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

41. What can be inferred about the author as a child? _{w_w w. k#s5_}

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

B.　 He read what he had to.

C.　 He found reading unbelievable.

D.　 He considered reading part of his life.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

65. B. 本题为归纳概括题。通读全文可知Parbati主要是为了保障大象与人之间的安全而驯象的。 66. A. 通读文章后可知她从小与父亲一起在丛林中度过了她的童年，之后才去寄宿学校的。 67. C. 可从文章第四段直接得出答案。 68. B. 逻辑推理题。

Passage 14

(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.

68. The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India _________.　　

　 A. people easily fall victim to elephants' attacks

　 B. the man-elephant relationship is getting worse

　 C. elephant tamers are in short supply

　 D. dogs are as powerful as elephants

67. Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge because __________.

　 A. they are caught and sent for heavy work　　　　　　　　

　 B. illegal hunters capture them and kill them

　 C. they are attacked and their land gets limited

　 D. dogs often bark at them and chase them

66. Before Parbati studied in a boarding school,　　　　　　 .

　 A. she spent her time hunting with her father

　 B. she learned how to sing love songs

　 C. she had already been called an elephant princess

　 D. she was taught how to hunt tigers

65. For Parbati, catching elephants is mainly to　　　　　　 .

　 A. get long lasting excitement　　　　　　　 B. keep both man and elephants safe

　 C. send them back to the jungle　　　　　　 D. make the angry elephants tame

56.C。[解析]推理判断题。根据Hilary，11：rock CD一句可以推断出她想听音乐，故本题选C。

Passage 13

(10·上海A篇)

The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety.

That didn't stop the elephant. It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people. The villagers were scared and angry. Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess.

　 Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer. He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk. He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up -- how to catch wild elephants.

　 Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle. After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city. But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old fife. "Life in the city is too dull. Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase," she says.

　 　But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun. "My work," she says, "is to rescue man from the elephants, and to keep the elephants safe from man." And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years. Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back. Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to

guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill.

　 The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion. A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant. "Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them. They are also more loyal than humans," she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed!

55.C。[解析]推理判断题。在本自然段中Joyce谈到了她对当时生活的感受，有褒有贬，由此可知本题选C。

54.A。[解析]推理判断题。根据第二自然段的最后一句可知本题选A。