(2017·浙江高考)
How to Do Man-on-the-Street Interviews
The man-on-the-street interview is an interview in which a reporter hits the streets with a cameraman to interview people on the spot. 1 But with these tips, your first man-on-the-street interview experience can be easy.
•When your boss or professor sends you out to do man-on-the-street interviews for a story, think about the topic and develop a list of about ten general questions relating to it. For example, if your topic is about environmental problems in America, you might ask, “Why do you think environmental protection is important in America? ” 2
•Hit the streets with confidence. 3 Say, “Excuse me, I work for XYZ News, and I was wondering if you could share your opinion about this topic. ”This is a quick way to get people to warm up to you.
•Move on to the next person if someone tells you she is not interested in talking on camera. Don’t get discouraged.
• 4 Each interview that you get on the street shouldn’t be longer than ten minutes. As soon as you get the answer you need, move on to the next person. Make sure that as you go from interview to interview, you are getting a variety of answers. If everyone is giving you the same answer, you won’t be able to use it. A safe number of interviews to conduct is about six to ten. 5
•If your news station or school requires interviewees to sign release forms to appear on the air, don’t leave work without them.
A. Limit your time.
B. As you approach people, be polite.
C. If you don’t own a camera, you can buy one.
D. For new reporters, this can seem like a challenging task.
E. To get good and useful results, ask them the same question.
F. That number of interviews should give you all the answers you need.
G. With a question like this, you will get more than a “Yes”or “No” reply.
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是如何进行街头采访。涉及采访前多准备一些问题, 满怀信心地走上街头, 限制采访时间等。
1. 【解析】选D。根据后面的“But with these tips, your first man-on-the-street interview experience can be easy”可知, D项“对于新记者来说, 这似乎是一项具有挑战性的任务”符合语境。
2. 【解析】选G。根据前面的“develop a list of about ten general questions relating to it”和“you might ask. . . ”可知, G项“问这样的问题, 你将会得到的不再仅仅是’是’或’否’的回答”符合语境。
3. 【解析】选B。根据后面的“Excuse me, . . . and I was wondering if. . . ”和“get people to warm up to you”可知, B项“当你接近别人时, 要有礼貌”符合语境。
4. 【解析】选A。此处是段落主题句。根据后面的“Each interview that you get on the street shouldn’t be longer than ten minutes”可知, 本段主要谈论的是“限制你的采访时间”。
5. 【解析】选F。根据前面的“A safe number of interviews to conduct is about six to ten”可知, F项“这种采访的次数会给你所有你需要的答案”符合语境。
段首挖空题 阅读填句解题技巧
段首挖空题一般分为三种情况:
第4题是段首挖空题, 解题策略如下:
Step 1分析文章结构可知, 本文是总分结构, 第2、3、4、5、6段是并列的段落, 故猜测本题是考查段落主题句。
Step 2研究后面的内容“Each interview that you get on the street shouldn’t be longer than ten minutes”可知本段主要讨论的是“限制你的采访时间”。
Step 3研究选项A“限制你的采访时间”, 与此对应。故选A项。
