2009年考研英语三层递进攻克阅读理解（三）

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中华硕博网核心提示: 2001年考研英语三层递进攻克阅读理解Text3WhydosomanyAmericansdistrustwhattheyreadintheirnewspapers？TheAmericanSocietyofNewspaperEditorsistryin

2001年考研英语三层递进攻克阅读理解

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WhydosomanyAmericansdistrustwhattheyreadintheirnewspapers？TheAmericanSocietyofNewspaperEditorsistryingtoanswerthispainfulquestion。Theorganizationisdeepintoalongselfanalysisknownasthejournalismcredibilityproject。

Sadtosay，thisprojecthasturnedouttobemostlylowlevelfindingsaboutfactualerrorsandspellingandgrammarmistakes，combinedwithlotsofheadscratchingpuzzlementaboutwhatintheworldthosereadersreallywant。

Butthesourcesofdistrustgowaydeeper。Mostjournalistslearntoseetheworldthroughasetofstandardtemplatesintowhichtheyplugeachday’sevents。Inotherwords，thereisaconventionalstorylineinthenewsroomculturethatprovidesabackboneandareadymadenarrativestructureforotherwiseconfusingnews。

Thereexistsasocialandculturaldisconnectbetweenjournalistsandtheirreaders，whichhelpsexplainwhythe“standardtemplates”ofthenewsroomseemalientomanyreaders。Inarecentsurvey，questionnairesweresenttoreportersinfivemiddlesizecitiesaroundthecountry，plusonelargemetropolitanarea。Thenresidentsinthesecommunitieswerephonedatrandomandaskedthesamequestions。

RepliesshowthatcomparedwithotherAmericans，journalistsaremorelikelytoliveinupscaleneighborhoods，havemaids，ownMercedeses，andtradestocks，andthey’relesslikelytogotochurch，dovolunteerwork，orputdownrootsinacommunity。

Reporterstendtobepartofabroadlydefinedsocialandculturalelite，sotheirworktendstoreflecttheconventionalvaluesofthiselite。Theastonishingdistrustofthenewsmediaisn’trootedininaccuracyorpoorreportorialskillsbutinthedailyclashofworldviewsbetweenreportersandtheirreaders。

Thisisanexplosivesituationforanyindustry，particularlyadecliningone。Hereisatroubledbusinessthatkeepshiringemployeeswhoseattitudesvastlyannoythecustomers。Thenitsponsorslotsofsymposiumsandacredibilityprojectdedicatedtowonderingwhycustomersareannoyedandfleeinginlargenumbers。Butitneverseemstogetaroundtonoticingtheculturalandclassbiasesthatsomanyformerbuyersarecomplainingabout。Ifitdid，itwouldopenupitsdiversityprogram，nowfocusednarrowlyonraceandgender，andlookforreporterswhodifferbroadlybyoutlook，values，education，andclass。

59．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？

［A］needsofthereadersallovertheworld

［B］causesofthepublicdisappointmentaboutnewspapers

［C］originsofthedecliningnewspaperindustry

［D］aimsofajournalismcredibilityproject

60．Theresultsofthejournalismcredibilityprojectturnedouttobe。

［A］quitetrustworthy［B］somewhatcontradictory

［C］veryilluminating［D］rathersuperficial

61．Thebasicproblemofjournalistsaspointedoutbythewriterliesintheir。

［A］workingattitude［B］conventionallifestyle

［C］worldoutlook［D］educationalbackground

62．Despiteitsefforts，thenewspaperindustrystillcannotsatisfythereadersowingtoits。