When TV news programs report wars or disasters, the editors rarely use the most horrifying pictures of dead or wounded victims because they don’t want to upset their viewers. Even so, viewers are usually warned in advance that they may find some of these scenes disturbing, so they can look away if they choose. But the men and women whose job is to record those scenes-the TV cameramen-h(huán)ave no such choice. It is their duty to witness the horrors of the world and record them, no matter how terrible and unpleasant they may be. Consequently, it is one of the most dangerous, exposed and emotionally taxing jobs the world has to offer.
Today, the demand for their work is rising. The explosion of satellite broadcasting and 24-hour news in recent years has created an almost insatiable (貪得無(wú)厭的) demand for TV information. But major broadcasters and the TV news agencies—such as Reuters and WTN-h(huán)ave never had enough staff to meet the worldwide demand for up-to-date pictures, so increasingly they turn to “freelance” TV cameramen.
These freelance cameramen are independent operators tied to no particular organization. They will work for any company which hires them, be it for just a few hours or for several weeks in a war zone. But if the freelance cameraman is injured in the course of the job, the TV company is not responsible for him. The freelancer must survive on his own.
TV will always need hard, vivid moving pictures which are fresh, but these companies feel uncomfortable with large numbers of employees on their books, explains Nick Growing, once foreign editor for Britain Channel 4 News and now a BBC news presenter.
By hiring freelancers, they can buy in the skills they need only when they need them. It also enables them to contract out the risk, he says.
小題1:TV news agencies turn to freelance cameramen in order to           .
A.save expense and avoid risks
B.get free and useful pictures
C.get first-hand information and pictures
D.satisfy the greed of the freelance cameramen
小題2:We can infer from the passage that the freelance cameramen             .
A.have to take a lot of risks in the course of work
B.a(chǎn)re tied to many TV news agencies
C.have better skills than other cameramen
D.need to contract out risks of work for TV companies
小題3:According to this passage, some major broadcasters and TV news agencies            .
A. have employed enough cameramen
B. are not willing to employ many cameramen
C. are very mean to freelancers
C. are responsible for the freelancer if he is injured
小題4:The author of this passage shows his           the freelance cameramen.
A.sympathy toB.respect forC.a(chǎn)nger toD.a(chǎn)dmiration to

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:A    

試題分析:本文介紹了在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的地方需要有攝像師和記者來(lái)記錄發(fā)生的一切,然而很多機(jī)構(gòu)這樣的人緊缺,他們就求助與自由職業(yè)者。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段后三行But major broadcaster sand the TV news agencies(部), such as Reuters and WTN, have never had enough staff(人員)to meet thje worldwide demand for up-to-date pictures, so increasingly they turn to freelance(自由職業(yè)的)TV cameramen.說(shuō)明他們正是為了得到最新的圖片,所以才求助與自由職業(yè)者,故C項(xiàng)正確。
小題2:推理題。根據(jù)第三段最后2行But if the freelance cameraman is injured in the course of the job, the TV company is not responsible for him. The freelance must survive on his own.說(shuō)明這些人完全靠自己,在戰(zhàn)地更要冒很大的危險(xiǎn),故A項(xiàng)正確。
小題3:推斷題。根據(jù)第四段but these companies feel uncomfortable with large numbers of employees on their books,可知很多電視公司不愿雇傭很多攝影師。故B正確。
小題4:作者態(tài)度題:根據(jù)文章第一段最后3行It is their duty to witness the horrors of the world and record them, no matter how unpleasant they may be. As a result, it is one of the most dangerous, exposed and emotionally taxing jobs the world has to offer.都說(shuō)明戰(zhàn)地記者是非常危險(xiǎn)的職業(yè),可知作者對(duì)他們是同情的。A項(xiàng)正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng):本文舉的例子可以幫助學(xué)生理解文章的主旨,在解答這類問(wèn)題時(shí)要求學(xué)生抓住題干文字信息,采用針對(duì)性方法進(jìn)行閱讀,答案在文章中可以直接找到。要求考生在仔細(xì)研讀文本內(nèi)容的情況下結(jié)合題目要求和選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容作出合理的判斷。
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