【正文】 Regardless of book sales or family obligations, Fleming managed to live the life he wanted. As the years passed, his passion for golfing increased so he took more time with it. Fleming39。s career as a writer deserves more examination than can be offered here, but suffice it to say, over the next 12 years, Ian Fleming transformed his elite existence, his arrogance, his style, and his acid wit into some of the greatest thrillers ever written. Fleming incurred the respect of authors as diverse as Raymond Chandler, Kingsley Amis, and Edith Sitwell. His fans included John, Jackie, and Bobby Kennedy, and his social circle included Prime Minister Anthony Eden, Evelyn Waugh, and Somerset Maugham.s divorce to bee final, he wrote the first draft of a novel, Casino Royale. For 6 years Fleming traveled each winter to Jamaica, lounging in paradise, romancing women, chasing the sunset, but it was not until he faced the pressure of a married woman who was pregnant with his child did Fleming start the writer39。 Every person plans to run off to some tropical isle, but few do. Real life, family, work, and monetary limitations get in the way. Ian Fleming let none of these considerations stop him.8．請認真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。根據(jù)最后一段中的“And then connecting all of them across industries, regions and countries—building a munity.可知，作者計劃將來為來自不同行業(yè)、地區(qū)和國家的老年企業(yè)家建立一個社區(qū)，故選D。ve done.可知，作者的公司每年的收入都翻番，而且還與一個合作者一起贏得了20多個獎項，由此可知，作者對自己公司的發(fā)展的態(tài)度是積極的，故選D。m delighted and proud to share with you that our ine has doubled every year and we have no debt. Meanwhile, I have a wonderful partner, and we39。 （3）考查觀點態(tài)度。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“That meeting turned out to be my exit interview. I was 64 years old at the time. It wasn39。To build a munity for senior entrepreneurs.【答案】 （1）A（2）A（3）D（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了64歲的作者退休后開創(chuàng)了自己的事業(yè)，成為一位老年企業(yè)家的故事。To help people who want to bee successful.C.Positive.（4）What does the author plan to do in the future? A.C.Disappointed.s attitude to the development of his own pany? A.D.It developed a clean technology.C.It was beneficial to the environment.D.He had a good family background.B.He retired from his former pany. So I want to do something about that in a few years. I want us to start talking more about people who don39。ve done.m delighted and proud to share with you that our ine has doubled every year and we have no debt. Meanwhile, I have a wonderful partner, and we39。 So, 40 plus years of employment was over. I had a good reputation and background. Retirement was not a choice for me. I wanted to do something. And then an idea came into my mind, born from my concern for our environment. I wanted to build my own business, designing and producing biodegradable(可生物降解的)packaging from waste. This is called clean technology, and it was really meaningful to me. It could help reduce billions of pounds of singleuse plastic packaging wasted each year. Nine years ago, a few days before Christmas, I was a director at a pany in San Francisco, and I was called into a meeting that was already in progress. That meeting turned out to be my exit interview. I was 64 years old at the time. It wasn39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)第一段中的“On Wednesday, January 13th, I performed on stage for the first time.”及全文內(nèi)容可知，文章主要敘述作者第一次登臺表演的經(jīng)歷。故選A。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。s tough political races.”可知，羅杰在劇中是一位總統(tǒng)候選人的高級顧問，從而可以推斷出，他給候選人提供建議。根據(jù)第四段中的“My first character is a man named Roger who is a senior advisor to a presidential candidate in a play called ‘The Spot.’ He39。故選A。根據(jù)第一段中的“As someone who takes part in so many activities, it39。A Lesson Learnt through Acting.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者講述了第一次登臺表演的經(jīng)歷。Acting for the First Time.C.The Senior Play Project.D.The characters.B.The people.D.He puts up an advertisement.C.He means what he says.D.C.B.ve learned to appreciate live theatre, and the effort that every person in the show, both onstage and offstage, puts into it.（1）How did the author feel about being in the project? A. there is no one who isn39。 While I had really interesting characters, and the plays were funny and such a great experience to act in, I really love the Senior Play Project for the people. I worked with 12 other seniors who not only loved what they were doing, but offered help and advice throughout my entire learning process.s tough political races. He39。 My first character is a man named Roger who is a senior advisor to a presidential candidate in a play called The Spot. He39。t particularly difficult, more to see who may be a better fit tor certain roles. We were told our roles in the various plays, and started to work immediately.s extremely difficult to find the time to be a part of any production. For me, it was a onceinalifetime opportunity to try acting through the Senior Play Project.6．閱讀理解 根據(jù)第一段“A biologist once criticized for stealing eggs from the nests of the rarest bird in the world has been awarded the Nobel Prize of conservation after his methods saved nine species from extinction.”；以及倒數(shù)第二段中的“In the 1970s there was fierce opposition to the captive breeding techniques, with critics arguing that they were too risky and took the emphasis off breeding in the wild.”可知 Jones 教授從稀有鳥類的巢穴中取出鳥蛋的行為被一些人批評，故選D?！笨芍t隼的數(shù)量已經(jīng)開始增加了，所以推斷出人工繁殖的方法很有效，故選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。 （2）考查推理判斷。 （1）考查詞義猜測。was criticized by some people【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，介紹了生物學家 was promoted officiallyB. nests ________. A.s difficult to protect kestrel.（4）Prof Jones39。Kestrel has adapted to the life in the wild.D.Taking eggs from the nests has worked well.B.D.a popular birdB.an endangered bi