(南昌市南昌二中高三冲刺模拟考试C篇)

Misery and setbacks are not always as terrible as one imagines．Hard times can offer new ways of looking at life that would otherwise never be known．And, if you are a writer, this can be the source of much of your success．

     Popular British author, Charles Dickens' （1812-1870） family could hardly make ends meet （入不敷出）．They could only afford to send one of their six children to school．

     Dickens was not that child．

     His parents chose to send a daughter, who had a talent for music, to an academy．Then at the age of 12, Dickens' life took another turn for the worse．

His father, a clerk, was placed in prison for unpaid debts．And, being the oldest male left at home, Dickens took up work at a factory．His horrible experience there became the fuel for his future writing．

His father was freed three months later and inherited （继承） a small amount of money．Dickens was then sent to school．

From 1836 to 1837, he wrote a monthly series of stories．Thus the "Pickwick Papers" （《匹克威克外传》）, came into being, which brought fame to the 23-year-old man．

Throughout his career, Dickens covers various situations in his novels．He wrote about the miserable lives of the poor in "Oliver Twist" （《雾都孤儿》）, the French Revolution in "Tale of Two Cities", and social reform in "Hard Times" （《艰难时世》）．He also wrote "David Copperfield" （《大卫·科波菲尔》）, a book thought to be based on his own life．

"I do not write bitterly or angrily: for I know all these things have worked together to make me what I am," he once said．

His difficult childhood did indeed shape the person he became, as well as his writing career．There are shades of young Dickens in many of his most beloved characters, including David Copperfield and Oliver Twist．

Like the author, all these characters come from poor beginnings and are able to rise above their setbacks and achieve success．

"Minds, like bodies, will often fall into an ill-conditioned state from too much comfort," he once wrote．

     On June 9th, 1870, aged 58, Dickens died, leaving one unfinished work．The words on his tombstone read: "He was a sympathizer （同情者） to the poor, the suffering and the oppressed （受压迫者）, and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world．"

64．The book that called public attention to Dickens was ______．

       A．the Pickwick Papers                         B．Oliver Twist

       C．Tale of Two Cities                      D．David Copperfield

65．The phrase “shades of” in bold means “_____”．

       A．various shapes of                          B．situations of

       C．different experiences                       D．reminders of

66．How did Dickens see his childhood?

       A．He felt grateful for it．

       B．He felt it a pity that things weren’t in his favor．

       C．He loved writing about it．

       D．He chose to forget the bitterness about it．

67．From the story, we can see Dickens’ attitude towards an easy life is ______．

       A．to enjoy it                            B．to hate it

       C．not to indulge in （沉湎于） it        D．to work hard for it

　　阅读理解：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项．

　　Misery and setbacks are not always as terrible as one imagines. Hard times can offer new ways of looking at life that would otherwise never he known. And, if you are a writer, this can be the source of much of your success.

　　Popular British author, Charles Dickens' (1812－1870) family could hardly make ends meet (入不敷出) .They could only afford to send one of their six children to school.

　　Dickens was not that child. His parents chose to send a daughter, who had a talent for music, to an academy. Then at the age of 12, Dickens' life took another turn for the worse.

　　His father, a clerk, was placed in prison for unpaid debts. And, being the oldest male left at home, Dickens . took up work at a factory. His horrible experience there became the fuel for his future writing.

　　His father was freed three months later and inherited (继承) a small amount of money. Dickens was then sent to school.

　　From 1836 to 1837, he wrote a monthly series of stories. Thus the Pickwick Papers(《匹克威克外传》) came into being, which brought fame to the 23-year-old man.

　　Throughout his career, Dickens covers various situations in his novels. He wrote about the miserable lives of the poor in Oliver Twist (《雾都孤儿》), the French Revolution in Tale of Two Cities(《双城记》), and social reform in Hard Times (《艰难时世》). He also wrote David Copperfield (《大卫·科波菲尔》), a book thought to be based on his own life.

　　“I do not write bitterly or angrily: for I know all these things have worked together to make me what I am,”he once said.

　　His difficult childhood did shape the person he became, as well as his writing career. There are shades of young Dickens in many of his most beloved characters, including David Copperfield and Oliver Twist. Like the author, all these characters come from poor beginnings and are able to rise above their setbacks and achieve success. “Minds, like bodies, will often fall into an ill-conditioned state from too much comfort,” he once wrote.

　　On June 9th, 1870, aged 58, Dickens died, leaving one unfinished work. The words on his tombstone read: “He was a sympathizer (同情者) to the poor, the suffering and the oppressed (受压迫者), and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world.”

1．The underlined phrase “shades of” in the last paragraph but one means ________.

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2．How did Dickens see his childhood?

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A．He felt grateful for it.

B．He felt it a pity that things weren't in his favor.

C．He loved writing about it.

D．He chose to forget the bitterness about it.

3．From the story, we can see Dickens' attitude towards an easy life is ________.

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书面表达（满分30分）

假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter曾表示希望来加国教书。像样我现在需招聘外教，请给他写封信，告知招聘信息。内容主要包括：

1.     教授课程：英语口语、英语写作、今日美国、今日英国等

2.     授课对象：高中生（至少三年英语基础）

3.     工作量：

——每周12学时，任先三门课

——担任学生英语俱乐部或英语校报顾问（advisor）

注意：

a)           词数100左右；

b)           可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

c)           开关语已为你写好，请将完整的回信书写在答题卡上。

Dear Peter,

I remember you told me you were interested in teaching in China.                       

Best,

Li Hua

书面表达（满分30分）
假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter曾表示希望来加国教书。像样我现在需招聘外教，请给他写封信，告知招聘信息。内容主要包括：
1.     教授课程：英语口语、英语写作、今日美国、今日英国等
2.     授课对象：高中生（至少三年英语基础）
3.     工作量：
——每周12学时，任先三门课
——担任学生英语俱乐部或英语校报顾问（advisor）
注意：
a)           词数100左右；
b)           可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇 150 词左右的英语短文。

There are two factors which determine an individual’s intelligence. The first is sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerable, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual — the sort of the environment in which he is brought up. If an individual is handicapped(受阻碍) environmentally, it is likely that his brain will stop to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.

The importance of environment in determining an individual’s intelligence can be proved by the identical twins, Peter and John. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster(寄养) homes. Peter was reared by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities. John, however, was educated in the home well-to-do parents who had been to college. This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure their intelligence. John’s IQ was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his brother.

[写作内容]

(1)以约30个词概括短文的要点；

(2)然后以约120个词就“环境与人的智力发展”的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：

a)你是否赞同“环境决定智力的发展”这一观点？为什么？

b)请举出具体事例说明你的观点；

c)你认为如何才能最大限度地发展智力？

[写作要求]

(1)可以参照阅读材料的篇章结构，组织故事，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

(2)标题自定。

[评分标准]

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。