考研英语阅读理解精读训练题目及答案解析 UNIT 23

TEXT ONE

Traditional media may be declining in much of the rich world, but in poor

countries it is booming. The growth in private media in developing countries has

spurred much of the demand, as has new technology. That is stoking journalism

training in far-flung places, in many shapes and sizes. They range from full degree

programmes to the short-term specialist training offered widely across Asia, Africa

and Latin America. Groups offering such courses include the BBC World Service

Trust, the Reuters and Thomson Foundations, the Institute for War and Peace

Reporting (IWPR) and Internews Network, a media-development charity based in

America.

These days the donors are particularly interested in niches, such as investigative

reporting and science writing. But that approach sometimes

flops

. The need for basic

reporting skills is still central. Trainers stress the need for flexibility. Participants in

the

courses

praise

the

results,

while

complaining

about

the

lack

of

focus

and

co- ordination

among

some

providers.

Shapi

Shacinda,

the

Reuters

correspondent

in

Zambia

and

chairman

of

the

press

club

in

the

capital,

Lusaka,

says

that

foreign-backed

training

in

business

and

economic

reporting

has

helped

bring

more

sceptical

coverage. Previously, news stories used to

be

taken straight

from

officials'

statements, he says.

But governments are harder to teach. Encouraging students to probe sensitive

topics may threaten their lives or livelihoods. An Iraqi journalist trained by and

working with the IWPR was shot dead earlier this year. Just this week, Zambia's

minister of information asserted that state-run media should not criticise the

government. In Russia, an organisation founded by Internews has been closed by the

authorities, who were apparently suspicious of its American backing. Rich-country

governments can be a problem too. Some try to influence the “messages” that trainers

deliver, for example by insisting that their diplomats talk to classes on a regular basis.

The big training groups insist that they control their own content. Blurring the

boundaries can be dangerous both for journalists and the programmes that support

them, he notes. But others may be less choosy.

More

is

not

always

better.

Quality

varies

wildly.

Places

like

Bangladesh

and

Rwanda have been showered with training in recent years. Gratitude is mixed with the

wish

for

better

co-ordination.

David

Okwemba

of

Kenya's

The

Nation

newspaper,

who

also

helps

train

journalists,

bemoans

overlap

between

courses

and

providers'

failure to share information.

Some courses aspire loftily to build democratic societies through a free press. The

BBC

trust

says

it

aims

to

give

a

say

to

the

common

man

by

holding

institutions

< br>—

public and private

—

to account. Such a range of goals makes measuring

results difficult. Teaching how to point a camera or write a news story may be easy

compared to raising awareness of broader issues such as HIV/AIDS.

Many

old

news

hands

scoff

at

the

notion

of

formal

journalism

education.

A

well-stocked

and

inquiring

mind

plus

sharp

penmanship

are

the

main

assets,

they

reckon. But even the most

grizzled

veterans of rich-world journalism still seem glad

to earn extra money tutoring

tyros

in poor countries.

1. Traditional media is booming in poor countries because of the following reason

except_____

[A] the private media is developing at a fast pace.

[B] the new technology provides technical foundation.

[C] there are many journalism trainings in various shapes and sizes.

[D] the demand for traditional media has been in steady increase.

2.

Which

one

of

the

following

statements

is

TRUE

of

the

present

training

in

those

poor countries?

[A]

The

trainers

are

paying

more

attention

on

skills

of

investigative

reporting

and

science writing.

[B] The courses are mostly extensive rather than being insentive.

[C] The training puts emphasis on the flexibility of basic reporting skills.

[D]

Some

trainees

are

satisfactory

with

the

training

courses

while

some

are

complaining.

3. Shapi Shacinda think foreign-backed training in business and economic reporting

has helped bring more skeptical coverage because_____

[A] there is a conservative tradition of news reporting in these countries.

[B] the foreign-backed training is skeptical about the previous news stories in these

countries.

[C] there exist some problems in the concept of news report in these countries.

[D]

the

governments

order

that

news

stories

should

be

taken

from

officials?

statements.

4. From the third paragraph, it can be inferred that Shapi Shacinda thinks_____

[A] the training is in short of teaching the tactics to deal with different government.

[B] it is still common for governments of less- developed countries to interfere with

journalism.

[C] the training had better not involve itself into unnecessary disputes.

[D] the training should stress more on journalism independence from the government.

5

．

Towards

the

journalism

training

,

the

attitudes

of

veterans

of

journalism

can

be

said to be _____

[A] critical.

[B] despicable.

[C] inconsistent.

[D] supportive.

篇章剖析：

这篇文章主要讲述了贫穷 国家传统媒体培训的情况。第一段讲述了目前在贫穷国家传统媒

体培训盛行；第二段讲述 受训者的看法；第三段讲述这些国家新闻报道存在的问题；第四

段讲述培训的质量问题； 第五段讲述一些课程的目的；第五段讲述资格较老新闻记者对培

训的态度。

词汇注释：

flop v.

彻底失败

scoff v.

嘲笑

grizzled adj.

头发灰白的

难句突破：

(1)

Shapi Shacinda, the Reuters correspondent in Zambia and chairman of the press

club

in

the

capital,

Lusaka,

says

that

foreign-backed

training

in

business

and

economic reporting has helped bring more sceptical coverage.

[

主体句式

] Shapi Shacinda says that …

[

结构分析

]

这是一个复合句，

that

引导的是宾语从句。

The

Reuter…

是主语的同

bemoan v.

哀叹

penmanship n.

写作技巧

tyro n.

新手

位语。

[

句子译文

]

Shapi

Shacinda

是路透社驻赞比亚的记者，也是赞比亚首都卢萨卡

新闻局的主席，他 认为外国公司提供的商业、经济新闻报道培训会使学员们学

会以质疑的态度去报道新闻。

(2)

David Okwemba of Kenya's

The Nation

newspaper, who also helps train journalists,

bemoans overlap between courses and providers' failure to share information.

[

主体句式

] David Okwemba bemoasn overlap…

[

结构分析

]

这是一个复合句，

who

引导的是定语从句修饰主语。

[

句子译文

]

肯尼亚报纸《国家》的

David

Okwemba

也参与了对记者的培训，他哀叹道这些培训机构 一方面提供了课程，

而另一方面培训师却没能与学员共享信息。

题目分析：

1. Traditional media is booming in poor

countries because of the following reason

except_____

[A] the private media is developing at a

fast pace.

[B] the new technology provides

technical foundation.

[C] there are many journalism trainings in

various shapes and sizes.

[D] the demand for traditional media has

been in steady increase.

[

答案

] C

[

难度系数

]

☆☆☆

[

分析

]

根据第一段

“Traditional media may be declining in much of the rich world,

but in poor countries it is booming. The growth in private media in developing

countries has spurred much of t

he demand, as has new technology”

A

、

B

D

选项都符合该行业在贫穷国家兴盛的原因。而

C

选项是以上趋势发展的结果，

而不是 原因，因此

C

选项是正确答案。

2. Which one of the following statements is

2.

关于贫穷国家中目前的培训，下

TRUE of the present training in those poor

列哪个陈述是正确的？

countries?

[A] The trainers are paying more attention

[A]

培训者更关注调查性报告和科学

1

．传统的媒体在许多贫穷 国家中盛行

起来，是因为除

____

外 的其他原因。

[A]

私人媒体以很快的速度在发展

[B]

新科技提供了技术基础

[C]

有许多各种形式和规模的新闻培训

[D]

对传统媒体的需求稳定增加

on

skills

of

investigative

reporting

and

science writing.

[B] The courses are mostly extensive rather

than being intensive.

[C]

The

training

puts

emphasis

on

the

flexibility of basic reporting skills.

[D] Some trainees are satisfactory with the

training

courses

while

some

are

complaining.

[

答案

] B

[

难度系数

]

☆☆☆☆

写作的技巧。

[B]

这些课程涉及内容非常广泛，但

不够集中深入。

[C]

培训的重点是基础报道技巧的灵

活性。

[D]

一些培训者整体对培训课程满

意，另一些不满意。

[

分析

]

推 理题。

B

选项为正确答案，因为文中提到

“

The

need

for

basic

reporting

skills is still central. Trainers str

ess the need for flexibility”

以及

“

the lack of focus and

co-

ordination”

，可见 培训内容涉及到了基本的技巧，但是不够深入和集中。

A

选项错 误是因为这只是培训者们的态度，而不是培训的实际情况。

C

错 误在于

“flexibility of basic reporting skil ls”

，文中

“flexibility”

和

“basic reporting skills”

是 并

列的关系。

D

是干扰选项，对应于文 章的

“

Trainers

stress

the

need

for

flexibility.

Participants

in

the

courses

praise

the

results,

while

complaining

about

the

lack

of

focus and co-

ordination among some providers”

，可见满意和抱怨的是同一批人，

不是两种人。

3.

Shapi

Shacinda

think

foreign-backed

training in business and economic reporting

has

helped

bring

more

skeptical

coverage

because_____

[A] there is a conservative tradition of news

reporting in these countries.

B]

the

foreign-backed

training

is

skeptical

about

the

previous

news

stories

in

these

countries.

[C]

there

exist

some

problems

in

the

concept of news report in these countries.

[D] the governments order that news stories

should be taken from officia

ls? statements.

[

答案

]A

[

难度系数

]

☆☆☆

[

分析

]

推 理题。根据第二段，因为这些报道和以前的这类报道来源和风格都不同，以前直

接官方文 件中提取，因此比较保守，结合第四段可以得出就是因为这种保守的传统才使得

这种报道 很可疑。答案为

A

选项。

3

．

Shapi Shacinda< /p>

认为外国公司提供

的商业和经济报道培训使新闻报道带