故事類年4月7日星期一

032014420Passage14（2013In1974,afterfillingoutfiftyapplications,goingthroughfourinterviews,andwinningoneoffer(錄取通知書),IlookwhatIcouldget—ateachingjobatwhatIconsideredadistantwildarea:westernNewJersey.MycharacteristicoptimismwasaliveonlywhenIremindedmyselfthatIwouldbengwhatIhadwantedtodosinceIwasfourteen--teachingEnglish.Schoolstarted,butIfeltmoreandmoreasifIwereinaforeigncountry.WasthisruralareareallyNewJersey?Mystudentshaveaweekoffwhenhuntingseasonbegan.IwastoldtheywerealsofrequentlyabsentinlateOctobertohelptheirfathersmakehayonthefarms.IwasayoungwomanfromNewYorkCity,whothoughtthat“Makehaywhilethesunshines”justmeanttohaveagoodtime.But,still,IwasteachingEnglish.Iworkedhard,takingtimeoffonlytoeatandsleep.Andthentherewasmysixth-gradeclass--seventeenboysandfivegirlswhowereonlysixyearsyoungerthanme.IhadaproblemlongbeforeIknewit.Iwasstrugglinginmyworkasayoungidealisticteacher.Iwantedtomakeliteraturecomealiveandtopromotealoveofthewrittenword(語言).Thestudentswantedtothrowspitballsandwhisperdirtywordsinthebackoftheroom.IncollegeIhadbeentaughtthatasuccessfuleducatorshouldignorebadbehavior.SoIdid,confidentthat,asthetextbookhadsaid,thebadbehaviorwoulddisappearasIgavemystudentspositiveattention.Itsoundsreasonable,butthetextevidentlyignoredthefactthathumans,particularlyteenagers,rarelyseemreasonableBythetimemybosswhowasalsomytaskmasterknowntobethestrictest,mostdemanding（苛刻的）,mostquicktofireinexperiencedteachers,cameintotheclassroomtoobserveme,thestudentsexhibitedverylittlegoodbehaviortopraise.Mybosssatinthebackoftheroom.Theboysintheclassweremakinganimalnoises,hittingeachotherwhilethegirlsfiledtheirnailsreadmagazines.Ijustpretendeditallwasn’thappening,andwentonlecturingandtriedtoasksomeinspiringquestions.Myboss,sittinginthebackoftheroom,seemedtobegrowingbiggerandbigger.Aftertwentyminutesheleft,silently.VisionsofunemploymentmarchedbeforemyIfeltmildlyvictoriousthatIgotthroughtherestofclasswithoutcrying,butatmynextfreeperiodIhadtofacehim.Iwonderedifhewouldletmefinishouttheday.Iwalkedtohisoffice,tookadeepbreath,andopenedthedoor.Hewassittinginhischair,andhelookedatmelongandhard（嚴厲地）.Isaidnothing.AllIcouldthinkofwasthatIwasnotanteacher;Ihadbeenlyingtomyself,pretendingthateverythingwasWhenhespoke,hesaidsimply,withoutaccusation,“Youhadnothingtosayto“Youhadnothingtosaytothemherepeated.Nowonder（難怪）they’rebored.Whynotgettothemeatoftheliteratureandstoptalkingaboutsymbolism.Talkwiththem,notatthem.Andmoreimportant,whydoyouignoretheirbadbehavior?”Wetalked.Henamedmyproblemsandofferedsolutions.Werole-played.Hewasthebadstudent,andIwastheforceful,yet,warm（熱情的）,teacher.Astheyearprogressed,wespentmanyhoursdiscussingliteratureandideasabouthumanbeingsandtheirmotivations.Hehelpedmeidentifymyweaknessesandmystrengths.Inshort,hemadeateacherofmebyteachingmetherealityofEmerson'swords:“Thesecrettoeducationliesinrespectingthepupil.”FifteenyearslaterIstilldrivethatsamewindingroadtothesameschool.ThankstothehelpIreceivedthatdifficultyear,theschoolismyhomenow.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatin1974 thewriterbecamean B.thewriterwasveryhappyabouthernewC.itwasratherdifficulttogetajobintheUSAD.itwaseasytogetateachingjobinNewAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingismostprobablythewriter’sproblemasanewShehadblindtrustinwhatshelearntatcollege.B.Shedidn’taskexperiencedteachersforC.Shetooktoomuchtimeofftoeatand D.Shedidn’tliketeachingEnglishWhatisthewriter’sbiggestworryafterhertaskmaster'sobservationofherShemightloseherteaching B.Shemightloseherstudents’C.Shecouldn’tteachthesameclassanymore.D.Shecouldn’tignoreherstudents’badbehavioranyWhichofthefollowinggivesthewriterasenseofmildHertalkaboutsymbolismsoundedconvincing.B.HerstudentsbehavedalittlebetterthanC.Shemanagedtofinishtheclasswithout D.ShewasinvitedforatalkbyherbossafterThestudentsbehavedbadlyinthewriter'sclassesbecause theywereeagertoembarrass B.shedidn'treallyunderstandC.theydidn'tregardherasagood D.shedidn’thaveagoodcommandofThetaskmaster’sattitudetowardsthewriterafterhisobservationofherclasscanbebestdescribedas A.cruelbutencouragingB.fiercebut ivingC.sincereandsupportiveD.erviewn.接見，采訪；面試，面談vt.采訪；接見；對…進行面談；對進行面試wildn.adj.adv.characteristicn.特征；特性；特色adj.典型的；特有的optimistic[?pt?'m?st?k]adj.樂觀的；樂觀主義的optimism['?pt?m?z(?)m]n.pessimisticadj.悲觀的，厭世的；悲觀主pessimismforeign['f?r?n]adj.外國的ruralarea[農(nóng)]ruraladj.hunting狩獵季節(jié)，[林]huntn.vt.vi.

adv.頻繁地，經(jīng)常地；時常，makemakehaywhilethesunv.taketimelongstruggle 掙strugglen.vt.vi.idealisticadj.理想主義的；唯心論的；ideal[a?'d??l;a?'di??l]n.adj.理想的完美的；motevt.spitballn.紙團；唾沫球（棒球vt.whispern.私語；謠傳；颯颯vi.vt.dirtydirtyadj.的的骯臟的

catorignore[?g'n??]behaviorn.confident['k?nf?d(?)nt]adj.自信的；確信的beconfidentthatdisappearvi.；；不復(fù)存在vt.使…不存在；使…positive['p?z?t?v]n.正數(shù)；[攝]adj.積極的；[數(shù)][醫(yī)][化學(xué)]陽性的；實際的，真實的；passive['p?s?v]n.語態(tài)adj.的，消極的；reasonableadj.合理的，公道的；通情達evidentlyadv.evident['ev?d(?)nt]adj.明顯的；明白的evidence['ev?d(?)ns]n.，證明；跡象；明vt.particularlyadv.teenager['ti?ne?d??]rarely

adv.scarcely.taskmastern.inexperienced[,?n?k'sp?r??nst]adj.無經(jīng)驗的；不熟練的observe[?b'z??v]vi.觀察；說；注意到；評論vt.觀察；遵守；說；注意到observation[?bz?'ve??(?)n]n.exhibit[?g'z?b?t;eg-n.展覽品；；展示vt.展覽；顯示；提出（vi.exhibitionn.展覽，顯示；展覽會；展覽filen.文件；；文件夾；銼刀vt.提出；銼；琢磨；把…歸nailn.[解剖]pretendvt.假裝，，模adj.vi.假裝，，佯inspiringv.（inspire的ing形式）adj.鼓舞人心的silently['sa?l?ntli]adv.visionn.視力；美景；眼力；幻象；vt.[?n?m'pl??m(?)nt;-em-n.失業(yè)；失業(yè)率；失業(yè)人數(shù) n.employ[?m'pl??;em-n.vt.使用，采用；雇用；使忙march；vi.（堅定地向某地）前進；行軍進軍進展，；n.行進，前進；行軍；示dadj.victorious[v?k't??r??s]adj.victoryn.accusationn.，指控；譴accusal

n.譴責(zé) ；罪名（等accusevt.，指控；譴責(zé)；歸咎vi.symbolismn.象征，象征主義；符號論；solutiontalktalkrole-playn.forceful['f??sf?l;-adj.強有力的；有說服力的；n.vi.motivationn.；積極identifyvt.

inrealityn.secretn.；秘訣adj.的；respectn.尊敬，尊重；方面；敬意vt.尊敬，尊重；遵守convince[k?n'v?ns]vt.beeagertodoembarrass[?m'b?r?s;em-vt.使局促不安；使困窘；使awkwardadj.haveagoodcommandofattitude['?t?tju?d]n.crueladj.的，的；使人

vt.fierceadj.['va??l(?)ns]n.；；激烈violent['va??l(?)nt]adj.的；猛烈的sincere[s?n's??]adj.的；誠摯的；真實supportiveadj.sponsorn.vt.aggressiveadj.性的；好斗的；有進offendvt.vi.；進攻；引起不舒offensiven.adj.的冒犯的無禮的；（Para.1-In1974；ateachingjob；distantwildarea；optimism;teachingEnglish;inaforeigncountry;werealsofrequently（Para.3-hadaproblem;idealisticteacher;makeliteraturealive;ignorebadbehavior;positiveattention;myboss;pretended;unemployment（Para.6-Facehim；finishout；lookedatmelongandaccusation；nowonder；whynot；bad與的：我教學(xué)中的弊端在與的得以發(fā)現(xiàn)，使我然大悟（Para.10-Theyearprogressed；spentmanyhours；helpedidentify；inshort；fifteenyearslater；thanks對我教學(xué)的影響：市場的介入給的生活帶來55C。推理判斷題。難度：中等。題干為in1974，定位第一段。根據(jù)第一段第一句的描述可知，作者是經(jīng)過投了50份簡歷，經(jīng)A。細節(jié)理解題。難度：中等。題干為thewriter’sproblemasanewteacher，定位于第三第四段。第三段后半部分說我有個問題offonlytoeatandsleep相；D說作者不喜歡文學(xué)教學(xué)也與文中說作者對工作的執(zhí)著和熱心相背。A。細節(jié)理解題。難度：中等。題干為biggestworry，定位于第五段和第六段。第五段最后兩句說只聽了20分鐘就悄C.細節(jié)理解題。難度：中等。題干為asenseofwildvictory，定位于第六段。第一句IfeltwildlyvictoriousthatIgotthroughtherestoftheclasswithoutcrying,可知作者能堅持平靜地上完剩下的課程就已經(jīng)是使她感到不容易的事情了。所以答案為C。C。推理判斷題。難度：中等。題干為thetaskmaster’sattitudetowardsthewriter，定位于第八第九段，他沒有指責(zé)我，而是向【難句學(xué)習(xí)In1974,afterfillingoutfiftyapplications,goingthroughfourinterviews,andwinningoneoffer,ItookwhatIcouldget--ateachingjobatwhatIconsideredadistantwildarea:westernNewJersey.翻譯：197450份申請表格，參加了四次工作面試，得到了一份邀請函之后，我終于獲得了一份工作——ItookwhatIcouldget。In1974,afterfillingoutfiftyapplications,goingthroughfourinterviewsandwinningoneofferwhat引導(dǎo)的賓語從句做動詞took的賓語；ateachingjobwhaticouldget的同位語，后面還有一個介詞短語atwhatIconsideredadistantwildarea:westernNewJersey.ateachingjob。Itsoundsreasonable,butthetextevidentlyignoredthefactthathumans,particularlyteenagers,rarelyseemedButthatparticularly又是同位語從句中主語humansAllIcouldthinkofwasthatIwasnotanEnglishteacher;Ihadbeenlyingtomyself,pretendingthateverythingwasall，后面包含了一個that引導(dǎo)的定語從句Icouldthinkof，先行詞為all時關(guān)系詞只能選擇that，又因為that在從句中做介詞of的賓語所以可以省略was后面還有一個that引導(dǎo)的名詞性從句即表語從句；后面的句子中只有一個that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，做動詞pretend的賓語。Passage15（2013Themorninghadbeenadisaster.Mytoothwasaching.AndI’dbeeninanargumentwithafriend.Herwordsstillhurt:“Thetroublewithyouisthatyouwon’tputyourselfinmyplace.Can’tyouseethingsfrommypointofview?”Ishookmyheadstubbornly—andfelttheacheinmytooth.I’dthoughtIcouldholdouttillmydentistcamebackfromholiday,butthepainwasreallyunbearable.Istartedcallingthedentistsinthephonebook,butnoonecouldseemeimmediay.Finally,ataboutlunchtime,Igotlucky.“Ifyoucomebyrightnowthereceptionistsaid“thedentistwillfityouin(抽時間幫你看Itookmypurseandkeysandrushedtomycar.ButsuddenlyIbegantodoubtaboutthedentist.Whatkindofdentistwouldbesoeagertotreatsomeoneatsuchshortnotice（如此匆忙）?Whywasn'theasbusyastheothers?Inthedentist'soffice,Isatdownandlookedaround.IsawnothingbutthebarewallsandIbecameevenmoreworried.Theassistantnoticedmynervousnessandplacedherwarmhandovermyice-coldone.WhenItoldhermyfears,shelaughedandsaid,"Don'tworry.Thedentistisverygood.""Howlonghavetowaitforhim?"Iaskedimpatiently."Comeon,heiscoming.Justliedownandrelax.Andenjoytheartwork,"theassistant"Theartwork?"IwasThechairwentback.SuddenlyIsd.Therewasabeautifulpicture,rightwhereIcouldenjoyit:ontheceiling.Howconsideratethedentistwas!Atthatmoment,Ibegantounderstandwhatmyfriendmeantbyherwords.WhataWhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sfeelingthatA. B. C. D.WhatmadetheauthorbegintodoubtabouttheThedentist'sagreeingtotreatheratveryshortnotice.B.Thedentist'sbeingasbusyastheotherC.Thesurroundingsofthedentist's D.ThelaughingassistantoftheWhydidtheauthorsuddenlysBecausethedentistcameat B.BecauseshesawapictureontheC.Becauseshecouldrelaxinthechair.D.BecausetheassistantkeptcomfortingWhatdidtheauthorlearnfromherexperiencemostStrikewhiletheironishot趁熱打鐵.B.Haveagoodwordforone'sC.Putoneselfinother'sshoes設(shè)身處地.DAfriendinneedisafrienddisastern.，災(zāi)禍；不achen.vi.argumentstubbornly['st?b?nli]adv頑固地；倔強地stubborn['st?b?n]adj.頑固的；頑強的；難處理holddentist

n.牙科醫(yī)生unbearableadj.n.bareadj.空的；的，無遮蔽vt.nervousnessn.神經(jīng)質(zhì)；[心理]神經(jīng)過敏；ice-cold['ais'k?uld]adj.impatiently[?m'pe???ntli]adv.無耐性地；急躁地artwork['ɑ?tw??k]

n.relaxvt.放松；使休息；使松弛；bepuzzlen.vt.使…困惑；使…為難；苦vi.ceilingn.considerateadj.

reliefn.cheerful['t???f?l;-adj.的；愉快的；高興nervousadj.satisfiedv.使?jié)M意（satisfy的過去式adj.upsetn.；翻adj.心煩的；的；弄翻vt.使心煩；；擾（Para.mytooth;aching;argument;afriend;putyourselfmyplace;pain;unbearable;call;故事背景：我牙疼；曾與朋友爭吵；朋友說我不會為他著想；牙疼難忍；打預(yù)約牙醫(yī)（Para.2-fitin;doubt;inthedentist’soffice;barewalls;worried;assistant,laught;good;liedown;relax;ontheceiling;enjoytheartwork;considerate；understand;myfriendmean;。的；nervous緊張的；satisfied感到滿意的?？忌走xB其依據(jù)是第四段Theassistantnoticedmynervousness…來判斷，而這是在。lunchtime作者看牙醫(yī)時的感覺?？忌鲆暳祟}干的thatmorningshortnotice?（什么樣的牙醫(yī)急于在如此短的合題意，故選A?？忌走xC“牙醫(yī)的環(huán)境”，其依據(jù)是第四段Inthedentist’soffice,…worried.（醫(yī)生光禿禿的墻使作者更擔(dān)心。這是作者后來的懷疑而不是“開始時的懷疑”?？忌鲆曨}干的begin。Ｂ細節(jié)理解題難度較易根據(jù)題干suddenlys定位第九段Ｃ因為她看到天花板上的畫”與第九段Therewasabeautifulpicture,…ontheceiling.相對應(yīng)，故為正確答案。Cexperience可定位于文章后兩段。文章倒數(shù)第二段提到…Ibegantounderstand…byher（開始理解朋友所說話的意思…Thetroublewithyouisthatyouwon’tputyourselfinmyplace…stubbornly.作者與朋【難句學(xué)習(xí)I’dthoughtIcouldholdouttillmydentistcamebackfromholiday,butthepainwasreally翻譯：我可以堅持到牙醫(yī)從假期回來，但疼痛卻真的受分析：本句是由butIcouldholdout和till引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句tillmy…h(huán)olidayTherewasabeautifulpicture,rightwhereIcouldenjoyit:onthe分析：本句的主干是Therewasabeautifulpicture，rightwhereIcouldenjoyit是由where引導(dǎo)的地點狀語從句Passage16.【2012新課標CAbouttwentyofushadbeenfortunateenoughtoreceiveinvitationstoafitudio(影棚)totakepartinacrowd-scene.Althoughour"act"wouldlastonlyforashorttime,wecouldseequiteanumberofinterestingthings.Weallstoodatthefarendofthestudioasworkmenpreparedthescenesettinguptreesattheedge(邊緣)ofawindingpathVerysoonbrightlightswereturnedonandthebigmovie-camerawaswheeledintoposition.Thedirectorshoutedsomethingtothecameraoperatorandthenwenttospeaktothetwofamousactorsnearby.Sinceitwashotinthestudio,itcameasasurprisetoustoseeoneoftheactorsputonaheavyovercoatandstartwalkingalongthepath.Abigfanbeganblowingtinywhitefeathersdownonhim,andsoonthetreeswerecoveredin"snow".Twomorefanswereturnedon,anda"strongwind"blewthroughthetrees.Thepicturelookedsorealthatitmadeusfeelcold.Thenextscenewasacompletecontrast(對比).Thewayitwasfilmedwasquiteunusual.PicturesinfronttakenonanislandinthePacificwereshownonaglassscreen幕).Anactorandactressstoodofthescenesothattheylookedasiftheywereatthewater’sedgeonanisland.Byasimpletricklikethis,palmtrees,sandybeaches,andblue,clearskieshadbeenbroughtintothestudio!Sinceitwasourturnnext,wewereleftwonderingwhatscenewouldbepreparedforus.Forafullthreeminutesinourliveswewouldbeexperiencingtheexcitementofbeingfilm"stars"!fortunateadj.studion.；[廣播][電視]演播crowd[kra?d]n.群眾,一伙;一堆,許多,vt.擠滿,將...塞進;催促,

scenen.pathn.wheeln.車輪；方向盤；轉(zhuǎn)動vt.轉(zhuǎn)動；使變換方向cameasasurpriseblown.

pleteadj.vt.

contrastn.vt.vi.palmn.vt.sandyadj.WhoistheA.Acameraman.B.Afilmdirector.C.Acrowd-sceneactor.D.Aworkmanforscene【答案】【解析】根據(jù)文章中的第一段“Abouttwentyofushadbeenfortunateenoughtoreceiveinvitationstoafitudio(影棚)totakepartinacrowd-sceneAlthoughour"act"wouldlastonlyforashorttime,wecouldseequiteanumberofinterestingthings.”可知C正確。WhatmadetheauthorfeelA.Theheavysnowfall.B.Theman-madescene.C.Thelowtemperature.D.Thefilmbeing【答案】【解析】根據(jù)文章中的“Abigfanbeganblowingtinywhitefeathersdownonhim,andsoonthetreeswerecoveredin"snow".Twomorefanswereturnedon,anda"strongwind"blewthroughthetrees.Thepicturelookedsorealthatitmadeusfeelcold.”可知：這里的picture即是theman-madescene。Whatwouldhappeninthe"threeminutes"mentionedinthelastA.Anewscenewouldbefilmed.B.MorestarswouldactintheC.Theauthorwouldleavethestudio.D.Thenextscenewouldbe【答案】【解析】根據(jù)文章中的“Forafullthreeminutesinourliveswewouldbeexperiencingtheexcitementofbeingfilm"stars"!APassage17.【2012陜西卷B】ThreeBoysandBradclosedthedoorslowlyasSuelefthometovisithermother.Expectingawholedaytorelax,hewasthinkingwhethertoreadthenewsprorwatchhisfavouriteTVtalkshowonhisdayoffinmonths.“Thiswillbelikeawalkinthepark,”he’dtoldhiswife.“I’lllookafterthekids,andyoucanisityourmom.”Thingsstartedwell,butjustaftereighto’clock,histhreelittle“goodkids”—Mike,Randy,andAlex—camedownthestairsintheirclothesandshouted“breakfast,daddy.Whenfoodhadnotappearedwithinthirtyseconds,RandybeganusinghisspoononAlex’sheadasifitwereadrumAlexstartedtoshoutloudlyintimetothebeat（節(jié)拍）Mikechanted“Where’smytoast,where’smytoastinthebackground.Bradrealizedhisnewsprwouldhavetowaitforafewseconds.Lifebecameworseafterbreakfast.MikeworeRandy’sunderwearonhishead.Randylockedhimselfinthebathroom,whileAlexshoutedagainbecausehewasgoingtowethispants.Nobodycouldfindcleansocks,althoughtheywerebeforetheirveryeyes.Someonenamed“NotMehadspilledawholeglassoforangejuiceintothebasketofcleanclothes.Bradknewthetalkshow（脫口秀）hadalreadystarted.Byteno’clock,thingswereoutofcontrol.Alexwaswonderingwhythefishinthejarrefusedhisbreadandbutter.Mikewastryingtoshowoffhistalentbydecoratingthekitchenwallwithhiscolourpencils.Randy,thankfully,appearedtobereadingquietlyinthefamilyroom，butcloserexaminationshowedthathewaseatingapplejamstraightfromthebottlewithhishands.Bradrealisedthatthetalkshowwasoverandreadingwouldbeimpossible.Atexactly11:17Bradcalledthedaycarecentre日托所）.“Isuddenlyhavetogointoworkandmywife’sawayCanIbringtheboysoverinafewminutes?”Theanswerwasobviously“yes”becauseBradwassmiling.Whenhiswifelefthome.Bradexpected A.gooutforawalkintheparkB.watchTVtalkshowwithhischildrenC.enjoy dayoffworkD.readthe rtohisWhichofthefollowingdidRandyA.DrawingonthewallB.Eatingapple C.Feedingthe D.ReadinginaWhydidBradaskthedaycarecentreforA.Becausehewantedtocleanuphis B.BecausehesuddenlyhadtogotohisC.Becausehefoundithardtomanagehisboys D.BecausehehadtotakehiswifeThistextisA.by B.by C.by D.byspoonn.

vt.drum

n.chant

n.圣歌；vt.vi.underwearn.beoutof

adj.失掉控制（不受控制jarn.show

talentn.decorate

vt.vi.裝飾；布置thankfully['θ??kf?li]adv.感謝地；感激地【答案與解析】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一自的第二句可知本題選C【答案與解析】B事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四自的倒數(shù)第二句可知本題選B【答案與解析】C推理判斷題。通讀全文可知Brad打給日托所的原因是他照顧不了三個淘氣的小家伙，選C【答案與解析】D篇章結(jié)構(gòu)題。通讀本文可知本文是按時間順序進行描述的，故選D。Passage18.【2012卷C】IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,Iwastreadingwater,justtryingtoearnan e.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn’tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemy55,000words.Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart—there’sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutdinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou’retooashamedtosay,“Well,I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.ThenImetanagent（商）whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactually eapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofno e,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal—thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there’snoendinsight,sotomyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract（合同）ofthepublishertobeapublishedwriterisunbelievablyWhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1Iwaswaitingfood B.IwastryingtofindanadmirableC.Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.D.I ngseveraljobsformorepayataTheauthordecidedtowriteanovel A.tofinishthewritingcourseB.torealizeherown C.tosatisfyreaders’ D.toearnmoreHowdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththeA. B. C. D.Whatdoestheauthormainlywant lreadersinthelastItpaystosticktoone’s B.HardworkcanleadtoC.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.D.ThereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodoC推理判斷題。根據(jù)前后文“butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo“justtryingtoearnan e.Itriedjournalism,…thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajob…”可知作者對于找怎樣的一份適合自己的工作這件事漫無目的。故選C。B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段話“Idecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel”可知作者決定寫小說的目的只是滿足自己內(nèi)心深處的愿望，實現(xiàn)自己的夢想。故答案為B。D推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段話“IttakesconfidencetomakeanewstartMyconfidencedivedBelievingmynovelcouldnotbepublishedIputitaside”及本段敘述了作者回答別人問題時提到“I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere”可D。Athere’snoendinsightanunbelievablestrokeofluck”“tobeapublished路”，不符合文章意思。C、D停留于文章表面意思。故答案為A。Passage19.【2012AOneofmywonderfulmemoriesisaboutaChristmasgift.Unlikeothergiftsitcamewithoutwrap(包裝OnSeptember11th.1958.MumgavebirthtoRichard.Aftershebroughthimhomefromhospital,sheputhiminmylap,saying."Ipromisedyouagift,andhereitis."Whatanhonor!Iturnedfouramonthearlierandnoneofmyfriendshadsuchababydolloftheirown.Iplayedwithitdayandnight.Isangtoit.Itolditstories.1tolditoverandoverhowmuchIlovedit!Onemorning,however,Ifounditsbedempty.Mydollwasgone!Icriedforit.Mumtandtoldmethatthepoorlittlethinghadbeensenttoahospital.Ithadafever.Forseveraldays,IheardMumandDadwhisperingsuchwordsas"hopeless","pitiful",and"dying",whichsoundedChristmaswascoming."Don’texpectanypresentsthisyear."Dadsaid,pointingatthesocksIhunginthelivingroom."Ifyourbrotherlives,that'llbeChristmasenough."Ashespoke,hiseyesfilledwithtears.I'dneverseenhimcryThephonerangearlyonChristmasmorning.Dadjumpedoutofbedtoanswerit.FrommybedroomIheardhimsay."What?He's?"Hehungupandshoutedupstairs."ThehospitalsaidwecanbringRichardhome!""ThankGod.'"IheardMumFromtheupstairswindow,Iwatchedmyparentsrushouttothecar.Ihadneverseenthemhappy.AndIwasalsofullofjoy.Whatawonderfulday!Mybabydollwouldbehome.Idownstairs.Mysacksstillhungthereflat.ButIknewtheywerenotempty;theywerefilledwith醫(yī)院的給全家人帶來了好消息，作者的弟弟康復(fù)了，作者認為這是圣誕節(jié)最為特別的。56.whathappenedtotheauthoronSeptember111958AHegotababybrotherBHegotaChristmas CHebecamefouryearsoldDHereceiveda【答案】【試題解析】根據(jù)短文第2段開頭可知，作者的母親在1958年9月11日生了，也就是作者得到了一個小弟弟。因此，正確答案為A選Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ominous”inParagraph3probablyA.Impossible.B.BoringC.DifficultD.【答案】此，正確答案為D選WhichwordcanbestdescribethefeelingofthefatherwhenChristmaswasA.Excitement.B.Happiness. C.Sadness. DDisappointment.答案為CWhatisthepassagemainlyaboutAAsadChristmasdayBLifewithalovely C.AspecialChristmasgift.D.Memoriesofahappy【答案】案為C選Passage20.【2012遼寧卷CIfConfucius（）werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.IIe’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgive singIt’s al.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalButthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.Inmanywayshehas eabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChineseernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChineseart,historyandphilosophy（哲學(xué)）.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedBusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChineseSotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandTodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotsoonbefottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.attractthereaders’interestintheC.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdayWecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmerican haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB.takeanactivepartinChineseC.trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD.fightforachancetolearnWhatisthebesttitlefortheA. ottenWisdomin B.HugeFansoftheChineseC.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.OldThinkerwithaBigThepassageislikelytoappearin A.abiographyB.ahistory C.a rD.aphilosophy【文章大意】本文闡述了西方學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)中國的文化的現(xiàn)象，并告訴中國古代偉大的思想家—的思想仍然受到人們的追捧【答案】【答案】【試題解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段第一句“InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.”和第四句中的“areracingtolearnChinese可知，學(xué)生文化很感?！敬鸢浮俊驹囶}解析】主旨大意題。本文主要向介紹了思想對西方的影響，以用將來可能產(chǎn)生的影響，所以選D【答案】【試題解析】文章出處題。本文向介紹了思想對西方的影響，以用將來可能產(chǎn)生的影響，應(yīng)該是出自報紙，所以選CPassage21.【2012浙江卷DAsayoungboy,Isometimestraveledthecountryroadswithmydad.Hewasaruralmillcarrier,andonSaturday daskmetogowithhim.Drivingthroughthecountrysidewasalwaysanadventure:Therewereanimalstosee,peopletovisit,andchocolate sifyouknewwheretostop,andDadInthespring,Daddeliveredboxesfullofbabychickens,andwhen1wasaboyitwassuchafuntostickyourfinger'throughoneoftheholesoftheboxesandletthebabybirdspeckonyourfingers.OnDad'sfinaldayofwork,ittookhimwellintotheeveningtocompletehisroundsbecauseatleastonememberfromeachfamilywaswaitingattheirmailboxtothankhimforhisfriendshipandhisyearsofservice."Twohundredandnineteenmailboxesonmyroute."heusedtosay,"andastoryateveryone."Oneladyhadnomailbox,soDadtookth intohereverydaybecauseshewasnearlyblind.Onceinside,hereadhermailandhelpedherpayherbills.Mailboxesweresometimesusedforthingsotherthanmail.Onenoeftinamailboxread."Nat,taketheseeggstoMarian;she'sbakingacakeanddoesn'thaveanyeggs."Mailboxesmightbeburiedinthesnow,orbroken,orlyingonthegroom:.batth wasalwaysdeliveredOncolddaysDadmightfindoneofhiscustomerswaitingforhimwithacupofhotchocolate.Ayoungwroettersbuthadnostamps,sosheleftafewbuttonontheenvelopeinthbox;Daidforthestamps.OnebusinessmanusedtoleavelargeamountsofcashinhismailboxforDadtotaketothebank.Once,theamountcameto832,000.Adozenyearsago,whenItraveledbacktomyhometownonthesadoccasionofDad’sdeath,thboxesalongthewayremindedmeofsomeofhisstories.IthoughtIknewthemall,butthatwasn'tthecase.AsIdrovehome,Inoticedtwolamppoles,oneoneachsideofthestreet.Whenmydadwasaround,thosepolessupportedwoodenboxesaboutfourfeetofftheground.Oneboxwaspaintedgreenandtheotherwasred,andeachhadalongnarrowholeatthetopwithwhiettering:SANTACLAUS,NORTHPOLE.ForyearschildrenhaddroppedletterstoSantathroughthoseholes.Imadeaturnatthecomeranddrovepastthepostofficeandacrosstherailroadtrackstoourhouse.MomandIweresittingatthekitchentablewhenIheardfootsteps.There,atthedoor,stoodFrankTownsend,Dad'spostmasterandgreatfriendformanyyears.Soweallsatdownatthetableandbegantolstories.AtonepointFranklookedatmewithtearsinhiseyes."WhatarewegoingtodoaboutthelettersthisChristmas?"heasked."Theletters?"'I