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1、沈阳铁路实验中学2014—2015学年度下学期假期作业验收考试高三英语第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40)0第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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.AHelenThomas,thepioneeringWhiteHousereporterknownforputtingpresidentsonthehotseat,diedat92．Tothosewhoregularlywatchpresidentialpressconferences,HelenThoma
2、sisafamiliarfigure．Usuallydressedinredandalwaysseatedinthefrontrow,sheisalwaysthefirstorsecondreporterthepresidentcallsupon．Itisanhonorshehasearned．Besides,itaffordshertheperfectopportunitytodowhatshedoesbest-challengethepresidentandotherpublicofficialstotellthepla
3、intruth．Shesaid,"Wereporters'priority（首要事情）isthepeople'srighttoknow-withoutfearorfavor．Wearethepeople'sservants．"HelenThomaswasborninKentuckyin1920．AllthenineThomaschildrenwerebroughtuptovalueeducation,andallwereexpectedtomakesomethingofthemselves·25·throughworking
4、hard．Shemadeuphermindwhilestillinhighschooltobecomeareporterafterwritingforthestudentnewspaper．Afterreceivingherbachelor'sdegreein1942,ThomasheadedstraightforWashington,D．C．insearchofanewspaperjob．Beforelong,shelandedoneatWashingtonDailyNews．Herdutyincludedfetching
5、coffeeanddoughnutsforthepaper'sreportersandeditors．Theeageryoungwomanfoundtheatmosphereexcitingandwasconvincedshehadmadetherightcareerchoice．HerbigbreakcamewhenshewassenttoFloridatoreportonthevacationofPresident-electJohnF．Kennedyandhisfamily．OncePresidentKennedyto
6、okoffice,Thomaschangedherfocusfromthepresident'sfamilytohispolicies．ShebeganattendingthedailypressbriefingsattheWhiteHouseaswellaspresidentialpressconferences．ThomashascoveredeverypresidentsinceKennedy．Overtheyears,Thomasfoundherjob"thrillingandinspiring,"butneverb
7、oring．Andshetookveryseriouslyherdutyto"keepaneyeonthepresident"andkeepAmericanpeopleinformed．1.WhatcanwelearnaboutHelenThomasfromthepassage?·25·A．ShewasborntoalargefamilyinKentuckyin1942．B．Herfirstjobwastodeliverdoughnutstoanewsagency．C．Hercareertookoffaftercoverin
8、gtheKennedys．D．Shedecidedtobeareporterwhileincollege．2.Paragraph3iswrittentoshowHelenThomas_________.A．appreciateseducationandhardworkB．isagoodde
