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Two years ago, Rupert Murdoch's daughter, Elisabeth, spoke of the "disturbing lack of integrity across so many of our institutions". Integrity had collapsed, she argued, because of a collective acceptance that the only "sorting mechanism" in society should be profit and the market. But "it's us, human beings who create the society we want, not profit". Driving her point home, she continued: "It's increasingly apparent that the absence of purpose, of a moral language within government, media or business could become one of the most dangerous drivers for capitalism and freedom." This same absence of moral purpose was wounding companies such as News International, she thought, making it more likely that it would lose its way as it had with widespread illegal telephone hacking. As the hacking trial concludes - finding guilty one ex-editor of the News of the World, Andy Coulson, for conspiring to hack phones, and finding his predecessor, Rebekah Brooks, innocent of the same charge -the wider issue of lack of integrity still stands. Journalists are known to have hacked the phones of up to 5,500 people. This is hacking on an industrial scale, as was acknowledged by Glenn Mulcaire, the man hired by the News of the World in 2001 to be the point person for phone hacking. Others await trial. This long story still unfolds. In many respects, the lack of moral purpose frames not only the fact of such widespread phone hacking but the terms on which the trial took place. One of the astonishing revelations was how little Rebekah Brooks knew of what went on in her newsroom, how little she thought to ask and the fact that she never inquired how the stories arrived. The core of her successful defence was that she knew nothing. In today's world, title has become normal that well-paid executives should not be accountable for what happens in the organizations that they run, and perhaps we should not be so surprised. For a generation, the collective doctrine(主义) has been that the sorting mechanism of society should be profit. The words that have mattered are efficiency, flexibility, shareholder value, business-friendly, wealth generation, sales, impact and, in newspapers, circulation. Words degraded to the margin have been justice, fairness, tolerance, proportionality and accountability. The purpose of editing the News of the World was not to promote reader understanding, to be fair in what was written or to betray any common humanity. It was to ruin lives in the quest for circulation and impact. Ms Brooks may or may not have had suspicions about how her journalists got their stories, but she asked no questions, gave no instructions-nor received traceable, recorded answers.(1)According to the first two paragraphs, Elisabeth was upset by ____ .A. the consequences of the current sorting mechanismB. companies' financial loss due to immoral practicesC. governmental ineffectiveness on moral issuesD. the wide misuse of integrity among institutions(2)It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that ____ .A. Glem Mulcaire may deny phone hacking as a crimeB. more journalists may be found guilty of phone hackingC. Andy Coulson should be held innocent of the chargeD. phone hacking will be accepted on certain occasions(3)The author holds that the current collective doctrine shows ____ .A. generally distorted valuesB. unfair wealth distributionC. an unpopular lifestyleD. a strict moral code(4)Which of the following is suggested in the last paragraph? ____ A. The quality of writing is of primary importance.B. Common humanity is central to news reporting.C. Moral awareness matters in editing a newspaper.D. Journalists need stricter industrial regulations.

Two years ago, Rupert Murdoch's daughter, Elisabeth, spoke of the "disturbing lack of integrity across so many of our institutions". Integrity had collapsed, she argued, because of a collective acceptance that the only "sorting mechanism" in society should be profit and the market. But "it's us, human beings who create the society we want, not profit".
    Driving her point home, she continued: "It's increasingly apparent that the absence of purpose, of a moral language within government, media or business could become one of the most dangerous drivers for capitalism and freedom." This same absence of moral purpose was wounding companies such as News International, she thought, making it more likely that it would lose its way as it had with widespread illegal telephone hacking.
    As the hacking trial concludes - finding guilty one ex-editor of the News of the World, Andy Coulson, for conspiring to hack phones, and finding his predecessor, Rebekah Brooks, innocent of the same charge -the wider issue of lack of integrity still stands. Journalists are known to have hacked the phones of up to 5,500 people. This is hacking on an industrial scale, as was acknowledged by Glenn Mulcaire, the man hired by the News of the World in 2001 to be the point person for phone hacking. Others await trial. This long story still unfolds.
    In many respects, the lack of moral purpose frames not only the fact of such widespread phone hacking but the terms on which the trial took place. One of the astonishing revelations was how little Rebekah Brooks knew of what went on in her newsroom, how little she thought to ask and the fact that she never inquired how the stories arrived. The core of her successful defence was that she knew nothing.
    In today's world, title has become normal that well-paid executives should not be accountable for what happens in the organizations that they run, and perhaps we should not be so surprised. For a generation, the collective doctrine(主义) has been that the sorting mechanism of society should be profit. The words that have mattered are efficiency, flexibility, shareholder value, business-friendly, wealth generation, sales, impact and, in newspapers, circulation. Words degraded to the margin have been justice, fairness, tolerance, proportionality and accountability.
    The purpose of editing the News of the World was not to promote reader understanding, to be fair in what was written or to betray any common humanity. It was to ruin lives in the quest for circulation and impact. Ms Brooks may or may not have had suspicions about how her journalists got their stories, but she asked no questions, gave no instructions-nor received traceable, recorded answers.
(1)According to the first two paragraphs, Elisabeth was upset by ____ .
A. the consequences of the current sorting mechanism
B. companies' financial loss due to immoral practices
C. governmental ineffectiveness on moral issues
D. the wide misuse of integrity among institutions
(2)It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that ____ .
A. Glem Mulcaire may deny phone hacking as a crime
B. more journalists may be found guilty of phone hacking
C. Andy Coulson should be held innocent of the charge
D. phone hacking will be accepted on certain occasions
(3)The author holds that the current collective doctrine shows ____ .
A. generally distorted values
B. unfair wealth distribution
C. an unpopular lifestyle
D. a strict moral code
(4)Which of the following is suggested in the last paragraph? ____
A. The quality of writing is of primary importance.
B. Common humanity is central to news reporting.
C. Moral awareness matters in editing a newspaper.
D. Journalists need stricter industrial regulations.

题目解答

答案

1.A.细节理解题.根据第二段This same absence of moral purpose was wounding companies such as News International, she thought, making it more likely that it would lose its way as it had with widespread illegal telephone hacking.她认为,同样出于道德目的的缺失也使新闻国际等公司受到伤害,这使其更有可能像广泛的非法电话黑客一样迷失方向.可知,伊丽莎白对当前分拣机制的后果感到不安.故选A.
2.B.细节理解题.根据第三段 Journalists are known to have hacked the phones of up to 5,500 people众所周知,记者已经窃取了多达5500人的电话.可知,可能会发现更多记者犯有电话黑客罪.故选B.
3.A.细节理解题.根据倒数第二段 The words that have mattered are efficiency, flexibility, shareholder value, business-friendly, wealth generation, sales, impact and, in newspapers, circulation. Words degraded to the margin have been justice, fairness, tolerance, proportionality and accountability.重要的词是效率,灵活性,股东价值,商业友好性,财富创造,销售,影响力以及报纸发行量.沦为边缘的词语是正义,公平,宽容,相称和负责.可知,作者认为,当前的集体学说显示出普遍扭曲的价值观.故选A.
4.C.细节理解题.根据最后一段The purpose of editing the News of the World was not to promote reader understanding, to be fair in what was written or to betray any common humanity.编辑《世界新闻报》的目的不是要增进读者的理解,要公平地撰写文章或出卖任何普通人类.可知,道德意识在编辑报纸方面很重要.故选C.

解析

步骤 1:理解 Elisabeth 的观点
Elisabeth 认为,当前社会的“排序机制”(即利润和市场)导致了道德的缺失,这不仅影响了政府、媒体和企业,也影响了新闻机构,如 News International。
步骤 2:分析电话窃听事件
电话窃听事件的审判结果表明,尽管 Andy Coulson 被判有罪,Rebekah Brooks 被判无罪,但整个事件揭示了新闻机构内部的道德缺失。
步骤 3:理解道德缺失的广泛影响
道德缺失不仅体现在电话窃听事件中,还体现在新闻编辑的道德缺失上,新闻编辑的目的是为了追求发行量和影响力,而不是为了促进读者理解或公平报道。
步骤 4:分析当前集体主义学说
当前的集体主义学说强调效率、灵活性、股东价值、商业友好性、财富创造、销售、影响力和发行量,而正义、公平、宽容、比例性和问责制则被边缘化。
步骤 5:理解新闻编辑的道德责任
新闻编辑的道德责任不仅在于促进读者理解,还在于公平报道和体现共同的人性,而不仅仅是追求发行量和影响力。

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