Passage 10

重庆八中2017届高三适应性月考（五）

In the early spring of 1974, the now world-famous photographer Stephen Wilkes was a 16-year-old reporter and cameraman for his high school’s television station. His best friend was also a reporter for the　 1 　, and together they came up with the wild idea of　 2 　some of the great news broadcasters and journalists of the age. So they wrote personalized, hand-written letters to dozens of them.

Nobody　 3 　but perhaps the greatest news broadcaster and journalist of them all:Walter Cronkite, who generously offered to spend a full　 4 　with the boys. Stephen and his friend understood that this would be the most　 5 　reporting event of their lives, so they prepared　 6 　for it.

They　 7 　dozens of thoughtfully well-prepared questions and practiced the questions over and over again. When the day of the interview　 8 　, they were ready. They sat with Mr. Cronkite and asked him one question after another, carefully　 9 　each question on their notepad. And Mr. Cronkite was unbelievably　 10 　with his answers for the entire hour.

Then, as they were　 11 　things up, he said, “Boys, I’d like to ask you both an important question. Do you know what makes a　 12 　interview?”

Stephen and his friend were caught off-guard, so they quickly began searching　 13 　their notepad, which didn’t provide an obvious　 14 　. Mr. Cronkite smiled and quickly rescued them,　 15 　, “Being a good listener, boys. That’s what truly makes a great interview. Being a good　 16 　will always lead you to the next best question.”

The boys looked up at the legendary broadcaster and suddenly　 17 　they had spent their whole hour robotically　 18 　one scripted（照本宣科的）question after another meaninglessly, but not truly listening or　 19 　to a single answer. And if they had listened, they could have allowed Mr. Cronkite’s answers to guide their question, and guide them to a far more　 20 　hour together.

1. A. company　B. station　C. town　D. country

2. A. becoming　B. knowing　C. studying　D. interviewing

3. A. replied　B. cared　C. accepted　D. believed

4. A. minute　B. hour　C. day　D. week

5. A. challenging　B. fortunate　C. important　D. rewarding

6. A. separately　B. anxiously　C. independently　D. carefully

7. A. gathered　B. employed　C. received　D. composed

8. A. passed　B. ended　C. arrived　D. occurred

9. A. looking at　B. breaking down　C. leaving up　D. checking off

10. A. patient　B. funny　C. strange　D. wise

11. A. making　B. packing　C. turning　D. cleaning

12. A. slow　B. peaceful　C. great　D. content

13. A. for　B. inside　C. through　D. with

14. A. way　B. answer　C. favor　D. chance

15. A. complaining　B. warning　C. declaring　D. explaining

16. A. listener　B. reporter　C. broadcaster　D. cameraman

17. A. mastered　B. realized　C. expected　D. remembered

18. A. showing　B. donating　C. asking　D. guiding

19. A. responding　B. sticking　C. objecting　D. agreeing

20. A. effective　B. unforgettable　C. interesting　D. meaningful