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 an 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 reporters' 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．

1.What can we learn about Helen Thomas from the passage?

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．

2.Paragraph 3 is written to show Helen Thomas

A．is a good decision maker for her career

B．appreciates education and hard work

C．wants to be famous by writing reports

D．has great support from her family

3.What does Helen Thomas think other work?

A．Unbearable．?? ????????????? B．Exciting．C．Challenging．????????? D．Unforgettable．

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A．A reporter sticking to the facts．

B．A reporter challenging President Kennedy．

C．A reporter from an ordinary family．

D．A reporter for Washington Daily News．

 

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析: 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。

1.A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章末段 Her big break came when she was sent to Florida to report on the vacation of President-elect John F．Kennedy and his family．可知她事業(yè)的轉機是在肯尼迪總統(tǒng)時期，故A選項正確。

2.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記者的志向，和工作中的勤奮努力，由此判斷B選項正確。

3.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．可知B選項正確。

4.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選項內容更能體現(xiàn)她的特點，選A。

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