Passage four
First read the following question.
53.The author states that no modern newspaper ____.
A. is free of propaganda
B. is controlled by big business interests
C. separates fact and opinion
D. operates according to a code of ethics
Now read the passage below quickly and mark your answer on your ANSWER SHEET.
Daily newspaper has an editorial page. Here opinion is expressed on events and personalities in the news. But editorial judgement is so persuasively presented that many people accept these opinions as facts. Good journalists uphold a code of ethics which distinguishes between news and editorial opinion. This code holds that in an editorial column the publisher is entitled to advocate any cause he chooses. It is understood that there he is speaking as a partisan and may express any view he desires. Because a modern newspaper is so expensive to produce and so costly to establish, newspapers have increasingly become big business organizations. Although there are exceptions, these large newspapers tend to reflect the views of their owners in their editorials on economic and political matters.
In the news columns, however, the complete and unbiased facts should be reported. The better metropolitan newspapers and the great press associations usually can be relied on to keep their news impartial. But the less ethical publications often deliberately “color” the news to favor or oppose certain group or movements.
PART Ⅲ THE USE OF ENGLISH (占总分的15%)
Section A Cloze (占总分的10%)
Directions:
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