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【題目】 At 19 years old, John Kraus is a professional photographer. He has been taking photos of rocket launches for different magazines since 2016, as well as selling them to different buyers. He's even traveled to California just to take photos of two different rocket launches.

He started his journey in early 2015. At that time he was a 15-year-old boy living in Satellite Beach, Florida, near the Kennedy Space Center. He had used his birthday and Christmas cash to buy a DSLR camera and began practising by shooting rocket launches. Living on Florida's Space Coast gave him many chances to practise.

However, he wasn't sure his hobby was going to be his life's work, "When I first started in early 2015, photographing rockets was just like 'Oh, look, there's a launch tomorrow night. I guess I'll take photos! " Kraus wrote.

But online attention and increasing photo sales led him to take a look deeper at his hobby.

Could he really turn his hobby into his career? After graduating from high school, he decided to work as a full-time photographer.

Kraus spoke about some of the challenges of deciding what kind of job he wanted to do.

"Parents, teachers and all of those around us often say we should know as soon as possible what we want to do with our life," he said. "It's okay to not know what you want to do! But it's important to try new things. Never pass down a chance to try or experience something new. You'll never know when you find the aim of your life; it could be right in front of you."

【1】When did Kraus become a professional photographer?

A.When he was 15 years old.B.After he finished high school.

C.Before he went to Florida.D.When he first shot rockets.

【2】Which of the following is the main reason why Kraus works as a photographer?

A.His home near the space center.B.Encouragement from people around.

C.s ability to save money for buying camera.D.Online attention to his photos and photo sales.

【3】When he was facing the challenges in choosing jobs, Kraus_______.

A.was sure what he really wantedB.gave up the chances to find his dream job

C.was brave enough to try everything new to himD.talked about his dream with parents and teachers

【4】The underlined phrase "pass down" is closest in meaning to "

A.compareB.refuseC.catchD.notice

【5】What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Kraus grew up in Satellite Beach, Florida.

B.Kraus had a change of jobs because of his interests.

C.Kraus was encouraged by his teachers to take photos.

D.Kraus has turned his hobby into a successful career.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

這篇短文主要介紹了克勞斯如何把自己的攝影愛好轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)樽约旱穆殬I(yè)。通過他的經(jīng)歷他想告訴我們：不知道以后想做什么沒關(guān)系，但是要勇于嘗試新事物，永遠不要放棄嘗試或體驗新事物的機會。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)After graduating high school, he decided to work as a full-time photographer“高中畢業(yè)后，他決定做一名全職攝影師”，可知他在高中畢業(yè)后成為了一個全職攝影師，故選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)But online attention and increasing photo sales led him to take a look deeper at his hobby.及Could he really turn his hobby into his career? After graduating high school, he decided to work as a full-time photographer.可知網(wǎng)上對他的照片的關(guān)注和照片銷售，成為他當專業(yè)攝影師的主要原因，故選D。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段But it's important to try new things. Never pass down a chance to try or experience something new“但嘗試新事物很重要。永遠不要放棄嘗試或體驗新事物的機會�！笨芍�當Kraus面臨選擇工作的挑戰(zhàn)時他勇敢的挑戰(zhàn)新事物，故選C。

【4】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)But it's important to try new things. 可以推測Never pass down a chance to try or experience something new.意思為“不要拒絕嘗試或者經(jīng)歷新事物的機會”，故選B。

【5】主旨歸納題。根據(jù)短文主要介紹了克勞斯如何在一步步把自己的攝影愛好最終變?yōu)樽约旱穆殬I(yè)——職業(yè)攝影師，故選D。