题目内容
TV and newspaper reporters often go out to find and report news to the rest of the world. Their work is admirable, but sometimes their work is __1__. Reporters usually take __2__ with them if they want to get some film of events and places when they report live on TV. Live reports are those in which reporters talk to the person __3__ the news and are __4__right at the moment of speaking on TV.
Mark Tailor, an Australian reporter, gave a live report on TV __5__ the other day from Strakkan just after the President had made __6__ that the parliament(议会)had been stopped. __7__, shortly before giving his live report, his life had been in danger. The situation had been reasonably calm but he had got caught up in some ugly scenes and a nasty __8__ happened just outside the parliament building. Crowds of people rushed out onto the street, and some were __9__ the President, but some were against. The crowd outside the parliament building was quiet and __10__ at first, but then someone threw a fire bomb and __11__ broke out.
__12__ Mark Tailor's cameraman started filming people who were protesting against the President, the crowd got __13__. It would have been all right perhaps if he hadn't been among the crowd, but they __14__ him and broke his camera. Mark Tailor himself got __15__ to the ground when he went to help his cameraman. He lay __16__ because he thought the crowd would have killed him if he had tried to get up. __17__ for him, a big policeman appeared and the crowd __18__. He and the cameraman were able to get away __19__. If it hadn't been for the policeman just then, Mark Tailor probably wouldn't have given his report and it would have been a very __20__ story.
1. A. wonderful B. dangerous C. exciting D. interesting
2. A. assistants B. cameras C. films D. cameramen
3. A. listening to B. hearing C. presenting D. giving
4. A. reported B. filmed C. recorded D. written
5. A. news B. play C. sports D. scenery
6. A. a chat show B. a conversation C. a live note D. an announcement
7. A. In the end B. However C. After all D. Therefore
8. A. accident B. event C. story D. meeting
9. A. for B. with C. after D. by
10. A. prevented B. stopped C. controlled D. watched
11. A. the quarrel B. arguing C. a fire D. fighting
12. A. Since B. As long as C. While D. When
13. A. angry B. frightened C. curious D. excited
14. A. found B. robbed C. attacked D. shot
15. A. knocked B. caught C. laid D. killed
16. A. very calm B. peaceful C. very still D. wounded
17. A. Astonishingly B. Curiously C. Terribly D. Fortunately
18. A. shouted B. backed off C. gathered D. turned back
19. A. unnoticed B. uninjured C. unprepared D. unpunished
20. A. surprising B. exciting C. different D. happy
1. B。记者的工作令人羡慕,但有时却是危险的。 2. D。当记者进行电视直播报道时,如果想把事件和地点拍摄下来,通常都带摄影师。3. C 4. B 5. A 6. D。make an announcement是固定搭配。 7. B。此处表转折关系。 8. B。此时此地发生的是一次"事件",而非"事故;故事;会议"。 9. A。根据句子后部的and some were against,可判断出此空用against的反义词。 10. C。由形容词quiet可知,此时的人群还是能控制的。11. D 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. C。根据原因状语从句表达的意思,我们可知Mark Tailor此时是一动不动地躺在地上。 17. D 18. B 19. B 20. C。要不是警察的出现,Mark Tailor可能不会作报告,情况也就完全不一样了。
Empathy
Last year, researchers from the University of Michigan reported that empathy, the ability to understand other people, among college students had dropped sharply over the past 10 years. __71__ Today, people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs.
Jennifer Freed, a co-director of a teen program, has another explanation. Turn on the TV, and you’re showered with news and reality shows full of people fighting, competing, and generally treating one another with no respect. __72__
There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples. Humans are socially related by nature. __73__ Researchers have also found that empathetic teenagers are more likely to have high self-respect. Besides, empathy can be a cure for loneliness, sadness, anxiety, and fear.
Empathy is also an indication of a good leader. In fact, Freed says, many top companies report that empathy is one of the most important things they look for in new managers. __74__ “Academics are important. But if you don’t have emotional intelligence, you won’t be as successful in work or in your love life,” she says.
What’s the best way to up your EQ (情商)? For starters, let down your guard and really listen to others. __75__
To really develop empathy, you’d better volunteer at a nursing home or a hospital, join a club or a team that has a diverse membership, have a “sharing circle” with your family, or spend time caring for pets at an animal shelter.
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A.Everyone is different, and levels of empathy differ from person to person. |
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B.Having relationships with other people is an important part of being human—and having empathy is decisive to those relationships. |
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C.Humans learn by example—and most of the examples on it are anything but empathetic. |
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D.“One doesn’t develop empathy by having a lot of opinions and doing a lot of talking,” Freed says. |
E. Empathy is a matter of learning how to understand someone else—both what they think and how they feel.
F. Good social skills—including empathy—are a kind of “emotional intelligence” that will help you succeed in many areas of life.
G. That could be because so many people have replaced face time with screen time, the researchers said.