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2．Helen Thomas，the pioneering White House reporter known for putting presidents on the hot seat，died at 92．
    To those who regularly watch presidential press conferences，Helen Thomas is a familiar figure．Usually dressed in red and always seated in the front row，she is always the first or second reporter the president calls upon．It is a n honor she has earned．Besides，it affords her the perfect opportunity to do what she does best-challenge the president and other public officials to tell the plain truth．She said，"We reporte rs'priority（首要事情） is the people's right to know-without fear or favor．We are the people's servants．"
Helen Thomas was born in Kentucky in 1920．All the nine Thomas children were brought up to value education，and all were expected to make something of themselves through working hard．She made up her mind while still in high school to become a reporter after writing for the student newspaper．After receiving her bachelor's degree in 1942，Thomas headed straight for Washington，D．C．in search of a newspaper job．Before long，she landed one at Washington Daily News．Her duty included fetching coffee and doughnuts for the paper's reporters and editors．The eager young woman found the atmosphere exciting and was convinced she had made the right career choice．
   Her big break came when she was sent to Florida to report on the vacation of President-elect John F．Kennedy and his family．Once President Kennedy took office，Thomas changed her focus from the president's family to his policies．She began attending the daily press briefings at the White House as well as presidential press conferences．Thomas has covered every president since Kennedy．Over the years，Thomas found her job"thrilling and inspiring，"but never boring．And she took very seriously her duty to"keep an eye on the president"and keep American people informed．
28．What can we learn about Helen Thomas from the passage？A
A．Her career took off after covering the Kennedys．
B．Her first job was to deliver doughnuts to a news agency．
C．She was born to a large family in Kentucky in 1942．
D．She decided to be a reporter while in college．
29．Paragraph 3 is written to show Helen ThomasB
A．is a good decision maker for her career                 
B．a(chǎn)ppreciates education and hard work
C．wants to be famous by writing reports                   
D．has great support from her family
30．What does Helen Thomas think other work？B
A．Unbearable．     B．Exciting．C．Challenging．          D．Unforgettable．
31．What can be the best title for the text？A
A．A reporter sticking to the facts
B．A reporter challenging President Ke nnedy．
C．A reporter from an ordinary family
D．A reporter for Washington Daily News．

Answer 1

分析 以讓總統(tǒng)坐立不安著稱的白宮資深記者海倫•托馬斯92歲逝世．
對于那些經(jīng)�？纯偨y(tǒng)新聞發(fā)布會的人來說，海倫托馬斯是一個熟悉的人物．她是總統(tǒng)面前數(shù)一數(shù)二的記者，通常穿著紅色的衣服，總是坐在前排，這是她贏得的榮譽．此外，她最擅長挑戰(zhàn)使總統(tǒng)和其他政府官員說實話，這一點給她提供了的絕佳機會．她說，"我們記者的首要任務(wù)是公平地對待人們的知情權(quán)，我們是人民的仆人．"
Helen Thomas于 1920年出生在肯塔基州．Thomas 家的九個孩子都接受過價值觀教育，并期望他們能通過努力而有所作為．當(dāng)她還是中學(xué)生的時候，在為學(xué)生報寫文章之后，她就決定成為一名記者．1942年，拿到了她的學(xué)士學(xué)位后，托馬斯直奔華盛頓，去找報社的工作．不久，她就在華盛頓日報上找到一份差事．她的職責(zé)包括為該報的記者和編輯去取咖啡和面包圈．熱情洋溢的年輕女子發(fā)現(xiàn)了令人興奮的氛圍，并相信她做出了正確的職業(yè)選擇．
當(dāng)她被派到佛羅里達州去報道總統(tǒng)候選人John F．Kennedy 和他家人的假期時，她的轉(zhuǎn)機到來了．Kennedy 總統(tǒng)上臺后，托馬斯把焦點從總統(tǒng)的家人轉(zhuǎn)到了他的政策上．她開始參加在白宮舉行的每日新聞發(fā)布會以及總統(tǒng)新聞發(fā)布會．Thomas接觸到了自Kennedy以來的每一位總統(tǒng)．多年來，托馬斯發(fā)現(xiàn)了她的工作"令人激動和鼓舞，"但從來沒有無聊過．她很認真地對待自己的職責(zé)，"保持對總統(tǒng)的關(guān)注"，并使美國人民消息靈通．

解答 28．選A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章末段 Her big break came when she was sent…John F．Kennedy and his family．可知她事業(yè)的轉(zhuǎn)機是在肯尼迪總統(tǒng)時期，故選A
29．選B 推理判斷題．文章第三段講述了Helen Thomas所受的教育以及她想當(dāng)記者的志向，和工作中的勤奮努力，故選B．
30．選B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章末段Over the years，Thomas found her job"thrilling and inspiring，"but never boring．故選B
31．選A 主旨大意題．本文介紹了美國著名記者海倫．托馬斯．她高中時候就立志成為一名記者，后來因為她尖銳的問題，而讓多位美國總統(tǒng)吃足苦頭，根據(jù)文章介紹可知A選項內(nèi)容更能體現(xiàn)她的特點，故選A．

點評 本文介紹了美國著名記者海倫．托馬斯．自小她的父母對于孩子們都有著很高的期望，希望他們會有所作為．而她自己也非常勤奮，立志想當(dāng)記者．畢業(yè)后她找了一份在報社的工作，從最底層的工作做起，經(jīng)過她的不懈努力，成了美國白宮記者團資深成員．做此類閱讀理解題，首先在整體閱讀，以找到文章的主旨大意；其次，注意捕捉與問題有關(guān)的細節(jié)，即找到文中傳遞信息的語句．