单选题
The author states that no modem newspaper ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：观点态度的找寻和判断。根据原文相关内容可知Even the fairest and most impartial newspaper is a medium of propaganda即使最公平、最公正的报纸也是宣传的媒介。由此可推断没有报纸能够摆脱宣传。
单选题
According to the journalistic code of ethics, a newspaper must ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：语义理解判断题。关于新闻报道的道德规范，原文认为Good journalists uphold a code of ethics that distinguishes between news and editorial opinion即新闻业中的道德规范将新闻和社论观点区分开来。由此可见B项内容与原文意思相符，是正确答案。
单选题
According to the passage, a newspaper publisher may use the editorial page to support ______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：语义理解判断题。根据原文This code holds that in an editorial column the publisher is entitled to advocate any cause he chooses可知按照这一规范，在社论中，出版商有权拥护他愿意维护的任何事情。由此可见，选项C的内容与原文相符，因此该项是正确的。
单选题
Newspapers have entered the category of large business organizations because of ______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：因果关系的找寻和判断。根据原文相关信息Because a modern newspaper is so expensive to produce and so costly to establish，newspapers have increasingly become big business organizations即由于现代报纸的生产非常昂贵，建设的代价如此巨大，报纸已渐渐成为巨大的商业组织。由此可判断，D项内容与原文相符，因此该项是正确答案。
单选题
When only one side of the news is regularly presented in newspaper, the reader may assume that ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：推理判断题。根据原文可知比较好的都市大报和大型报业的新闻报道通常是公正可信的，But the less ethical publications often deliberately“color” the news to favor or oppose certain groups or movements但不太遵守道德规范的报业常会故意使新闻带有偏见，支持或反对某些团体或运动。由此可推测如果某一报纸新闻总是一边倒，其读者会猜测其道德标准令人怀疑。因此选项B的内容与原文相符，该项是正确的。