原标题：考研英语 | 阅读真题 NO.94

第69期 2010年text1 第3题

We are even farther removed from the unfocused newspaper reviews published in England between the turn of the 20th century and the eve of World War II, at a time when newsprint was dirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament to the publications in which it appeared. In those far-off days, it was taken for granted that the critics of major papers would write in detail and at length about the events they covered. Theirs was a serious business, and even those reviewers who wore their learning lightly, like George Bernard Shaw and Ernest Newmancould be trusted to know what they were about. These men believed in journalism as a calling， and were proud to be published in the daily press. “So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough to keep their own end up in journalism, “Newman wrote, ” that I am tempted to define journalism as a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are.”

23. Which of the following would Shaw and Newman most probably agree on?

[A] It is writers’ duty to fulfill journalistic

goals.

[B] It is contemptible for writers to bejourna lists

[C]Writers are likely to be tempted into journalism

[D] Not all writers are capable of journalistic writing

ornament n. 装饰；装饰物；教堂用品

vt.装饰

be proud to 为…骄傲

23. Which of the following wouldShaw and Newmanmost probably agree on?

[A] It is writers’ duty to fulfill journalistic goals.

[B] It is contemptible for writers to bejourna lists

[C]Writers are likely to be tempted into journalism

[D] Not all writers are capable of journalistic writing

We are even farther removed from the unfocused newspaper reviews published in England between the turn of the 20th century and the eve of World War II, at a time when newsprint was dirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament to the publications in which it appeared. In those far-off days, it was taken for granted that the critics of major papers would write in detail and at length about the events they covered. Theirs was a serious business, and even those reviewers who wore their learning lightly, like George Bernard Shaw and Ernest Newmancould be trusted to know what they were about. These men believed in journalism as a calling，and were proud to be published in the daily press. “So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough to keep their own end up in journalism, “Newman wrote, ” that I am tempted to define journalism as a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are.”

【考点】细节题

【正确项精解】根据题干中人名迅速定位于第三段。［D］选项是对原文信息的“同义替换”。其中选项中的Not all writers代替了原文的few authors， are capable of代替了have brains or literary gift原文的意思是：能拥有足够的智慧或文学天赋来使他们一直坚持新闻写作的作家是如此之少。也就是说并不是所有的作家都能胜任新闻工作。所以［D］选项是正确的。

【干扰项分析】［A］选项中的I journalistic goals在文中并未提到，属于典型的“无中生有”，并且，命题者利用calling来制造干扰信息， calling在文中的意思为“行业，职业”，并不是duty的意思，故排除［A］选项。第三段第三句提到萧伯纳和纽曼等作家认为新闻业是一个严肃的事业，而不认为作家成为记者是可鄙的，持这种观点的为writers who are not read，因此［B］选项为典型的“张冠李戴”，是错误的。［C］选项属于“偷换概念”，利用文中tempt设置成干项，但是文中说的是“以至于我想要把新闻写作’定义为……”而不是“作家有可能被吸引从事新闻工作”

【答案】D

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