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hildren, she became a part time writer for IBM. __18__, writing stories was simply a__19__interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商 ). __20__, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long__21__and paid Tracy a $ 50,000 advance. “ A pretty money, ” said the publisher, “for__22__writer.” __23__Tracy39。 18. B. Normally C. Certainly D. Then 答案: D 解析: 前面說 she became a part time writer for IBM,以下說寫作只是個人愛好,即那時寫作只是她的個人愛好,故填 Then。在這 4個選項中只有 leave 具有這一用法。 29. B. Suddenly C. Expectedly D. Fortunately 答案: B 解析: 根據(jù)語境 “ 正當她不知怎么完成一個以古代中國為背景的場景時,突然門鈴響了 ” 。t just....”來看,此處說的是 Tracy 并沒有只是埋頭 “ 寫作 ” ,而是生活中有更多的空間留給 “ 娛樂 ” 。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 he was always alone. 36. The writer doesn39。根據(jù)上一個句子 “ I spend a lot on taxis because I will not take public transport after 10 p. m.” 可判斷出 it 所指的是 “ 公共運輸工具 ” 。 41. It can be learned from the text that________. A. Mark Twain39。s eyes and in a calm voice he said, “ You are not alone out here. There are people who care about you, who want to help you and see you succeed. We are going to do this together. Are you ready? ” Slowly she nodded and took a deep breath. 43. Jason went down the cliff because________. A. Alexis took a wrong path B. Alexis was trapped in rocks C. Alexis didn39。 46. Alexis would probably bee________. A. more strong minded B. easier to give up C. poorer in health D. less interested in rock climbing 答案: A 解析: 推理判斷題。t be used by others. 答案: C 解析: 細節(jié)理解題。t speak the thoughts in my head and there were so many. Most exchange students experience this like me. Culture shock presents itself in everything from increased aggression(攻擊 )towards the people to lack of appetite(食欲 ). I was required to overe all difficulty. As time passed, everything changed. I began to fet words in English and to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food. I got used to not depending on expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. And I took math, physics, chemistry, biology, Spanish, art, and philosophy. But the sacrifices(犧牲 )were nothing pared to the gain. I learned how to accept and to succeed in another culture. I now have a deeper understanding of both myself and others. 51. The writer came to Chile last year with the purpose of________. A. paying a visit to Chile as a tourist B. experiencing Chilean life as a teacher C. studying Chilean culture as a college student D. studying as an exchange student 答案 : D 解析: 細節(jié)理解題。t municate with people D. couldn39。 Ⅳ .書面表達 (滿分 25分 ) 假如李華是你市今年的高考狀元,被北京大學錄取。 2.詞數(shù): 120~ 150 參考范文: Li Hua, a good friend of mine, is now quite well known because he took the first place in the entrance examination and was admitted to Peking University this year. When he studied in the senior middle school we often exchanged learning experience, so I know clearly why he was able to achieve such a success. First of all, he had a high goal—going to Peking University and was full of confidence. He usually had a detailed plan for his study and knew what he should do every day. The most important was that he had a good habit of study and never stayed up or left today39。要點如下: 1.有目標 (考取北大 ),有信心。來 到智利的第一周,作者還在承受著 “culture shock”的痛苦,綜合第四段 “ Culture shock presents itself in everything from increased aggression(攻擊 )towards the people to lack of appetite(食欲 ). ..” 和第五段 “As time passed, everything changed. I began to fet words in English and to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food.”可判斷,不習慣智利的飲食是作者來到智利的第一周出現(xiàn)的。再根據(jù)第五段最后一句 “And I took math, physics, chemistry, biology, Spanish, art, and philosophy”可知,作者是一名交換生的身份來智利學習的,故選 D。其它三項均有錯誤。 D The history of nomenclature(命名 )in Britain is so old that no one knows the beginning of the story. Since written history began, people have had names. It is therefore impossibly to do more than guess at how the earliest given names were chosen. Most names appear to have had some sort of original meaning, usually descriptive, rather than being simply a pleasing collection of sounds. These descriptive names developed both from nouns and adjectives. The Irish Gaelic people used descriptive nouns and adjectives which were meaningful. Early in prehistory some descriptive names began to be used again and again until they formed a name pool for that particular culture. Parents would choose names from the pool of existing names rather than invent new ones for their children. With the rise of Christianity, Christians were encouraged to name their children after the ho