《英语报刊选读》期末题型+注意事项+理论知识考查范围+50个缩略词范围.doc

期末考试题型： Re-organizing sentences for a news report (10%) Matching headlines to lead paragraphs (10%) True or False questions about English journalism (cf. Appendix I below) (10%) Reading Comprehension (3 passages with 15 multiple-choice questions) (30%) Abbreviations in News reports (complete forms +Chinese translation) (10%) (cf. Appendix II below) News Headline Analysis (10%) （Analyzing the stylistic features of 3 news headlines） News comment writing (20%) (about 200 words) ------------------------------------------ 注意事项： 机读答题卡上除了姓名框和考号框外，其他地方不得写字，否则机器无法识别，后果自负； 九位考号为：班级代号（三位）+自己学号的后六位（如学号为六位则直接在其前面加班级代号）。 周三1,2节：班级代号301 周三3,4节：班级代号302 周三5,6节：班级代号303 周五1,2节：班级代号304 周五3,4节：班级代号305 周五5,6节：班级代号306 选项为AB, BC, CD等的，在答题卡上就分别同时涂A和B, B和C，C和D等。 主观题答题纸上请务必写清老师姓名。 ------------------------------------------ 附件一：理论知识考查范围 Definition of “journalism” “medium” Functions of mass communication vs. functions of newspaper: to inform, to persuade, to entertain, to advertise Definition of “news” News value; public interest; principles of newsworthiness Classification of news “Five basic elements of news” Legal concerns; codes of ethics (General knowledge is enough. No need for word-by-word memorization. ) “Tabloid” vs. “broadsheet” (the distinctions between “tabloid” and “broadsheet”) Major newspapers in the UK and US Major magazines in the UK and US Lexical features in headlines: small words; abbreviations; etc. Grammatical features in headlines: omission of articles, personal pronouns, etc.; present tense for past events, infinitive for future events, etc Rhetorical features used in headlines: alliteration; parody; metaphor; pun; euphemism News leads , direct vs. delayed lead “News agencies” Major news agencies in the world General understanding of the “inverted pyramid structure” of journalistic writing Types of news features (新闻特写) Differences between feature and news report Basic structure of news comment 附件二：常见新闻缩略词 Common abbreviations 1. CPI：2. NGO：3. WTO：4. CNN：Cable Ne