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   According to Forbes magazine, Oprah Winfrey is one of the richest women in America. She has worked as a news reporter, movie actress, and author, but she is best known for her popular television talk show, Oprah.

   Life has not always been easy for Oprah. When she was young, her parents did not live together and she often moved house. Her family was poor, and Oprah did not have her first pair of shoes until she was six years old. But Oprah was smart, she learned how to read before she started school. And even from her young age, Oprah loved to talk.

After graduating from high school, Oprah got a job as a newsreader at a television station in Baltimore. Oprah was very different from the other reporters. She laughed when she made a mistake, and cried if a story was sad. Her style was not right for news reporting, so she was fired(解僱).

Oprah’s boss at the TV station offered her a job as the co-host of a morning talk show called people Are Talking. She was very popular on that show, and in 1981 Oprah moved to Chicago where she had a larger studio audience who loved her program so much. Five years later, her show Oprah was broadcast(廣播) for the first time.

Every day, 14 million people watch Oprah in the USA and 130 other countries. She interviews not only famous people but also ordinary people, who she asks to talk about their personal problems. When a guest’s story moves her, she cries and opens her arms for a hug（擁抱）. People throughout the USA and around the world feel close to Oprah because of her emotional（情感的） communication style.

1. Oprah got her first pair of shoes when she was ____________years old.

   A. five       B. six        C. seven        D. eight

2. Why was Oprah Winfrey fired?

   A. She was the same as the other reporters.

   B. The TV station wanted to reduce its workers.

   C. Her style was not suitable for news reporting.

   D. She was too famous.

3. When did the talk show Oprah begin?

   A. 1986

B. After she graduated from high school

   C. Before she worked for a morning talk show

D. 1981

4. What makes Oprah so popular according to the passage?

   A. It shares people’s joy and sadness.

   B. It helps people solve problems.

   C. It teaches people how to interview others.

   D. It only tells famous people’s lives.

5. What does the underlined word “audience” mean?

   A. people who work in the TV station.

   B. people who are interviewed by Oprah.

   C. people who watch or listen to a program.

   D. people who like music.

【回答】

1B 2C 3A 4A 5C

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