1、The Daily Courantwas first published in 1720. FThe Daily Telegraphstarted as Londons first penny paper. TMetrois a free newspaper for commuters. TThe Pennsylvania Evening Postwas the first daily newspaper in America. TThe invention of the telegraph in 1844 changed the shape of journalism. TIn 1917,
2、the first Pulitzer Prize was awarded for excellence in Olympic Games. FTimeliness (时效性) is a great factor in deciding news. TPeople are interested in events that seem close to them. TJournalisms first obligation is to the truth. TThe homeless man cheated and raised 400,000 dollars by making up a hea
3、rt-warming story by himself. FFuzzy words are very common in news reports because it is difficult for the journalists to make accurate judgments in a short time. TIn order to increase the credibility and objectivity of the news reports, quotations are usually inserted directly, indirectly or partial
4、ly. TIn the sentence The lake spreads like a vast mirror excuding calm upon its waters, like a vast mirroris a simile. TIn the sentence “I didnt realize how quickly we haemorrhage light.”, “haemorrhage”is a simile. FThe phrase honor and betrayal is an antithesis. TObituaries and Crosswords are the s
5、ections in China Daily. FThe Selfish Giant in the headline is Donald Trump. TBoth hyphen and colon mean say. TThe news is reported by Global news agency. FThe third example is from the Christian Science Monitor. TCaptions or cutlines are those words explaining the pictures or photos in news. TThe sp
6、ider which is spinning the web wears a hat of blue and white. FSkimming is to satisfy readers curiosity. TTrumps wants to change the Constitution of birthright citizenship but it is not as easy as he thinks. TDoes levee mean a low wall built at the side of a riverto prevent it from flooding? TDoes i
7、ris-recognitioin mean 虹膜识别？ TThe simple structure in the long sentence in the fifth line are Payne did something unusual. TThe line chart Dropping out is from the World Bank. TWe should pay attention to the news event location because an agreement, a declaration, if settled, may be named with it. TP
8、ay attention to the expressions that make you feel sad or satisfied because it may be the purpose of the reporter. TTrump received draft deferments during the Vietnam War TWords indicating places, time, numbers and names are stressed in news reports. TThe newscasters in VOA speak American English, a
9、nd their pronunciation is called R.P., the Received Pronunciation. FDiplomatic visits are usually made between two countries, so the parties involved are state leaders or governmental heads. TDisaster news only refers to the news about natural disasters. FThe WHO in the lead can only be a person or
10、persons. FThe majority of backgrounds are provided in the body of the news. TWe can use the summary statement precedes or follows a direct quote to judge the speakers attitude. TThe types of numbers are related to the topics of the news report. TRound numbers are very common in news reports. TWe can
11、 create graphs or pictures to express special meanings by ourselves. TWhen we take exams, the given answers on the paper can be useful clues to help us make prediction on the questions. TMaking inference means getting the answers directly from the context. FWe often use adjectives, adverbs or passive voice in the campus news writing. F
