四、阅读理解。
Joel Sartore is a writer, teacher, and photographer. His words and beautiful images show his love of photography and of the natural world. He was National Geographic’s 2018 Explorer of the Year.
Question 1: How did you start working for National Geographic?
My first job was for a newspaper. After a few years there, I met a National Geographic photographer. He liked my photos and said I should send some to the magazine. So I did. That led to a one-day job. And that led to a nine-day job, and so on.
Question 2: What does it take to become a National Geographic photographer?
To get into National Geographic, you have to give them something they don’t have. It’s not enough just to be a great photographer. You also have to be a scientist, for example, or be able to dive under sea ice, or maybe spend several days in a tree.
Question 3:
What is the biggest challenge for photographers today?
It’s now more difficult to work for magazines. Technology(技术) makes it easy to take good pictures, which means there are more photos and photographers. Also, the Web is full of photos from all over the world that are free, or cost very little. These photos are often good enough to be put in books and magazines that once paid for photographers and their photos.
Question 4: What advice do you have for people who want to be photographers?
Well, work hard. Be passionate(热诚的) about every project you work on. Take lots of pictures in different situations. Look at others’ photos thoughtfully and learn from them. And be curious about life. There’s something to photograph everywhere.
But be a photographer for the right reasons. If you do it for the money, you probably won’t be really happy. Do you want to make the world a better place, or make people see things in a different way? If so, you’ll enjoy the work much more.
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)1. Which part of a magazine is the passage most probably taken from?
A. Science Reports. B. People & Stories.
C. Culture Reviews. D. The World This Week.
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)2. 创新考法—句子还原 Which is the most suitable for
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A. What kind of photos are more popular today?
B. What is the biggest challenge for magazines today?
C. What kind of photographers are more popular today?
D. What is the biggest challenge for photographers today?
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)3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Joel Sartore got that one-day job because the readers enjoyed his photos.
B. Joel Sartore advises photographers to teach others by their own examples.
C. Some National Geographic photographers are also masters in other fields.
D. Joel Sartore thinks that happiness is the most important for photographers.
