【正文】 ancient(古代的 )China. __29__the doorbell rang. It was a Fedex delivery man, with a copy of the book on Chinese__30__. It came without her having__31__it. Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained__32__by her fame. She lives in the same__33__she lived 27 years ago—although in a more fortable home. There39。s more room for__34__in her life—and it wasn39。t just__35__. 16． B． experience C． practice D． method 答案： A 解析： 從上下文我們知道，本文講的是美籍華人女作家 Tracy Wong如何開(kāi)始寫(xiě)作及其作品的主要特點(diǎn)等，再結(jié)合搭配很容易得出答案為 A。 writing skill意為 “ 寫(xiě)作技能 ” ， pick up writing skill意為 “ 培養(yǎng)寫(xiě)作技能 ” 。 experience 不能與 pick up 搭配。 17． B． effort C． job D． task 答案： C 解析： 逗號(hào)后的 teaching disabled children 是 her first __17__的同位語(yǔ)，同時(shí)也與后面的a part time writer 相呼應(yīng)，故此處選 job。 18． B． Normally C． Certainly D． Then 答案： D 解析： 前面說(shuō) she became a part time writer for IBM，以下說(shuō)寫(xiě)作只是個(gè)人愛(ài)好，即那時(shí)寫(xiě)作只是她的個(gè)人愛(ài)好，故填 Then。 19． B． deep C． personal D． lively 答案 ： C 解析： 從上下文來(lái)看， writing stories 并非專職工作，只是一件 part time job，由此可判斷這是 personal interest 。 20． B． Anxiously C． Seriously D． Encouraged 答案： A 解析： 從后面的他們 (the publisher)立即提出了修改建議等來(lái)推測(cè)，出版商對(duì)她寫(xiě)的故事產(chǎn)生了興趣。 21． B． story C． program D． article 答案： B 解析： 由 “they immediately suggested that she put them together to make...”可推測(cè)，此處說(shuō)的是把 3 篇短的故事揉合在一起構(gòu)成 1 篇故事，故選用 story。 22． foreign B． a popular C． an unusual D． an unknown 答案： D 解析： Tracy Wong 剛剛開(kāi)始寫(xiě)小說(shuō)，名不見(jiàn)經(jīng)傳，故可推測(cè)她是 “ 不出名 ” 的作者最為恰當(dāng)。 23． that B． Even though C． Just because D． Expect that 答案： B 解析： 該題考查根據(jù)上下文來(lái)選用適當(dāng)?shù)倪B接詞的掌握情況。前面說(shuō) Tracy 所寫(xiě)的人物很有意思，后面說(shuō) “her stories sometimes __24__readers uneasy.”可推測(cè)，該從句應(yīng)為讓步狀語(yǔ)從句，而 even though 正符合這一意義。 24． B． turn C． leave D． hold 答案： C 解析： 此處說(shuō)她寫(xiě)的故事有時(shí)讓讀者不安或不舒服。在這 4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有 leave 具有這一用法。 25． up B． connect with C． control D． explain 答案： B 解析： 從后面她說(shuō)的話 “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”及下段的內(nèi)容說(shuō)明可知，她與 afterlife world 有關(guān)，故用 connect with。 26． B． chances C． feelings D． moments 答案： D 解析： 前面說(shuō) “ 我認(rèn)為我不能 ??” ，緊接著用 but引出確有這么些時(shí)刻發(fā)生了一些 事，故用 moments，后面的 “when things e to me...”是 moments 的定語(yǔ)從句。 27． no reason B． from a distance C． by accident D． as gifts 答案： A 解析： 從上下文來(lái)看，此處是 Tracy 說(shuō)自己與 afterlife world 有關(guān)的故事創(chuàng)作，這里是舉例說(shuō)明有時(shí)一些事情會(huì) “ 無(wú)緣無(wú)故 ” 地發(fā)生。 28． B． painting C． scene D． talk 答案： C 解析： 從 語(yǔ)境來(lái)看，這里談?wù)摰氖撬龑?xiě)書(shū)時(shí)的一件怪事。句意為 “ 當(dāng)時(shí)她正不知道怎么完成一個(gè)以古代中國(guó)為背景的場(chǎng)景 ” 。這是她寫(xiě)的故事中的一個(gè)場(chǎng)景，故用 scene。從結(jié)構(gòu)來(lái)看，此處補(bǔ)充完整為： ...how to plete a scene which was set in ancient China。 29． B． Suddenly C． Expectedly D． Fortunately 答案： B 解析： 根據(jù)語(yǔ)境 “ 正當(dāng)她不知怎么完成一個(gè)以古代中國(guó)為背景的場(chǎng)景時(shí)，突然門(mén)鈴響了 ” 。此處用 suddenly 突出兩個(gè)動(dòng)作的發(fā)生相繼而來(lái)，銜接緊湊，同時(shí)突出了 “ 沒(méi)想到 ” 。 30． B． history C． play D． medicine 答案： B 解析： 她正構(gòu)思以古代中國(guó)為背景的某個(gè)場(chǎng)景時(shí)，而郵政快遞人員送來(lái)的書(shū)正好解了燃眉之急，故可推測(cè)應(yīng)是一本有關(guān)中國(guó)歷史的書(shū)。 31． B． sent C． realized D． ordered 答案： D 解析： order 意為 “ 訂購(gòu)；預(yù)定 ” ；在此符合語(yǔ)境。 32． B． excited C． determined D． unmoved 答案： A 解析： 從后面的 “She lives in the same...”及動(dòng)詞 remain 來(lái)看，這里說(shuō)的是盡管她出版了10 本書(shū)， Tracy 并沒(méi)因成名而改變，即仍保持不變。 33． B． city C． house D． way 答案： D 解析： 前面說(shuō)她并沒(méi)有因成名而變化，即此處說(shuō)的是她成名后生活方式?jīng)]有變化，仍然保持著 27 年前的生活方式。 34． B． work C． joy D． variety 答案： C 解析： 從下文判斷除了寫(xiě)作之外她有更多的享受空間。 35． B． reporting C． luck D． fun 答案： A 解析： 從上文的 “although in a more fortable home”及下文 “it wasn39。t just....”來(lái)看，此處說(shuō)的是 Tracy 并沒(méi)有只是埋頭 “ 寫(xiě)作 ” ，而是生活中有更多的空間留給 “ 娛樂(lè) ” 。 Ⅲ .閱讀理解 (每小題 2分，滿分 40分 ) 閱讀下面的文章，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C、 D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案。 A I fell in love with England because it was quaint(古雅 )—all those little houses, looking terribly old fashioned but nice, like doll39。s houses. I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved London. I39。ve slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it39。s an ugly town now. Things have changed. For everybody, England meant gentlemen, fair play, and good manners. The fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good manners—people shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing. I regret that there are few fortable meeting places. You39。re forced to live indoors. In Pairs I go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs. To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman. The cafes are not terribly nice. As a woman, I feel unsafe here. I spend a lot on taxis because I will not take public transport after 10 p． m. I used to use it,_but now I39。m afraid. The idea of family seems to be more or less non existent in England. My family is well united and that39。s typically French. In Middlesex I had a neighbour who is 82 now. His family only lived two miles away, but I took him to France for Christmas once because