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】这是一篇关于摄影师Joel Sartore的访谈类英语阅读理解题，包含3道选择题，分别考查文章所属版块判断、句子逻辑衔接、细节推理。解题时需先通读全文把握核心内容（Joel的职业经历、成为《国家地理》摄影师的要求、摄影师面临的挑战、从业建议）；第1题需根据内容判断版块，第2题要结合空格后内容找对应问题，第3题需定位原文逐一排除错误选项得出答案。
【解析】
1. 文章围绕摄影师Joel Sartore的个人职业经历、职业要求、行业挑战及从业建议展开，属于人物故事类内容，A（科学报告）、C（文化评论）、D（本周世界）均不符合，故选B。
2. 空格后段落提到“现在杂志工作更难，技术让好照片易拍，网络有大量免费/低价好照片”，这些都是摄影师面临的挑战，因此空格处应问“摄影师如今面临的最大挑战是什么”，对应D选项。
3. A选项：Joel的一日工作是因他给杂志发了照片，而非读者喜欢；B选项：原文未提及“以自身为例教他人”；C选项：原文提到成为《国家地理》摄影师需不仅是优秀摄影师，还需是科学家等其他领域的人才，符合；D选项：原文强调不要为钱从业，要为让世界更好等，并非“幸福最重要”，故选C。
【答案】1.B 2.D 3.C
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节推理判断、文章主旨判断
【点评】本题为人物访谈类阅读理解，侧重考查学生对文章内容的整体把握、句子逻辑衔接及细节信息的理解，难度适中，需学生准确提取原文信息并进行合理推理。
【难度系数】0.6