Reporters help us understand what is going on in the world. A reporter may use a pen, a notebook and a voice recorder on the job. Here is how reporters do their job.

Reporters do research (研究). Reporters read the latest news. That helps them know what questions to ask.

Reporters do interviews. Reporters talk to people. They ask questions to find out more about a story.

     ▲    After getting all the facts (事实), reporters sit down to write. They put people’s words in the interviews into the story. They work with an editor (编辑) to make sure that they write the story well.

Reporters check their work. Reporters tell true stories. They check their work to make sure they have all the facts right. If they have made a mistake, they fix it.

1.A reporter doesn’t use _________ on the job.

A a pen

B a ruler

C a notebook

D a voice recorder

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“A reporter may use a pen, a notebook and a voice recorder on the job.”可知记者在工作中可能会使用钢笔、笔记本和录音机，并未提及直尺。故选B。

2.What does the underlined word “interviews” mean in Chinese?

A 采访

B 写作

C 默读

D 背诵

解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。根据第三段的“Reporters talk to people. They ask questions...”可知记者和人们交谈，向他们提问，由此可知记者做采访。故选A。

3.Which can be put back into the “ ▲ ”?

A Reporters sing songs.

B Reporters write stories.

C Reporters tell stories.

D Reporters say some words.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第四段空白后的关键词句“write”“story”以及“write the story well”可知，本段谈论的是记者写故事。故选B。

4.Why do reporters check their work?

A To make stories fun.

B To make a mistake.

C To make stories right.

D To make stories new.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Reporters tell true stories”和“they have all the facts right”可知记者要讲真实的故事，确保事实正确以及“If they have made a mistake, they fix it.”如果他们犯了错误他们会改正，由此可知记者检查他们的稿子是为了保证故事正确。故选C。

5.What’s the passage mainly about?

A News.

B Life.

C Art.

D People.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了记者这一人群如何完成他们的工作，属于人物版块的内容。故选D。