There are two kinds of reporter－general and specialist. General reporters cover a wide range of new stories, including accidents, conference, crimes, festivals, local politics, strikes and weddings.
Most journalists are __1__ reporters. But some prefer to focus on one subject and only write about that. __2__, the arts, finance, foreign affairs, the law, or sports.
But whether a journalist is “general” or “specialist”, the basic __3__ of reporting is the same.
1. Researching the story
Who? What? Where? Why? When? How? That’s what a reporter has to __4__ first, and that’s why research is so important. Journalists spend a lot of time __5__ files, visiting libraries, checking facts, making telephone calls. Sometimes they do this __6__, sometimes as part of a team. It’s very boring, but it’s necessary.
2. Building the story
After the research stage it’s time to make visits (most journalists travel a lot) and interview the people __7__ in the story. In some case this only takes a few hours, but it can take weeks or even months. It __8__ the size of the story.
3. Writing the story
Journalism always has to complete stories by a specific time __9__ “deadline”. This means that they need to write very __10__. Each story also has to be a specific length. CDBCA；BAAAD
| 小题1: | | A．entertainment | B．special | C．general | D．vigorous |
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| 小题2: | | A．Besides | B．That is | C．No doubt | D．For examples |
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| 小题3: | | A．knowledge | B．process | C．description | D．technique |
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| 小题4: | | A．determine | B．write | C．find out | D．pick up |
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| 小题5: | | A．reading | B．correcting | C．copying | D．editing |
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| 小题6: | | A．together | B．alone | C．lonely | D．quietly |
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| 小题7: | | A．involved | B．included | C．happened | D．interested |
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| 小题8: | | A．depends on | B．results in | C．relies in | D．changes |
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| 小题10: | | A．vividly | B．carefully | C．accurately | D．quickly |
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