Every morning, the newspaper chief editor(主编) holds a meeting with the reporters. They discuss the main events(事件) of the day. Reporters are then sent to cover the events.
As soon as the reporters know what to write about, they get down to work. They telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them. Sometimes they do telephone interviews. Checking information is very important. They go to the newspaper’s own library to look up any information that they need. This is called “doing one’s homework”.
At the same time, the picture editor decides which photographs will be used for the next day’s paper. All the people who work on a newspaper must be able to work fast. Reporters have to stop working on one story and start working at once on the important new one. They must find out the new information as quickly as possible. Later in the day, everything is put together at the news desk. Reporters return, type their stories into the computer and hand them to the editor.
The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page. Sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day. Other editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes.
Finally, there is no more time left for adding new stories, and the time for printing(印刷) the newspaper has come. This is done on fast-moving printing machines. The newspapers are then delivered(发送) by truck, plane or rail. Speed is important. People want to buy the latest newspaper; nobody wants to buy yesterday’s.
【小题1】What is the work in a newspaper office like?
| A．Interesting and confusing | B．Important and patient. |
| C．Particular and necessary. | D．Fast and busy. |
【小题2】According to the passage, the right order for a reporter’s work is ____________.
a. writing stories b. doing interviews c. joining in a discussion
d. doing homework e. handing stories to the editor
| A．cbade | B．cdeab | C．cbdae | D．cadbe |
【小题3】The front page contents(内容) are decided by ___________.
| A．the importance of the events | B．how well the stories are written |
| C．the knowledge of the chief editor | D．whether they are the latest |
【小题4】Word editors’ work is to ____________.
| A．help the chief editor with the morning discussion |
| B．decide when and how the papers can be printed |
| C．read the stories and make necessary changes |
| D．get together information from reporters and photographers |
【小题5】The best title for this passage is “____________”.
| A．How a newspaper is produced | B．How newspapers are delivered |
| C．What kind of papers readers like | D．Whose work is more important |
