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As we all know ， mass media play an important part in our life. Can you tell us how mass media make our daily life easier ？ Please read the following passage to get the answer.

Mass media are tools of communication. Mass media allow us to record and pass information rapidly to a large ， scattered audience. They extend our ability to talk to each other by helping us overcome barriers caused by time and space. There are various wakkys in which mass media make daily life easier for us. First ， they inform and help us keep a watch on our world. They gather and pass on information we would be unlikely or unable to get on our own.

Second ， mass media help us to arrange time and life. What we talk about and what we think about are greatly influenced by the media. When people get together ， they tend to talk about certain happenings in the newspapers or on TV. Because we are exposed to different points of view through different kinds of media every day ， we are able to evaluate ( 评价 ) all sides of a certain issue.

Third ， the media are used to persuade people. A good example is advertisements through the media. Newspapers ， magazines and TV are filled with all kinds of colorful ， persuasive advertisements. Though many advertisements may not say openly that they want you to buy a certain product ， they describe their products in such a way that you may want to buy them.

Fourth ， the media also entertain. All of the media make some efforts to entertain their audience. For instance ， even though the newspaper is primarily a medium of information ， it also contains entertainment features ( 特 征 ). Television ， motion pictures ， fiction books and some radio stations and magazines are devoted mainly to entertainment. It is estimated that in the future ， the entertainment function of mass media will become even more important than it is now.

1.Look at the following pictures and tell us how you get news in your daily life. I often get news by reading newspapers ， watching TV ， on the Internet ， and communicating with each other ， etc.

2.According to the pictures ， list the equipment you need as a reporter. mobile phone ， digital camera ， recorder ， laptop computer ， satellite telephone ， etc.

3.Look at the following pictures and guess what their jobs are.

(1) They are reporters/ journalists. (2)He is a photographer. (3) He is an editor. (4)They are designers. (5)He is a printer.

1.Read the text quickly and complete the main idea of it. The text is about the first day of Zhou Yang as an assistant (1) and how (2) is collected. journalist news

2.Scan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text. (1)According to the passage ， what left a strong impression on Zhou Yang ？ A.His experience of looking for a job. B.His discussion with his boss for the first time. C.His quarrel with his new boss ， Hu Xin. D.His first failure in his new job.

(2)What ' s Zhou Yang's first job ？ A.An editor. B.An important journalist. C.An assistant journalist. D.A photographer.

(3)What helps Zhou Yang ' s first job ？ A.That he took an amateur course at university. B.That he learned English at school. C.That he was a monitor at university. D.That he often got full marks in his courses.

(4)What plays the most important part when a journalist interviews a person ？ A.Talking. B.Listening. C.Reading. D.Writing.

(5)The writer mainly tells us something about. A.an unforgettable person B.a good job C.an important newspaper D.the first unforgettable assignment

1.Read the text carefully and then fill in the blanks. (1) a story Skills ◆ be (2) ◆ ask many different (3) ◆ have a good (4) “ ” for a story ◆ use (5) to find out the missing parts of the story Covering curious questions nose research

Tips Dos ◆ (6) the interviewee carefully. Don ' ts ◆ Don ' t miss the (7). ◆ Don ' t be (8). ◆ Don ' t talk too much. Listen to deadline rude

2.Read the text carefully and then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). (1) According to the text ， Zhou Yang is enthusiastic and eager for his first work assignment. ( ) (2) In order not to be accused ， a reporter must get accurate information about the story. ( ) (3)The best way to check facts is to ask the witness.( ) T T F

(4)Recorders and cameras are good tools to help reporters to support their stories.( ) (5)A journalist always asks the same questions while conducting an interview.( ) T F

3.Find out the sentences in the text which have similar meanings to the followings. (1)Later you can go and interview somebody about an incident or happening and then give your writing to the chief editor. Later you can cover a story and submit the article yourself.

(2)Your workmate will be dying to help you and you can fix your eyes on photography if interested. You ' ll find your colleagues very eager to assist you ， so you may be able to concentrate on photography later if you are interested. (3)This is something that helps you do the job in a professional way. This is a trick of the trade.

Fill in the blanks according to the text. If you get a job as a (1) ， you can ’ t go out on a story on your own (2).At first ， you should work as an assistant of an (3) journalist. You can have a (4) photographer with you to take photographs.Your colleagues can be very eager to (5) you. journalist immediately experienced professional assist

When covering a story ， a journalist must be (6).Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know. (7) is important.You have to listen for (8).Meanwhile you have to prepare the next question (9) on what the person says. If the interviewee agrees ， you can use a recorder to get the facts (10) and that ' s the evidence to support your story. curious Listening details depending straight

Suppose you are a good news reporter ， what qualities do you need to have ？ 参考答案： I must have good communication skills. And I must be good at writing. What's more ， I must work hard.