Question

When TV news programs report wars or disasters, the editors rarely use the most horrifying pictures of dead or wounded victims because they don’t want to upset their viewers. Even so, viewers are usually warned in advance that they may find some of these scenes disturbing, so they can look away if they choose. But the men and women whose job is to record those scenes－the TV cameramen－have no such choice. It is their duty to witness the horrors of the world and record them, no matter how terrible and unpleasant they may be. Consequently, it is one of the most dangerous, exposed and emotionally taxing jobs the world has to offer.
Today, the demand for their work is rising. The explosion of satellite broadcasting and 24-hour news in recent years has created an almost insatiable (贪得无厌的) demand for TV information. But major broadcasters and the TV news agencies—such as Reuters and WTN－have never had enough staff to meet the worldwide demand for up-to-date pictures, so increasingly they turn to “freelance” TV cameramen.
These freelance cameramen are independent operators tied to no particular organization. They will work for any company which hires them, be it for just a few hours or for several weeks in a war zone. But if the freelance cameraman is injured in the course of the job, the TV company is not responsible for him. The freelancer must survive on his own.
TV will always need hard, vivid moving pictures which are fresh, but these companies feel uncomfortable with large numbers of employees on their books, explains Nick Growing, once foreign editor for Britain Channel 4 News and now a BBC news presenter.
By hiring freelancers, they can buy in the skills they need only when they need them. It also enables them to contract out the risk, he says.
【小题1】TV news agencies turn to freelance cameramen in order to           .

A．save expense and avoid risks

B．get free and useful pictures

C．get first-hand information and pictures

D．satisfy the greed of the freelance cameramen

【小题2】We can infer from the passage that the freelance cameramen             .

A．have to take a lot of risks in the course of work

B．are tied to many TV news agencies

C．have better skills than other cameramen

D．need to contract out risks of work for TV companies

【小题3】According to this passage, some major broadcasters and TV news agencies            .
A. have employed enough cameramen
B. are not willing to employ many cameramen
C. are very mean to freelancers
C. are responsible for the freelancer if he is injured
【小题4】The author of this passage shows his           the freelance cameramen.

A．sympathy to

B．respect for

C．anger to

D．admiration to

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】A    

解析试题分析：本文介绍了在战争的地方需要有摄像师和记者来记录发生的一切，然而很多机构这样的人紧缺，他们就求助与自由职业者。
【小题1】细节题。根据第二段后三行But major broadcaster sand the TV news agencies（部）, such as Reuters and WTN, have never had enough staff（人员）to meet thje worldwide demand for up-to-date pictures, so increasingly they turn to freelance（自由职业的）TV cameramen.说明他们正是为了得到最新的图片，所以才求助与自由职业者，故C项正确。
【小题2】推理题。根据第三段最后2行But if the freelance cameraman is injured in the course of the job, the TV company is not responsible for him. The freelance must survive on his own.说明这些人完全靠自己，在战地更要冒很大的危险，故A项正确。
【小题3】推断题。根据第四段but these companies feel uncomfortable with large numbers of employees on their books,可知很多电视公司不愿雇佣很多摄影师。故B正确。
【小题4】作者态度题：根据文章第一段最后3行It is their duty to witness the horrors of the world and record them, no matter how unpleasant they may be. As a result, it is one of the most dangerous, exposed and emotionally taxing jobs the world has to offer.都说明战地记者是非常危险的职业，可知作者对他们是同情的。A项正确。
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