rticles on a freelance basis.

　　As Fletcher points out, the editor or section editor to whom you write is—most of the time—itching to throw your letter away; asking you in for an interview, or reading your cuttings, is a time-consuming and probably boring task he would rather avoid. Misspelling his name, or mistaking his job title, is a gift of an excuse to slam-dunk your letter in the cylindrical filing cabinet. Reporters are supposed to be good at finding things out. If you can’t even find out the name of the person you are asking for a job, you aren’t going to be a good reporter.

　　36. What is the most important quality a person needs for getting into journalism?

　　［A］ family connections［B］ knowledge

　　［C］ perseverance［D］ professionalism

　　37. In the past, what was the usual route to becoming a successful journalist?

　　［A］ Covering stories that involved the death of children.

　　［B］ Family connections.

　　［C］ Working for free.

　　［D］ Covering (usually) boring events for a local newspaper.

　　38. Where do the best journalists work?

　　［A］ Fleet Street.［B］ For the national newspapers.

　　［C］ Anywhere that accepts features writers.［D］ In a variety of places.

　　39. Which of the following is NOT given as a common way to start in journalism?

　　［A］ Having family connections.［B］ Writing for trade magazines.

　　［C］ Writing articles freelance.［D］ Writing about celebrities.

　　40. What is the “cylindrical filing cabinet” mentioned in the final paragraph?

　　［A］ A storage place for useless job applications.

　　［B］ A wastebasket.

　　［C］ A filing cabinet for personnel files.

　　［D］ A place for keeping articles that are not immediately needed, but might be needed in the future.

　　参考答案：

　　31. B 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. D 36. C 37. D 38. D 39. A 40. B

　　以上摘自胡敏《考研英语阅读理解精读200篇》

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