Question

【题目】Writing an article for your school newspaper can be exciting and rewarding, especially when you proudly see your name in print.

Decide on a topic.【1】If you plan to write a news article for a monthly newspaper, you will need to take into consideration whether the topic will be relevant before printing. To get ideas for stories, listen to your fellow students and find out what has them talking. Follow developments within your school and community to get information on what would interest your readers.

Do your research. There is an old saying in law that a good lawyer never asks a question that they don’t know the answer to. 【2】 To sum up, the more, the better.

Attract the readers with a lead. As the beginning of a newspaper story, a lead has to be direct, but it does not mean you don’t need to entertain the reader as well. 【3】Your lead must be short, but it must also state as many of the essential parts of you story as possible.

Consider the 5 Ws and H. These are the meat and potatoes of your news articles. You article must answer all of these questions: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. Once you have answered these things, you can feel confident. 【4】

Write, edit, rewrite and repeat as necessary. So, much about having a successful final product is about being willing to spend time and effort in editing and reviewing process. 【5】After that, make changes as a result. Having taken some useful suggestions, you are to make your article readable not only for their content, but also for their quality.

A. Think about what is happening on campus.

B. You have effectively informed your readers.

C. Get them interested with an interesting beginning.

D. Do not be afraid to accept positive comments.

E. News articles are suitable for the date of publication.

F. Take note of anything particularly unusual.

G. Try to find out as much as you can on the subject.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】G

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】本文主要介绍了几种为校报写文章的方法，比如找到新鲜的话题，规划内容以及接纳他人的建议等。

【1】根据下文“If you plan to write a news article for a monthly newspaper, you will need to take into consideration whether the topic will be relevant before printing.” 如果你打算为月刊写一篇新闻文章，你需要考虑打印前的主题是否相关。可知新闻文章适合出现在这种月刊上。故选E。

【2】根据“There is an old saying in law that a good lawyer never asks a question that they don’t know the answer to”法律上有句老话：一个好律师从不问一个他们不知道答案的问题。以及“To sum up, the more, the better.”总之，越多越好。故选G。

【3】根据“As the beginning of a newspaper story, a lead has to be direct, but it does not mean you don’t need to entertain the reader as well.” 作为报纸故事的开始，一个主题必须是直接的，但这并不意味着你不需要引领读者深读。可知一个有趣的开始能让读者感兴趣，故选C。

【4】根据“You article must answer all of these questions: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. Once you have answered these things, you can feel confident.” 你的文章必须回答所有这些问题：谁，什么，何时，何地，为什么以及如何。一旦你回答了这些问题，你就会感到自信。那么你就已经很有效的告知了读者文章内容。故选B。

【5】根据“much about having a successful final product is about being willing to spend time and effort in editing and reviewing process” 一个成功的最终产品是愿意花时间和精力在编辑和审查过程上。以及“After that, make changes as a result. Having taken some useful suggestions, you are to make your article readable not only for their content, but also for their quality.”之后，对文章进行更改。采用一些有用的建议，使你的文章具有可读性而不仅因为他们的内容，而是为文章的质量。联系上下文可知不要害怕那些消极的评论。故选D。