Joseph Pulitzer (April 10, 1847---October 29, 1911) was a Hungarian-American publisher best known for establishing the Pulitzer Prizes after death.
Pulitzer was born in Mako, Hungary. At 17, Pulitzer attempted to join the Austrian army, but was turned down due to age, bad health and poor eyesight. Disappointed but still with hope, he traveled first to Paris and then to London, hoping to join the army there. And he was rejected for the same reasons. Finally, he moved to the United States in 1864 and served in the Lincoln Army when he was just 18 until the end of the American Civil War. After the war he settled in St. Louis, Missouri, where in 1868 he started working as a reporter for a German-language daily newspaper, the Westliche Post. He joined the Republican Party and was elected to the Missouri State Assembly in 1869.
In 1872. Pulitzer bought the Westliche Post for $3, 000. Then, in 1879, he bought the St. Louis Dispatch for $2, 700 and merged (合并) the two papers as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which remained St. Louis’ daily newspaper. He bought the New York World in 1883, which turned out to be a successful decision, and which made Pulitzer wealthy. In 1885, he was elected to the US House of Representatives, but resigned after a few months’ service. In 1895 the New York World introduced the first newspaper comic printed with colour. Under Pulitzer’s leadership circulation (發(fā)行量) grew from 15, 000 to 600, 000, making it the largest newspaper in the country. But unfortunately from 1890, Pulitzer’s already failing health worsened rapidly and he withdrew from direct management of the newspaper, and simply gave some instructions from his vacation houses in Maine or in New York. At the age of forty, he was struck blind, but he still continued to run his press empire for twenty-two more years.
In 1892, Pulitzer offered Columbia University’s president money to set up the world’s first school of journalism. But the university turned down the offer. In 1902, Columbia’s new president willingly accepted the plan for a school and prizes, but it would not be until after Pulitzer’s death that this dream would come true. Pulitzer left the university $2 million in his will, which led to the creation in 1912 of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. And up till now, Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism still remains one of the most famous in the world.
Joseph Pulitzer died aboard his sailing boat in 1911. He was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York. In 1917, the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded, as Pulitzer wished to.
In 1989, in honor of his great achievements and contributions, Pulitzer was included in the St. Louis Walk of Fame.
Title:A biography of a famous person
    Name
  Joseph Pulitzer
Dates of birth and death
 April 10,1847­—October 29,1911
  Birth place
  Mako, Hungary
 (71)       place
 the Woodlawn Cemetery,
The Bronx, NY
(72)      
Hungarian-
American
    Profession
 reporter, publisher
 
Life (73)      
Military career
★ at 17, made several(74)      to join the army, but failed for his age, bad health and poor eyesight
★ at 18, eventually served in the Lincoln’s Army in the USA
 Newspaper career
★  in 1868, began working as a reporter for the Westliche Post, a daily newspaper
★  from 1872 to 1883, succeeded in (75)      three newspapers
★  in 1 895, introduced the first newspaper comic printed with color
★  from 1890, managed the newspaper (76)      for health reason
(77)        career
★ joined the Republican Party and in 1869 was elected to the Missouri State Assembly
★ in 1885,was elected to the US House of Representatives, but (78)   for only a short time
 Achievements
&
contributions
★ made the New York World the largest newspaper in the country, with its circulation growing from 15,000 to 600,000
★  in 1912, helped to (79)      the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, which remains one of the most famous in the world
★ established the Pulitzer Prizes through his will
 (80)      
★ In 1989, he was included in the St. Louis Walk of Fame

小題1:Burial/burying
小題2:Nationality
小題3:experiences/stories
小題4:attempts
小題5:purchasing/buying
小題6:indirectly
小題7:Political
小題8: served/worked
小題9:create/ establish/ found/form
小題10:Honor

試題分析:普利策獎(jiǎng)由美國(guó)著名報(bào)紙出版家約瑟夫·普利策出資設(shè)立,文章介紹了約瑟夫·普利策的生平事跡,包括他的軍事生涯,報(bào)紙生涯,和政治生涯的成就。
小題1:詞性轉(zhuǎn)化題:從倒數(shù)第二段的句子:Joseph Pulitzer died aboard his sailing boat in 1911. He was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, 可知把buried改成Burial/burying
小題2:歸納詞:從右邊的Hungarian-American 可知這是指他的國(guó)籍:Nationality
小題3:歸納詞:從右邊的歸納的內(nèi)容可知是他的人生經(jīng)歷或人生故事:experiences/stories
小題4:詞性轉(zhuǎn)化題:從第二段的句子:At 17, Pulitzer attempted to join the Austrian army,可知把a(bǔ)ttempted改成 attempts
小題5:詞性轉(zhuǎn)化題:從第三段的句子:in 1879, he bought the St. Louis Dispatch for $2, 700 and merged (合并) the two papers as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 可知把bought改成purchasing/buying
小題6:詞性轉(zhuǎn)化題:從第三段的句子:he withdrew from direct management of the newspaper, 可知他離開對(duì)報(bào)紙的直接管理,就是在間接的管理:indirectly
小題7:歸納題:前面提到:Military career 軍事生涯,Newspaper career報(bào)紙生涯,下面講的是他的政治生涯:Political
小題8:詞性轉(zhuǎn)化題:從第三段的句子:In 1885, he was elected to the US House of Representatives, but resigned after a few months’ service.可知把service改成 served/worked
小題9:詞性轉(zhuǎn)化題:從第四段的句子:Pulitzer left the university $2 million in his will, which led to the creation in 1912 of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. 可知把creation改成create/ establish/ found/form
小題10:原詞重現(xiàn):從最后一段的句子:In 1989, in honor of his great achievements and contributions, Pulitzer was included in the St. Louis Walk of Fame. 可知填Honor。
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