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.

1．In the last sentence of the first paragraph,“taxing”most probably means“        ”.

      A．depressing                                          B．satisfying                      

       C．demanding                                          D．encouraging

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（刺激的）to the senses

      C．look for pictures that are of fine qualities

      D．get first-hand information and pictures

3．The freelance cameramen           .

      A．have better skills than other cameramen

      B．are 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

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

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

背書填空。

1．The Olympic ______ is “Faster, Higher, stronger”.

2．______ there is a river, there is a city. Perhaps this is not always true, but it is true that many of the world’s greatest cities have been ______ on the banks of a river.

3．In the 1984 Olympic Games, Carl Lewis from the USA won four medals in ______ and ______ and became one of the best ______ in the 20^th century.

4．The Neva River flows ______ the centre of St Petersburg in Russia.

5．Following the history-making ______ in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, China won another______ in 2001 which was not for medal.

6．When asked about the ______ of his success, Steven Spielberg said that he ______ much of his success and happiness ______ his wife and children.

7．If we know more about what causes endangerment, we may be able to ______ ______ before it is too late.

8．Cellphones, or ______ phones, make it possible for us to talk to anyone from anywhere.

9．If the new species is too strong or uses too much of the ______ in the habitat, some of the ______ species may become endangered.

10．The latest cellphones have ______ such as games, music and an electronic calendar that will ______ you about appointments and important dates.

11．People who go to a ______ Western dinner party for the first time may surprised by table ______ in Western culture. Knowing them will help you make a good ______.

12．They are all used to their ______: that is, they have learnt how to live successfully in their habitat. When the habitat of a species is changed or _______ , the animal or plant has to either ______ to the change or find a new home.

13．Chuck learns that we need friends to share ______ and ______, and that it is important to have someone to care about.

14．The knife and fork that are ______ to your plate are a little bit bigger than the ones beside them.

15．In 1776 America became an ______ country. After that, the ______ slowly began to change.

單詞拼寫。

1．More and more e     are included in today’s Olympic Games, such as table tennis, badminton and boxing.

2．Words and i          are being sent throughout the world.

3．Polluted water and air are h        to our health.

4．It is good m         to wait in line when buying tickets.

5．You should give a brief         （介紹）to all the people present.

6．He, who is making a speech now, r          China in the conference.

7．You should learn to          （適應）to your new life.

8．The police found a        （線索）which will help them catch the robber.

9．The patient was asked to ring the bell in an            （緊急情況）.

10．I offered him a drink but he didn’t         （回應）

單句改錯。

1．Don’t disturb him. He is now devoted to read now.

2．I live in Beijing, where is the capital of china.

3．While doing an experiment, you must do like the teacher has told you.

4．He said he has known the answer to the question.

5．His illness added much difficulty with our life.

6．We go to see a film every third weeks.

7．The museum you mentioned just now lies in ruin now.

8．Under the teacher’s help, he passed the exam successfully.

9．How about two of us take a walk down the garden.

10．At the table, we should pay attention to our table manners.

句型轉換。

1．“Is it easy to improve the condition of the soil?” they asked him.

    They asked him ______  ______  ______ easy to improve the condition of the soil.

2．There’s an old temple near the river and in front of it stand many tall trees.

    There is an old temple near the river, ______ ______  ______  ______ stand many tall trees.

3．We don’t allow such things to be done.

    Such things ______  _______  ______  ______ done by us.

4．It was hard to save the palace if they didn’t change its old beauty.

    It was hard to save the place ______ ______ its old beauty.

5．I shall love you all my life.

    I shall love you as ______ as I breathe.

6．Behaving well at a party will help you impress others well.

    You will make ______  ______  ______  ______ others if you behave well at a party.

7．The number of people living in the countryside may change with time going on.

    The number of people ______  ______ in the countryside may change over time.

There is        Mr. Smith with        good knowledge of Chinese history in our school.

A．a; a   B．the; / C．a; the D．/; a

It has been announced that students        remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected.

A．can          B．will           C．shall         D．may

The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the        of the murder committed last month.

A．observers         B．viewers     C．witnesses  D．audiences

Look at the price of that bike! It is practically the same as        of a new motorcycle.

A．one          B．this           C．it       D．that

With the latest technology        , the productivity in our factory has been greatly increased

A．to bring in        B．to be brought in       C．brought in        D．having brought in