四、时事热点 阅读理解。
Joel Sartore is a writer, teacher, and photographer. His words and beautiful images show his love of photography and of the natural world. He was National Geographic's 2018 Explorer of the Year.
Question 1: How did you start working for National Geographic?
My first job was for a newspaper. After a few years there, I met a National Geographic photographer. He liked my photos and said I should send some to the magazine. So I did. That led to a one-day job. And that led to a nine-day job, and so on.
Question 2: What does it take to become a National Geographic photographer?
To get into National Geographic, you have to give them something they don't have. It's not enough just to be a great photographer. You also have to be a scientist, for example, or be able to dive under sea ice, or spend maybe several days in a tree.
Question 3: ▲
It's now more difficult to work for magazines. Technology(技术) makes it easy to take good pictures, which means there are more photos and photographers. Also, the Web is full of photos from all around the world that are free, or cost very little. These photos are often good enough to be put in books and magazines that once paid for photographers and their photos.
Question 4: What advice do you have for people who want to be photographers?
Well, work hard. Be passionate(热诚的) about every project you work on. Take lots of pictures in different situations. Look at others' photos thoughtfully and learn from them. And be curious about life. There's something to photograph everywhere.
But be a photographer for the right reasons. If you do it for the money, you probably won't really be happy. Do you want to make the world a better place, or make people see things in a different way? If so, you'll enjoy the work much more.
()1. Which part of a magazine is the passage most probably taken from?
A. Science Reports.
B. People & Stories.
C. Culture Reviews.
D. The World This Week.
()2. 创新考法—句子还原 Which is the most suitable for ▲?
A. What kind of photos are more popular today?
B. What is the biggest challenge for magazines today?
C. What kind of photographers are more popular today?
D. What is the biggest challenge for photographers today?
()3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Joel Sartore got that one-day job because the readers enjoyed his photos.
B. Joel Sartore advises photographers to teach others by their own examples.
C. Some National Geographic photographers are also masters in other fields.
D. Joel Sartore thinks that happiness is the most important for photographers.

1. B 【点拨】文章主要介绍了 Joel Sartore 作为摄影师的个人经历、职业要求、面临的挑战以及给有志于成为摄影师的人的建议，这些内容更符合杂志中“人物与故事”这一版块的特征。故选 B。
2. D 【点拨】根据本段内容可知，本段主要讨论的是摄影师现在面临的挑战。故选 D。
3. C 【点拨】根据第三段内容可知，要成为《国家地理》的摄影师，仅仅成为一名优秀的摄影师是不够的，在其他领域也需要是大师。故选 C。

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，包含3道选择题，需先通读全文把握核心内容（摄影师Joel Sartore的职业经历、成为《国家地理》摄影师的要求、面临的挑战及给有志成为摄影师者的建议），再针对每个问题结合选项定位原文相关语句，通过分析、排除错误选项选出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 第1题：文章围绕摄影师Joel Sartore的个人经历、职业相关内容展开，属于人物故事类，A选项“科学报道”、C选项“文化评论”、D选项“本周世界”均不符合，B选项“人物与故事”符合，故选B。
2. 第2题：空格后内容主要讲述现在摄影师面临的挑战（技术让好照片易获取、网络有大量免费/低价优质照片冲击市场），因此空格处应选与“摄影师面临的挑战”相关的问题，D选项“现在摄影师最大的挑战是什么”符合，故选D。
3. 第3题：A选项，Joel的一天工作源于《国家地理》摄影师认可他的照片，而非读者，错误；B选项，原文未提及“以自身为例教他人”的建议，错误；C选项，原文提到成为《国家地理》摄影师需兼具其他领域能力（如科学家、能冰下潜水等），说明部分摄影师在其他领域是大师，正确；D选项，原文强调不要为钱做摄影，要为让世界更好等，并非说幸福最重要，错误，故选C。
【答案】1.B 2.D 3.C
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、推理判断
【点评】本题以摄影师Joel Sartore的访谈内容为载体，考查学生对文章主旨、细节及逻辑的理解，题型涵盖主旨判断、句子还原、细节辨析，贴合初中英语阅读考查要求，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6