【正文】 time than you actually have and you will end up staring blankly at the pages as the deadlines draws near. Instead of staring at a blank start and filling it with words no matter how bad they could be, stop halfway through your available time and rework your raw writing into something closer to the finished product. Move back and forth until you run out of time and the final result will most likely be far better than your current practices. 57． When the author says the creative mind and the critical mind ―cannot work in parallel‖ in the writing process, he means __________. A． no one can be both creative and critical B． they can’t be regarded as equally important C． they are in constant conflict with each other D． one cannot use them at the same time 58． What usually prevents people from writing on is ________. A． putting their ideas in raw form B． attempting to edit as they’re writing C． ignoring grammatical problems D． trying to capture their fleeting thoughts 59． What is the chief purpose of the first stage of writing? A． To anize one’s thoughts logically. B． To choose an appropriate topic. C． To get one’s ideas down quickly. D． To collect many more raw materials. 60． In what way does the critical mind help the writer in the writing process? A． It refines his writing into a better shape. B． It helps him to e up with new ideas. C． It saves the writing time available to him. D． It allows him to sit on the side and observe. 第二卷 第二節(jié) 根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并將答案寫(xiě)在本題下面的橫線上。四川省成都市 20xx 屆高中畢業(yè)班第三次診斷性檢測(cè) 英語(yǔ)試題 （考試時(shí)間 120 分鐘，滿分 150 分） 第一卷 注意事項(xiàng)： 1．答第Ⅰ卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、考號(hào)、考試科目涂寫(xiě)在答題卡上。 I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 21 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two schoolage children. At the end of the day, he would 22 his taxi on the road. I 23 why he did not park it in the garage. Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would e home 24 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 25 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 26 . I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 27 to be outside one evening two weeks 28 , when the garage door was 29 and he drove out in his ―own‖ car: a RollsRoyce（勞斯萊斯） ! It shook me pletely 30 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 31 inside, he saw himself as something else: A RollsRoyce owner and a （ an） 32 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his RollsRoyce. The world looked at his taxi and 33 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. RollsRoyce was something he drove for a （ an） 34 . We go to bed every night and 35 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 36 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 37 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we 38 the social ladder— how much bigger and better a 39 we have. And we ignore our RollsRoyce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 40 we are than what we do! 21． A． window B． garage C． door D． yard 22． A． park B． stop C． check D． repair 23． A． knew B． understood C． asked D． wondered 24． A． for B． out of C． without D． from 25． A． business B． national C． personal D． public 26． A． wasteful B． meaningful C． wonderful D． plentiful 27． A． appeared B． intended C． expected D． happened 28． A． later B． more C． ago D． before 29． A． broken B． fine C． shut D． open 30． A． once B． before C． when D． until 31． A． far B． deep C． long D． little 32． A． driver B． engineer C． father D． son 33． A． called B． made C． elected D． turned 34． A． experience B． earning C． life D． position 35． A． stay up B． wake up C． stay home D． go home 36． A． petition B． performance C． debate D． party 37． A． family B． pany C． team D． whole 38． A． build B． climb C． stand D． lay 39． A． house B． garage C． car D． taxi 40． A． who B． what C． which D． where 第二部分 閱讀理解 （共兩節(jié)，滿分 50 分） 第一節(jié) 閱讀下列短文， 從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（ A,B,C,D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。 對(duì)廚房的看法 說(shuō)明 家庭進(jìn)餐處 . 烹飪 , 聚餐等 家庭談話地 . 聊天，交換信息 食物儲(chǔ)藏中心 . 隨時(shí)有吃的 20090520 Kitchen— the Most Important Room in the House Every room in the house is important for its specific function. However, there is one room ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________