单选题
In War Made Easy Norman Solomon demolishes the myth of all independent American press zealously guarding sacred values of free expression. Although strictly focusing on the shameless history of media cheerleading for the principal post World War' Ⅱ American wars, invasions, and interventions, he calls into question the entire concept of the press as some kind of institutional counterforce to government and corporate power. Many of the examples compiled in this impeccably documented historical review will be familiar to readers who follow the news on the Internet. But such examples achieve flesh impact because of the way Solomon has organized and analyzed them. Each chapter is devoted to a single warhawk argument ( " America Is a Fair and Noble Superpower, " " Opposing the War Means Siding with the Enemy, " "Our Soldiers Are Heroes, Theirs Are Inhuman " ), illustrated with historical examples from conflicts in the Dominican Republic, E1 Salvador, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Kosovo, both Iraq wars, and others in which the media were almost universally enthusiastic accomplices. The book should really be subtitled " War reporting doesn't just suck, it kills. " It makes you feel like demanding a special war crimes tribunal for corporate media executives and owners who joined the roll-up to " shock and awe " as non-uniformed psywar ops. To be sure, this would raise the issue of whether or not following orders might suffice for the defense of obedient slaves such as Mary McGrory and Richard Cohen, who performed above and beyond the call of duty. " He persuaded me, " McGrory gushed the morning after Colin Powell addressed a plenary session of the United Nations on February 5,2003, declaring that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. " The cumulative effect was stunning." In the same Washington Post edition, Cohen wrote. The evidence he presented to the United Nations—some of it circumstantial, some of it absolutely bone-chilling in its detail—had to prove to anyone that Iraq not only hasn't accounted for its weapons of mass destruction but without a doubt still retains them. Only a fool could conclude otherwise. Solomon demonstrates how this kind of peppy prewar warm-up degenerates into drooling and heavy breathing once the killing begins. As if observing a heavy metal computer game, the pornographers of death concentrate on the exquisite craftsmanship and visual design of the murder machines, and the magnificence of the fiery explosions they produce.
单选题
What is a common misperception of American press? [A] It protects freedom of expression without reserve. [B] It concentrates on media support for the wars. [C] It discloses the shocking history of invasions. [D] It stands on the side of the government.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题，问题是：对于美国新闻界有一个什么错误观念?文章首句说“诺曼·所罗门在一本名为War Made Easy的书中粉碎了…美国新闻界积极捍卫言论自由…的神话。”结合后面一句中的call into question可知，所罗门粉碎和质疑的应该就是人们对美国新闻界普遍存在的错误观念，因此A选项是正磅答案。
单选题
The author of this passage thinks War Made Easy is______. [A] questionable [B] controversial [C] well-proven [D] finely-polished
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 态度评价题。问的是作者对War Made Easy一书的态度。第二段开头两句话就是作者对这本书的评论，他说“这本引经据典的历史回顾中的许多例子对于那些一直在网上看新闻的读者来说并不陌生，但由于所罗门组织和分析这些例子的方式独特，从而令人耳目一新。”由此可见作者对于这本书持有肯定的态度。虽然D选项也是褒义的评论，但这种评论只是针对语言的，而本文从未对War Made Easy一书的语言本身进行评论。因此只有C是正确答案。
单选题
It can be implied that the conflicts in E1 Salvador, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Kosovo______. [A] created heroes [B] are forgotten by most Americans [C] were criticised by American media [D] were supported by American media
单选题
What can be inferred about McGrory and Richard Cohen? [A] Both were shocked by the news that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. [B] Both publicly supported the US accusation of Iraq. [C] Both committed a special war crime. [D] Both defended the interests of those who were submissive.
单选题
In the second to last paragraph, " could conclude otherwise " probably means that______. [A] the evidence given was true [B] Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction [C] Cohen gave horrifying description of Iraq [D] Colin Powell's address was out of question