D
Manypeopletonewspaperandmagazinestoexpresstheiropinions.Letterstotheeditormustcarrythewriterfullname,addressandtelephonenumber,althoughtheinformationisnotnecessaryforpublication.Thisrequirementtoprovidepersonalparticularsisaclearindicationthatwritersareheldresponsibleforwhattheysay.Whenawriterwantshisvoiceheard.Heneedstoclaimownershipofhisvoice.Responsibilityisthenameofthegame.
“Peopletodaypreferlivingtogethertoputtingtheirsignaturesonamarriagecertificatebecausetheyrefusetoacceptr esponsibilityfortherelationship,”saidsocialworkerKenYip,“andthisiswhatiscausingalotoffamilyproblems.”Whenwesignapaper,forexample,abusinesscontr actorabankdocument,thesignatureissymbolofconsent,anagreementtotakethematterseriously.Mostgovernmentsandmanyorganizationswillnotprocesswriter’scomplaintsiftheydonotbearthewriter’ssignature.Theabsenceofasignature,theyexplain,tellsusthatthewritercannotbetooseriousandthereforedoesnotd eserveareply.
Therearepeoplewhowishtoremainanonymous（匿名的）forvariousreasons.Multi-billionaireMr.Kingdonatesgenerouslytocharityseveraltimesayear.Hegivessimplybecausehewantstohelpbutnotforthepublicityhisdonationsmaybring,andhedoesnotwanthisgooddeedstomakenews.Inothercases,peopleinsistonanonymitybecausetheyareafraidoftheconsequencesofrevealingtheiridentity.Crimewitnessesmaybewillingtoassistthepolice,butmostareunwillingtogivetheirnameswhenreportingacrime.
Nameornoname?Theanswerisverypersonalandliesinhowmuchwewanttogetinvolved.Weallhaveaname,itisamatterifresponsibilitytoitwhenwemakeastatement,aclaimoranaccusation.Weallwanttohonourourownname,anditisonlybystampingourexpressionofanopinionwithourownnamethatwehonourwhatwesay.
68.Whatd oesthewritermeanbysaying“Responsibilityisthenameofthegame”?
A.Writersneedtoprovidetheirpersonalinformationinthegame.
B.Publicationmustbearthewriter’sfullname,addressandphonenumber.
C.Writersshouldberesponsiblefortheirnames.
D.Namesarerequiredtoindicatewriters’responsibilityforwhattheysay.
正确答案：D
