请阅读Passage2，完成第小题。 Passage2 Itwasadarkandstormynight.Somewhere,GaryBettmanwasseething.Alltheseeventsbeingcancelled,andnotbyhim. OnTV,anticipationwassoanimateditwasheatedlydebatedand,inthewaythattelevisionisghastlyinitspredilections,thecoveragewasbothghoulishandfoolish.OnCNN,itwentlikethis--inthestudio,ananchorladytalkingtoaweatherguywhonoted,"itwillbeonshoreinlessthanthreehours,"atwhichpointanchorladydeclared,"andthereheis,AllVelshi!"CuttoAllVelshi,barelyuprightandankle-deepinwaterinAtlanticCity,inafierce,whippingwind. "All,atanypointintimewewillyankthis,ifyouareinanydangeratall,"anchorladyannouncedhelpfully.Then,"whatelsedoyousee,All?"Towhichheanswered,"There'ssomesidingflyingoffbuildings.Unlessyou'rekindalikeusandreporting,there'snoreasontobeouthere." Tootrue.Onchannelafterchannel,reportersstandinginhowlingwindsandpouringraintoillustratethat,yeah,thestormwasarrivinganditwaswicked,justaspredicted.Incaseanyonethoughtitwasacon"job. ThentheHurricaneSandydevastationinNewJerseyandNewYork.Footageofflooded subways,asifmassivewavesofwaterfindinganoutletinlargeholesinthegroundwasasurprise. InToronto'seastend,atreefell.Powerwentout.CP24savouredi_tall,atlastsomereal,honest-to-Goddisastereffects. Foralltherawfootageanddramaticscenesofflooding,fires,rescueworkerswaist-deepinwateranddarkenedbuildingslashedbywind,televisionstrugglestoconveytheauthenticityofdisaster-inducingstorms.Thefallbackpositionisdisaster-movieclicheandpanickedvoicesinastudiocommandingviewerstolook(justlook!)atthisfootageofflooding!Theterm"weatherporn"doesn'tdoitjustice. FewliveTVshowsweretapedinNewYorkonMonday.ButDavidLettermanwentaheadandonehastowonder,why?Thechallenge,maybe,ofdoingashowwithoutanaudienceandwithonlyonecelebrityguestavailable.Eitherthatchallenge,orastrange,terribleaddictiontodoingtheTVshow,asifsomeprofoundemptinessmightresultfromcancellingitforaday. Onoccasion,thefootageremindedmeofthegreatminiseriesStormoftheCentury,writtenbyStephenKing,whichplayedonacommunity'sdeepfearsofwhathappensafteraragingstormpasses.Intheseries,astrangeremergedfromthedevastation,thedevilhimself(superblyplayedbyColmFeore),saying,"GivemewhatIwantandIwillgoaway." ThisledmetothinkabouttheU.S.electioncoverage.OnFoxNews,therewasanairofpeevishnessthatthestormwasdistractingfromitsrelentlessanti-Obamarhetoric.Nottoworry,though,noopportunitywaswasted.AreportfromWashingtonabout"howthepresidentishandlingthestormcrisis"focused,bizarrely,notondisasterrelief,butonthepresident'shandlingof"theBenghazicrisis."See,asFoxseesit,thedevastatingweatherwasabsolutelyanoccasiontocompareBarackObama'sattitudeduringthestormtohisallegedmishandlingoftheattackontheBenghaziconsulate.Theterm"electionporn"doesn'tdoitjustice. Theheartsank.Suchdevastation,suchdeterminationtomakepettypoliticsofthewreckageofcities,towns,lives.Suchemptiness,neverempathy,throughout,andacrossthechannels. Theunderlinedphrase"conjob"inParagraph4means__________. 查看材料
A.hoax B.hard work C.irksome task D.special mission正确答案A
