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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-have 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 (贪得无厌的) demand for TV information. But major broadcasters and the TV news agencies—such as Reuters and WTN-have 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.

69. The freelance cameramen             .

A. have better skills than other cameramen

B. are tied to many TV news agencies

C. have to take tremendous(巨大的) risks in the course of work

D. need to contract out risks of work for TV companies

70. It is implied in the passage that          .

A. TV cameramen have to witness disasters and killing whether they like them or not

B. TV cameramen are a special group of people who enjoy horrifying pictures

C. TV cameramen should be given greater choice of work

D. the development of TV resulted in the growing demand for TV cameramen’s work

71. 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

D. are responsible for the freelancer if he is injured

72. The author of this passage shows his           the freelance cameramen.

A. respect for      B. sympathy to       C. anger to        D. admiration to

 

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第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每题2分,满分40分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Sam, an unemployed piano tuner, said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his life.The first thing was an Afghan blanket at a church raffle(抽奖) when he was 25 years old.But this was much bigger: it was $120,000! He had won the Big Cube, a state lottery(彩票) game.To win, a contestant must first guess which number a spinning cube will stop on.The cube has six numbers on it: 1X, 10X, 50X, 100X, 500X, and 1000X.If he is correct, the contestant must then guess which of two selected variables(变量) is going to be greater.So, just guessing which number appears on the cube does not guarantee that you will win any money.

Sam correctly guessed 1000X, but he still had to choose between two variables.One variable was the number of cars that would run the stop sign at Hill Street and Lake Avenue in six hours.The other variable was the number of times that a teenage boy would change TV channels in a three-hour period.This was a tough decision.

Finally, Sam flipped a coin.It came up heads, so Sam picked the teenager.He picked right.The stop sign was run only 76 times, but the teen clicked 120 times.Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy, for he had just won 1000 times 120, or $120,000.Sam dreamily left the lottery studio.Talking excitedly on his cell phone while crossing the street, he got hit by a little sports car.

Sam is slowly getting better.He was in the hospital for a month.His hospital bill was $110,000.And the insurance company for the little sports car’s owner sued(起诉)Sam for $9,000 worth of repairs.Also, Sam still has to pay federal taxes on his winnings.Sam doesn’t play the state lottery any more.He says it’s better to be unlucky.

56.What can be inferred about Sam from the passage?

A.He always has bad luck.            B.He seldom goes to a raffle.

C.He is a very careful person in life.    D.He used to be crazy about lottery tickets.

57.Which of the following played a vital role in Sam’s winning the big prize?

A.The cube. B.The coin.  C.The blanket.     D.The stop sign.

58.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The lottery game was a complete lie.

B.Sam was quite familiar with the boy.

C.The owner of the car is now in hospital.

D.Sam will have none of the prize money left.

59.What could be the best title for the passage?

A.Curiosity killed the cat      B.Joy puts heart into a man

C.Extreme joy ends in sorrow    D.A bird in hand is worth two in the bush

 

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