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6．I am Steve．I was born and grew up in South Wales．My favorite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination ha plenty of space to expand（拓展）．
My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen．I went to a new school．One of my subjects was French．Because I had never learned any French，my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in．That's the time I started writing，just for myself，and I've been writing ever since．
I have always loved BIG IDEAS，and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories．And I also write horror（恐怖的）stories．I think they are like the old fairytales（童话故事），and can teach you important things．
I am in my forties on the outside，twelve on the inside．I like rock music，Indian andChinese food，and I enjoy drinking．I live in a small village with my wife Mary，ducs，cats，goats，hens and lots of rabbits．If you'd like to find out more about me and hope to buy my books，go to www．sbowkett．freeserve．co．uk．

1． He liked playing out on the hills because he couldA．
A．expand his imagination
B．learn French
C．listen to stories
D．buy some books
2．Maybe the writer isDyears old now．
A.12        B.22     C.32        D.42
3． According to the passage，the writer keepsB．
A．cats，hens and pigs
B．ducks，goats and rabbits
C．hens，rabbits and dogs
D．rabbits，pigs and cats．

分析 这篇短文中作者简要的介绍了自己从十三岁以来的生活情况．

解答 小题1．细节理解题．A：根据第一段My favorite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination had plenty of space to expand，我最喜欢的地方是在山上，这样我的想象力有足够的空间去扩张，可知选A．
小题2．细节理解题．D：根据I am in my forties on the outside，描述，可知作者已经四十多岁了，故选D．
小题3．细节理解题．B：根据最后一段I live in a small village with my wife Mary，ducks，cats，goats，hens and lots of rabbits．我和我的妻子玛丽、鸭子、猫、山羊、母鸡和许多兔子一起住在一个小村庄里．，可知选B．

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23．A．manB．stationC．driverD．corner
24．A．surelyB．reallyC．nearlyD．hardly
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27．A．whatB．whereC．howD．when
28．A．wasB．feltC．lookedD．became
29．A．openB．awakeC．closeD．wide
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35．A．aboveB．overC．underD．in
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C．The destruction of ocean ecosystem by pollution．
D．Evaluation of current rates of species'disappearances．
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A．mass extinction．B．extinction rates．C．extinction time．D.75% of species or more．
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D．too much time is spent in teaching of reading
6．The word"scrutiny"（Para.3）most probably  meansB．
A．inquiry    
B．observation
C．control    
D．suspect
7．The main idea of the passage is thatC．
A．teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to read
B．teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possible
C．reading ability is something acquired rather than taught
D．reading is more complicated than generally believed．

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