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When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books．Half the students sneered（冷笑）, the（36）nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, （37）geniuses（天才）can become writers,” the English teacher said ， “And you are getting a D this term,” I was so （38）that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short（39）poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my（40）, they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and（41）writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They （42）. “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted （43）. I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was （44） with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of （45）, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I （46） from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I （47） mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and （48） people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their （49）.
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It （50） nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a sell addressed stamped （51） and without making a copy of the manuscript.
A month later I received a（n）（52）, and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. （53）years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isn’t enough to live （54）, but it’s still more than I’d make working part time. People ask what college I（55）, what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius.
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At the age of seven, I went to see my grandma in Warwick and spent the summer with her. One day I went to a general store with a 34 full of what Grandma needed.
“Excuse me, I need to 35 these,” I said .
“So ? I’m not your 36 ! You should get yourself a basket and start filling,” Miss Bee, the owner of the store, said 37 without smiling. “If you’re 38 you’ll be home by sunset.” Sunset was five hours away. 39 , the store was a puzzle, and I wasn’t sure if I would make it.
I visited Miss Bee several times a week that 40 . One afternoon when I watched her adding 35 cents instead of 29 for a can of beans, I 41 her immediately. Though being caught overcharging , she didn’t seem 42 , and she just fixed the price.
All summer long I was always tricked by Miss Bee. No sooner had I memorized the soda’s location on the shelf than she rearranged the shelves and made me 43 it all over again. But by summer’s end the 44 trip that had once taken me an hour was done in 15 minutes.
The morning I was to return to Brooklyn, I stepped in to get a bottle of water.
“What did you 45 this summer?” she said.
“That you’re so mean!” I whispered.
To my 46 , Miss Bee laughed. “When you get older, you’ll be glad our paths crossed!”
Glad I met Miss Bee ? No!
Until one day my daughter came to me with homework 47 . “It’s too hard,” she said. “Could you finish it for me?”
“If I do it for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself?” Suddenly, I was 48 at that general store where Miss Bee had really taught me something all those years ago.
1. A．bag B．bottle C．list D．can
2. A．buy B．read C．borrow D．sell
3. A．daughter B．servant C．master D．teacher
4. A．honestly B．quietly C．coldly D．quietly
5. A．busy B．stupid C．lucky D．popular
6. A．However B．Besides C．Therefore D．Also
7. A．year B．summer C．autumn D．term
8. A．supported B．attracted C．corrected D．remembered
9. A．excited B．unfriendly C．moved D．uncomfortable
10. A．hunt for B．step onto C．learn about D．care for
11. A．school B．shopping C．business D．sightseeing
12. A．eat B．earn C．forget D．learn
13. A．shame B．delight C．surprise D．regret
14. A．signs B．troubles C．scores D．rules
15. A．out B．ahead C．around D．back
I went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard of) to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva.
Having only 30 minutes between meeting. I whizzed there in a taxi from the office and battled through the milling people on the 2nd day of the sales on the ground floor up to the 5th to the china department. There was a man standing there who was obviously a sales person who I rushed up to and asked if he had this particular china in stock and if it would take long to wrap, etc. He was amazing. He got the plates in seconds, wrapped them up and asked me if I wanted a store card, to which I replied no, because I lived in Switzerland, to which he replied asking if, as I lived abroad, would like a tax rebate form(退税表). After that he showed me what to do, produced a map of the store and told me where I should go for the formalities(程序). That was fabulous! I thanked him and said what wonderful service he had given me. I even asked if he gave this to everyone, to which he answered: “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods”. With that, a tall man in a gray suit approached me and offered his hand to shake mine saying, “Can I introduce myself? I am the Chief Executive of Harrods and what an interesting conversation I have just heard…” He had been wandering through the store (as you should do as a hands-on CEO) and had overheard me thanking this salesman, whose face, I can hardly describe, was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment!
Can you imagine the salesman going home to his family and friends recounting what the CEO spoke to him after overhearing him being praised by a customer?
1.The writer went to Harrods to __________.
A．kill time B．buy some gifts C．go sightseeing D．shop for her wedding
2.What does the underlined word “whiz” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?
A．drive B．arrive C．rush D．leave
3.Which of the following sentences can best replace “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods” in the second paragraph?
A．“I’m an honest man.”
B．“I must obey the rules.”
C．“Harrods is strict with its employees.”
D．“Anybody will receive our good service.”
4.As soon as she bought what she wanted, the writer________.
A．went to a meeting. B．flew back to Geneva
C．visited one of her friends D．attended a wedding ceremony
5.The writer wrote the above passage because she thought what she had experience was so ____.
A．pleasant B．strange C．exciting D．amusing
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt nervous. 36 Mr. Larchmont refused to 37 his request? Andrew had 38 so hard in the last 18 months. 39 , he deserved a wage increase.
The thought of walking into Larchmont’s office left Andrew weak 40 . Late in the afternoon he finally gathered the 41 to approach his superior. To his 42 and surprise, the ever-frugal (一贯节省的) Harvey Larchmont agreed to give Andrew a 43 !
Andrew arrived home that evening, 44 their dining table set with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal 45 his favorite dishes. Immediately he 46 someone from the office had tipped her off!
Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful lettered 47 . It was from his wife, which read: “ 48 , my love! I knew you’d get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you. I’m so 49 of your accomplishments!” He read it and stopped to 50 how sensitive and caring Tina was.
After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen 51 he observed a second card had slipped out of Tina’s pocket. He picked it up. It read: “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You do deserve one! I prepared this dinner to show you just how much I love you 52 you didn’t get the increase.”
Tears 53 in Andrew’s eyes. Total acceptance! Tina’s support for him was not 54 upon his success at work.
The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us 55 our success or failure.
A. What about B. How come C. How about D. What if
A. grant B. admit C. submit D. guarantee
A. managed B. studied C. worked D. conducted
A. Finally B. Absolutely C. Successfully D. Effectively
A. for the weight B. at the knees C. in the heart D. for the leg
A. thoughts B. force C. strength D. courage
A. shock B. enjoyment C. delight D. amazement
A. praise B. award C. reward D. raise
A. to find B. to appreciate C. to notice D. to decorate
A. as B. through C. including D. for
A. understood B. recognized C. figured D. predicted
A. letter B. note C. envelope D. mail
A. Best wishes B. Good news C. Congratulations D. Wonderful job
A. cool B. admirable C. cheerful D. proud
A. call on B. reflect on C. feed back D. remind of
A. while B. before C. until D. when
A. as though B. even though C. whether D. unless
A. welled up B. flowed over C. rushed out D. streamed down
A. qualified B. restricted C. conditional D. concerned
A. despite B. without C. either D. regardless of
III．阅读(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题号上将该项涂黑。
Living an Adventurous Life
Nearly ten years ago, I was told that I had a brain tumor (瘤), and this experience changed my attitude about adventure forever. I thought that I was going to die and that all my adventures were over. I did not have a brain tumor, it turned out, but rather multiple sclerosis (多发性硬化症), which meant that, although they were not over,the nature of my adventures could have to change.
Each morning that I wake up is a fresh event, something that I might not have
had. Each gesture that I make carries the weight of uncertainty and demands significant attention: buttoning my shirt, changing a light bulb, walking down stairs. I might not be able to do it this time. If I could not delight in them, they would likely drown me in anger and in self-pity.
I admire the grand adventures of others. I read about them with interest. With Peter Matthiessen I have hiked across the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain. I have walked with Annie Dillard up, down, into, and across Tinker Creek in all Seasons. David Bain has gone with me along 110 miles of Philippine coast, and Ed Abbey has
rowed me down the Colorado River, I enjoy the adventures of these courageous figures, who can strike out on difficult trips - 2 miles, 250 miles, 3000 miles - ready to bear cold and tiredness - indeed not just to bear but to celebrate.
But as for me, I can no longer walk very far from the armchair in which I read. Some days I don't even make it to the backyard. And yet I'm unwilling to give up the adventurous life, the difficulty of it, even the pain, the anxiety and fear, aud the sudden brief lift of spirit that makes a hard journey more attractive.
I refine adventure, make it smaller and smaller. And now, whether I am moving on my hands and knees across the dining room to help my cat, lying wide-eyed in the dark battling another period of sadness, gathering flowers from the garden, meeting a friend for lunch, I am always having the adventures that are mine to have.
41. What happens to the author after her illness?
A. She has a fear of medical treatments. B. She travels to places she has dreamed.
C. She can't take care of herself any longer D. She is not drowned in anger and self-pity.
42. Why does the author admire the people mentioned in paragraph 3?
A. Because they write popular novels. B. Because they are great adventurers.
C. Because they are famous geographers. D. Because they struggle with hardship in life
43. The author ends the article with a feeling of______
A. sadness B. sacrifice C. security D. satisfaction
44. What does "adventurous life" in the title mean to the author?
A. The struggles of great people against difficulties.
B. Her concern about giving up certain activities.
C. Her adapting to the situation with an illness.
D. The exciting traveling experience of others.
45. What conclusion can we draw from the passage?
A. Travel can enrich a person's life.
B. Reading is an activity that a patient enjoys most.
C. A positive attitude can improve a difficult situation.
D. A person's ability can be improved through reading.
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