1 . The life of a journalist can be exciting. To be in constant pursuit of the latest news demands a curiosity that can only be rewarded by getting to “where it is happening” as soon as possible. The goal, of course, is to relate what is happening to the public as clearly as possible.
However, every journalist must be careful to report not only a vivid picture of what is happening, but a true picture. Each journalist reports his or her own version of what has taken place. Still, this version must be an actual account if the reporter is to maintain a reliable reputation.
In order to get to the truth in some new stories, a reporter must rely on the statements of someone who is on the inside of the situation. Often this insider will only talk to a reporter if the reporter promises never to reveal the insider’s name. The insider usually threatens never to admit meeting with the reporter if his or her name is revealed.
Because stories of this nature often involve criminal activity, reporting them becomes a dangerous job. This kind of work involved in obtaining news in this summer serves as an inviting situation for the underworld as well as the legal world. Members of the underworld want to find out who the insider is so that they can keep him or her quiet. Members of the legal world claim that the reporter will disturb justice if he or she fails to disclose the insider’s name.
Rather than be unaccountable to a trusted informant, most reporters will go to jail if need be. Freedom of the press is provided by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Impure interpretations of this portion of the constitution cause a small number of reporters to be jailed every year. However, as yet, no amount of legal maneuvering (操纵) has been able to put out this light of freedom set up by our forefathers. All of the reporters refusing to reveal the names of their informants have eventually been released.
Devotion of this kind has given journalism its reputation for reliability — a reliability that each journalist is expected to uphold in his or her search for truth. Supplying a truthful account of each day’s occurrence is the serious contract made between reporter and the public.
1. According to the passage, those who give inside information ________.A.are usually under police protection |
B.do not want their names made public |
C.are on rare occasions on good terms with reliable reporter |
D.often have difficulty in protecting their lives |
A.scheming | B.unknowing | C.stirring | D.tempting |
A.the courts sometimes misinterpret the First Amendment of the Constitution |
B.they get inside stories by dishonest means |
C.they are against the First Amendment of the Constitution |
D.there is no law in the United States to protect freedom of the press |
A.seldom follows the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States |
B.should be diligent, clever and inventive |
C.must provide the public with a truthful account as clearly as possible |
D.must try every means to satisfy the public’s curiosity |
假设你是建设中学高一学生李宏,最近你校正在筹备文化节,要求每个班级都利用课余时间排练节目。有些同学觉得这影响了他们的正常学习,也有些同学认为这也是高中生活的一部分,请写一篇文章,表明你的观点。你的作文必须包括:
1. 你的观点;
2. 你的理由。
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A.The U.S. is not one of the happiest countries in the world |
B.The U.S. experienced a decline in happiness only from 2005 to 2007 . |
C.The U.S. is not included in the top 10 happiest countries |
D.The U.S. is among the 47 countries experiencing a decline in happiness |
A.Greece . | B.Burundi. | C.Denmark . | D.Australia. |
A.Quality education. | B.Safety from crime | C.Good health. | D.Wealth. |
A.Endurance. | B.Exhausted. |
C.Survivor. | D.That’ll Teach’em. |
A.It aims at making money. | B.It gets adults involved. |
C.It is unpleasant. | D.It is educational. |
A.They are extremely dangerous. | B.They are over commercial. |
C.They are entirely fictional. | D.They are quite popular. |
假设你是明启中学学生李明,学校计划在每个班级组织“防灾减灾日(Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day)”主题班会以提高学生防灾减灾意识,普及灾难应对常识。请你给班主任写一封信提出你对该主题班会活动设计的建议,内容应包括:
1.你的建议;
2.你的理由。
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你是Li Ming,你的学校即将迎来八十周年校庆,学生会正在征集关于校庆周边纪念品设计的方案。请你写一封邮件给学生会提出你的想法,邮件必须包括:
1. 简单描述你设计的纪念品;
2. 说说这样设计理由。
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93. 假设你是明启中学学生李华,你的好友Penny过于依赖电子词典来完成英语作业。你觉得这不利于他的学习。写封邮件说服Penny不要过多借助电子词典来应付英语作业,在邮件中,你必须:
1)对Penny的行为表示担忧;
2)给出你的具体建议并说明理由。
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最近上海的某些餐馆和面包房采取了一项新的举措:在微信小程序上以盲盒的形式降价销售当天卖剩的食物,购买者能在小程序上看到商家信息、价格和取货时间。英语报“YOUR VOICE”专栏欢迎读者来信,就这一做法展开讨论。假定你是高三学生李华,请给专栏编辑写信,表达看法,说明理由。
(食物盲盒: mystery boxes of randomly packed leftover foods )
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10 . Heads or Tails?
Careful: It’s not 50-50
The phrase “coin toss” is a classic synonym for randomness. But since the 18th century, mathematicians have
František Bartoš, currently a Ph.D. candidate studying the research methods of psychology at the University of Amsterdam, became interested in this
With one side initially upward, the flipped coin landed with the same side facing
The leading theory explaining the
For day-to-day decisions, coin tosses are as good as random because a 1 percent bias isn’t
It isn’t difficult to prevent this bias from influencing your coin-toss matches; simply
A.confirmed | B.denied | C.recorded | D.suspected |
A.therefore | B.however | C.for example | D.vice versa |
A.nightmare | B.context | C.intervention | D.delay |
A.coinage | B.discipline | C.challenge | D.phrase |
A.cooperate with | B.round up | C.shrug aside | D.count on |
A.analysis | B.race | C.interview | D.session |
A.upward | B.evenly | C.downward | D.uniformly |
A.volunteers | B.gamblers | C.psychologists | D.statisticians |
A.accidental | B.dominant | C.subtle | D.prejudiced |
A.mechanics | B.relativity | C.geometry | D.chemistry |
A.moreover | B.instead | C.likewise | D.initially |
A.insignificant | B.accessible | C.inclusive | D.perceptible |
A.reversing | B.integrating with | C.backing up | D.rejecting |
A.concealing | B.shifting | C.perceiving | D.anchoring |
A.favourable to | B.opposed to | C.unaware of | D.suspicious of |