新闻英语（中南大学）智慧树知到网课章节测试答案

绪论
1.News is something that we come across every day in our life.
答案:对
2.Learning English through news is a bad way to improve your language ability.
答案:错
3.By dictating daily updated news, you can improve your listening skills, grammar, and vocabulary.
答案:对
4.Many English newspapers and news websites have ( ). These make it easy to read English news anytime, anywhere.
答案:Apps
5.The course consists of （ ） chapters.
答案:8
第一章
6.Dictating English news can help you improve your listening skills.
答案:对
7.News is information about current events.
答案:对
8.Which one of these is not British Newspaper?
答案:The New York Times 《纽约时报》
9.Which one of these is not newspaper?
答案:The Declaration of Independence 《独立宣言》
10.Which one of these is not a commonly recognized news value?
答案:Fraud（欺诈）
第二章
11.What can "Downing Street" and "White House" refer to?
答案:British government and American government.
12.In what kinds of news are passive sentences frequently used?
答案:All of the above.
13.In the sentence "…Hosack embodies the greatest impulses of the young nation–reverence for science, compassion for his fellow citizens and devotion to the civic life of the republic", what rhetorical devices are used?
答案:Parallelism and metaphor.
14.Normally, a story consists of three parts: introduction or background, facts and climax.
答案:对
15.What are the disadvantages of the inverted pyramid form?
答案:Readers cannot find suspense and loose interest for the climax comes first.;The repetition of the important information makes the news boring and tedious.;The standardized structure of makes the news lack of variety
第三章
16.We can find in the Washington Post and the Guardian, but not in China Daily.
答案:both Obituaries and Crosswords.
17.The hyphen in the headline, “Little Anti-US Feeling——Diplomat” , stands for .
答案:said by
18.Delayed lead includes .
答案:direct address lead;descriptive lead;question lead;suspense lead
19.In the section of in China Daily there is a subsection of cartoons.
答案:Opinion
20.When do skim reading, we .
答案:raise questions while reading;search for the visual and verbal signs;read the first and last sentences of every paragraph;think actively while reading
第四章
21.What are the main methods to understand the long sentence?
答案:Identify the subject and predicate.;Distinguish other modifiers.;Make clear which modifies the predicate.
22.The person whose voice is quoted is an important source.
答案:对
23.The comment from a reader online “I don't know how much more a rational person watching and listening to this fool can take. If anything - ever - called for application of the 25 Amendment, this meeting today was it.” gives a(n) attitude toward Trump’s inauguration at a cabinet meeting.
答案:negative
24.What are the questions to ask to find the opinion of the news journalist?
答案:Who does the article help?;What are not mentioned among 5W1H?;What if the missing part was mentioned?;Who does the article hurt?
25.Finding what is omitted but worth of mentioning is a way to find the opinion of the reporter.
答案:对
第五章
26.The falling tone in the news broadcast can show that the report is real, objective and serious.
答案:对
27.What elements might appear in disaster news?（多选）
答案:The damages.;The rescue.;The casualties.
28.Which is NOT the nick name for New York?
答案:The Big City
29.Backgrounds in news appear in different forms, they can be phrases, clauses, sentences, or even paragraphs.
答案:对
30.In the inverted pyramid structure, the most important information is put at the very beginning.
答案:对
第六章
31.What are the three kinds of quotations? (多选)
答案:Direct quotation.;Indirect quotation.;Partial quotation.
32.Which of the following shows the right number for the word?
答案:fortnight: 14
33.What can the approximate equality sign (≈) mean in note-taking?
答案:about
34.What can the sign of a star mean in note-taking?
答案:important
35."A powerful cyclone has hit eastern India, downing trees and power lines and causing widespread damage in coastal areas. " What predictions can you make from the lead? （多选
答案:The damage caused by the cyclone.;The intensity of the cyclone.;The rescue and relief efforts.;The casualties.
第七章
36.In a straight news report, the most important information in the story is always put
答案:up to the top
37.A Commentary is usually a piece of writing.
答案:argumentative
38.The specific source is some kind to well proof your viewpoint.
答案:silent opinion
39.The goal of creating social media messages is not only to reach your audience, to share contents and emotions with others, but also to achieve an intended effect and to reflect the of their author.
答案:unique voice
40.In 1979, the Pulitzer Prize Board established a category for a distinguished example for feature writing, that is “giving prime consideration to high literary quality and originality.”
答案:对
第八章
41.Which one of the following is not true?
答案:Ask sensitive questions at the last minute of an interview.
42.Which one of the following about retelling is not true?
答案:Add your own opinion while retelling.
43.The best evaluations are a combination of praise, areas for improvement, and specific suggestions.
答案:对
44.Which of the following is not true about open question?
答案:Television and radio interviews usually end with an open question.
45.The focus of a profile interview is a person rather than an event or situation.
答案:对