WhatmadeJoanRyandecidetobeasportswriter?“TenyearsagoIwas?36?newsstoriesattheOrlandoSentinelinFlorida—myfirstjob?37?college.Ididn'tknowanyfemalesportswriters.ButIwantedtobe?38

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What made Joan Ryan decide to be a sports writer?“Ten years ago I was ? 　36 　 ? news stories at the Orlando Sentinel in Florida—my first job ? 　37 　? college. I didn't know any female sports writers. But I wanted to be ? 　38 　? .?　 39 　 ? the best writing in the paper was sports.”

“Furthermore I had the ? 　40 　? .I grew up in a(n) ? 　41 　? family: Three boys and three girls and a coach for a dad.”?

Soon after describing her ambition to a coworker the ? 　42 　 ? of her paper reassigned Joan to the sports ? 　43 　 ?.She started out by editing other people's stories ? 　44 　 ? within a year she was writing her own sports column.?

Today Joan is the sports ? 　45 　? for the San Francisco Examiner in California. When she ?　 46 　? her job eight years ago she was the ? 　47 　 ? woman sports writer on any major American newspaper.

Was it tough to ? 　48 　? as a female sports writer?? 　49 　 ?!Take for example the first time Joan tried to get an interview in the men's locker room. “It was the U.S. Football League. I wanted to interview one of the players—Joe Cribbs because he had just broken a finger. As soon as I ? 　50 　? into the locker room ?　51　? all sports writers interview athletes—the room went ? 　52 　? .Guys started yelling at me—closing in on me. It was really frightening. One guy was sitting on a bench in front of me tapping up his ankle ? 　53 　 ? a long-handled razor for cutting the tape. Suddenly I felt something move up my leg. It was the ? 　54 　 ? of the razor. I yelled at him and walked out.”

Joan ? 　55 　? interviewing Cribbs—outside the locker room.“In retrospect(回忆) I feel this was a defining moment for me as a journalist. I went back and wrote my story and made my deadline. Now I know that nothing can interfere with getting the story.”?

36. A. writing B. finding       C. editing       D. sending?

37. A. in B. out of C. into    D. before?

38. A. one      B. the one       C. it D. that?

39. A. However     B. Therefore   C. Above all   D. First of all?

40. A. knowledge   B. experience  C. Background       D. interest?

41. A. big       B. athletic       C. athrete       D. warm?

42. A. editor   B. Manager     C. Director     D. workmate?

43. A. column B. field   C. department D. paper?

44. A. and      B. So      C. however     D. but?

45. A. columnist    B. writer C. journalist    D. female?

46. A. did       B. left     C. landed D. wanted?

47. A. abed     B. only    C. brave  D. wisest?

48. A. work    B. writer C. interview    D. pioneer?

49. A. You bet       B. You believe       C. Unbelievable     D. You guess?

50. A. stepped B. entered       C. rushed D. moved?

51. A. that      B. which C. where D. when?

52. A. warm   B. crazy  C. down  D. full?

53. A. held     B. playing      C. used    D. using?

54. A. cap      B. cover  C. handle D. movement?

55. A. started  B. ended up C. Made     D. wrote??

Answer 1

36-55 CBADC BACDA CBDAA CBDCB 解析: 36.C　根据上下文可推断出：Joan开始是在报社编辑别人的故事。? 37.B　根据常识，这应该是她走出大学后的第一份工作。? 38.A　根据后文描述可知：当时还没有在报社当体育记者的女性，于是她想成为一位体育记者。one指代上文的writer。? 39.D　根据下文的furthermore的提示可知。? 40.C　根据下文的“家里有三男三女和教练父亲”可推测出此处应该是“背景”。? 41.B　这里指“作者成长在一个体育世家”。? 42.A　根据常识，在报社能够给人重新分配工作到某部门的人应该是主编editor。? 43.C　一家报社里包含很多负责具体板块新闻的“部门”，此处考生容易误选column 但column是指“报纸上的栏目”而不指“工作的场所”。? 44.D　根据后文的“她自己也写专栏作品”可推知与上文的“编辑别人的文章”相反，应为转折关系。? 45.A　承接上文的“写她自己的专栏作品”而成为“专栏作家”。? 46.C　land在此处表示“获得(某物)”。? 47.B　根据短文的第一段所述：我不知道当时有女性体育记者。可知“作者为唯一的一名女性体育记者”。? 48.D　承接上文“作者是第一位女性体育记者”，本段是要说“当女性体育记者的先锋难吗？” 49.A　考查英语习惯用法。You bet!意为“当然!”。? 50.A　根据语境和常识，作者作为记者要采访男衣物间的运动员应该是不慌不忙走进去的 。 51.C　考查定语从句的引导词，先行词locker room在定语从句中充当状语。? 52.B　根据下文的“又是向我叫喊又是向我靠近”说明整个房间变得“疯狂”起来。? 53.D　此处应填一个与“tapping up”并列而意义又要表示“使用(长柄剃须刀)”的词。? 54.C　根据前后文语境“那些调皮的运动员用剃须刀的柄在女记者的腿上移动”其目的是开玩笑吓唬这位女记者。handle意为“柄，把手”。? 55.B　根据上文“女记者被吓得跑出了房间”，最后只能是在房外结束采访。