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一、完型填空本大题共1道小题。
1.
She’s14now,aturbulent(不安的)age.
Shewalksintothe___21___.Itisnighttime,andI’mpickingherupfromanactivity,andsheis___22___.Sheusedtoalwaysbehappy.___23___it’sa50-50matter.She___24___meapictureshewantstopostontheInternetofherandafriend.Sheasksifit’sOK.I___25___herit’sOK.Idon’tknowifit’sOK;
I’m___26___tryinghardtokeepupwiththerules.Sheishappy.
Wesitinthecar,andtalkabout___27___.Itispleasingforamomentnottobeaskingheraboutschoolorhomeworkorfriendsand___28___forherforamomentnottobe___29___aboutanyofit.
“HeyDad,”shesays.“CanIhaveyourphone?
Iwantto___30___somemusic.”
“Sure,”Isay,andIgiveherthe___31___.Shepressesafewbuttons___32___-thistechnologycomessecondnaturetohergeneration.Theydon’tneed___33___.Theyjustknow.
Thesongbeginsand___34___Iknow.It’sherfavorite___35___
Iintroducedhertothissongawhileago
Shesingsalongtoeveryword.Idotoo.
Shelooksupatmeand___36___.Herteetharestraight;
thebraces(牙箍)aregone.Sheleansclosertomeandsays,“Don’tyoulovethissongDaddy?
”Ihearhersay“Daddy,”andthink___37___toatimewhensheracedovertomeattheairport___38___Ireturnedfromabusinesstripseveralyearsago.She’s14now,aturbulentage.Tomorrow,shemay___39___me.Butnow,inthecoolnessoftheevening,shesmilesatme,andwe___40___together.Weareoffkey.Weareoffkeytogether.
21.A.planeB.carC.restaurantD.classroom
22.A.happyB.coldC.tiredD.pretty
23.A.AgainB.ThusC.ThenD.Now
24.A.bringsB.offersC.sendsD.shows
25.A.convinceB.orderC.tellD.promise
26.A.justB.stillC.evenD.also
27.A.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everything
28.A.annoyingB.commonC.pleasingD.valuable
29.A.complainingB.worryingC.talkingD.writing
30.A.createB.hearC.performD.record
31.A.phoneB.keyC.tapeD.CD
32.A.carefullyB.easilyC.proudlyD.gently
33.A.opinionsB.knowledgeC.instructionD.education
34.A.honestlyB.partlyC.eventuallyD.immediately
35.A.songB.activityC.pictureD.time
36.A.shoutsB.answersC.continuesD.smiles
37.A.overB.upC.backD.ahead
38.A.untilB.afterC.sinceD.though
39.A.lookthroughB.lookatC.lookafterD.lookfor
40.A.communicateB.driveC.celebrateD.sing
一、阅读理解本大题共3道小题。
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3.
IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,_____4_____justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn’tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.
Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.
Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart—there’sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou’retooashamedtosay,“Well,I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,
Iputitaside.
ThenImetanagent(代理商)whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.
Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal—thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.
Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there’snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontractofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding.
4.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?
A.Iwaswaitingforgoodfortune.
B.Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.
C.Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.
D.Iwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatime.
5.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel______.
A.tofinishthewritingcourse
B.torealizeherowndream
C.tosatisfyreaders’wish
D.toearnmoremoney
6.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?
A.Disturbed.B.Ashamed.C.Confident.D.Uncertain.
7.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?
A.Itpaystosticktoone’sgoal.
B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.
C.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.
D.Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.
4.
Intheanimalkingdom,weaknesscanbringaboutaggressioninotheranimals.Thissometimeshappenswithhumansalso.ButIhavefoundthatmyweaknessbringsoutthekindnessinpeople.Iseeiteverydaywhenpeopleholddoorsforme,pourcreamintomycoffee,orhelpmetoputonmycoat.AndIhavediscoveredthatitmakesthemhappy.
Frommywheelchairexperience,Iseethebestinpeople,butsometimesIfeelsadbecausethosewhoappearindependentmissthekindnessIseedaily.Theydon’tgettoseethissoftsideofothers.Often,wetryeverywaypossibletoavoidshowingourweakness,whichincludesalotofpretending.Butonlywhenwestoppretendingwe’rebraveorstrongdoweallowpeopletoshowthekindnessthat’sinthem.
Lastmonth,whenIwasdrivinghomeonabusyhighway,Ibegantofeelunwellanddrovemoreslowlythanusual.Peoplebehindmebegantogetimpatientandangry,withsomespeedingupalongsideme,horning(按喇叭)orevenshoutingatme.AtthatmomentIdecidedtodosomethingIhadneverdoneintwenty-fouryearsofdriving.Iputonthecarflashlightsanddroveonatareallylowspeed.
Nomoreangryshoutsandnomorehorns!
WhenIputonmyflashlights,Iwassayingtootherdrivers,“Ihaveaproblemhere.IamweakanddoingthebestIcan.”Andeveryoneunderstood.Severaltimes,Isawdriverswhowantedtopass.Theycouldn’tgetaroundmebecauseofthestreamofpassingtraffic.Butinsteadofgettingimpatientandangry,theywaited,knowingthedriverinfrontofthemwasinsomewayweak.
Sometimessituationscallforustoactstrongandbraveevenwhenwedon’tfeelthatway.Butthosearefewandfarbe