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   I was the middle child of three, but there was a gap of five years on either side, and I hardly saw my father before I was eight. For this and other reasons I was somewhat lonely. I had the lonely child’s habit of making up stories and holding conversations with imaginary persons, and I think from the very start my literary ambitions(文学志向) were mixed up with the feeling of being isolated(孤独) and undervalued. I knew that I had a natural ability with words and a power of facing unpleasant facts, and I felt that this created a sort of private world in which I could get my own back for my failure in everyday life.

    However, the quantity of serious writing which I produced all through my childhood would not add up to half a dozen pages. I wrote my first poem at the age of four or five, my mother taking it down to dictation. I cannot remember anything about it except that it was about a tiger and the tiger had “chair-like teeth” - a good enough expression. At eleven, when the war of 1914-18 broke out, I wrote a poem which was printed in the local(地方的) newspaper, as was another, two years later, on the death of Kitchener. From time to time, when I was a bit older, I wrote bad and usually unfinished “nature poems”. I also, about twice, attempted a short story which was a failure. That was the total of the would-be serious work that I actually set down on paper during all those years.

56.The underlined word“it” in paragraph 2 refers to ___________.

    A.the quantity of serious writing                   B.the writer’s first poem

    C.the writer’s childhood                               D.the tiger in the poem

57.From the text, we learn that as a little boy the writer ________.

    A.had no playmates                                     B.showed his gift for writing

    C.put out lots of poems and stories                D.got his first poem published in 1916

58.What can be inferred about the writer?

    A.He was least favoured in his family.           B.He had much difficulty in talking with others.

    C.He had an unhappy childhood for lack of care.

    D.His loneliness resulted in his interest in writing.

56.B  57.B  58.D 


解析:

56.解析:这是一道指代题。根据“I wrote my first poem at the age of four or five, my mother taking it down to dictation.”前面说my first poem,紧接着说忘记了内容只是还记得是关于老虎,it指代的就是my first poem。

57.解析:这是一个归纳题。作者列举了小时候不同时期写的和发表的几篇诗,从而可以知道作者小时候就表现出了写作的才能。作者也提到了写故事,但是失败了。

58.解析:这是一道推理题。根据“I had the lonely child’s habit of making up stories and holding conversations with imaginary persons, and I think from the very start my literary ambitions were mixed up with the feeling of being isolated and undervalued.”可以判断出作者童年的孤独使他开始写作。

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请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things   31 !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe   32 .
These comments may come from stories about us that have been   33  for years—often from   34  childhood. These stories may have no   35  in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations  36  my development? I was never   37  to work on cars or be around   38 . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!
Six years later,   39 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I   40  down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the   41  side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”
Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life   42  and told him about my   43  performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “  44  is it that you can solve   45  mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”
Suddenly I realized that I didn’t  46  from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to  47 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been  48  my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true.   49  , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost   50  we choose.

【小题1】
A.away B.offC.up D.down
【小题2】
A.themB.myselfC.yourselfD.others
【小题3】
A.saidB.spokenC.spreadD.repeated
【小题4】
A.as long asB.as far back asC.as well asD.as much as
【小题5】
A.basisB.plotC.causeD.meaning
【小题6】
A.leadB.improveC.affectD.change
【小题7】
A.encouraged B.demandedC.hopedD.agreed
【小题8】
A.meansB.toolsC.goodsD.hammers
【小题9】
A.thereforeB.somehowC.insteadD.however
【小题10】
A.settledB.turnedC.tookD.got
【小题11】
A.passiveB.activeC.negativeD.subjective
【小题12】
A.experiencesB.tripsC.roadsD.paths
【小题13】
A.unexpectedB.poorC.excellentD.average
【小题14】
A.WhenB.WhatC.How D.Why
【小题15】
A.complexB.advancedC.common D.primary
【小题16】
A.ariseB.separateC.sufferD.come
【小题17】
A.believeB.suspectC.adoptD.receive
【小题18】
A.weakeningB.strengtheningC.abandoningD.accepting
【小题19】
A.As a resultB.At the same timeC.In additionD.On the contrary
【小题20】
A.anything B.somethingC.nothingD.all

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects(缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things      !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe      .

   These comments may come from stories about us that have been       for years—often from     childhood. These stories may have no     in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作机械的) skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life. ” How did these expectations       my development? I was never       to work on cars or be around      . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

   Six years later,     , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. For my strong points, I       down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking. ” For the       , I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills. ”

   Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life       and told him about my       performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “      is it that you can solve        mathematical problems, but you can’t solve easy mechanical problems?”

   Suddenly I realized that I didn’t       from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to      . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been       my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true.      , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have genetic defects that we can never get over, we can do well in almost       we choose.

1.A. away          B. off       C. up         D. down

2.A. them         B. myself          C. yourself       D. others

3.A. said           B. spoken         C. spread         D. repeated

4.A. as long as          B. as far back as       C. as well as     D. as much as

5.A. evidence           B. wisdom        C. cause           D. meaning

6.A. lead          B. improve       C. affect           D. change

7.A. encouraged       B. demanded            C. hoped          D. agreed

8.A. means      B. tools    C. facilities       D. hammers

9.A. therefore          B. somehow    C. instead         D. however

10.A. settled  B. turned         C. took    D. got

11.A. short      B. other            C. weak  D. latter

12.A. experiences  B. trips    C. roads            D. paths

13.A. unexpected  B. poor    C. excellent     D. average

14.A. When   B. What  C. How     D. Why

15.A. challenging     B. advanced    C. common       D. normal

16.A. handle  B. separate      C. suffer           D. come

17.A. believe            B. doubt           C. adopt           D. receive

18.A. weakening      B. strengthening      C. questioning          D. accepting

19.A. As a result      B. At the same time          C. In addition  D. Instead

20.A. everything       B. something  C. nothing        D. none

 

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加:在缺词处加上一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

      2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从11处起)不计分。

例如:

         It was very nice to get your invitation to spend ∧ weekend with you. Luckily I was

                                                                                               the                        am

completely free then, so I’ll to say “yes”. I’ll arrive in NY in around 8:00 clock.

                                               at

 

       I’m very glad to have received the letter you sent me two weeks before. I have been thinking about the question you ask me. In my opinion, you should come back after finished your studies abroad. For one reason, that you are studying is badly needed nowadays in our country. It will be quite easily for you to find a good job. In fact, I know a few big company in our city hope to hire people like you. For other reason I think it will be too more convenient for you to look after your parents as they are getting old. And this is only my point of view. It is up to you to make right choice.

 

 

第二节  完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

请阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D中),选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

My parents passed away ten years ago and I miss them terribly. But I know they are with me every day in what they taught me and in the __36__ they gave me. Every morning my father’s message to me was: Remember that __37__ you walk out of this door, you carry responsibility, the good name of this family, the hopes and dreams of your mom and dad. My mother often urged me to __38__ the high standards she set for me.

When I was in high school, I played in a rock band with friends in my class. We were devoted and practiced constantly. We moved past the guys-in-a-garage stage and __39__ to be pretty good, doing getting-paid gigs (演奏会) most weekends, which made me __40__. At that time, though part of me was __41__ up in that band, another part of me was the oldest son in the Clark family, __42__ of my origin and a dedicated student busy applying to colleges. Without even telling my parents, I applied to Harvard. I didn’t think I had much chance of getting in, __43__ I wanted to try. So I was riding around being Mr Cool Rock Musician half of the time, and the other half I was focused on family and __44__ goals. I was running on parallel __45__.

When the group won a city wide Battle of the Bands, things heated up. My band mates had stars in their eyes —— we might be able to make it big. However, I began to feel __46__. I realized I was on quite different tracks: I __47__ was becoming two people, __48__ identities back and forth depending on who I was with. I had to make an option. As I considered my __49__, my parents’ words were right there, helping me to see that my dreams weren’t about signing a record deal, letting my hair grow, and living in a tour bus. So I __50__ out. My bandmasters were __51__. They thought I was crazy to withdraw __52__ the peak of real success. But however successful that band got, I knew it wasn’t in line with my __53__, with my feeling of what I was __54__ to do, with who I was —— it simply wasn’t me.

In that instant and in many others throughout my life, my parent’s advice has helped me recenter and __55__. I could remember who I was —— the hopes and dreams I carried.

36. A. property                            B. advice                              C. guide                               D. aid

37. A. when                                  B. before                             C. while                                D. since

38. A. come up with                   B. stand up to                    C. live up to                         D. keep pace with

39. A. got                                      B. failed                               C. hoped                              D. attempted

40. A. lost                                     B. disappointed                 C. confused                         D. thrilled

41. A. wrapped                           B. centred                           C. spent                               D. offered

42. A. scared                               B. proud                               C. guilty                               D. ashamed

43. A. if                                          B. unless                              C. until                                 D. yet

44. A. economic                          B. political                           C. academic                        D. literary

45. A. tracks                                B. ways                                C. processes                       D. directions

46. A. confident                          B. optimistic                       C. cheerful                          D. uncomfortable

47. A. exactly                               B. actually                           C. eventually                      D. fortunately

48. A. switching                          B. acting                              C. discovering                    D. seeking

49. A. conditions                         B. choices                            C. competence                            D. health

50. A. gave                                   B. looked                             C. called                               D. dropped

51. A. disturbed                          B. cool                                  C. shocked                          D. tolerant

52. A. in                                         B. to                                               C. by                                     D. at

53. A. goals                                  B. interests                         C. personality                     D. consideration

54. A. meant                                B. demanded                      C. forced                              D. aimed

55. A. recall                                  B. refocus                            C. rebuild                             D. reunite

 

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