversion. |
C.The Bruner. | D.Columbus. |
2 . BACK ISSUES
JUNE 2020
Full results of the BBC Music Magazine Awards, plus interviews with all winners. Plus Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin on your CD.
JULY 2020
An exclusive (独家的) interview with cellist Yo-Yo Ma as he returns to bluegrass, plus Ravel’s ballet Daphnis et Chloé on the cover CD.
AUGUST 2020
A 125th anniversary (周年纪念日) celebration of the people who shaped the Proms, plus Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 on the cover CD.
UP TO 30% OFF FOR SUBSCRIBERS (订购者)
1. We’re sorry, but issues of BBC Music published more than 12 months ago are no longer being sold.
2. BBC Music Magazine and CD slipcases (硬盒) are perfect for storing your collection. Subscribers can save up to 30% when ordering both together.
To order call 03330 162 118
BACK ISSUE PRICES
SUBSCRIBERS | NON-SUBSCRIBERS |
UK — £4.48 per copy | UK — £5.60 per copy |
Europe — £5.28 per copy | Europe — £6.60 per copy |
Rest of the world — £6.08 per copy | Rest of the world — £7.60 per copy |
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Europe | £14.00 | £8.00 | £7.15 |
Rest of the world | £16.20 | £9.15 | £8.75 |
LOCATION | MAGAZINE & CD HOLDER | MAGAZINE HOLDER | CD HOLDER |
UK | £16.50 | £8.50 | £8.00 |
Europe | £20.02 | £10.00 | £9.00 |
Rest of the world | £23.25 | £11.50 | £11.00 |
A.It lists those winning the BBC Music Magazine Awards. |
B.It is a special issue about an anniversary celebration. |
C.It reports an interview with only one musician. |
D.It collects the stories of many musicians. |
A.Issues published over a year ago are not offered. |
B.People must order magazines and CDs together. |
C.Only people in the UK can enjoy the low price. |
D.All of the issues have 30% off. |
A.£10.00. | B.£8.00. |
C.£6.80. | D.£6.60. |
3 .
News plays a significant role in shaping people’s beliefs and opinions. False news has always been a problem in
Trying to keep warm in
Frank Perkins of Los Angeles made an attempt on the world flagpole-sitting record (坐旗杆记录). By the time he came down, eight hours short of the 400-day record, his
In a hospital’s ICU, patients always died in the
The next Sunday morning, all the experts
After being fact-checked, the above three pieces of news have been
A.estate | B.advertising | C.journalism | D.profession |
A.interesting | B.factual | C.beneficial | D.constructive |
A.rainy | B.fair | C.unusual | D.freezing |
A.Accidentally | B.Intentionally | C.Automatically | D.Fiercely |
A.Protesting | B.Breathing | C.Crashing | D.Screaming |
A.sank | B.slid | C.bathed | D.trapped |
A.headmaster | B.colleague | C.sponsor | D.journalist |
A.hugged | B.left | C.kissed | D.released |
A.different | B.broken | C.same | D.medical |
A.amused | B.puzzled | C.frightened | D.choked |
A.still | B.somehow | C.then | D.even |
A.occurred | B.extended | C.differed | D.peaked |
A.pity | B.curiosity | C.excitement | D.discrimination |
A.absorb | B.boost | C.investigate | D.witness |
A.patiently | B.kindly | C.critically | D.nervously |
A.come about | B.sum up | C.mount up | D.spring up |
A.nurse | B.doctor | C.sweeper | D.tailor |
A.Otherwise | B.Besides | C.Nevertheless | D.Therefore |
A.brought to light | B.brightened up | C.got across | D.got rid of |
A.minor | B.false | C.memorable | D.accurate |
4 . Mr Wilson, professor of news media, has recently received many questions from his students and answered them online. Here are some of them:
• What is mass media?
Mass media refers to the sources of information and news that reach a large audience. Besides traditional media, technology has changed and there are many new media introduced to convey information to the masses such as: books and magazines, televisions, Internet videos, films and documentaries.
• What is the importance of mass media?
Different types of mass media provide us with various types of political, religious, economic and social related news and information.
Each media has its significance in some or the other way. For example, a newspaper provides information in rural areas and urban areas as well as a TV which also provides information, news and entertainment shows through a digital medium.
• What is traditional media?
Traditional media is considered as the oldest form of mass media, which transfers culture and tradition from generation to generation. People over some time developed different ways of communicating through local languages and written mediums. There are various forms of traditional media such as folk songs, fairs and festivals.
• Which sector is considered as the root of mass media?
The first modern mass media institution began with the development of the printing press.
• Are there any problems associated with mass media?
As with everything in life, mass media also comes with its own shortcomings. But there are enough experts to make up for that.
1. What has contributed to the popularity of modern media?A.Communication. | B.Economic change. |
C.Traditional culture. | D.New technology. |
A.A dialogue between father and son. |
B.A radio programme broadcasted at night. |
C.A folk song popular with youngsters. |
D.A piece of big news via Weibo. |
A.It offers us all kinds of news. |
B.The root of mass media is Internet. |
C.The invention of paper is considered as the root of mass media. |
D.There are no shortcomings in mass media. |
There are two news reports about the same event. The first one reported that the number of deaths could reached 5 and fire engines and ambulances reached the scene soon,
Why do two news reports differ
6 . Print newspapers will soon be part of our history. While the Internet and some other media are rapidly developing in a world where people’s lifestyles are more than busy, there seems to be less time for newspapers. The newspaper industry, in countries where newspapers have dominated as a medium for many years, is now struggling more than ever.
Newspaper circulation (发行量) has been declining since over 40 years ago. “I foresee, in one or two generations, a society where you will access a newspaper only from a hand-held screen.” warns William Papatassos, a Blue & Gold advisor.
The Internet attracts most of the younger people. The problem of newspapers is called “the problem of the 18-to 35-year-old people”. This group of people are not willing to replace the regular readers who grew up using this traditional medium. And they like to surf the Internet to search for information. Some experts predict that by 2043, in America and many other countries, newspapers will no longer exist.
Fortunately, print newspapers still exist and offer advantages to readers. “Newspapers encourage more thoughtful thinking,” says the journalist Kathleen Jasonides.” At this point, there is still room for it. Some people do not like reading shortened articles online."
But some newspapers including Blue & Gold provide articles of online editions, bearing in mind the increasing use of the Internet. However, the great variety of specialised information offered by many other websites prevents these online editions from developing. In addition, the newspaper industry has kept its best journalists for print; therefore the quality of articles is not the same.
The only thing that we know for sure is that print newspapers are facing a crisis due to lack of revenues from traditional advertising and the appearance of the Internet.
1. The first two paragraphs mainly imply that print newspapers_________.A.are facing a greater opportunity | B.are always part of people’s lifestyles |
C.are suffering a dreadful challenge | D.have been a leading medium |
A.aren’t ready to use other media to replace newspapers |
B.regard the Internet as a main source of news |
C.are the regular readers of print newspapers |
D.are growing up using the traditional medium |
A.print newspapers have been gradually losing their readers since the 1980s |
B.it is believed by some experts that newspapers will disappear in many countries by 2043 |
C.articles of online editions can increase newspapers’ revenues |
D.some newspapers provide articles of online editions due to the growing use of the Internet |
A.in a newspaper | B.in a textbook | C.in a novel | D.in a comic book |
I first discovered China Daily a few years ago. It was the first time that I
A group of homeless children in India publish a newspaper telling about
It is called Balaknama,
The children write about poverty, child labor, underage marriages and drugs. A homeless girl
The newspaper has 70 reporters in several states and 14 in the capital. All of the reporters,
The newspaper
Non-governmental organizations and charity groups support the newspaper. The newspaper costs about three cents. That is
9 . Concerns have existed long about what’s gone wrong in modern societies. Many scholars explain growing gaps between the haves and the have-nots as partly a by-product of living in large, urban populations. The bigger the crowd, from this perspective, the greater the distance is between the wealthy and those left wanting.
In The Dawn of Everything, David Graeber and David Wengrow challenge the assumption that bigger societies surely produce a range of inequalities. Using examples from past societies, the pair also rejects the popular idea that social development occurred in stages.
Such stages, according to conventional wisdom, began with humans living in small hunter-gatherer bands where everyone was on equal footing. Then an agricultural revolution (变革) about 12, 000 years ago fueled population growth and the appearance of tribes (部落) and eventually states.
This assumption makes no sense to Graeber and Wengrow. Their research, which extends for 526 pages, paints a more hopeful picture of social life over the last 30, 000 to 40, 000 years. Hunter-gatherers have a long history of changing social systems from one season to the next, the authors write. About a century ago, researchers observed that native populations in North America and elsewhere often operated in small, mobile groups for part of the year and formed large, settled communities the rest of the year. For example, each winter, Canada’s Northwest Coast Kwakiutl hunter-gatherers built wooden structures while in summers, they separated, and fished along the coast in less formal social ranks.
Social flexibility and experimentation, rather than a revolutionary shift, also characterized ancient transitions (转变) to agriculture, Graeber and Wengrow write. Middle Eastern village sites now indicate that the domestication (驯化) of crops occurred on and off from around 12, 000 to 9, 000 years ago. Ancient Fertile Crescent communities regularly gave farming a go while still hunting, gathering, fishing, and trading. Early people were in no rush to treat land as private property or to form political systems headed by kings, the authors conclude.
1. What might The Dawn of Everything mainly deal with?A.Historic stages. | B.Social inequalities. |
C.Historic revolution. | D.Social development. |
A.They progressed in stages. | B.They started with inequality. |
C.They began with small tribes. | D.They benefited from population growth. |
A.By listing figures. | B.By offering examples. |
C.By giving a definition. | D.By making a comparison. |
A.A fixed political system. | B.Flexibility of society. |
C.A regular revolutionary shift. | D.Improvement of crops. |
10 . The news plays an important role in our lives, which has been emphasized even further during the past year. If you find yourself beginning to feel negative impacts from the news, now is the time to start putting protective steps into place.
Control consumption.
Take ownership over your emotions.
Seek support. Contact support groups or health care professionals. It’s important to recognize the value of positive social support and to recognize that seeking help is a positive and strong step. These contacts can also help you find other helpful resources.
What works for one person may not be the best approach for another. Everyone is an individual.
A.Focus on the positive. |
B.Take time to find what works for you. |
C.Always remember that you are not alone. |
D.Never blame yourself for negative emotions. |
E.It’s also important to invest time in self-care. |
F.This includes taking some time out from the media. |
G.Staying informed and educated is particularly important. |