【正文】 n where I now have my own name on a contract（合同）of the publisher — to be a published writer — is unbelievably rewarding.21. The author decided to write a novel ______.A. to finish the writing course B. to realize her own dream C. to satisfy readers’ wish D. to earn more money 22. How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?A. Disturbed. B. Ashamed. C. Confident D. Uncertain. 23. What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph? A. It pays to stick to one’s goal. B. Hard work can lead to success. C. She feels like being unexpectedly lucky. D. There is no end in sight when starting to do something.【答案】【知識(shí)點(diǎn)】C1 人物傳記類(lèi)【文章綜述】文章中主人公“我”是一個(gè)有著英語(yǔ)文學(xué)學(xué)位的畢業(yè)生，但對(duì)自己做什么工作在開(kāi)始的時(shí)候很迷茫，先是做記者，然后到出版商那里工作，后來(lái)有了足夠的積蓄暫停了工作去搞寫(xiě)作，開(kāi)始時(shí)對(duì)自己的寫(xiě)作并沒(méi)有足夠的信心，見(jiàn)了一次出版商，把自己的作品送了過(guò)去結(jié)果得到了好的反饋，從而增加了信心，最終取得了成功。根據(jù)第五段提到But my eyes begged for an explanation, I didn39。t mean they have no desire to do good．Still shocked by my son39。故選B10. A。7. D。解析：判斷推理題 結(jié)合第二段的內(nèi)容she was most calm, quiet and pleasant可知是因?yàn)閶寢尩睦潇o和交流能力。s calmness and municating skills.B. Mrs. Higgins39。s mother to e in nervously, shaking with fear, asking with wet eyes for a mercy for her son. But no, she was most calm, quiet and pleasant and was making Mr. Carr feel guilty…. Soon Mr. Carr was shaking his head in agreement with what she was saying. “Of course”, he said, “I don39。由此可知，A正確。 B. He is the best British skier. s school of adventure in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway39。s ，他的丈夫是最高法院大法官費(fèi)利克斯法蘭克福職員，但很快接受了一份在他妻子的父新的報(bào)紙的工作，故選A項(xiàng)。格雷厄姆被認(rèn)為是美國(guó)最有影響力的女人，還介紹她的成長(zhǎng)背景及個(gè)人成熟。2015屆浙江省溫州市十校聯(lián)合體（溫州中學(xué)等）高三上學(xué)期期初聯(lián)考（201408）】AKatharine Meyer Graham was once described as “the most powerful woman in America.” She was not a government official or elected representative. She owned and published The Washington Post. Under her leadership, it became one of the most important newspapers in the country.Katharine Meyer was born in New York City in 1917. Her father was a successful investment banker and became an important financial official. Her family was very rich. Katharine grew up in large houses in New York and Washington. Her parents were often away from home, traveling and working, Katharine was often lonely. Katherine Meyer graduated from the University of Chicago in Illinois in 1938. In 1933, her father bought a failing newspaper, The Washington Post. It was the least successful one of five newspapers in Washington.Katharine Graham returned to Washington and got a job editing letters to the editor of her father39。 推斷題。45．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 A. He became good at most sports. A. journeys解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第二段第四句Gradually, Saunders set up his mind on building up his body.。d be good enough to take the things out of your pockets and leave them here before you go.” Alfred39。s strength. He felt he must tell her how great she was. As he got to the kitchen, he saw his mother drinking a cup of tea. He was shocked by what he saw. His mother39。s greatness as a woman.46. After the incident, young Alfred would probably ________.A. feel ashamed of her mother B. change his attitudes towards lifeC. learn to live an independent life D. hate Mr. Carr for hurting her mother【答案】【知識(shí)點(diǎn)】C1 人物傳記類(lèi)【文章綜述】文章講述Alfred在商店偷了東西后，媽媽的反應(yīng)和做法，以及回家后媽媽的態(tài)度，這些都足以讓Alfred改變，重新做人。【英語(yǔ)卷(解析)解析：推斷題。故選A。s danger．22．The underlined part who tends to play his cards close to his vest probably means A． Anton is a boy fond of swimming with other kids B． Anton is unwilling to tell others what he thinks C． Anton always has a desire to help others D． Anton seldom changes his mind23．In the mother39。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段提到In an age in which the word hero is broadcast with abandon and seemingly applied to anyone who make it through the day, I realized the real thing in my son． The teens are stubborn and selfcentred, but that didn39。I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deepdown wish to write a ：我有了足夠的積蓄請(qǐng)一年的假期，決定去滿(mǎn)足我寫(xiě)作的這種內(nèi)心的深層欲望。因此是想告訴我們堅(jiān)持自己的目標(biāo)就會(huì)得到回報(bào)。35 A 解析：從文章信息看，D項(xiàng)顯然是不正確，B項(xiàng)文章沒(méi)有提到， C項(xiàng)太片面，沒(méi)有涉及文章后幾段的內(nèi)容。58. C。A、C、D均不符合原文。解析：推理題，根據(jù)文中的After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home可知作者在等了半個(gè)小時(shí)后不耐煩才想叫昂貴的出租車(chē)，故選C。2015屆寧夏銀川一中高三上學(xué)期第一次月考（201408）】A It was Thanksgiving morning. I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together on the top step.“Any old papers, lady？” asked one of them.I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals(涼鞋), wet with heavy snow.“Come in and I39。28. A?！敬鸢附馕觥?5. A。 59. B?！敬鸢附馕觥?6. A。s Racial Segregation Law, coloured people and white people lived separately. Black people were treated unfairly even when taking a bus. Blacks had to stand at the back of the bus to make room for white people even when there were only a few of them on board.For his opposition to the system, Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990 and became the president of the country after the first election was held in which everyone could vote. Mandela was not only a political fighter who attacked with speeches. He was also a trained boxer and fought in the ring when he was young.“Although I did not enjoy the violence of boxing, I was interested in how one moved one39。解析：判斷推理題My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it ：我的信心急劇下降，認(rèn)為，我的小說(shuō)可能不會(huì)被印刷，我把它放在了一邊，由此可知作者對(duì)自己的小說(shuō)是沒(méi)有把握的?！居⒄Z(yǔ)卷（解析） 推斷題。t get it from my son, however, who tends to play his cards close to his vest． The story was this: A woman was being swept under water． Hearing the cries, Anton and his friend Tyler, without hesitation, swam out to her, and brought her safely to shore． In an age in which the word hero is broadcast with abandon and seemingly applied to anyone who make it through the