42. [答案]A　

[试题解析]细节题。根据第一段4,5行one day he was sent to West Virginia in the bitter cold winter to cover a mine disaster．可知这里的report the accident就是cover a mine disaster，即对矿难进行采访。故A正确。

41. [答案]B　

[试题解析]推理题。第一段2,3行he has said the reason he’s that way is that he has little respect for them．Most clergy will do anything for some media attention，he says．很多神职人员为了得到媒体的注意会做很多事情。这正是他讨厌神职人员的理由。故B正确。

44．What did the minister refuse to do?

A．To pray for the accident．

B．To make up the news．

C．To cooperate with the reporter．

D．To pray for the trapped miners on TV

43．What do we know about Donahue’s camera?

A．It was advanced and hard to operate．

B．The low temperature prevented it working properly．

C．It was all right before the prayer started．

D．It needed to be repaired．

42．For what purpose did Donahue go to West Virginia one day?

A．To report on an accident．

B．To rescue the miners．

C．To film the praying of a minister．

D．To witness a disaster．

二．A

Phil Donahue，the former television talk show host，had something of a reputation for giving clergy（神职人员）a hard time，and he has said the reason he’s that way is that he has little respect for them．Most clergy will do anything for some media attention，he says．In his autobiography(自传)，however, he tells about an encounter with a minister who was different．It happened while Donahue was a young television reporter in Ohio，and one day he was sent to West Virginia in the bitter cold winter to cover a mine disaster．He went by himself in a battered little car, carrying a mini camera to film the story．

It was so cold when he got there，however, the camera wouldn’t work．So he put it inside his coat to warm it up enough to run．In the meantime，the families of the trapped miners were gathered around．The),were just simple mining people—women，old men，and children．Several of the trapped men were fathers．

Then the local minister arrived．He was tall and thin，and he didn’t speak well at a11．But he gathered all the families around in a circle，and the held one another in their arms while he prayed for them．

As this was going on，Donahue was still trying to get his camera to work，and he was extremely disappointed because he couldn’t film the scene．Finally，after the prayer was over，Donahue managed to get his camera operating．So he told the minister he had his camera working now and asked if the minister would please do the prayer again so he could film it for the evening news．

This simple West Virginia preacher, however，told Donahue，“Young man，we don’t pray for the news．I’m sorry，but we’ve already prayed，and I will not pose．”

To this day，Donahue remembers that minister with respect．You don’t forget that kind of character，no matter who you are or what you believe．

41．We can learn from Paragraph 1 that Donahue _______________．

A．used to show much respect for clergy

B．thinks most clergy tend to attract media attention

C．used to have a hard time dealing with clergy

D．always misunderstands clergy

24.　 [答案]A

[试题解析]推理题。根据文章第7段Temple starred in a total of 43 feature films. But she found it difficult to maintain her film career in adulthood and retired from Hollywood in 1950.可知她发现在成人电影里要维持自己在儿童电影里的名誉很困难。也就是说她出演的成年人的电影不如她所扮演的儿童电影受欢迎。故A项说法正确。

[长难句解析]

Shirley Temple, who died on February 10, 2014, was that rare example of a Hollywood child star who, when the cameras stopped rolling, carved out a new career.

[翻译]在2014年2月10去世的Shirley Temple是罕见的当摄影机停了仍然开创了新的事业的好莱坞童星。

[分析]本句中有两个定语从句。第一个是who died on February 10, 2014修饰先行词Shirley Temple。第二个是who, when the cameras stopped rolling, carved out a new career修饰先行词a Hollywood child star，在第二个定语从句中插入了一个when引导的时间状语从句。

23.　 [答案]D

[试题解析]细节题。根据文章第6段最后一句The peak of her film career came in 1939 when The Little Princess became a box-office success.可知她演艺生涯的巅峰是1939年的The Little Princess故D正确。

22.　 [答案]A

[试题解析]细节题。根据文章第6段In 1935 she was awarded a special Oscar (Academy Award)在1935年她获得了a special Oscar，她是在1928年出生的，也就是说1935年的时候，她7岁。故A正确。