题目内容
Tom had ________(发誓)that he would never let out the secret, but he disappointed me.
sworn
Writing articles about films for The Front Page was my first proper job．Before then I had done bits of reviewing --- novels for other newspapers, films for a magazine and anything I was asked to do for the radio．That was how I met Tom Seaton, the first arts editor of The Front Page, who had also written for television．He hired me, but Tom was not primarily a journalist, or he would certainly have been more careful in choosing his staff．
At first, his idea was that a team of critics should take care of the art forms that didn’t require specialized knowledge: books, TV, theatre, film and radio．There would be a weekly lunch at which we would make our choices from the artistic material that Tom had decided we should cover, though there would also be guests to make the atmosphere sociable．
Tom’s original plan for a team of critics for the arts never took off．It was a good idea, but we didn’t get together as planned and so everything was done by phone．It turned out, too, that the general public out there preferred to associate a reviewer with a single subject area, and so I chose film．Without Tom’s initial push, though, we would hardly have come up with the present arrangement, by which I write an extended weekly piece, usually on one film．
The space I am given allows me to broaden my argument --- or forces me, in an uninteresting week, to make something out of nothing．But what is my role in the public arena（舞台）? I suppose that people choose what films to go to on the basis of the stars, the publicity of the director．So if a film review isn’t really a consumer guide, what is it? I certainly don’t feel I have a responsibility to be ‘right’ about a movie．Nor do I think there should be a certain number of ‘great’ and ‘bad’ films each year．All I have to do is put forward an argument．I’m not a judge, and nor would I want to be．
What do we learn about Tom Seaton from the first paragraph?
A．He encouraged Mark to become a writer．
B．He had worked in various areas of the media．
C．He met Mark when working for a film company．
D．He prefers to employ people that he knows．
The weekly lunches were planned in order to ______．
A．help the writers get to know each other
B．provide an informal information party
C．divide the work that had to be done
D．entertain important visitors from the arts
What does the author mean when he says that Tom’s plan ‘never took off’ in Paragraph 3?
A．It was unpopular． B．It wasted too much time．
C．It wasn’t planned properly． D．It wasn’t put into practice．
Which of the following best describes what Mark says about his work?
A．His success varies from year to year． B．He prefers to write about films he likes．
C．He can freely express his opinion． D．He writes according to accepted rules．
When Tom finished his studies at the university (大学), he began to look around for a job. He did not know what he would like to do, but one of his uncles had worked for the government for thirty years, and he advised Tom to try to get a job of the same kind, so he went for an exam one day. He was successful, and his first job was in a large government office in London.
When Tom had been working there for a few weeks, his uncle came to visit the family one Saturday evening. He was pleased that his nephew (侄子) had got a job working for the government, and he asked him a lot of questions about it.
One of the questions he asked was, “How many people work in your department (部门), Tom?”
The young man thought for a few moments and then answered, “About half of them, Uncle Jim.”
When he graduated (毕业) from university, Tom was not ________.
A. interested in getting any information from the government
B. looking for a good-paying job with excellent hours
C. good at making decisions
D. very good at science
What did Tom think of his uncle’s advice?
A. He did not like it. B. He thought it was good
C. He refused to take it. D. He was unable to follow it.
The uncle wanted to find out ________.
A. what his nephew was doing
B. how his nephew was getting on with his job
C. whether his nephew could understand him or not
D. what his nephew had expected
In fact Tom’s answer means that __________.
A. the people working in the government office were in many groups and they worked in turn
B. most of the government workers were not working hard
C. only half of the government workers went to work on time
D. the government office had more people than needed
__________ was known to us all that Tom had broken his promise __________ he would give each of us a small gift.
A．It; that B．What; that C．As; which D．It; which
