(10·四川A篇)

I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could step into, take part. in. and live in.

     With this unshakable belief, I, at. fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people’s writing can one discover what works, what doesn’t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.

Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文学作品)．As a. law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter—the volume (量) of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.

41. What can be inferred about the author as a child? _{w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m}

A.  He never watched TV. _{w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m}

B.  He read what he had to.

C.  He found reading unbelievable.

D.  He considered reading part of his life.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

42. The underlined word "voice" in the second paragraph most probably means “       ”.

A.  an idea     

B.  a sound quality

C.  a way of writing

D.  a world to write about

43. What effect does reading have on the author? _{w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m}

A.  It helps him to realize his dream.

B.  It opens up a wider world for him.

C.  It makes his college life more interesting.

D.  It increases his interest in worldwide travel.

44. Which of the following can be the best title of this text? _{w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m}

A.  Why do I read?

B.  How do I read?

C.  What do I read? 

D.  When do I read?

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给题目的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was just getting dark. There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. __21__, I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salisbury .
I was going along __22__ at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a   __23__ scream ---“Help!” I looked round, but the only __24__ of life was a large, black, rather suspicious—looking（可疑的）car just __25__ a bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was where the cry had come from. I __26__ speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw __27__ me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with __28__.
“Let me go, you coward; you’re hurting me. Oh ! Oh !”
I felt my __29__ boil. The fog was coming down __30__ now, and the countryside was lonelier. I had no __31__ that the murderous guy in the car noticed this. Again came a cry.
“Drop that knife, you fool. Oh !” Then a cry and a groan（呻吟）.
If I was to save her, it was now or __32__. Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would at least try to bring the murderer to __33__. The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its __34__, and its brakes（煞车）screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and   __35__ into the ditch（沟）at the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out.
“You fool!” he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was __36__ than him. I put all I could into __37__ that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It __38__ him right on the point of the chin; his __39__ slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car, w.&w.^  __40__ open the door and looked inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.
“You have been listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately.”
21.   A. And                        B. Though                    C. Therefore                 D. But
22.   A. quietly                            B. quickly                    C. carefully                  D. nervously
23.   A. boy’s                       B. man’s                       C. woman’s                  D. driver’s
24.   A. person                            B. sign                         C. sound                       D. form
25.   A. turning                    B. crossing                   C. going                       D. driving
26.   A. slowed down            B. put on                      C. added to                   D. took up
27.   A. right behind             B. close to                    C. away from                D. near by
28.   A. joy                          B. sorrow                            C. fear                         D. anger
29.   A. tears                        B. heart                        C. face                         D. blood
30.   A. slighter                    B. thicker                            C. lower                       D. harder
31.   A. need                        B. effort                       C. trouble                            D. doubt
32.   A. never                       B. late                          C. ever                         D. then
33.   A. justice                      B. court                        C. lawyer                            D. sentence
34.   A. direction                  B. path                         C. front                        D. nose
35.   A. drove                       B. ran                          C. crashed                    D. sped
36.   A. slower                            B. quicker                    C. taller                        D. heavier
37.   A. an anger                   B. a fist                        C. a beat                       D. a blow
38.   A. caught                            B. struck                      C. knocked                   D. beat
39.   A. chin                         B. fists                         C. knees                       D. body
40.   A. hit                           B. brought                    C. pushed                        D. Pulled

阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示, 在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。（每题1分；共10分）

All the students present, may I have your attention, please? I'm Elizabeth Taylor. As editor of the Voice, I'd like to i___1.__ you to our school newspaper. We need new hands to help us ___2.___ can tell the students what's new every day through our newspaper. Experience isn’t quite necessary, but writing and typing skills are in great ?? 3.? . We need people to read our ___4.___（文章）to type and check them. We could also use a good photographer and several engineers. Since the voice comes ?? 5.? ? five days a week, we need good students who know how to make the ___6.__ of their time. There’s some money for salaries d___7.___ on how much work to do, but don't expect to get rich, this isn’t something you do for money. Mostly it's just for fun. Anyone who’s w___8.___ to joining us should speak to me ___9.___（立刻）after this meeting. Be p___10.___ to start right away. Our first paper appears tomorrow.

M: Maths Department, Doctor Webster (76)s        .

W: Hello , Professor Webster, this is Janet Wang calling . I’m living two doors (77)f         Your teaching assistant, Ken Williams , Ken asked me to call you (78)b      he has lost his voice and can’t talk to you (79)h     .

M: Lost his voice ? Oh, what a (80)s       ! Is there anything I can do for you ?

W: Well , Ken has a class this afternoon from two thirty to four and he won’t be able to teach it , but he doesn’t want to (81)c        it either.

M: Want me to try to find somebody else to teach the class ?

W: No , not (82)e         . What he wants to do is to get someone to go in for him, just to pass back the mid-term exam papers. He’s already (83) m       them and they are on the desk in his office. The whole thing wouldn’t take more than ten minutes.

M: His class (84)b        at two thirty, eh ? Well, I’m afraid at that time I’ll be on (85)c      anyway, so I can do it for him .

W: Thank you very much , Professor Webster.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给题目的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was just getting dark. There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. __21__, I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salisbury .

I was going along __22__ at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a   __23__ scream ---“Help!” I looked round, but the only __24__ of life was a large, black, rather suspicious—looking（可疑的）car just __25__ a bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was where the cry had come from. I __26__ speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw __27__ me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with __28__.

“Let me go, you coward; you’re hurting me. Oh ! Oh !”

I felt my __29__ boil. The fog was coming down __30__ now, and the countryside was lonelier. I had no __31__ that the murderous guy in the car noticed this. Again came a cry.

“Drop that knife, you fool. Oh !” Then a cry and a groan（呻吟）.

If I was to save her, it was now or __32__. Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would at least try to bring the murderer to __33__. The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its __34__, and its brakes（煞车）screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and   __35__ into the ditch（沟）at the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out.

“You fool!” he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was __36__ than him. I put all I could into __37__ that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It __38__ him right on the point of the chin; his __39__ slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car, w.&w.^  __40__ open the door and looked inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.

“You have been listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately.”

21.   A. And                         B. Though                    C. Therefore                 D. But

22.   A. quietly                            B. quickly                    C. carefully                  D. nervously

23.   A. boy’s                       B. man’s                       C. woman’s                  D. driver’s

24.   A. person                            B. sign                         C. sound                       D. form

25.   A. turning                    B. crossing                   C. going                       D. driving

26.   A. slowed down            B. put on                      C. added to                   D. took up

27.   A. right behind             B. close to                    C. away from                D. near by

28.   A. joy                          B. sorrow                            C. fear                         D. anger

29.   A. tears                        B. heart                        C. face                         D. blood

30.   A. slighter                    B. thicker                            C. lower                       D. harder

31.   A. need                        B. effort                       C. trouble                            D. doubt

32.   A. never                       B. late                          C. ever                         D. then

33.   A. justice                      B. court                        C. lawyer                            D. sentence

34.   A. direction                  B. path                         C. front                        D. nose

35.   A. drove                       B. ran                          C. crashed                    D. sped

36.   A. slower                            B. quicker                    C. taller                        D. heavier

37.   A. an anger                   B. a fist                        C. a beat                       D. a blow

38.   A. caught                            B. struck                      C. knocked                   D. beat

39.   A. chin                         B. fists                         C. knees                       D. body

40.   A. hit                           B. brought                    C. pushed                         D. Pulled