A newspaper reporter’s job can be very interesting．He meets all types of people and lives quite a busy life．He is on the rush for news all the time，then after several years he may get a desk job，and life becomes a bit more settled．Let’s look at his work a little more closely．In a day he may have to interview the prime minister of a foreign country, and the next day he may be writing about a football match．Sometimes he may be so busy that he hardly has any time to sleep．And at other times he may go on for days looking out for news materials yet return empty—handed．
In the beginning，a reporter has to cover a very wide field．After the early years he becomes more specialized in his work．For example，he may finaliy be asked to write only on court cases or politics or sports．Some reporters may become so specialized that they are asked only to write on a special thing：horse racing，for example．In most newspaper houses there is at least one special racing correspondent．Some newspapers have book reviews. Their job is delightful．They read the latest book and then write reviews on the ones they like．Then there are those who write on fdms，so they get to see them even before they are shown in the cinema．How lucky, you would say!
A reporter’s job can also be very dangerous．If there is a flood or a riot(暴亂)they may get hurt or even be killed．Three years ago there was a reporter whose camera was destroyed by a group of men，because they were angry with him for taking their picture．Dangerous or not，one thing is certain，and that is，their job is never dull!
小題1: The underlined words“on the rush”in the Paragraph I mean“   ’’．
A．on thebeachB．in no time
C．in ahurry D．on the spot
小題2: Reporters who write on films are said to be lucky because they     .
A．can write anything they like
B．can see more film stars
C．can pay less than other people
D．can see the fdms before most people see them in the cinema
小題3: Why did the men break the reporter’s camera?
A．The reporter took their picture．
B．They did not like him at all．
C．They were afraid of his camera．
D．The camera was in the way．
小題4: According to the passage，a reporter’s work becomes dangerous when         .
A．he is seeing a horror film
B．thereis afloodora riot
C．there is a football match
D．there is an interview with the prime minister
小題5: What’s the passage mainly about?
A．An introduction to a newspaper reporter’s job．
B．An interesting life of a newspaper reporter．
C．Something written by a newspaper reporter．
D．How to become a good newspaper reporter．

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題分析：記者的工作是什么樣的？有時可能是很全能，有時會讓他專門負(fù)責(zé)單一的板塊；有時是很危險的工作。
小題1:詞義猜測題。上文中說記者要見好多人并且生活忙碌，因此對新聞?wù)於际敲β德档�。on the beach失業(yè)的；in no time立刻，很快；in a hurry匆忙；on the spot當(dāng)場。故選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Then there are those who write on fdms，so they get to see them even before they are shown in the cinema．How lucky, you would say!”可知記者們在報道之前就已經(jīng)親眼看見了，因此你可能會覺得他們很幸運(yùn)。故選 D。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) “Three years ago there was a reporter whose camera was destroyed by a group of men，because they were angry with him for taking their picture．” 可知他們不喜歡記者拍了照片，因此毀掉了記者的相機(jī)。故選A。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)A reporter’s job can also be very dangerous．If there is a flood or a riot(暴亂)they may get hurt or even be killed．”可知有時候發(fā)生洪水或者暴動記者有生命危險，因此有時候他們也是很危險的工作。故選 B。
小題5:主旨大意題。文章主要介紹了記者這一職業(yè)的日常工作和不為人知的一些工作細(xì)節(jié)，目的是向人們介紹記者。故選A。
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