湖南自考英语历年真题解析（三）
Ann Curry is a famous news presenter of the NBC News “Today” show. When she was 15 she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves. The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if she’d like a job. She needed to start saving for college, so she said yes.
Ann worked after school and during summer vacations, and the job helped pay for her first year of college. During college she would do many other jobs: she served coffee in the student union(学生会), was a hotel maid and even made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying jobs.
One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Ann for books on cancer(癌症). The woman seemed anxious. Ann showed her practically everything they had and found other books they could order. The woman left the store less worried, and Ann has always remembered the pride she felt in having helped her customer.
Years later, as a television reporter in Los Angeles, Ann heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and his hand. His family could not afford a surgical(外科的) operation, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his hand in his pocket all the time.
Ann persuaded her boss to let her do the story. After the story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the surgical operation for free.
Ann visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand and say, “Thank you.” What a sweet sense of satisfaction Ann Curry felt!
At McCarley’s bookstore, Ann always sensed she was working for the customers, not the store. Today it’s the same. NBC News pays her, but she feels as if she works for the people who watch the programmes, helping them make sense of the world.
1.Ann Curry got her first job _____.
A.from her friend in a bookstore B.a couple of years before college
C.at the NBC news “Today” show D.when she was studying at university
2.At which part?time job did Ann Curry feel the happiest?
A.The hotel. B.The bookstore.
C.The student union. D.The US Forest Service.
3.What particularly gives her the feeling of pride?
A.Helping people through work. B.Reporting interesting stories.
C.Being able to do different jobs well. D.Paying through her college education.
4.How did Ann help the child get the operation he needed?
A.Ann persuaded the boy to speak on TV. B.Ann paid for the operation herself.
C.Ann’s boss agreed to raise money. D.Ann’s news report moved some doctors.
参考答案：
1.【答案】B，推理判断题。文章第一段描述了故事主人公找到第一份工作的过程。由第一段最后一句“Sheneeded to start saving for college, so she said yes.（她需要开始为上大学攒钱，因此就答应了。）”可以推知，她在接受这份工作时尚未上大学。故选B。
2.【答案】B，事实细节题。由文章第二段最后一句“But selling ba以s wa8 0ne of the most satisfying jobs. (然而书是最让她感到满足的工作之一。）”可知，B项为正确答案。
3.【答案】A，事实细节题。由第三段最后一句“…and Ann has always remembered the pride she felt in having helped her customer。（......她一直记得帮助顾客之后感到的骄傲。）”可知，A项为正确答案。
4.【答案】D，推理判断题。文章最后四段描述了主人公帮助一个天生残疾的小孩的故事。她是通过说服老板让她做关于这个小孩的节目并播出，随后引起社会关注而使小孩得以手术的，而且在倒数第三段中明确指出医生是在看完节目后打电话表示愿意提供免费手术的。 D项为正确答案。
