【WhatmadeJoanRyandecidetobeasportswriter?“TenyearsagoIwas36newsstoriesattheOrlandoSentinelinFlorida—myfirstjob37college.Ididn'tknowanyfemalesportswriters.ButIwantedtobe38.】
WhatmadeJoanRyandecidetobeasportswriter?“TenyearsagoIwas 36 newsstoriesattheOrlandoSentinelinFlorida—myfirstjob 37 college.Ididn'tknowanyfemalesportswriters.ButIwantedtobe 38 . 39 thebestwritinginthepaperwassports.”
“FurthermoreIhadthe 40 .Igrewupina(n) 41 family:Threeboysandthreegirlsandacoachforadad.”
Soonafterdescribingherambitiontoacoworkerthe 42 ofherpaperreassignedJoantothesports 43 .Shestartedoutbyeditingotherpeople'sstories 44 withinayearshewaswritingherownsportscolumn.
TodayJoanisthesports 45 fortheSanFranciscoExaminerinCalifornia.Whenshe 46 herjobeightyearsagoshewasthe 47 womansportswriteronanymajorAmericannewspaper.
Wasittoughto 48 asafemalesportswriter? 49 !TakeforexamplethefirsttimeJoantriedtogetaninterviewinthemen'slockerroom.“ItwastheU.S.FootballLeague.Iwantedtointerviewoneoftheplayers—JoeCribbsbecausehehadjustbrokenafinger.AssoonasI 50 intothelockerroom 51 allsportswritersinterviewathletes—theroomwent 52 .Guysstartedyellingatme—closinginonme.Itwasreallyfrightening.Oneguywassittingonabenchinfrontofmetappinguphisankle 53 along-handledrazorforcuttingthetape.SuddenlyIfeltsomethingmoveupmyleg.Itwasthe 54 oftherazor.Iyelledathimandwalkedout.”
Joan 55 interviewingCribbs—outsidethelockerroom.“Inretrospect(回忆)Ifeelthiswasadefiningmomentformeasajournalist.Iwentbackandwrotemystoryandmademydeadline.NowIknowthatnothingcaninterferewithgettingthestory.”
36.A.writingB.finding C.editing D.sending
37.A.inB.outofC.into D.before
38.A.one B.theone C.itD.that
39.A.However B.Therefore C.Aboveall D.Firstofall
40.A.knowledge B.experience C.Background D.interest
41.A.big B.athletic C.athrete D.warm
42.A.editor B.Manager C.Director D.workmate
43.A.columnB.field C.departmentD.paper
44.A.and B.So C.however D.but
45.A.columnis