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20．[1]Katharine Meyer was born in New Yolk City in 1917．In 1917，her father，Eugene Meyer bought a failing newspaper，The Washington Post．It was the least successful of five newspapers in Washington．She married Philip Graham，who became publisher of The Washington post．Mr．Graham improved the newspaper．He bought Newsweek magazine and several television stations．He also established close ties with important political leaders．
[2]For many years，Mr．Graham suffered from mental illness．He killed himself in 1963．In those days，it was ______ for a woman to be the head of a business．Women were expected to supervise only their homes and children．She did not think she had the ability to do an important job．She had no training in business or experience in operating a large company．
[3]Katharine Graham met with officials of The Post．She said it would remain in her family．She was elected president of The Washington Post Company．She had no idea about how to operate a newspaper．So she decided to learn．She began by hiring Benjamin Bradlee．He later became chief editor．Mr．Bradlee improved the newspaper，too．He hired excellent reporters and editors．They began doing important investigative reporting．In 1969，Katharine Graham became publisher as well as president of The Washington Post Company．
[4]Katharine Graham was recognized around the world as an important leader in newspaper publishing．She was the first woman to head a major American company．She successfully expanded The Washington Post Company to include newspaper，magazine，broadcast and cable companies．
[5]Katharine Graham once wrote："A world without newspapers would not be the same kind of world．"After her death，the employees of The Washington Post wrote："A world without Katharine Graham will not be the same at all．"
66．What is the text mainly about？（no more than 8 words）A woman who succeeded finally throughout the difficulties．
67．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with one proper word．difficult
68．What did Benjamin Bradlee do to improve The Washington Post？（no more than 6 words）He did important investigative reportings．
69．Why was Katharine Graham recognized as an important leader in newspaper publishing？（no more than 15 words）Because she was the first woman to head a major company and successfully expanded it．
70．Explain the underlined sentence in the last Paragraph in simple English．（no more than 10 words）Newspapers are very important in our life．．

Answer 1

分析 这篇短文讲述了Katharine Graham一生的经历，从出生到结婚当妈妈，再到丈夫自尽，一路坎坷．为了支撑起这个家，为了把孩子抚养成人，她勇敢地把自己丈夫的事业接过来，一开始，啥也不懂，没办法，只好慢慢学，同时雇用有能力的Benjamin Bradlee担任主编，最后把他的丈夫买下的曾经要倒闭的The Washington post做大做强了，同时还成立了公司，拓展了其它方面的业务，包括报纸、杂志、广播、电报等．可以说在报业这块，她收获了成功！

解答 66．答案：A woman who succeeded finally throughout the difficulties．主旨大意题，这种题要通读全文，掌握大意，这篇短文主要讲的Katharine Graham经过种种困难、磨难，最后事业终获成功．
67．答案：difficult．填空题，这种题要结合空白处的前后文字，明白意思，理顺头绪，要做到填入的单词符合上下文逻辑，意思通顺．根据文中For many years，Mr．Graham suffered from mental illness．He killed himself in 1963．In those days，和Women were expected to supervise only their homes and children．She did not think she had the ability to do an important job．She had no training in business or experience in operating a large company． 可知，一个妇女要成为一个企业的领导，在当时是多么的艰难．
68．答案：He did important investigative reportings．细节理解题，根据文中第三自然段Mr．Bradlee improved the newspaper，too．He hired excellent reporters and editors．They began doing important investigative reporting．可找到答案，但受单词字数的限制，要抓住主要信息，拟出答句．
69．答案：Because she was the first woman to head a major company and successfully expanded it．推理判断题，根据文中第四自然段出现的句子She was the first woman to head a major American company．She successfully expanded The Washington Post Company to include newspaper，magazine，broadcast and cable companies．可知在当时的报业界，她是一位成功的领军人物．
70．答案：Newspapers are very important in our life．细节理解题，根据这句话A world without newspapers would not be the same kind of world．可知它的意思大概是没有报纸的世界是一个完全不同的世界．换言之，是在说报纸的重要性．

点评 本文讲述了作者Katharine Graham经过种种困难、磨难，最后事业终获成功． 题目涉及到两道细节理解题，同学们在做题时，要充分结合原文和题干，尊重原文本意，切不可胡乱猜测，仔细斟酌，拟出答句．一道推理判断题，同学们要抓住关键句子，合情分析，才能写出全面的正确答案．一道主旨大意题要通读全文，掌握大意，要分析，揣摩作者的写作意图，这样才能更好地完成类似的题．一道填空题，同学们要结合空白处的前后文字，明白意思，理顺头绪，要做到填入的单词符合上下文逻辑，意思通顺．同时要注意到大小写、标点符号以及题干单词个数的限制．只有这样，方能呈现出完美的答句．