【WhatmadeJoanRyandecidetobeasportswriter?“TenyearsagoIwas36newsstoriesattheOrlandoSentinelinFlorida—myfirstjob37college.Ididn'tknowanyfemalesportswriters.ButIwantedtobe38.】

　　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