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1、专题限时检测(十七)　阅读理解之人物故事类(共3篇，限时23分钟)A(2014·厦门第二次统一检测)PioneeringfrontrowWhiteHousejournalistHelenThomasdiedatage92afteralongillness.Thomascovered10presidentsovernearlyhalfacentury,andbecamealegendintheindustry.ShewasalwaysatWhiteHousenewsconferences—sittingfrontandcenter—whereshefreq

2、uentlyannoyedgovernmentspokesmenwithherpointedquestions.ThomasbegancoveringtheWhiteHouseforUnitedPressInternationalwhenJohnF．Kennedybecamepresidentin1961andwasafixturethereuntilherretirementin2010.Inawrittenstatement,ObamacalledThomasa“truepioneer”andsaidshekeptthepresidentssheco

3、vered—includinghimself—ontheirtoes.Thomas,thedaughterofLebaneseimmigrants,wasborninWinchester,Kentucky,onAugust4,1920.Shewasoneofninechildren.ThomaswasraisedinDetroit,wheresheattendedWayneStateUniversityandgraduatedwithabachelor'sdegreein1942.Indescribingherjob,Thomasoncesaid，“I'

4、venevercoveredthepresidentinanywayotherthanthatheisultimatelyresponsible.”Thomasembracedthefreedomsofacolumnistwithvigor(活力).Noquestionseemedofflimitsforher.Colleaguesrememberherasagenuinelyfearlesswomanwhoaskedthetoughestquestionsofpresidents,nomattertheirparty.InJanuary2009,asP

5、residentGeorgeBushwaspreparingtoleaveoffice,Thomasaimedhereditorialgunsathimandhisadministration.Inacommentary,sheslammed(抨击)Bushforwhatsheconsideredhisfailings,includingleadingthecountry“intoasenselesswaragainstIraqiacalamitystillunderwayasheleavesofficealmostsixyearsaftertheinv

6、asion.”Sheconsideredhim“theworstpresidentever.”1．Accordingtothetext,HelenThomaswas________.A．awisepolitician　　　B．awritingpioneerC．alegendaryjournalistD．aWhiteHouseadviser2．Theunderlinedword“fixture”inParagraph3probablymeans________.A．anobjectfirmlyfixedinplaceB．apersonregardedfix

7、edinthesamepositionC．someonetofixtrickyproblemsD．adevicetosecuresomethingsomewhere3．WhatcanwelearnaboutHelenThomasfromthetext?A．Shecovered10presidentsoveraperiodof49years.B．Sheoftenraisedunreasonablequestions.C．ShewasbornandbroughtupinLebanon.D．ShewascriticizedbyPresidentObama.4．

8、HowdidThomascommentonGeorgeBush?A．Heshou