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问题 Behind every book review there are two key figures: a book review editor and a reviewer. Editors decide whether a book is reviewed in their publication, when the review appears, how long it is, and who writes the review.
    When many periodicals feature the same books, this does not prove that the editors of different periodicals have not made individual decisions. Before publication, editors receive news releases and printer’s proofs of certain books, signifying that the publishers will make special efforts to promote these books. They will be heavily advertised and probably be among the books that most bookstores order in quantity. Not having such books reviewed might give the impression that the editor was caught napping, whereas too many reviews of books that readers will have trouble finding in stores would be inappropriate. Editors can risk having a few of the less popular titles reviewed, but they must consider what will be newsworthy, advertised, and written about elsewhere.
    If these were the only factors influencing editors, few books that stand little chance of selling well would ever be reviewed. But editors feel some concern about what might endure, and therefore listen to literary experts. A generation ago, a newspaper used a brilliant system of choosing which books to feature. The book review editor sent out a greater number of books than reviews he actually intended to publish. If a review was unenthusiastic, he reasoned that the book was not important enough to be discussed immediately, and if good reviews of enough other books came in, the unenthusiastic review might never be printed. The unenthusiastic reviewers were paid promptly anyway, but they learned that if they wanted their material to be printed, it was advisable to be kind.
    Most editors print favorable and unfavorable reviews; however, the content of the review may be influenced by the editor. Some editors would actually feel that they had failed in their responsibility if they gave books by authors they admired to hostile critics or books by authors they disapproved of to critics who might favor them. Editors usually can predict who would review a book enthusiastically and who would tear it to shreds.  [br] The passage suggests which of the following about book review readers?
选项 A、They pay careful attention to reviewers’ biases as they read reviews.
B、They disapprove of book review editors who try to influence what their reviewers write.
C、They use book reviews in order to gauge whether a book is likely to endure.
D、They expect to see timely reviews of widely publicized books in the periodicals they read.
E、They are usually willing to search in several stores for a highly recommended book that is hard to find.
答案 D
解析 What does the passage convey about readers of book reviews? Note that the question does not concern what is most likely true of at least some book review readers; rather, the passage most strongly suggests what is true of book review readers in general.
Nothing in the passage implies that any of the first three answer choices given is true of book review readers in general. This leaves the final two answer choices as possible candidates. Of the two, D more clearly describes something that the passage suggests is generally true of book review readers.
A    No doubt some book review readers pay attention to reviewers’ biases, but the passage does not imply that this is generally true of readers of book reviews.
B    The passage does not tell us that readers of book reviews generally know whether review content is influenced by book review editors. Furthermore, it does not tell us whether these readers generally approve or disapprove of such editors.
C    The passage nowhere suggests that readers of book reviews generally make judgments as to whether a book is likely to be a long-lasting cultural legacy.
D    Correct. The passage indicates that book review editors in general feel responsible to meet their readers’ expectations by providing reviews of books that are newsworthy, advertised, and written about elsewhere.
E    The passage nowhere suggests that most book review readers will search in several stores for a highly recommended book. The passage refers to books that readers will have trouble finding in stores; however, this is more plausibly read as readers of books rather than readers of book reviews. Furthermore, it does not suggest that most readers—or most readers of book reviews—will go to several stores to search for a book.
The correct answer is D.
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