From my first day, I was attending press conferences and other media events all over town. I got to attend events at places I had never thought I’d get to: the White House, the Senate and House of Representative buildings at the Capitol (國會大廈), the Department of Health and Human Services, just to name a few. And I was sent to cover these events as if I were a reporter, not just an intern (實(shí)習(xí)生) .
In fact, I never really felt like an intern. I was given the opportunity to do the work that everyone else at the paper was doing. I covered stories on my own and wrote the articles myself. I was included in discussions for story ideas. I helped to edit the articles that went into the paper. I was able to take part in every aspect of the newspaper that I wanted to experience.
The best part of working at the Nation’s Health was the staff. They were supportive in letting me go out and do things on my own, while I always knew that they would be more than happy to answer any questions or help me with any problems I might have. Best of all, they treated me as their equal, not just an intern whom they could get to do all the work they didn’t want to do.
After interning at the Nation’s Health for nearly seven months and having more than 30 articles published, I had to move on. My experience there gave me insight into how the media work, which helps me when I’m trying to choose stories. In addition, it showed me that work really can be fun.
小題1:What is the passage mainly about?
A．How good reporting begins with journalism interns.
B．The author’s opportunity to work at the Nation’s Health.
C．The author’s experience working as an intern
D．The author’s first day as a professional reporter.
小題2:What impressed the author most when working at the Nation’s Health?
A．The employees treated her as one of them equally.
B．The opportunity to work alone.
C．Covering stories and writing articles
D．Coming up with story ideas for the newspaper.
小題3:We can infer that the author had thought an intern would be made to ____.
A．go to as many places as possible
B．do the boring things that others didn’t want to do
C．treat people equally, no matter who they were.
D．get help from a professional reporter
小題4:What did the author think of her experience of working at the Notion’s Health?
A．MeaningfulB．DisappointingC．TiringD． Surprising

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析：在本文中作者講述了自己作為實(shí)習(xí)生的采訪經(jīng)歷以及這段工作給他帶來的影響和感受。盡管是實(shí)習(xí)生，但是作者曾被派往白宮，國會大廈執(zhí)行采訪任務(wù)，而且在工作中獨(dú)立完成采訪和寫作任務(wù)，尤其是在國家衛(wèi)生部工作期間，他所受到的支持和幫助讓他銘記在心，而且一直激勵著他前行。
小題1:C主旨大意題。在文中作者講述了自己的實(shí)習(xí)經(jīng)歷以及所受到的幫助和支持，文中最后總結(jié)了自己的這段實(shí)習(xí)經(jīng)歷給他帶來的影響和感悟，由此可知文章主要講述的是自己的實(shí)習(xí)經(jīng)歷。故C選項(xiàng)正確。
小題2:A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第四段中的The best part of working at the Nation’s Health was the staff.。。。. Best of all, they treated me as their equal,可知那些員工平等地對待作者。故A選項(xiàng)正確。
小題3:B推理判斷題。從文中第三段中they treated me as their equal, not just an intern whom they could get to do all the work they didn’t want to do.可以推斷得知作者原以為實(shí)習(xí)生只會去做別人不愿意做的事情，所以B選項(xiàng)正確。
小題4:A推理判斷題。A 有意義的；B令人失望的；C 累人的；D使人驚訝的。從文章末段作者的感悟可知作者認(rèn)為這段經(jīng)歷會促使他進(jìn)步，而且也感到了這份工作中的樂趣，所以A選項(xiàng)正確。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so 36  ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.
All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball 37 , Chuck Hart. 38_ Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous 39_ , he was a great player. In fact, Travis wasn’t thinking about Hart’s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’s 40 on the side of the box. He realized that something was 41 as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was  42  for his amazing work in the community.
Travis’s hands 43 ; his heart stopped. It wasn’t that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think?
They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be 44   by the other players. When he looked up into his dad’s eyes, however, Travis knew he 45 tell him. “Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes,” Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.
Next morning his dad drove him to school. When they 46  in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.
“Hey, Travis, wait a minute…” his dad said 47 “Travis, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a(n)  48  . The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, “is someone I 49 . Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in 50 ? ”
“ No,” Travis said.
“ Never. He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’s a team player. You could have acted like a(n) 51   when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis,  52 you were polite and made the best of it. You have honor, like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’ m hoping that someday, your  53 will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”
When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes 54  . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful 55   .
小題1:
A．surprisedB．a(chǎn)shamedC．excitedD．worried
小題2:
A．teamB．playerC．coachD．game
小題3:
A．UnlessB．IfC．BecauseD．Although
小題4:
A．skillB．performanceC．behaviorD．a(chǎn)ction
小題5:
A．nameB．photoC．signD．model
小題6:
A．strangeB．wrongC．trueD．funny
小題7:
A．knownB．encouragedC．a(chǎn)doptedD．influenced
小題8:
A．fellB．frozeC．shookD．folded
小題9:
A．questionedB．noticedC．teasedD．a(chǎn)ttacked
小題10:
A．mustn’tB．needn’tC．wouldn’tD．couldn’t
小題11:
A．pulled upB．put upC．took upD．turned up
小題12:
A．peacefullyB．hesitantlyC．delightedlyD．naturally
小題13:
A．choiceB．effortC．commentD．mistake
小題14:
A．believeB．missC．a(chǎn)dmireD．remember
小題15:
A．dangerB．a(chǎn)ngerC．sorrowD．trouble
小題16:
A．teammateB．a(chǎn)dultC．kidD．student
小題17:
A．soB．a(chǎn)ndC．butD．or
小題18:
A．honorB．courageC．nameD．belief
小題19:
A．clearlyB．carefullyC．patientlyD．differently
小題20:
A．giftB．smileC．wishD．lesson

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