浙江大学远程教育 英语报刊选读作业.docx

1、浙江大学远程教育 英语报刊选读作业英语报刊选读作业作业一第一讲：Introduction to American and British Publication掌握程度：了解A. Multiple Choices.1Which of the following publication has a slogan “All The News Thats Fit To Print”?A)New York Times2. Which of the following publication conducted Watergate investigation, which played a major

2、role in the undoing of the Nixon presidency?C) Washington Post3. Which of the following news agencies is in the US?C) UPI4. Which of the following newspapers is sometimes referred to as Americas newspaper of record?A) New York Times 5. Where is the Asian Wall Street Journal based?B) Hong Kong 6. Sin

3、ce 1927, _ has chosen “The Person of the Year” annually - a man, woman, or idea that for better or worse, has most influenced events in the preceding year. C) Time 7. Which of the following is regarded as a quality newspaper?A) The Daily Telegraph8. Which of the following is a weekly magazine?B) U.S

4、. News & World Report 9. Which magazine gives an annual list of the 500 largest companies in the United States?C) Fortune10. Which of the followings are American publications? (多选)A、D、E、H、IA) Readers DigestB) EconomistC) FinanceD) National GeographicE) NewsweekF) The Spectator G) NatureH) FortuneI)

5、TimeB. Read the following statements and decide whether they are true (T) or false (F). 1.Articles in Readers Digest cover a range of topics, including politics and government, health, international affairs, business, education and humor. 2.The Christian Science Monitor is a daily international news

6、paper aimed at religious propaganda. 3.Time is known for its characteristic yellow border.4.Time, Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report are all weekly U.S. news magazines.5.The Financial Times is a broadsheet quality newspaper in the U.K. 6.The Times is an international business newspaper printed on

7、 distinctive pink broadsheet paper. 7.All the fourteen Pulitzer prizes in journalism are given in the form of money.8.The Wall Street Journal is a daily business and financial newspaper edited in New York City and sold throughout the United States. 9. Los Angeles Times conducted Watergate investigat

8、ion in the early 1970s, which played a major role in the undoing of the Nixon presidency. 10. The Guardian takes an independent liberal stance in its editorials. T F F T T F F TTT作业二第二讲： Some concepts in English JournalismTypes of JournalismStructure of English News Reporting掌握程度：了解并初步应用；分析判断；扩展1.Gi

9、ve the definition of the following terms.1) Featurea prominent or special article, story, or department in a newspaper or periodical.2) editorialan article in a publication expressing the opinion of its editors or publishers.3) op-edof or being a newspaper page, usually opposite the editorial page,

10、that features signed articles expressing personal viewpoints4) inverted pyramidThe inverted pyramid is a traditional form of writing in which the news is stacked in paragraphs in order of descending importance. The lead summarizes the principal items of a news event. The second paragraph and each su

11、cceeding paragraph contain secondary or supporting details in order of decreasing significance. All the paragraphs in the story contain newsworthy information, but each paragraph is less vital than the one before it. Inverted-pyramid form puts the climax of a story at the beginning, in the lead.5) l

12、eadA lead is a terse opening paragraph that provides the gist of the story and invites readers inside. 2.What is the difference between hard news and soft news?Hard news events, such as killings, and speeches by leading government officials, are timely and are reported almost automatically by the me

13、dia. Soft news events, such as a car wash by a fourth-graders to raise money for a classmate with cancer, are not usually considered immediately important or timely to a wide audience. These events still contain elements of news, however, and the media often report them. 3.What is the difference bet

14、ween news and features?A news story emphasizes the facts of the event, while the feature displaces the facts to accommodate the human interest of the story. 4.What are the major criteria for newsworthiness?Proximity Prominence Timeliness Impact Conflict and Controversy Uniqueness Human interest 5.Wh

15、at are the principles of news writing?News writing tends to be:1. Impersonal to make it appear objective (to distance the reporter from the story) hence: Written in the third person Use of direct speech or indirect speech which is attributed to someone other than the reporter, Some use of passive ve

16、rbs but usually only when someone who is being quoted wants to distance themselves from an issue and to show objectively about n issue. 2. About something that has taken place so mostly written in the past tense. 3. Simple In fact close to the way we talk relatively short sentences and words and som

17、e use of clichs which the whole audience understand. 4. Punchy it must grab the readers attention so often uses: short rather than long words active verbs relatively short sentences concrete rather than abstract vocabulary sometimes emotive and colorful vocabulary some use (but not overuse) of adjec

18、tives 5. But also relatively formal hence:no use of contractions sentences written in full (no elision) or elliptical sentences 6. sometimes imagery is used to help create a clearer mental picture for the reader.7. often including the reporters by-line and/or a date-line6.Read the following headline

19、s and analyze the features of the language they use.1)More Iraqis Said to Flee Since Troop RiseWhen passive voice is used in headlines, “to be” is always omitted. Here “are” in “More Iraqis are said to flee” is omitted. Nouns and noun phrases are often used in headlines to save space. Noun phrases w

20、hich actually express actions or state are heavily used, and they are derived from verb phrases in order to make the sentences more compact and save space without lowering the amount of information conveyed. Instead of “since the troop rises”, noun phrase “troop rise” is used. 2)Insurgent raid kills

21、 22 villagersMost headlines use the present tense-despite the fact that they generally describe past events. The present tense gives the subject a sense of freshness and immediacy, making it more interesting to read. Instead of using “killed”, “kills” is used to describe what happened in the past. B

22、esides, the article “An” in “an insurgent raid” is omitted. 3)Bangladesh Sets Curfew To Curb Student ProtestsShort words (i.e. midget words) are often used to conserve space in headlines, for example, “curb” in this headline. Besides, present tense “sets” is used to describe a past event. 4)Storm De

23、ath Toll in Midwest Climbs1. Compact noun phrases are often used in headlines to save space. 2. Most headlines use the present tense-despite the fact that they generally describe past events.5)Wall Street slightly lower as credit worries lingerRhetoric devices often used in the writing of newspaper

24、headlines. In this headline, Wall Street refers to the stock exchange, which is a metonymy. Another rhetoric device used here is rhyme (Correspondence of terminal sounds of words or of lines of verse), as we find in lower and linger. 6)China launches crackdown on inferior goods, unsafe foodIn order

25、to conserve space in headlines, comma is sometimes used to replace “and”.7)China to become U.S. third largest export market by year endIn phrase headlines, infinitives are sometimes used to indicate a future action or event. 7. What do the following abbreviations and acronyms stand for? 1) CPPCC Chi

26、nese Peoples Political Consultative Conference 中国人民政治协商会议 2) NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration (美国)国家航空和宇宙航行局 3) IMF International Monetary Fund 国际货币基金组织 4) WHOWorld Health Organization 世界卫生组织 5) DJI Dow-Jones Index 道琼斯指数 6) PM prime minister首相；总理8. Read the following news story and

27、answer the following questions. 1. What is the headline of the report? Sprawl puts houses in hot zones 2. What is the subheading of the report? Lack of fire hydrants a growing problem 3. What is the byline of the report? By Joseph GidjunisUSA TODAY 4. What is the dateline of the report? Salisbury, M

28、d9. Directions: Read the following news report and answer questions. Q1: What is the headline of this news report? Saudi King to allow women to vote in local elections Q2: What is the dateline in this news report? Riyady, Saudi Arabia Q3: What is the byline in this news report? The Associated PressQ

29、4: What is the summary lead of this news report? And identify the 5 Ws and H in the lead. The first paragraph:Saudi King Abdullah announced Sunday that the nations women will gain the right to vote and run as candidates in local elections to be held in 2015 in a major advancement for the rights of w

30、omen in the deeply conservative Muslim Kingdom.WHAT: the nations women will gain the right to vote and run as candidates in local electionsWHEN: in 2015WHERE: Muslim KingdomWHO:Saudi King AbdullahHOW: in an annual speech Q5: Explain what the inverted pyramid is by analyzing this news report. An inve

31、rted pyramid is a traditional form of writing in which the news is stacked in paragraphs in order of descending importance. The lead summarizes the principal items of a news event. The second paragraph and each succeeding paragraph contain secondary or supporting details in order of decreasing signi

32、ficance. All the paragraphs in the story contain newsworthy information, but each paragraph is less vital than the one before it. Take this news report for example, the writer first presents the most important details of the bombing, including the time, the place, and the casualty. Then the writer goes on to less essential infor