Question

Open Letter to an Editor

       I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently---one who works for you. In fact, he's one of your best reporters. He wants to leave.

        Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume (簡歷) and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you. The headlines showed you played them proudly. With great enthusiasm, he talked about how he finds issues (問題), approaches them, and writes about them, which tells me he is one of your best. I'm sure you would hate to lose him. Surprisingly, your reporter is not unhappy. In fact, he told me he really likes his job. He has a great assignment (分工), and said you run a great paper. It would be easy for you to keep him, he said. He knows that the paper values him. He appreciates the responsibility you've given him, takes ownership of his profession, and enjoys his freedom.

       So why is he looking for a way out?

       He talked to me because he wants his editors to demand so much more of him. He wants to be pushed, challenged, coached to new heights.

       The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions, but his editors usually ask how long the story will be, when it will be in, where it can play, and what the budget is.

       He longs for conversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones. He wants someone to get excited about what he's doing and to help him turn his story idea upside down and inside out, exploring the best ways to report it. He wants to be more valuable for your paper. That's what you want for him, too, isn't it?

       So your reporter has set me thinking.

       Our best hope in keeping our best reporters, copy editors, photographers, artists---everyone--is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential. If we can't do it, they'll find someone who can.

1. What does the writer think of the reporter?

     A. Optimistic.     B. Imaginative.    C. Ambitious.    D. Proud.

2. What does the reporter want most from his editors in their talks?

     A. Finding the news value of his stories.   B. Giving him financial support.

     C. Helping him to find issues.            D. Improving his good ideas.

3. Who probably wrote the letter?

     A. An editor.      B. An artist.       C. A reporter.      D. A reader.

4. The letter aims to remind editors that they should __

     A. keep their best reporters at all costs

B. give more freedom to their reporters

C. be aware of their reporters' professional development

     D. appreciate their reporters' working styles and attitudes

Answer 1

【小題1】C

【小題2】D

【小題3】A

【小題4】C

解析:

【語篇解讀】本文是一封信， 是記者的新編輯給原來的編輯寫的一封信。建議編輯要注意職業(yè)的自身的發(fā)展。

【小題1】推理判斷題。文章的第五段“he wants to be pushed, challenged, coached to new height”說明這個記者的抱負(fù)遠(yuǎn)大。 故選的是C “有抱負(fù)的”。 A.樂觀的；B.想象的；D.高傲的。

【小題2】推理判斷題。 從文章的的倒數(shù)第三段講的是這個記者的想法。“he longs for…be valuable for your paper.”記者要求編輯能夠使他的好稿件變得更好，更有價值。 故選的是D。

【小題3】推理判斷題。 根據(jù)文章的第二段記者把簡歷和自己的作品給主人公，故推知這封信的作者應(yīng)該也是個編輯。應(yīng)選的是A。

【小題4】推理判斷題。本文是一封一個編輯給另外一個編輯的公開信，告訴他員工為什么會辭職？建議編輯自身也應(yīng)該專業(yè)的發(fā)展。故選的是C。