20．Loved and hated.but never boring．That is what people say of American writer Norman Mailer.who die——青夏教育精英家教网——

20．Loved and hated，but never boring．That is what people say of American writer Norman Mailer，who died late last year at the age of 84．He was the author of some of the greatest books of the 20th century．
But Mailer will be remembered as much for his personality as for his writing．He was rude and bad-tempered．He violently attacked other authors and even wounded one of his six wives．
However，this never stopped Mailer from being successful．People always wanted to read his books．His provocative （煽动性的） writing style and willingness to deal with difficult subjects made his books bestsellers．
"He was willing to take risks with just about everything，"says the author Gore Vidal．"He had a radical （激进的） imagination，a way of approaching subjects that was never boring．"
In a career that lasted six decades，Mailer wrote about a wide variety of subjects from history and politics to sport and celebrities．But he was most famous for writing novels and he twice won the Pulitzer Prize．
His best book was The Naked and the Dead，a story about the tensions between American soldiers fighting Japan in World War II．Drawn on his own experiences as a soldier，it is a study of men at war examining their cruelty and bravery．
Mailer's brilliance as an author was his ability to capture human behavior．He did so through interesting characters，realistic dialogue and rich descriptions．The author William F．Buckley said，"He created the most beautiful metaphors （比喻） in the English．"
Mailer leaves behind more than 40books as his literary legacy （遗产）．However，he never achieved his life's goal．He wanted to write what he called the"big one"，the greatest novel ever written about America．Well，at least it wasn't for a lack of trying．

46．According to the passage，D．
A．Norman Mailer was loved by all people   B．Norman Mailer wounded other authors
C．Norman Mailer wasn't successful   D．Norman Mailer wrote many great books
47．By saying"Mailer will be remembered as much for his personality as for his writing"，the author means thatB．
A．People will remember Mailer because he has a great personality
B．Mailer's personality is as impressing as his writing
C．People like his writing better
D．Mailer included many personalities in his writing
48．Why did people always want to read his books？C．
A．Because he was loved and hated．
B．Because he often violently attacked other authors．
C．Because he had a provocative writing style and willing to handle difficult subjects．
D．Because the characters in his writings are the most beautiful．
49．About The Naked and The Dead，which of the following is true？C．
A．There are a lot of interesting characters in the book．
B．It's about American soldiers fighting Germany in World War II．
C．It shows the bravery and cruelty of men when facing war．
D．There are the most beautiful metaphors in the book．
50．What attitude does the author hold toward Norman Mailer in the passage？A．
A．objective       B．disagreeable       C．friendly         D．Indifferent．

19．Playing cyber games ______ much of his time，which is really a waste of youth．（　　）

18．Is ____ three hours _____ the boy ______ family is poor to come to school on foot？（　　）

	A．	it； that； whose		B．	it； that it takes； whose
	C．	it for； that it takes； whose		D．	it； when； that

17．On receiving the scholarship，______ that she stood for quite a while speechless．（　　）

	A．	Sue was too excited		B．	so excited was Sue
	C．	excited was Sue		D．	too excited was Sue

16．So small ______ that they don't admit much light at all．（　　）

the windows are

are the windows

15．Eating too much fat and sugar can ______ heart disease and high blood pressure．（　　）

14．-Why don't we choose that road to the village？
-The bridge to it ______．（　　）

	A．	is repaired		B．	has repaired
	C．	is being repaired		D．	will repair

13．______，dear!Things won't be as bad as you think．There will be chances for you!（　　）

12．"Grandma，Grandma，tell us a story!"Four darling children sat by my feet，looking up at me expectantly．
Suddenly，we were interrupted by clapping．"Terrific，"the director said，stepping up the stage from the aisle （侧廊）．"Except，could you kids face the audience a bit more？"
The kids moved to face the empty seats，which would be filled in a few days for the church play．"Perfect，"the director said．"Now，Grandma，read to your grandchildren．"A pang （剧痛） of sadness hit me．If only I could read to my real grandchild!
I had a granddaughter，but I'd never met her．Sixteen years earlier my son had a marriage that ended badly．But out of it came a blessing：a baby girl named Lena．I hoped to be a grandmother to her-but shortly after the birth，the mother moved without any address left．Over the years，I asked around town to try and find my son's ex-wife （前妻），but it seemed that she didn't want to be found．
I'd just joined this new church a week earlier，and was at once offered the part of Grandma in the play．At least now I could pretend to be a grandma．The rehearsals （排练） went well，and finally the day of the show arrived．The performance was great．"You all looked so natural up there，"one of my friends said．
Afterward，we went to the church basement for some tea．I walked over to one of the girls in the play．Rehearsals had been so busy that we never really got to talk．"How's my granddaughter？"I joked．
"Fine!"she answered．Just then，someone else walked up and asked the girl her name．
I wasn't sure I heard the girl's answer correctly．But it made me ask her another question．"What's your mother's name？"
She told me．I was still in shock．"And what's your father's name？"I asked．She told me．It was my son．
She'd only started going to that church a week before I did．Since that day of the play，we've stayed close．Not long ago，she even made me a great grandma．

31．What was the author doing at the beginning of the story？C
A．Telling a story．
B．Playing a game．
C．Preparing for a play．
D．Acting in a movie．
32．Why did the author feel"a pang of sadness"at the words of the director？D
A．The director's words hurt her so badly．
B．She wished that she had a real grandchild．
C．The director wasn't content with her performance．
D．The director's words reminded her of her lost granddaughter．
33．What happened in the church basement after the play？C
A．The author played a joke on Lena．
B．Lena treated the author as a friend．
C．The author got to know who Lena was．
D．Lena mistook the author for her grandmother．
34．This passage is mainly organized in the pattern ofC．
A．cause and effect
B．contrast and conclusion
C．time and events
D．questions and answers．

11．Such a long way ______ to go that we started out at 6：00in the morning．（　　）

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