新闻英语章节测试课后答案2024春

第二章测试

1.What can "Downing Street" and "White House" refer to?
A:London and Washington D. C. B:British Prime Minister and American President. C:British Parliament and American Congress. D:British government and American government.
答案:D
2.In what kinds of news are passive sentences frequently used?
A:News about conflicts. B:All of the above. C:News about disasters. D:News about wars. 3.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?
A:Allusion and irony. B:Irony and parallelism. C:Metaphor and allusion. D:Parallelism and metaphor. 4.Normally, a story consists of three parts: introduction or background, facts and climax. 
A:对 B:错 5.What are the disadvantages of the inverted pyramid form?
A:Readers cannot find suspense and loose interest for the climax comes first. B:The standardized structure of makes the news lack of variety C:The repetition of the important information makes the news boring and tedious. D: It is efficient for the editors to pick the biggest news out of piled-up messages.