The Riverside Weekly is printed by six people in a small room above a bakery. Its 11 is only four thousand copies, yet almost every family in town reads it. The paper has no foreign 12 and no famous writers; the news comes from teachers, farmers and shop owners who send in stories by email. The most popular page carries a 13 by a retired doctor, who answers health questions in plain language. When the town hall wants to 14 a road closure, it still uses this paper rather than the radio. Readers say they trust what is 15 down by a neighbor.
Questions 11–15
11
Acirculation
Bgratitude
Cnative
Dtemper
✔ 正確答案：(A) circulation
解析only four thousand copies 指報紙的「發行量 circulation」。gratitude 感謝、temper 脾氣都不能用份數計算；native 是本地人、當地的，也不是可以印成幾千份的東西。
12
Acorrespondent
Binspector
Crooster
Dliar
✔ 正確答案：(A) correspondent
解析foreign ____ 是固定說法「駐外記者 correspondent」，與後面的 no famous writers 並列說明報社人力有限。inspector 檢查員、liar 撒謊者、rooster 公雞都不合。
13
Aroute
Bcolumn
Cbracelet
Dpole
✔ 正確答案：(B) column
解析由 a retired doctor, who answers health questions 可知那是報上的「專欄 column」。pole 杆子、bracelet 手環、route 路線都不是報紙的版面。
14
Aconceal
Baccompany
Cannounce
Dshrink
✔ 正確答案：(C) announce
解析town hall 要讓民眾知道道路封閉，是「宣布 announce」。accompany 陪同、conceal 隱藏（意思相反）、shrink 縮小都不合。
15
Aoriginal
Bopposite
Cwritten
Deven
✔ 正確答案：(C) written
解析what is ____ down by a neighbor 指「寫 write down」的被動用法。original 起初的、opposite 相反的、even 平坦的都不能與 down 連用表示記下。
At six o'clock every evening, a 16 sits down in front of three cameras and reads the day's news to half a million people. The job looks easy, but the last hour before the show is not. A late traffic 17 may arrive at 5:55, and the whole running order must change. The station also has to decide which stories to 18 live and which to leave for its website. Young reporters often want to sit in that chair, yet many of them 19 once they see how fast the plan changes. In the end, the 20 must also decide what to leave out.
I am glad to announce that Ms. Chen will take up the new post of morning announcer on March 1. She has worked as our sports correspondent for six years, so most of you already know her voice.
Her phone extension will change to 214. Please send story ideas to her before 9 p.m. the night before, not at seven in the morning when she is already on air.
The Friday music hour will move to Saturday. A short announcement about the change will go out on air all next week, and a notice will be posted on the board outside the studio.
✔ 正確答案：(B) To announce a change of staff and program
中譯這封電子郵件的主要目的為何？
解析信中先宣布陳小姐接任新職，再說明節目時段異動，主旨是人事與節目的變動。
22What job did Ms. Chen do before?
AShe was the station manager
BShe wrote a music column
CShe worked at the front desk
DShe was the sports correspondent
✔ 正確答案：(D) She was the sports correspondent
中譯陳小姐之前擔任什麼工作？
解析She has worked as our sports correspondent for six years。
23When should story ideas be sent to Ms. Chen?
ABefore 9 p.m. the night before
BAny time after March 1
COn Friday afternoon
DAt seven in the morning
✔ 正確答案：(A) Before 9 p.m. the night before
中譯新聞題材應該在什麼時候寄給陳小姐？
解析Please send story ideas to her before 9 p.m. the night before；早上七點她正在播音。
24What will happen to the Friday music hour?
AIt will be cancelled
BIt will move to Saturday
CIt will be broadcast twice a day
DIt will become twice as long
✔ 正確答案：(B) It will move to Saturday
中譯週五的音樂時段會如何？
解析The Friday music hour will move to Saturday。
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27How can a reader avoid paying for the next month?
ARegister on the website again
BCall after the 25th
CCancel before the 25th
DReturn the old papers
✔ 正確答案：(C) Cancel before the 25th
中譯讀者要如何避免被收下個月的費用？
解析Cancel before the 25th of any month and you will not be charged for the following month。
28What is NOT offered on the outlying islands?
AAccess to the website
BFree delivery
CThe photo journal
DThe student price
✔ 正確答案：(B) Free delivery
中譯離島地區沒有提供什麼？
解析最後一句 free delivery is not available on the outlying islands。
ARTICLE
How Fast Bad News Travels
A false story can now travel around the world before a newspaper has time to check a single fact. Researchers at one university followed thousands of messages and found that news that makes people angry circulates about six times faster than calm reporting.
Part of the reason is simple. Sharing a message costs nothing and takes one second, while checking it takes a phone call and half an hour.
Some editors now print a short line at the top of every report telling readers where the information came from. Early tests suggest that readers who see that line are slower to pass a story on, and more likely to ask questions first.