hours on end，" he said. The stories and design of the paper began his love for journalism.

　　His first route when he went to college wasn't journalism though. He first wanted to become a civil engineer until someone told him the amount of math and physics involved. He then changed to the business school, eventually making the move to journalism. Paul Burnett, standing on the same place as Smith did during his speech, inspired him while he was in college.

　　Smith walked up the steps to his first job at the Montgomery Advertiser earning $50 a week. His first task was to rewrite an article on Martin Luther King Jr.

　　"Those seemingly meaningless stories could be just as important as a story on the front page." He told the students that it is a job that needs hard work and they have to be eager to go and do all again the next day.

　　"I'm glad I didn't decide to build the Golden Gate Bridge or take Wall Street by storm，" Smith said. That wouldn't have landed him a job that is so near his heart. For him, the sweat and pain in the life of a journalist was worth every moment.

　　语篇解读：一位退休的老新闻记者向一群学生讲述了作为记者的工作性质以及其中的甘苦。

　　1．When did Jack Smith first become interested in journalism?

　　A．When he was in college.

　　B．When he worked as a mail carrier.

　　C．When he was at the Montgomery Advertiser.

　　D．When he read newspapers while growing up.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。由第三段"The stories and design of the paper began his love for journalism."可知，史密斯小时候就期待着送报纸的到来，读了报纸以后被报纸的设计及内容深深吸引，因此对新闻行业产生了兴趣。

　　2．Why did Jack Smith give up being a civil engineer?

　　A．He wasn't interested in it.

　　B．He wanted to learn business.

　　C．Paul Burnett inspired him to be a reporter.

　　D．His math and physics weren't good enough.

　　解析：选D　推理判断题。由第四段"... until someone told him the amount of math and physics involved."可推知，史密斯因为数学和物理不够好，因此放弃了当工程师的想法。

　　3．What did the students probably learn about journalism?

　　A．It is hard and boring.

B．It requires many talents.