Question

When TV news programmers report wars or diseases, 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 unpleasant they may be. As a result, 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 24hour news in recent years has created an almost insatiable（不能滿足的）demand for TV information. But major broadcaster sand the TV news agencies（部）, such as Reuters and WTN, have never had enough staff（人員）to meet thje worldwide demand for up-to-date pictures, so increasingly they turn to freelance（自由職業(yè)的）TV cameramen.
These freelance cameramen are independent operators tied to no particular organization. They will work for any company which hires them, 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 freelance must survive on his own.
“TV will always need hard, vivid and moving pictures which are fresh, but these companies feel uncomfortable with large numbers of employees on their books.”Explains Nik Cowing, once a foreign editor for Britain’s 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 reduce the risk.”He says.
【小題1】In the last sentence of the first paragraph,“taxing”most probably means“       ”.

A．depressing	B．satisfying
C．demanding	D．encouraging

【小題2】TV news agencies turn to freelance cameramen in order to          .

A．save expense and avoid（避免）risks

B．buy pictures which are the most stimulating（剌激的）to the senses

C．look for pictures that are of fine qualities

D．get first-hand information and pictures

【小題3】The freelance cameramen          .

A．have better skills than other cameramen

B．a(chǎn)re tied to many TV news agencies

C．have to take great risks in the course of work

D．need to reduce risks of work for TV companies

【小題4】It is implied in the passage that        .

A．TV cameramen have to witness disasters and killings 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

【小題5】The main idea of the first paragraph is         .

A．TV programs are reducing the use of horrible pictures of death and wound

B．it is a requirement of work for TV cameramen to disregard people’s feelings

C．it is the duty of TV cameramen to record horrifying scenes

D．TV cameramen’s job is extremely dangerous and emotionally taxing

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】A
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：
【小題1】C 推理題。根據(jù)本句As a result, it is one of the most dangerous, exposed and emotionally taxing jobs the world has to offer.以及前面的內(nèi)容都說明戰(zhàn)地攝像師的工作是非常有挑戰(zhàn)性的，故該詞是指要求高的，故C項正確。
【小題2】D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段后三行But major broadcaster sand the TV news agencies（部）, such as Reuters and WTN, have never had enough staff（人員）to meet thje worldwide demand for up-to-date pictures, so increasingly they turn to freelance（自由職業(yè)的）TV cameramen.說明他們正是為了得到最新的圖片，所以才求助與自由職業(yè)者，故D項正確。
【小題3】C 推理題。根據(jù)第三段最后2行But if the freelance cameraman is injured in the course of the job, the TV company is not responsible for him. The freelance must survive on his own.說明這些人完全靠自己，在戰(zhàn)地更要冒很大的危險，故C項正確。
【小題4】A 推斷題。根據(jù)第一段4,5行說明這些戰(zhàn)地的攝影師他們沒有選擇，他們經(jīng)常要看見那些血腥的場面，故A正確。
【小題5】D 段落大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段最后3行It is their duty to witness the horrors of the world and record them, no matter how unpleasant they may be. As a result, it is one of the most dangerous, exposed and emotionally taxing jobs the world has to offer.都說明戰(zhàn)地記者是非常危險的職業(yè)，故D項正確。
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點評：本文介紹了在戰(zhàn)爭的地方需要有攝像師和記者來記錄發(fā)生的一切，然而很多機構(gòu)這樣的人緊缺，他們就求助與自由職業(yè)者。要求考生在仔細研讀文本內(nèi)容的情況下結(jié)合題目要求和選項內(nèi)容作出合理的判斷。