Question

The China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors, senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team. We offer a competitive salary package, accommodation with utilities paid for 90 percent, medical reimbursement, a seven-day paid leave, eleven­-day public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence.

Senior Business Editor

You must:

(1) Assist the business editor in setting goals and working on achieving them；

(2) Be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think creatively and be able to rewrite totally if needed and mentor junior staff;

(3)Ideally have been working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership entails；

(4) Have had at least five years’ editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software.

Senior Copy Editor

You must：

(1) Work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；

(2) Edit or rewrite copy and give snappy headlines and captions；

(3) Have had at least two years’ editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry software.

Copy Editor

You must：

(1) Be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing snappy headlines and captions；

(2) Be able to work on shifts for different pages, and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；

(3) Have two years of editing experience working on copy desks, and be familiar with industry software.

Graphic Designer

You must:

(1) Have excellent skills in information graphics;(2) Be good at illustrations and freehand drawings;

(3) Be experienced in newspaper or magazine layouts

(4) Have a good sense of typography(活版印刷术).

(5) Have good new judgment;

(6)Be fluent in English.

For enquiries or to apply, write to job @ chinadaily.com.cn.      (words:327)

1.What is the purpose of this passage?

A．To describe the positions of the China Daily newspaper group.

B．To describe the working conditions of the China Daily newspaper group.

C．To advertise for recruiting some good employees.

D．To tell you how to become part of this group.

2.What is not required about Graphic Designer?

A．Be well-versed in Photoshop.

B．Have excellent skills in information graphics.

C．Having a good sense of typography.

D．Writing snappy headlines and captions.

3.How many positions need editing experience?

A．Two              B．One              C．Three            D．Four

4.Which can be the best title of the passage?

A． China Daily：New Employees Wanted

B．China Daily：Newspaper

C．China Daily：An International Team

D． China Daily：The Best Working Condition

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Free accommodations are available to the workers.

B．The workers there can enjoy a seven-day leave without pay.

C．The employees have the right to enjoy eleven-day public holidays.

D．The senior business editor’s only job is to help the business editor to set goals.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了中国日报招聘雇员的具体要求。

1.C 主旨大意题。根据文章前三行The China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors, senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team.说明本文是关于中国日报在招聘编辑，故C项正确。

2.D 细节题。根据Graphic Designer部分的(2) Be good at illustrations and freehand drawings;

(4) Have a good sense of typography(活版印刷术).和(1) Have excellent skills in information graphics;说明ABC三项都是要求的，只有D项没有提及。

3.C 细节题。根据Senior Business Editor，Senior Copy Editor和Copy Editor这三项中都提及了需要编辑方面的才能，共3项，故C正确。

4.A主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了中国日报招聘雇员的具体要求。故A正确。

5.C 细节题。根据文章3,4,5三行We offer a competitive salary package, accommodation with utilities paid for 90 percent, medical reimbursement, a seven-day paid leave, eleven­-day public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence说明在这里可以享受11天的公共假期，故C项正确。

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