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(2019·湖北宜昌市高一期末)
It was early in the spring about 15 years ago when I was a young police reporter，driving to a scene I didn’t want to see.A man had accidentally backed his pickup truck over his baby granddaughter in the driveway of the family home.
As I arrived，I saw a whilehaired man in cotton work clothes standing near a truck，looking totally confused.He was trying to answer the reporters ’ questions.Mostly he was only moving his lips，blinking and choking up.
After a while the reporters gave up on him and followed the police into the small white house.A few minutes later，with all the details in my notebook and a threebyfive photo in my jacket pocket I went toward the kitchen where die police had said the body was.
I had brought a camera in with me.Entering the kitchen，I came upon this scene.
On a table lay the tiny body，wrapped in a clear white sheet.Somehow the grandfather had managed to stay away from the crowd.He was sitting on a chair beside the table，looking helplessly at the dead body.As I watched，the grandfather slowly leaned forward，held the little in his arms and remained still.
In that moment I recognized the makings of a prizewinning news photograph.I raised the camera......
Every element of the picture was perfect I don’t know how many seconds I stood there，unable to press that shutter (快门)．I fully realized the powerful storytelling value that photo would have，and my professional conscience (良心) told me to lake it.Yet I couldn’t make my hand move and break into the poor man’s inner sadness.
At last I lowered the camera and moved away quietly with doubt about my suitability for the journalistic profession (职业)．Now，sometimes，as I’m watching news，I remember that day.
I still feel right about what I did.
语篇解读 这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述“我”在一次新闻采访中本来捕捉到一个拍出来可以得奖的画面，但做人的良知让我没有举起相机，而且至今我也不为自己做过的事后悔。
1．Why did the author drive to the man’s house?
A．To comfort the poor man.
B．To perform a duty.
C．To offer some help.
D．To get a prizewinning photo.
解析： 细节理解题。根据第一段内容“It was early in the spring about 15 years ago when I was a young police reporter，driving to a scene I didn’t want to see.A man had accidentally backed his pickup truck over his baby granddaughter in the driveway of the family home.(那是大约15年前的一个早春，当时我还是一名年轻的警察记者，开车去一个我不想去的地方。一名男子不小心在他家的车道上把他的皮卡车倒在了他的小孙女身上。)可知作者开车去男人的家是为了履行职责。故选B。
答案： B
2．What do we know about the grandfather in the passage?
A．He was deeply sorry for the loss of his granddaughter.
B．He didn’t want to answer the reporters’ questions.
C．He shared little about the accident with the author
D．He purposely created the scene for the author’s photo.
解析： 细节理解题。根据第二段中Mostly he was only moving his lips，blinking and choking up.(大多数时候，他只是动了动嘴唇，眨着眼睛，哽咽着。)可知这位祖父对孙女的去世非常悲伤而说不出话来。故选A。
答案： A
3．Why did the author give up taking the picture at last?
A．Because he preferred better photos.
B．Because the grandfather noticed him.
C．Because professional training told him not to.
D．Because his conscience told him to do so.
解析： 细节理解题。倒数第三段中“I fully realized the powerful storytelling value that photo would have，and my professional conscience told me to lake it.”(我完全意识到这张照片所具有的讲述故事的强大价值，而我的职业良知告诉我不要拍下来。)可知作者最终放弃了拍照，是因为他的良心告诉他不要拍照。故选D。
答案： D
4．What is the author’s purpose in writing the story?
A．To describe a heartbroken scene.
B．To tell one of his experiences.
C．To learn from other photo takers.
D．To persuade people to pity others
解析： 推理判断题。根据文章内容为记叙了作者十五年前在一次新闻采访中本来捕捉到一个拍出来可以得奖的画面，但做人的良知让作者没有举起相机的故事。可知作者的目的只是为了讲述自己的一次经历。故选B。
答案： B
