3.Here's how Brandon spends several hours each day:he walks up to strangers in New York City,asks for permission to take their pictures and then interviews them.
With a combination of friendliness and good,but not excellent,photography skills,Stanton has achieved one of the most unlikely success stories in a city filled with them.The 29-year-old began posting photos and quotations on his Facebook page,Tumblr blog and personal website,humansofnewyork.com,three years ago,and has owned more than one million fans.
Now,hundreds of those pictures and interviews have been collected into a book,Human of New York,which landed into No.1 spot on the New York Times hardcover nonfiction (精装非小说类)best-seller list after its first week on sale.
Stanton,a hybrid(混合) of interviewer,photographer and eager chronicler(历史记录者),is a Georgia native with no training as a journalist.He has owned two cameras in his life and admits he has never learned the technically correct way to use them.When he started the project in 2010,he had just lost his job as a bond trader in Chicago and decided to shift to a completely new career.When he moved to New York,he was friendless and nearly broke.Much of his time was spent on ambitious project of photographing10,000 people and mapping their whereabouts as a sort of virtual map of New York.
Initially,people didn't pay any attention to him,which made him disappointed.But he went on and his project gradually attracted an audience,starting with mostly people in their 20s.He has transformed himself into a recognizable face with a high income.
Yaniv Soha,Stanton's editor,said the young man has the rare gift of being able to connect with random people."It's about the stories as much as it is about the photos,"Soha said."It's really about his ability to relate to people and convey what makes them individual."
51.What does Brandon Standon spend hours doing every day?C
A.Dreaming about ambitious projects.
B.Trying to get more fans to visit his personal website.
C.Taking photos of strangers and interviewing them.
D.Getting strangers to share their secrets with him.
52.What makes strangers willing to talk to Standon?A
A.His friendliness
B.His high photography skill.
C.His handsome look
D.His best selling books.
53.When Stanton started his picture and interview project,A.
A.he barely had any money
B.he had just quit his old job and started a new one
C.he had made many good friends in New York
D.he had already been famous on the Internet
54.According to Santon's editor,what has made him successful?B
a.He is good at communicating.
b.He is skilled in photographing.
c.He knows how to chronicle important events.
d.He conveys what makes people individual.
A.a,b B.a,d C.b,d D.b,c
55.What's the right order of the following events?C
a.Human of New York became a best-seller.
b.Standon lost his job as a bond trader in Chicago.
c.He started his project and few people paid attention.
d.Standon posted photos and quotations on his Facebook page.
A.b-a-c-d B.a-c-b-d C.b-c-d-a D.b-d-a-c.
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解答 51.C 细节理解题,由第一段he walks up to strangers in New York City,asks for permission to take their pictures and then interviews them.可知他每天用几小时给陌生人拍照并采访他们,故选C.
52.A 细节理解题,由第二段With a combination of friendliness and good,but not excellent,photography skills,Stanton has achieved one of the most unlikely success stories in a city filled with them.可知是因为他的友好因此陌生人愿意与他交谈,故选A.
53.A 细节理解题,由第三段When he started the project in 2010,he had just lost his job as a bond trader in Chicago and decided to shift to a completely new career.When he moved to New York,he was friendless and nearly broke.可知当他开始照相和采访项目的时候他几乎没有钱,故选A.
54.B 细节理解题,由最后一段"It's really about his ability to relate to people and convey what makes them individual."可知是他的与人相处的能力及传达什么使他们成为个人的能力使他获得成功,故选B.
55.C 理解推断题,根据文中内容When he started the project in 2010,he had just lost his job as a bond trader in Chicago;Initially,people didn't pay any attention to him;The 29-year-old began posting photos and quotations on his Facebook page;Human of New York,which landed into No.1 spot on the New York Times hardcover nonfiction (精装非小说类)best-seller list after its first week on sale.可知正确排列顺序,故选C.
点评 本文考察日常生活类阅读,要把握好人物的活动内容,时间和地点,根据题目中关键词寻找文中答案,查找文中细节后作出合理推断.