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She was born to wealth and power in an era when money and politics were left to the men. Later, as The Washington Post's publisher, Katharine Graham became one of America's most powerful women.
Despite a privileged background, Katharine had to deal, while growing up, with the high demands her mother placed on her children. Katharine's love of journalism, which she shared with her father, led to her career after college at The Washington Post, the newspaper her father bought in 1933. At the Post, Katharine met Phil Graham, a young, charming lawyer who became her husband. When, in 1945, Katharine's father chose Phil over her to take over his struggling paper, Katharine didn't object and stayed at home as a wife and mother of four.
While Phil's successful efforts to restore the Post to prominence (显著) made the Grahams popular members of the Washington social scene, Katharine privately suffered tremendous pain from her husband's increasingly abusive behavior and wild mood swings caused by severe depression. When Phil committed suicide (自杀), the 46-year-old Katharine found herself thrown into a new job, that of newspaper publisher. But determined to save the family paper for her children, Katharine rose to the challenge of running the Post, attending meetings in every department, working endlessly to prove herself to her critics, and becoming the toast of Washington.
In 1971, Katharine ordered the Post to print a copy of the Pentagon Papers, the top-secret documents revealing the truth about the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. What's more, her courageous decision and support for her journalists prepared the Post to break the most important political story in modern history: Watergate, one of the greatest scandals (丑闻) in American political history. Katharine managed to keep control over the most chaotic (disorder) of situations when it was reported, all the time insisting the news stories be accurate and fair. Watergate made the Washington Post an internationally known Paper and Katharine was considered as the most powerful woman in America.
71. Katharine Graham was born in a time when ______.
A. women were not given the chance to receive education
B. women were not considered as intelligent as men
C. women were not permitted to achieve their goals
D. women were not allowed to enter every field
72. When her husband was chosen to take charge of the newspaper, Katharine Graham ______.
A. was strongly against the idea
B. was not happy to be rejected
C. was willing to take her share of responsibility
D. didn't believe her husband would do a good job
73. Which can be considered the most important event in the history of The Washington Post?
A. Reporting Watergate scandal. B. Printing the Pentagon Papers.
C. Reporting the Vietnam War. D. Phil restoring the Post.
74. Which of the following statements is true?
A. It was Katharine Graham's husband who made the greatest contributions to the Post.
B. When Katharine Graham first took over the Post, her critics doubted her ability.
C. Katharine Graham was successful in her career but suffered severe depression.
D. Katharine Graham was free to do whatever she liked in her early life.
75. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Ups and downs of The Washington Post.
B. Katharine Graham's family life and career.
C. Katharine Graham: from housewife to successful publisher.
D. Katharine Graham: a woman who shaped American journalism.
71---75 D C A B C 。
Do you now who Stefani Germanotta is? Perhaps not, but you’ll almost certainly know the star called Lady Gaga, a 24-year-old American famous for her cutting edge pop videos and strange fashion sense. She was the biggest winner at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid on November 7, 2010. Her awards included the best female artist and the best song.
Her popularity doesn’t end there. The BBC reports that the University of South Carolina has a sociology course about the life, work and rise to fame of Lady Gaga. The course is due to start in spring 2011. “We’re going to look at Lady Gaga as a social event,” said professor Mathieu, who will teach Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame.
Germanotta, in fact, is a college student. She learned to play the piano by age 4. At age 17, she was one of the only 20 young people to get early admission to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, the famous music school. Yet after her second semester, she took a big risk—she decided to quit and concentrate on a music career. But hwo did she manage to go from nowhere to supar star in just two years?
She may well have had a plan for the top. She created “The Ultimate Pop Burlesque Show” with another artist. It was the first of many strange images. The pair gained enough attention to get a spot at a famous music festival in Chicago. Later, a record company signed Germanotta.
While Lady Gaga enjoys popularity, there are critics accusing her of regularly using rude language in her lyrics(歌词) and wearing overly sexy clothing.
According to the article, Lady Gaga is famous for _______.
A. her fashion shows B. her strange images
C. her talents in university D. her winning awards
Which of the following is the correct order for the stages of Gaga’s career?
| a. She appeared in a music festival in Chicago b. She won the award—the best female c. She decided to quit school d. She created a show with another artist e. She was signed by a record company f. Her success has become a university course |
A. b—f—c—a—d—e B. b—f—c—d—a—e
C. c—d—a—e—b—f D. c—d—a—e—f—b
The main reason why Lady Gaga could become famous is that ______.
A. she knew her dream of life B. she knew what she would do next
C. she learned music at a young age D. she ws brave enough to quit university
From this passage, we can infer that ________.
A. a good performance in university may lead to one’s success.
B. cooperation with other artists is important in becoming successful
C. Lady Gaga will become less famous because of her lyrics and clothing
D. Professor Mathieu believes that Lady Gaga’s success is worth studying
Do you now who Stefani Germanotta is? Perhaps not, but you’ll almost certainly know the star called Lady Gaga, a 24-year-old American famous for her cutting edge pop videos and strange fashion sense. She was the biggest winner at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid on November 7, 2010. Her awards included the best female artist and the best song.
Her popularity doesn’t end there. The BBC reports that the University of South Carolina has a sociology course about the life, work and rise to fame of Lady Gaga. The course is due to start in spring 2011. “We’re going to look at Lady Gaga as a social event,” said professor Mathieu, who will teach Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame.
Germanotta, in fact, is a college student. She learned to play the piano by age 4. At age 17, she was one of the only 20 young people to get early admission to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, the famous music school. Yet after her second semester, she took a big risk—she decided to quit and concentrate on a music career. But hwo did she manage to go from nowhere to supar star in just two years?
She may well have had a plan for the top. She created “The Ultimate Pop Burlesque Show” with another artist. It was the first of many strange images. The pair gained enough attention to get a spot at a famous music festival in Chicago. Later, a record company signed Germanotta.
While Lady Gaga enjoys popularity, there are critics accusing her of regularly using rude language in her lyrics(歌词) and wearing overly sexy clothing.
1. According to the article, Lady Gaga is famous for _______.
A. her fashion shows B. her strange images
C. her talents in university D. her winning awards
2. Which of the following is the correct order for the stages of Gaga’s career?
|
a. She appeared in a music festival in Chicago b. She won the award—the best female c. She decided to quit school d. She created a show with another artist e. She was signed by a record company f. Her success has become a university course |
A. b—f—c—a—d—e B. b—f—c—d—a—e
C. c—d—a—e—b—f D. c—d—a—e—f—b
3.The main reason why Lady Gaga could become famous is that ______.
A. she knew her dream of life B. she knew what she would do next
C. she learned music at a young age D. she ws brave enough to quit university
4. From this passage, we can infer that ________.
A. a good performance in university may lead to one’s success.
B. cooperation with other artists is important in becoming successful
C. Lady Gaga will become less famous because of her lyrics and clothing
D. Professor Mathieu believes that Lady Gaga’s success is worth studying