Chinese and Nigerian media should pay more attention to their own growing roles and strive to present a reliable image of China to African audiences and vice versa(反之亦然). Agreement on this important step in ongoing cooperation between the two sides was reached by media representatives attending a media forum on September 19 in Abuja, Nigeria.
The agreement comes in the wake of increasing attention being paid by the international community on Africa's deepening relationship with China. "This presents an important opportunity for media in China, Nigeria and other African countries. We should seize the moment to expand cooperation between Chinese and Nigeria media, increase our say, and contribute to cooperation between China, Nigeria and Africa as a whole," said Li Wufeng, Vice Minister of the State Council Information Office at the China-Nigeria Media meeting.
The media meeting was jointly held by the State Council Information Office, the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, and the Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria. It formed part of the "Experience China" program, which aims to increase cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between China and other parts of the world.
In the past, due to poor communication facilities, China and African countries could only learn about each other through third parties, in particular Western media, which may have given rise to and perpetuated misunderstandings.
"China is still not a constant feature or subject on the front page and prime time in the news media in Nigeria unless there are disasters and alleged human rights abuses to be reported," said Martins Oloja, Editor of The Guardian.
Major Western media continue to promote a Cold War mentality and view Sino-African ties through the lens of geopolitics, framing everything as competition between East and West, Chinese and Nigerian media professionals said at the forum. Some Western media outlets accuse China of ignoring mutually beneficial solutions or sustainable development of African people, while robbing the continent of its natural resources.
"Nigerians cannot expect Aljazeera or BBC to report on Africa, and indeed Nigeria and China relations, the way we want," said Oloja.
Mutually objective coverage will generate more cooperation and better understanding between China and Nigeria, said Li Xiaohua, a representative from China. org.cn, a leading multi-language website in China.
【小題1】What is the purpose of this media forum on September 19 in Abuja?

A．More international community should pay attention to Africa’s deepening relationship with China.
B．People should seize the moment to expand cooperation between China and African countries.
C．Chinese and Nigerian media should pay more attention to their own growing roles and strive to present a reliable image to each other.
D．Let more Chinese people know about the culture of Africa.
【小題2】What’s the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 4?
A．defeated B．continued C．disappeared D．decreased
【小題3】Which of the following is right?
A．The State Council Information Office and "Experience China" program attended this China-Nigeria Media meeting.
B．In the past, China and African countries could learn about each other very well.
C．Chinese people and Chinese events has been well reported through African media.
D．Nowadays, some African media still cannot give the true stories of China.
【小題4】What is the attitude of the major western media towards the Sino-African relationship?
A．They think highly of it.
B．They report it as it is.
C．They view it through the angle of geopolitics.
D．They view it as a competition between two countries.
【小題5】What is the best title for this passage?
A．Having a bigger say
B．A Media Forum between China and Nigeria
C．Helping the African Media
D．Improving our report in Africa


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】D
【小題4】C
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：文章大意：文章主要講述的是中非之間的關(guān)系，提及了很多非洲媒體對(duì)于中國(guó)的報(bào)道不夠客觀，呼吁建立更為緊密的相互聯(lián)系。
【小題1】C細(xì)節(jié)題。主旨大意題。根據(jù)本文第一段1,2行Chinese and Nigerian media should pay more attention to their own growing roles and strive to present a reliable image of China to African audiences and vice versa(反之亦然).可知本文主要講述的是這個(gè)和尼日利亞的媒體都要注意自己在國(guó)家發(fā)展中越來越重要的作用，努力建設(shè)一個(gè)更為值得信賴的關(guān)系。故C正確。
【小題2】B推理題。根據(jù)本句China and African countries could only learn about each other through third parties, in particular Western media, which may have given rise to and perpetuated misunderstandings.可知中國(guó)和非洲之間以前缺少直接的溝通，導(dǎo)致兩者之間只能通過歐洲的媒體相互了解，作用會(huì)引起不斷的誤解。故B正確。
【小題3】D推理題。根據(jù)文章第五段"China is still not a constant feature or subject on the front page and prime time in the news media in Nigeria unless there are disasters and alleged human rights abuses to be reported," said Martins Oloja, Editor of The Guardian.可知一些非洲媒體對(duì)于中國(guó)的報(bào)道仍然不夠客觀，只會(huì)報(bào)道一些災(zāi)難以及人權(quán)的問題。故D正確。
【小題4】C細(xì)節(jié)題。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第6段1,2行Major Western media continue to promote a Cold War mentality and view Sino-African ties through the lens of geopolitics, framing everything as competition between East and West,可知西方媒體仍然只是從地緣政治的角度來報(bào)告中非之間的聯(lián)系。故C正確。
【小題5】A推理題。主旨大意題。本文主要講述的中非之間的聯(lián)系越來越緊，但是媒體在報(bào)道中非聯(lián)系方面仍然有很多的問題，文章呼吁媒體在這方面有更有發(fā)言權(quán)，更客觀。不要受西方媒體報(bào)道的影響。故A正確。
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