湖北专升本英语每日一练（4月18月）

Passage 2

Joseph Pulitzer was born in 1847 in, Miskolc, Hungary. He emigrated to the United States when he was seventeen years old, and was naturalized on his twentieth birthday. He spent his career in journalism working in the Mid-west and New York. From 1871, he was also the owner or part-owner of many newspapers. His most famous newspaper was The New York World. The World campaigned against corruption, and exposed many scandals (丑闻). It was also a strong supporter of the rights of the working man.

In later life, Joseph Pulitzer collapsed from overwork, and lost his sight. He became dedicated to improving the quality of journalism in America, and donated $1 million to Columbia University to found a school of journalism. However, his most significant contribution was the establishment of the Pulitzer Prizes in his will.

These prizes for excellence in journalism have been given every year since 1917 by Columbia University. Since 1942 there have been extra categories for press photograph. And later still for criticism, feature writing and commentary. The prize was originally for $500, but today winners of the prize receive a gold medal. However, the real value of the prize is worth much more than $500 to the journalist and to the newspaper that employs him or her.

86. Joseph Pulitzer spent his career in ______.

A. politics B. education C. writing D. journalism

87. The New York World ran a campaign against ______.

A. crime B. drugs C. corruption D. immigration

88. The most significant contribution made by Joseph Pulitzer was ______.

A. the donation to a school of journalism

B. the dedication to journalism in America

C. the founding of The New York World

D. the establishment of the Pulitzer in his will

89. Today, the winner of the Pulitzer Prizes can get ______.

A. $500 B. $5000 C. $1 million D. a gold medal

90. The best title of the passage is ______.

A. Joseph Pulitzer B. The New York World

C. Columbia University D. The Pulitzer Prizes

86.【答案】D

【解析】细节题。题干：约瑟夫·普利策的职业生涯都在______

该题的关键词是his career，根据关键词定位到文章第一段第三句话He spent his career in journalism working in the Mid-west and New York.(他的新闻生涯一直在中西部和纽约)可知，他从事的事业是新闻。politics政治;education教育;writing写作;journalism新闻。故答案选D。

87.【答案】C

【解析】细节题。题干：《纽约SJ报》发起了一场反对______的活动。

该题的关键词是The New York World和campaign，根据关键词定位到文章第一段第六句话The World campaigned against corruption, and exposed many scandals.(《纽约SJ报》开展了反腐败运动，揭露了许多丑闻)可知，新闻报道的是关于“腐败”。crime犯罪;drugs毒品;corruption腐败;immigration移民。故答案选C。

88.【答案】D

【解析】细节题。题干：约瑟夫·普利策最重要的贡献是______。

该题的关键词是significant contribution，根据关键词定位到文章第二段最后一句话However, his most significant contribution was the establishment of the Pulitzer Prizes in his will.(然而，他最重要的贡献是在遗嘱中设立了普利策奖)。可知，他最伟大的贡献在于根据他的遗志，创设这个奖项。A项“给新闻学院的捐款”，B项“对美国新闻业的贡献”，C项“纽约世界的建立”，均不符合，排除。故答案选D。

89.【答案】D

【解析】细节题。题干：今天，普利策奖的获奖者可以获得______。

该题的关键词是Today和winner，根据关键词定位到文章最后一段第四句话The prize was originally for $500, but today winners of the prize receive a gold medal.(最初的奖金是500美元，但今天获奖者将获得一枚金牌)。可知，现在获得此项奖的人会得到一块金牌。故答案选D。

90.【答案】A

【解析】主旨题。题干：这篇文章最好的标题是______。

经过对全文的理解可知，文章主要是对约瑟夫·普利策进行叙述。A项“约瑟夫·普利策”，B项“《纽约S-J-报》”，C项“哥伦比亚大学”，D项“普利策奖”。故答案选A。