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“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smilin...

“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be        36  . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future  37 . Each of you will have to  38  someone in your field, and give an oral (口头的) report.”

         Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I  39  print journalism. This meant I had to go to interview a newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him  40  able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?” I shook my head. “How about some  41 ?” I shook my head again.

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         Finally, I thought he realized I was too 42 , and I got my first big tip as a  43 . “Never, never go anywhere without a pen or paper. You never know what you’ll  44  into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from memory in class. I got an A on the entire project.

         Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I  45  Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn't  46  me. They just reminded me how  47  the field was and how I had run away from competition all my life. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my  48 . And it gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was  49 .

         For the past fifty years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career,  50  stories from murders to airplane  51  and finally choosing my strongest area. When I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories  52  me and I realized that had it not been  53  Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.

         I get  54  all the time : “How did you pick journalism?”

         “Well, you see, there was this teacher…” I always start out. I just wish I could 55  her.

1.A.cautious   B.mad     C.optimistic       D.enthusiastic

2.A.universities B.families   C.professions        D.lives

3.A.interview B.describe   C.admire          D.face

4.A.considered       B.rejected   C.expected      D.picked

5.A.hardly           B.nearly            C.naturally             D.eagerly

6.A.preparationsB.newspapers C.drink             D.paper

7.A.reliable    B.grateful         C.tense               D.amazed

8.A.student        B.journalist C.candidate             D.writer

9.A.look     B.turn            C.break                D.run

10.A.called         B.remembered C.recognized            D.evaluated

11.A.answer      B.urge           C.stop          D.persuade

12.A.funny         B.competitiveC.ordinary           D.mysterious

13.A.blood         B.body             C.life          D.opinion

14.A.coming in       B.coming out C.going up          D.going on

15.A.creating B.recalling  C.covering            D.writing

16.A.flights     B.crashes          C.budgets       D.schedules

17.A.hit     B.caught   C.impressed            D.seized

18.A.for     B.with            C.of                  D.to

19.A.hurt            B.realized          C.adjusted      D.asked

20.A.respect  B.support         C.thank               D.envy

 

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.A 6.D 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.B 11.C 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.C 16.B 17.A 18.A 19.D 20.C 【解析】 试题分析:本文叙述了作者在13、14岁时, Virginia DeView老师让他们去选择未来的职业,作者当时选择的是一名记者,当他面对采访对象时,他忘记了带笔和纸,这时他意识到一名记者要随身带着笔和纸,作者长大后,当了一名记者,他突然感觉应该感谢他的老师。 1.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。cautious谨慎的; mad疯狂的; optimistic乐观的; enthusiastic热情的。老师一定疯了吧,故选B。 2.考查名词及上下文的呼应。universities大学; families家庭; professions职业; lives生命。你们要寻找你们的未来职业,故选C。 3.考查动词及上下文的呼应。interview采访,面试; describe描述; admire赞美; face面对。你们中的每一个人都必须给某人进行一次面试,故选A。 4.考查动词及上下文的呼应。considered考虑; reject拒绝; expect期望,盼望; pick挑选,捡起。最后我挑选了印刷行业的一名记者,故选D。 5.考查副词及上下文的呼应。hardly几乎不; nearly几乎; naturally自然地; eagerly热切地。我坐在那个人的面前几乎说不出话,故选A。 6.考查名词及上下文的呼应。preparations准备; newspapers报纸; drink饮料; paper纸。你带纸了吗?,故选D。 7.考查动词及上下文的呼应。reliable可靠的; grateful感谢的; tense紧张的; amazed吃惊的。最后我认为他是认为我是太紧张了,故选C。 8.考查名词及上下文的呼应。student学生; journalist记者; candidate候选人; writer作者。我得到了一次大的建议作为一名记者无论去什么地方都应随身带着笔和纸,故选B。 9.考查动词及上下文的呼应。look into调查; turn转向; break休息; run跑。你从不知道你要调查什么,故选D。 10.考查动词及上下文的呼应。call呼叫; remember记得; recognize认出; evaluate评估。我记得Virginia DeView老师在我13岁时我想当一名记者的愿望,故选B。 11.考查动词及上下文的呼应。answer回答; urge催促; stop停止; persuade说服。我给我的父母打电话,他们没有阻止我。故选C。 12.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。funny滑稽的; competitive竞争的; ordinary平凡的; mysterious神秘的。他们提醒我这个领域具有竞争性,故选B。 13.考查名词及上下文的呼应。blood血; body身体; life生活; opinion观点。In my bloodA 14.考查动词及上下文的呼应。coming in         B.coming out C.going up      D.going onD 15.考查动词及上下文的呼应。creating创造; recalling唤醒; covering覆盖; writing写。在过去的50年里我有了最让人满意的事业,包括报道了从故事到飞机失事,故选C。 16.考查名词及上下文的呼应。flights飞行; crashes坠毁; budgets预算; schedules计划。在过去的50年里我有了最让人满意的事业,包括报道了从故事到飞机失事,故选B。 17.考查动词及上下文的呼应。hit打击; catch抓住; impress给人印象; seize抓住。一天当我拿起电话时,我想起来一个惊人的记忆,故选A。 18.考查介词及上下文的呼应。这里是虚拟语气,要不是Virginia DeView老师,我今天不会坐在这个办公桌前,故选A。 19.考查动词及上下文的呼应。hurt受伤; realize意识到; adjust调节; ask问。我一直被问“你为什么会选择这个职业”,故选D。 20.考查动词及上下文的呼应。respect尊敬; support支持; thank感谢; envy嫉妒。我多么希望我能感谢她,故选C。 考点:故事类短文。
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