考研英语五年真题

2007年考研英语(一)试题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions：Readthefollowingiexl.ChoosethebestwordG)foreachnumberedblank

andmarkA,B,C,andDANSWERSHEETI(10points)

By1830theformerSpanishandPortuguesecolonieshadbecomeindependentnations.The

roughly20million_1_ofthesenationslooked_2_tothefuture.Bominthecrisisofthe

oldregimeandIberianColonialism,manyoftheleadersofindependence_3_theideasof

representativegovernment,careers_4_totalent,freedomofcommerceandtrade,the

_5_toprivateproperty,andabeliefintheindividualasthebasisofsociety,_6_there

wasabeliefthatthenewnationsshouldbesovereignandindependentstates,largeenoughtobe

economicallyviableandintegratedbya_7_setoflaws.

Ontheissueof_8_ofreligionandthepositionofthechurch,_9_,therewasless

agreement_10_theleadership.RomanCatholicismhadbeenthestatereligionandtheonly

one_11_bytheSpanishcrown,_12_mostleaderssoughttomaintainCatholicism_13_

theofficialreligionofthenewstates,somesoughttoendthe_14_ofotherfaiths.The

defenseoftheChurchbecamearallying_15_fbrtheconservativeforces.

Theidealsoftheearlyleadersofindependencewereoftenegalitarian,valuingequalityof

everything.BolivarhadreceivedaidfromHaitiandhad_16_inreturntoabolishslaveryin

theareasheliberated.By1854slaveryhadbeenabolishedeverywhereexceptSpain's_17_

colonies.EarlypromisestoendIndiantributeandtaxesonpeopleofmixedorigincamemuch

_18_becausethenewnationsstillneededtherevenuesuchpolicies_19_Egalitarian

sentimentswereoftentemperedbyfearsthatthemassofthepopulationwas_20_self-rule

anddemocracy.

1.[A]natives[B]inhabitants[C]peoples[D]individuals

2.[A]confusedly[B]cheerfully[C]worriedly[D]hopefully

3.[A]shared[B]forgot[C]attained[D]rejected

4.[A]related[B]close[C]open[D]devoted

5.[A]access[B]succession[C]right[D]return

6.[A]Presumably[B]Incidentally[C]Obviously[D]Generally

7.[A]unique[B]common[C]particular[D]typical

8.[A]freedom[B]origin[C]impact[D]reform

9.[A]therefore[B]however[C]indeed[D]moreover

10.[A]with[B]about[C]among[D]by

11.[A]allowed[B]preached[C]granted[D]funded

12.[A]Since[B]If[C]Unless[D]While

13.[A]as[B]fbr[C]under[D]against

14.[A]spread[B]interference[C]exclusion[D]influence

15.[A]support[B]cry[C]plea[D]wish

16.[A]urged[B]intended[C]expected[D]promised

17.[A]controlling[B]former[C]remaining[D]original

18.[A]slower[B]faster[C]easier[D]tougher

19.[A]created[B]produced[C]contributed[D]preferred

20.[A]puzzledby[B]hostileto[C]pessimisticabout[D]unpreparedfor

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions：Readthefollowingfourtexts.thequestionsbeloweachtextby

choosingA,B,Cor£).Mark〃九swersANSWERSHEET1.(40Doints)

Text1[410words]

Ifyouweretoexaminethebirthcertificatesofeverysoccerplayerin2006*sWorldCup

tournamentyouwouldmostlikelyfindanoteworthyquirkelitesoccerlatermonths.Ifyouthen

examinedtheEuropeannationalyouthteamsthatfeedtheWorldCupandprofessionalranks,

youwouldfindthisstrangephenomenontobeevenmorepronounced.

Whatmightaccountforthisstrangephenomenon?Hereareafewguesses：a)certain

astrologicalsignsconfersuperiorsoccerskills,b)winter-bombathestendtohavehigher

oxygencapacitywhichincreasessoccerstamina,c)soccermadparentsaremorelikelyto

conceivechildreninspringtimeattheannualpeakofsoccermania,d)noneoftheabove.

AndersEricsson,a58-year-oldpsychologyprofessoratFloridaStateUniversity,sayshe

believesstronglyin“noneoftheabove.^^EricssongrewupinSweden,andstudiednuclear

engineeringuntilherealizedherealizedhewouldhavemoreopportunitytoconducthisown

researchifheswitchedtopsychology.Hisfirstexperimentnearlyyearsago,involvedmemory：

trainingapersontohearandthenrepeatarandomseriesofnumbers.<4Withthefirstsubject,

afterabout20hoursoftraininghisdigitspanhadrisenfrom7to20,“Ericssonrecalls.4tHckept

improving,andafterabout200hoursoftraininghehadrisentoover80numbers.”

Thissuccesscoupledwithlaterresearchshowingthatmemoryitselfasnotgenetically

determined»ledEricssontoconcludethattheactofmemorizingismoreofacognitiveexercise

thananintuitiveone.Inotherwords,whateverinborndifferencestwopeoplemayexhibitin

theirabilitiestomemorizethosedifferencesareswampedbyhowwelleachperson“encodes”

theinformation.Andthebestwaytolearnhowtoencodeinformationmeaningfully,Ericsson

determined,wasaprocessknownasdeliberatepractice.Deliberatepracticeentailsmorethan

simplyrepeatingatask.Rather,itinvolvessettingspecificgoals*obtainingimmediate

feedbackandconcentratingasmuchontechniqueasonoutcome.

Ericssonandhiscolleagueshavethustakentostudyingexpertperformersinawiderange

ofpursuits,includingsoccer.Theygatherallthedatatheycan,notjustpredominancestatistics

andbiographicaldetailsbutalsotheresultsoftheirownlavatoryexperimentswithhigh

achievers.Theirworkmakesaratherstartlingassertion：thetraitwecommonlycalltalentis

highlyoverrated.Or,putanotherway,expertperformerswhetherinmemoryorsurgery,

balletorcomputerprogrammingarenearlyalwaysmade,notborn.

21.Thebirthdayphenomenonfoundamongsoccerplayersismentionedto

[A]stresstheimportanceofprofessionaltraining.

[B]spotlightthesoccersuperstarsintheWorldCup.

[C]introducethetopicofwhatmalesexpertperformance.

[D]explainwhysomesoccerteamsplaybetterthanothers.

22.Theword“mania”(Line4,Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans

[A]fun.

[B]craze.

[C]hysteria.

[D]excitement.

23.AccordingtoEricssongoodmemory

[A]dependsonmeaningfulprocessingofinformation.

[B]resultsfromintuitiveratherthancognitiveexercises.

[C]isdeterminedbygeneticratherthanpsychologicalfactors.

[D]requiresimmediatefeedbackandahighdegreeofconcentration.

24.Ericssonandhiscolleaguesbelievethat

[A]talentisadominatingfactorforprofessionalsuccess.

[B]biographicaldataprovidethekeytoexcellentperformance.

[C]theroleoftalenttendstobeoverlooked.

[D]highachieversowetheirsuccessmostlytonurture.

25.Whichofthefollowingproverbsisclosesttothemessagethetexttriestoconvey?

[A]"Faithwillmovemountains.^^

[B]"Onereapswhatonesows.,,

[C]"Practicemakesperfect.^^

[D]"Likefather,likeson”

Text2[451words]

Forthepastseveralyears,theSundaynewspapersupplementParadehasfeatureda

columncalled“AskMarilyn.^^PeopleareinvitedtoqueryMarilynvosSavant,whoatage10

hadtestedatamentallevelofsomeoneabout23yearsold；thatgaveheranIQof228-the

highestscoreeverrecorded.IQtestsaskyoutocompleteverbalandvisualanalogies,to

envisionpaperafterithasbeenfoldedandcut,andtodeducenumericalsequences,among

othersimilartasks.SoitisabitconfusingwhenvosSavantfieldssuchqueriesfromtheaverage

Joe(whoseIQis100)as,What'sthedifferencebetweenloveandfondness?Orwhatisthe

natureofluckandcoincidence?It'snotobvioushowthecapacitytovisualizeobjectsandto

figureoutnumericalpatternssuitsonetoanswerquestionsthathaveeludedsomeofthebest

poetsandphilosophers.

Clearly,intelligenceencompassesmorethanascoreonatest.Justwhatdoesitmeansto

besmart?Howmuchofintelligencecanbespecified,andhowmuchcanwelearnaboutit

fromneurology,genetics,computerscienceandotherfields?

ThedefiningtermofintelligenceinhumansstillseemstobetheIQscore,eventhoughIQ

testsarenotgivenasoftenastheyusedtobe.Thetestcomesprimarilyintwoforms：the

Stanford-BinetIntelligenceScaleandtheWechslerIntelligenceScales(bothcomeinadultand

children'sversion)oGenerallycostingseveralhundreddollars,theyareusuallygivenonlyby

psychologists,althoughvariationsofthempopulatebookstoresandtheWorldWideWeb.

SuperhighscoreslikevosSavant'sarenolongerpossible,becausescoringisnowbasedona

statisticalpopulationdistributionamongagepecks,rathertansimplydividingthementalareby

thechronologicalageandmultiplyingby100.Otherstandardizedtests,suchastheScholastic

AssessmentTest(SAT)andtheGraduateRecordExam(GRE),capturethemainaspects

ofIQtests.

Suchstandardizedtestsmaynotassessalltheimportantelementsnecessarytosucceedin

schoolandinlife,arguesRobertJ.Sternberg.Inhisarticle"HowIntelligentIsIntelligence

Testing?Sternbergnotesthattraditionaltestsbestassessanalyticalandverbalskillsbutfailto

measurecreativityandpracticalknowledge,componentsalsocriticaltoproblemsolvingand

lifesuccess.Moreover,IQtestsdonotnecessarilypredictsowelloncepopulationsorsituations

change.ResearchhasfoundthatIQpredictedleadershipsillswhenthetestsweregivenunder

low-stressconditions,butunderhigh-stressconditions.IQwasnegativelycorrelatedwith

leadership-thatisitpredictedtheopposite.AnyonewhobastoiledthroughSATwilltestifythat

test-takingskillalsomatters,whetherit'sknowingwhentoguessorwhatquestionsofskip.

26.Whichofthefollowingmayberequiredinanintelligencetest?

[A]Answeringphilosophicalquestions.

[B]Foldingorcuttingpaperintodifferentshapes.

[C]Tellingthedifferencesbetweencertainconcepts.

[D]Choosingwordsorgraphssimilartothegivenones.

27.WhatcanbeinferredaboutintelligencetestingfromParagraph3?

[A]PeoplenolongeruseIQscoresasanindicatorofintelligence.

[B]MoreversionsofIQtestsarenowavailableontheInternet.

[C]Thetestcontentsandformatsforadultsandchildrenmaybedifferent.

[D]Scientistshavedefinedtheimportantelementsofhumanintelligence.

28.PeoplenowadayscannolongerachieveIQscoresashighasvosSavant'sbecause

[A]thescoresareobtainedthroughdifferentcomputationalprocedures.

[B]creativityratherthananalyticalskillsisemphasizednow.

[C]vosSavanfscaseisanextremeonethatwillnotrepeat.

[D]thedefiningcharacteristicofIQtestshaschanged.

29.Wecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthat

[A]testscoresmaynotbereliableindicatorsofone'sability

[B]IQscoresandSATresultsarehighlycorrelated.

[C]testinginvolvesalotofguesswork.

[D]traditionaltestsareoutofdate.

30.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsIQtests?

[A]Supportive.

[B]Skeptical.

[C]Impartial.

[D]Biased.

Text3[421words]

Duringthepastgeneration,theAmericanmiddle-classfamilythatoncecouldcounton

hardworkandfairplaytokeepitselffinanciallysecurehasbeentransformedbyeconomicrisk

andnewrealities.Nowapinkslip,abaddiagnosis,oradisappearingspousecanreducea

familyfromsolidlymiddleclasstonewlypoorinafewmonths.

Injustonegeneration,millionsofmothershavegonetowork,transformingbasicfamily

economics.Scholars,policymakers,andcriticsofallstripeshavedebatedthesocial

implicationsofthesechanges,butfewhavelookedatthesideeffectfamilyriskhasrisenas

well.Today'sfamilieshavebudgetedtothelimitsoftheirnewtwo-paycheckstatus.Asaresult

theyhavelosttheparachutetheyoncehadintimesoffinancialsetback-aback-upearner

(usuallyMom)whocouldgointotheworkforceiftheprimaryearnergotlaidofforfellsick.

This^added-workereffect"couldsupportthesafetynetofferedbyunemploymentinsuranceor

disabilityinsurancetohelpfamiliesweatherbadtimes.Buttoday,adisruptiontofamily

fortunescannotlongerbemadeupwithextraincomefromanotherwise-stay-at-homepartner.

Duringthesameperiod,familieshavebeenaskedtoabsorbmuchmoreriskintheir

retirementincome.Steelworkers,airlineemployees,andnowthoseintheautoindustryare

joiningmillionsoffamilieswhomustworryaboutinterestrates,stockmarketfluctuation,and

theharshrealitythattheymayoutlivetheirretirementmoney.Formuchofthepastyear.

PresidentBushcampaignedtomoveSocialSecuritytoasavings-accountmodel,withretirees

tradingmuchoralloftheirguaranteedpaymentsforpaymentsdependingoninvestmentreturns.

Foryoungerfamilies,thepictureisnotanybetter.Boththeabsolutecostofhealthcareandthe

shareofitbornebyfamilieshaverisen-andnewlyfashionablehealth-savingsplansarespreading

fromlegislativehallstoWal-Martworkers,withmuchhigherdeductiblesandalargenewdoes

ofinvestmentriskforfamilies4futurehealthcare.Evendemographicsareworkingagainstthe

middleclassfamily,astheoddsofhavingaweakelderlyparent-andalltheattendantneedfor

physicalandfinancialassistancehavejumpedeightfoldinjustonegeneration.

Fromthemiddle-classfamilyperspective,muchofthis,understandably,looksfarless

likeanopportunitytoexercisemorefinancialresponsibility,andagooddealmorelikea

frighteningaccelerationofthewholesaleshiftoffinancialriskontotheiralreadyoverburdened

shoulders.Thefinancialfallouthasbegun,andthepoliticalfalloutmaynotbefarbehind.

31.Today'sdouble-incomefamiliesareatgreaterfinancialriskinthat

[A]thesafetynettheyusedtoenjoyhasdisappeared.

[B]theirchancesofbeinglaidoffhavegreatlyincreased.

[C]theyaremorevulnerabletochangesinfamilyeconomics.

[D]theyaredeprivedofunemploymentordisabilityinsurance.

32.AsaresultofPresidentBush'sreform,retiredpeoplemayhave

[A]ahighersenseofsecurity.

[B]lesssecuredpayments.

[C]lesschancetoinvest.

[D]aguaranteedfuture.

33.Accordinggotheauthor,health-savingsplanswill

[A]helpreducethecostofhealthcare.

[B]popularizeamongthemiddleclass.

[C]compensatefbrthereducedpensions.

[D]increasethefamiliesinvestmentrisk.

34.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat

[A]financialriskstendtooutweighpoliticalrisks.

[B]themiddleclassmayfacegreaterpoliticalchallenges.

[C]financialproblemsmaybringaboutpoliticalproblems.

[D]financialresponsibilityisanindicatorofpoliticalstatus.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitlefbrthistext?

[A]TheMiddleClassontheAlert

[B]TheMiddleClassontheCliff

[C]TheMiddleClassinConflict

[D]TheMiddleClassinRuins

Text4[416words]

Itneverrainsbutitpours.Justasbossesandboardshavefinallysortedouttheirworst

accountingandcompliancetroubles,andimprovedtheirfeeblecorporationgovernance,anew

problemthreatenstoearnthem-especiallyinAmerica-thesortofnastyheadlinesthatinevitably

leadtoheadsrollingintheexecutivesuite：datainsecurity.Left,untilnow,toodd,low-level

ITstafftoputright,andseenasaconcernonlyofdata-richindustriessuchasbanking,

telecomsandairtravel,informationprotectionisnowhighontheboss*sagendainbusinesses

ofeveryvariety.

Severalmassiveleakagesofcustomerandemployeedatathisyear-fromorganizationsas

diverseasTimeWarner,theAmericandefensecontractorScienceApplicationsInternational

CorpandeventheUniversityofCalifornia.Berkclcy-haveleftmanagershurriedlypeeringinto

theirintricate11systemsandbusinessprocessesinsearchofpotentialvulnerabilities.

“Dataisbecominganassetwhichneedsnobeguardedasmuchasanyotherasset."saysI

amMendelsonofStanfordUniversity'sbusinessschool4tTheabilityguardcustomerdataisthe

keytomarketvalue,whichtheboardisresponsibleforonbehalfofshareholders^^Indeed,just

asthereistheconceptofGenerallyAcceptedAccountingPrinciples(GAAP)。perhapsitis

timeforGASP.GenerallyAcceptedSecurityPractices,suggestedEliNoamofNewYork*s

ColumbiaBusinessSchool."'Settingtheproperinvestmentlevelfbrsecurity,redundancy,and

recoveryisamanagementissue,notatechnicalone.^^hesays.

Themysteryisthatthisshouldcomeasasurprisetoanyboss.Surelyitshouldbeobvious

tothedimmestexecutivethattrust,thatmostvaluableofeconomicassets,iseasilydestroyed

andhugelyexpensivetorestore-andthatfewthingsaremorelikelytodestroytrustthana

companylettingsensitivepersonaldatagetintothewronghands.

Thecurrentstateofaffairsmayhavebeenencouraged-thoughnotjustified-bythelackof

legalpenalty(inAmerica,butnotEurope)fbrdataleakage.UntilCaliforniarecentlypassed

alaw.Americanfirmsdidnothavetotellanyone,eventhevictim,whendatawentastray,I

hatmaychangefastlotsofproposeddata-securitylegislationnowdoingtheroundsin

Washington.D.C.Meanwhile,thetheftofinformationaboutsome40millioncredit-card

accountsinAmerica,disclosedonJune17th.overshadowedahugelyimportantdecisionaday

earlierbyAmerica'sFederalTradeCommission(FTC)thatputscorporateAmericaonnotice

thatregulatorswillactiffirmsfailtoprovideadequatedatasecurity.

36.Thestatement：”Itneverrainsbutitpours,,isusedtointroduce

[A]thefiercebusinesscompetition.

[B]thefeebleboss-boardrelations

[C]thethreatfromnewsreports.

[D]theseverityofdataleakage.

37.AccordingtoParagraph2,someorganizationschecktheirsystemstofindout

[A]whetherthereisanyweakpoint.

[B]whatsortofdatahasbeenstolen.

[C]whoisresponsiblefbrtheleakage.

[D]howthepotentialspiescanbelocated.

38.InbringinguptheconceptofGASPtheauthorismakingthepointthat

[A]shareholdersinterestsshouldbeproperlyattendedto.

[B]informationprotectionshouldbegivendueattention.

[C]businessesshouldenhancetheirlevelofaccountingsecurity.

[D]themarketvalueofcustomerdatashouldbeemphasized.

39.AccordingtoParagraph4,whatpuzzlestheauthoristhatsomebossesfailto

[A]seethelinkbetweentrustanddataprotection.

[B]perceivethesensitivityofpersonaldata.

[C]realizethehighcostofdatarestoration.

[D]appreciatetheeconomicvalueoftrust.

40.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph5that

[A]dataleakageismoresevereinEurope.

[B]FTC'sdecisionisessentialtodatasecurity.

[C]Californiatakestheleadinsecuritylegislation.

[D]legalpenaltyisamajorSolomontodataleakage.

PartB

Directions：

Youaregoingtoreadalistofheadingsandatextaboutwhatparentsaresupposedtodoto

guidetheirchildrenintoadulthood.ChooseaheadingfromthelistAGthatbestfitsthe

meaningofeachnumberedpartofthetext(4145)。Thefirstandlastparagraphsofthe

textarenotnumbered.Therearetwoextraheadingsthatyoudonotneedtouse.Markyour

answersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

A.SetaGoodExampleforYourKids

B.BuildYourKid'sWorkSkills

C.PlaceTimeLimitsonLeisureActivities

D.TalkabouttheFutureonaRegularBasis

E.HelpKidsDevelopCopingStrategies

F.HelpYourKidsFigureOutWhoTheyAre

G.BuildYourKidsSenseofResponsibility

HowCanaParentHelp?

Mothersandfatherscandoalottoensureasafelandinginearlyadulthoodfortheirkids.

Evenifajob'sstartingsalaryseemstoosmalltosatisfyanemergingadult'sneedforrapid

content,thetransitionfromschooltoworkcanbelessofasetbackifthestart-upadultisready

forthemove.Hereareafewmeasures,drawnfrommybookReadyorNot,HereLifeComes,

thatparentscantaketopreventwhatIcall46work-lifeunreadness”。

41.

Youcanstartthisprocesswhentheyare11or12.Periodicallyreviewtheiremerging

strengthsandweaknesseswiththemandworktogetheronanyshortcomings,likedifficultyin

communicatingwellorcollaborating.Also,identifythekindsofintereststheykeepcomingback

to,astheseoffercluestothecareersthatwillfitthembest.

42.

Kidsneedarangeofauthenticrolemodels-asopposedtomembersoftheirclique,popstars

andvauntedathletes.Haveregulardinner-tablediscussionsaboutpeoplethefamilyknowsand

howtheygotwheretheyare.Discussthejoysanddownsidesofyourowncareerandencourage

yourkidstoformsomeideasabouttheirownfuture.Whenaskedwhattheywanttodo,they

shouldbediscouragedfromsaying“Ihavenoidea.^^Theycanchangetheirminds200times,but

havingonlyafoggyviewofthefutureisoflittlegood.

43.

Teachersareresponsiblefbrteachingkidshowtolearn；parentsshoulderesponsiblefor

teachingthemhowtowork.Assignresponsibilitiesaroundthehouseandmakesurehomework

deadlinesaremet.Encourageteenagerstotakeapart-timejobKidsneedplentyofpractice

delayinggratificationanddeployingeffectiveorganizationalskills,suchasmanagingtimeand

settingpriorities.

44.__________________________________

Payingvideogamesencouragesimmediatecontent.AndhoursofwatchingTVshowswith

cannedlaughteronlyteacheskidstoprocessinformationinapassiveway.Atthesametime,

listeningthroughearphonestothesamemonotonousbeatsforlongstretchesencourageskidsto

stayinsidetheirbubbleinsteadofpursuingotherendeavors.Alltheseactivitiescanpreventthe

growthofimportantcommunicationandthinkingskillsandmakeitdifficultforkidstodevelop

thekindofsustainedconcentrationtheywillneedformostjods.

45.__________________________________

Theyshouldknowhowtodealwithsetbacks,stressesandfeelingsofinadequacy.They

shouldalsolearnhowtosolveproblemsandresolveconflicts,waystobrainstormandthink

critically.Discussionsathomecanhelpkidspracticedoingthesethingsandhelpthemapply

theseskillstoeverydaylifesituations.

Whataboutthesonordaughterwhoisgrownbutseemstobestrugglingandwandering

aimlesslythroughearlyadulthood?Parentsstillhaveamajorroletoplay,butnowitismore

delicate.Theyhavetobecarefulnottocomeacrossasdisappointedintheirchild.Theyshould

exhibitstronginterestandrespectfbrwhatevercurrentlyintereststheirfledgingadult(asna?

veorillconceivedasitmayseem)whilebecomingapartnerinexploringoptionsfbrthefuture.

Mostofall,thesenewadultsmustfellthattheyarerespectedandsupportedbyafamilythat

appreciatesthem.

PartC

Directions：

ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.

YourtranslationshouldbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.(10points)

Thestudyoflawhasbeenrecognizedforcenturiesasabasicintellectualdisciplinein

Europeanuniversities.However,onlyinrecentyearshasitbecomeafeatureofundergraduate

programsinCanadianuniversities.(46)Traditionally,legallearninghasbeenviewedinsuch

institutionsasthespecialpreserveoflawyersratherthananecessarypartoftheintellectual

equipmentofaneducatedperson.Happily,theolderandmorecontinentalviewoflegal

educationisestablishingitselfinanumberofCanadianuniversitiesandsomehaveevenbegun

toofferundergraduatedegreesinlaw.

Ifthestudyoflawisbeginningtoestablishitselfaspartandparcelofageneraleducation,

itsaimsandmethodsshouldappealdirectlytojournalismeducators.Lawisadisciplinewhich

encouragesresponsiblejudgment.Ontheonehand,itprovidesopportunitiestoanalyzesuch

ideasasjustice,democracyandfreedom.(47)Ontheother,itlinkstheseconceptstoeveryday

realitiesinamannerwhichisparalleltothelinksjournalistsforgeonadailybasisastheycover

andcommentonthenews.Forexample,notionsofevidenceandfact,ofbasicrightsandpublic

interestareatworkintheprocessofjournalisticjudgmentandproductionjustasincourtsoflaw.

Sharpeningjudgmentbyabsorbingandreflectingonlawisadesirablecomponentofa

journalist'sintellectualpreparationfbrhisorhercareer.

(48)Buttheideathatthejournalistmustunderstandthelawmoreprofoundlythanan

ordinarycitizenrestsonanunderstandingoftheestablishedconventionsandspecial

responsibilitiesofthenewsmedia.Politicsor,morebroadly,thefunctioningofthestate,isa

majorsubjectforjournalists.Thebetterinfbnnedtheyareaboutthewaythestateworks,the

bettertheirreportingwillbe.(49)Infact,itisdifficulttoseehowjournalistswhodonothavea

clearprepsofthebasicfeaturesoftheCanadianConstitutioncandoacompetentjobonpolitical

stories.

Furthermore,thelegalsystemandtheeventswhichoccurwithinitareprimarysubjectsfor

journalists.Whilethequalityoflegaljournalismvariesgreatly,thereisanunduereliance

amongstmanyjournalistsoninterpretationssuppliedtothembylawyers.(50)Whilecomment

andreactionfromlawyersmayenhancestories,itispreferableforjournaliststorelyontheir

ownnotionsofsignificanceandmaketheirownjudgments.Thesecanonlycomefroma

well-groundedunderstandingofthelegalsystem.

SectionIIIWriting

PartA

51.Directions：Writealettertoyouruniversitylibrary,makingsuggestionsforimproving

itsservice.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.

Do