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【题目】阅读理解
In the fall of 1959, Freed suffered a bad reputation for rumors of bribery (贿赂行为), and his troubles were too strong to be resisted. When WABC asked Freed to sign a statement swearing that he had never taken bribes, he refused and was fired. Although he later signed such a statement for WNEW-TV, he lost his television show as well.
Finding himself unwelcome in New York, Freed fled to the West Coast, where he managed to land a daytime disc jockey (流行音乐播音员) job at KDAY in Los Angeles in 1960. Legal problems continued to bother him, though, and he was charged with taking bribes of more than $30,000 from a number of record companies. Publicly, Freed denied that he had ever accepted direct bribes, although he acknowledged that he had accepted gifts from record companies, but only for playing records that he was certain would become hits anyway. After a short time at KDAY, he left when the station management refused to let him promote his live rock ‘n' roll shows. He returned to New York, but not as a broadcaster. At the height of the great enthusiasm for the twist dance, he hosted a Manhattan twist revue (时事讽刺剧), but when this enthusiasm cooled, he found a disc jockey job at WQAM in Miami in 1962. During this difficult period, Freed began drinking heavily and lost his job in Miami after only two months. In December of 1962 he was found guilty in New York of two charges of commercial bribery and was given a six-month sentence and fined $300. This effectively ended his career.
Freed spent the last years of his life in Palm Springs, California. Although he had redefined what it meant to be a disc jockey and named the music that had become an anthem (圣歌) for the world's youth, he was a disgraced (耻辱的) and broken man, no longer able to work in the business he loved. On January 20, 1965, he died in a hospital in Palm Springs.
（1）Why was Freed fired by WABC?
A.Because he took bribes.
B.Because he swore he didn't take bribes.
C.Because he refused to admit taking bribes.
D.Because he refused to make a statement as WABC required.
（2）According to Freed, he accepted the gifts from record companies only when _______.
A.the gifts were not valuable
B.the gifts had no connection with playing records
C.the records he was asked to play were very famous
D.the records he was asked to play would surely become popular
（3）What can we learn from the passage?
A.Freed didn't take bribes at all.
B.Freed showed no talent for music.
C.Freed had made contributions in his career.
D.KDAY fired Freed because of his addiction to alcohol.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）D
（2）D
（3）C
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍电视主持人Freed因为接受了唱片公司给的礼物而被指控为有贿赂行为，从此后麻烦不断。这不仅让他失去了电视节目的主持人的工作，还因此做过牢。在这段时间内他做过流行音乐播音员，他主持过时事讽刺剧等，由此可知他做过好工作，最终因为这件丑事而不能做自己所爱的工作，最后死在医院。
（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的” When WABC asked Freed to sign a statement swearing that he had never taken bribes, he refused and was fired.“可知，当WABC要求Freed签署一份声明，说他没有贪污受贿，他拒绝了，于是他被解雇了，可知选D。
（2）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Freed denied that he had ever accepted direct bribes, although he acknowledged that he had accepted gifts from record companies, but only for playing records that he was certain would become hits anyway.” 可知，他公开否认自己接受过直接贿赂，尽管他承认自己接受了唱片公司的礼物，但只是因为播放他确信他播放的唱片会成为热门。而选项D项（请他放的唱片一定会很受欢迎）符合题意，故选D。
（3）考查主旨大意。根据第一、二段内容可知Freed确实是受贿了，故A是错误的，从文章中可知Freed是一个电视节目的主持人，没有涉及他有无音乐天赋，故B不正确，在文章第一段“, he lost his television show”可知他是个电视主持人，第二段“Freed fled to the West Coast, where he managed to land a daytime disc jockey job at KDAY” 做过流行音乐播音员。“he hosted a Manhattan twist revue (时事讽刺剧), but when this enthusiasm cooled, he found a disc jockey job at WQAM in Miami in 1962. During this difficult period, Freed began drinking heavily and lost his job in Miami after only two months.”（因对扭舞的热情的高度，他主持了曼哈顿时事讽刺剧，但当这种热情冷却时，他1962在迈阿密WQAM DJ工作。在这个艰难时期，开始酗酒，并在两个月后失去了在迈阿密的工作。）此句可知他因为酗酒失去了在迈阿密的DJ工作，故D是错误的。分析以上的内容可知他主持过时事讽刺剧，做过DJ等工作，由此可知他做过好工作，在工作中取得一定的成绩，因而C是正确的。故选C。