36.Answer the questions (根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題). "Thanks for meeting with me.Mr Salinas," said Dante."I'm happy to do it," replied Mr Salinas. "I love to talk about my work.""I brought a voice recorder with me," said Dante, "Would it be all right with you if I recorded our conversation?" he asked. "Then I won't be focused too much on taking notes,and I can transcribe (轉(zhuǎn)錄) it later.""That sounds good to me.I'm ready when you are," said Mr Salinas. The following part is the interview between Dante Carter (DC) and Edward Salinas (ES). DC:When did you first know that you wanted to be a photographer(攝影師)? ES:It wasn't until I had already graduated from college.I was teaching high school English,and I decided to take a photography(攝影) class just for fun.It completely changed my life.I went back to school a year later to begin working on a degree in photography. DC:Who has been your greatest influence? ES:Well,after I had completed my photography degree,I worked with a very talented photographer named Elizabeth Chu for a year.She had an amazing ability to catch so much character and personality(性格) in a single photo. DC:What other photographers do you admire (欣賞)? ES:There are so many.Walker Evans is probably most famous for his photographs showing the poor life in the south during the 1930s.Alfred Stieglitz was good at improving the work of photographers as artists.His images of New York during the first part of the 20th century are excellent. DC:
? ES:I suppose I'm most thankful that it doesn't feel like a job to me,even though it can often be hard work.There are plenty of difficulties when photos don't turn out as I had expected.But recording life and beauty is very satisfying.I can't imagine anything else I'd rather do. DC:Mr.Salinas,this has been helpful.Thank you for meeting with me and sharing so much about your experiences. ES:You are welcome.It's also nice for me to talk with you.
(1)Is Mr Salinas a photographer?
(2)Why did Dante want to record the interview with Mr Salinas?
(3)What job did Mr Salinas do first after his graduation from college?
(4)Who has influenced Mr Salinas most?
(5)What is Walker Evans probably best known for?
(6)What can be filled in the blank?Explain your reason in one sentence.
37.許多名人的勵(lì)志故事告訴我們"真正的人生,只有在經(jīng)過艱難卓絕的斗爭之后才能實(shí) 現(xiàn)"。失敗和成功對(duì)我們一樣有價(jià)值。回顧四年的初中生活,同學(xué)們是否也經(jīng)歷過失敗,你面對(duì)失敗有何感悟呢?請(qǐng)以"The failure I experienced"為題,聯(lián)系實(shí)際情況談?wù)勛约涸?jīng)失敗的經(jīng)歷,面對(duì)失敗的態(tài)度以及這次經(jīng)歷給你帶來的變化。 (注意:文中不得出現(xiàn)任何真實(shí)人名校名及其它相關(guān)信息,否則不予評(píng)分。照抄閱讀語篇內(nèi)容不得分。) The following is for reference only.(以下表達(dá)僅供參考) learn from… an opportunity to... help us to overcome...