【正文】 dren featured in the story． D． Some of its main characters were working class． 33． Why did Karen Fowler have trouble writing the main character in her novel Sister Noon? A． She disagreed with the character’ s attitudes． B． The age difference between the two was too large． C． She found the character very uninteresting． D． The historical setting made accuracy difficult． 34． What does Neel Mukherjee think of his difficulttowrite characters? A． They are a sign that the story is not realistic． B． They are often the most interesting． C． They should be praised by an authors． D． They need to be researched more thoroughly． 35． In which part of the newspaper would you expect to find the passage? A． Careers． B． Culture． C． Entertainment． D． Lifestyle． 第二節(jié) (共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分 ) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后 的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。文中共有 10 處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。要點(diǎn)如下： 1．旅行信息 (如景點(diǎn)等 )； 2．當(dāng)?shù)靥厣?(如食品等 )； 3．注意事項(xiàng)。 修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。t anything one bought out of a mood． An animal could not be exchanged or 54 when we didn’ t feel like it． An animal wasn’ t a toy. An animal was a 55 family member that needed lots of love and attention． An animal was not a 56 ， but a family decision． A serious decision． And a big decision． 57 ， my parents share my love for animals， so the decision came reasonably 58． After our grandparents had given their 59 up for taking care of the dog， while we were on future vacations，the answer was yes． Yes， we would get a puppy． The following days and weeks， there was only one 60： our new family member! Yes， a family member， because animals have their rights． They are not simply food or gifts． We humans must attend， love and protect them． 41． A． 1eft B． got C． set D． pulled 42． A． rejected B． declined C． challenged D． fulfilled 43． A． given away B． passed on C． taken on D． put up 44． A． dangerous B． curious C． serious D． mysterious 45． A． turned out B． taken out C． run out D． held out 46． A． in peace B． in order C． in particular D． in return 47． A． pardoned B． frightened C． inspired D． relieved 48． A． protested B． objected C． opposed D． resisted 49． A． patiently B． hurriedly C． anxiously D． roughly 50． A． arrangement B． routine C． schedule D． category 51． A． feelings B． secrets C． stains D． sufferings 52． A． convenience B． servant C． extension D． heritage 53． A． signed B． meant C． attained D． guaranteed 54． A． put forward B． put up C． put aside D． put off 55． A． native B． original C． responsible D． precious 56． A． riddle B． gift C． servant D． victim 57． A． Negatively B． Ridiculously C． Particularly D． Luckily 58． A． difficult B． easy C． contradictory D． concrete 59． A． thumbs B． toes C． noses D． eyes 60． A． theme B． argument C． prejudice D． topic 第Ⅱ卷 (共 50 分 ) 注意事項(xiàng) ： 第Ⅱ卷共 2 頁(yè)。 8． What are the speakers mainly talking about? A． Warm clothes． B． Mary’ s house． C． Weekend plan． 9． How many people will go? A． Two． B． Three． C． Four． 聽第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 題。如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)。考試用時(shí) 120分鐘。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。 注意： 1．詞數(shù) 100 左右； 2．開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總數(shù)； 3．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。 刪除：把多余的詞用斜線 (／ )劃掉。 I still remember it was in the winter of 1990 that， together with the help of my older sister， I 41 down my wishes for Christmas onto a piece of paper． How I wished on Christmas Eve my grandest wish would be 42 and placed under the Christmas tree— a puppy． When we were done， our wishlists were collected by our parents with the promise to be 43 to Santa’ s hardworking helpers． The next day， our parents sat us down in the livingroom， with 44 expressions on their faces． As it 45， they had seen our wishes， now wanting to talk to us about one wish 46the puppy． For a moment， I held my breath， but was 47 when they told us that they weren’ t against a puppy． What they 48 against was putting it under the Christmas tree． That was not a good idea． They 49 taught us that an animal was not a gift that