【正文】 Then he heard the call of his mother saying time for bed. He continued writing the piece, ignoring her. He had to make up for the time he had lost 。 Suddenly, he had a brainwave. This time, he came up with an original and imaginative story. He recalled that the petition deadline was merely a week away. But he still had not even started on his piece. He looked at the brochure again. WRITING COMPETITION! the title read. His mom had encouraged him to enter the writing petition, and now he was taking it on as his personal task for the holidays.8．閱讀理解 狄金森以及她的作品，故選D。 （4）考查主旨大意。s works have greatly influenced and continue to influence modern poetry. ”無疑，狄金森的作品對現代詩歌產生了很大的影響，并在繼續(xù)影響。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。She had the privilege of being educated at some of the most outstanding women schools in her time and devoted herself to reading all kinds of books. （2）考查細節(jié)理解。約翰遜發(fā)表了她完整的詩作，使她的作品獲得了真正的好評。s release of her plete body of poetry that made her works receive real acclaim.”是托馬斯狄金森以及她的作品，她的詩絕大多數是在她死后才出版，并被世人所知，名氣極大。s Being World FamousD.s PoemsC.s FailureB.They rhyme well and include many parisons.（4）What can be the best title for the text? A.They make much difference to modern poetry.C.s poems? A.She spent much time on politics and education.D.She studied in good schools.B.D.C.B.s works have greatly influenced and continue to influence modern poetry. In her time, her writing style was unique given that it included the use of dashes and capitalized nouns. None of her works rhymed, and she used unusual parisons when referring to events and situations. This unconventional method of writing has made her one of the most innovative poets of the 19th century.（1）Which of the following best explains acclaim underlined in the first paragraph? A.t just simply describe something in terms of a narrative style. It was during her college years that Emily started writing. Some of her poems were published with the help of her female friends. However, the first serious attempt at having her poems published failed for her being rejected by The Atlantic magazine. This led the selfconscious poetess to believe that the public would never care for her works, and thus she never attempted to have any of her works published again. After the Civil War, Dickinson withdrew from society and had little contact outside of Amherst. Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, MA in 1830. The Dickinson family was well known in the munity for their contribution to politics and education. Dickinson lived most of her life with her grandfather who was famous for having founded the Amherst Academy in1814 and later Amherst College in 1821.s disease on May 15, 1886 that Emily Dickinson enjoyed recognition for her poetic acplishment. A limited volume of her works appeared in1890, but it was Thomas H. Johnson39。7．閱讀理解 可知作者從她的旅行中得到的好處是一路上她遇到了很多人，故選D。我在尼泊爾加德滿都遇見了我的丈夫。根據最后一段中的“I may have set off alone each time but I39。 solo travel 的意思是獨自旅行，故選C。由此可知，文“The greatest gift of solo travel has been those I39。根據最后一段中的“That was three decades ago, and since then I have travelled all over the world, usually on my own. I still do what I did then, which is to keep a diary.”那是30年前的事了，從那時起，我周游世界，通常是獨自一人?？芍?，關于她第一次獨自旅行，作者說她不得不選擇自己去，故選B。我繼續(xù)。根據倒數第三段中的“She announced by letter two days before our departure that she would be leaving me halfway at Vienna. It was too late by then to rope in another friend, so it was either to go home after Vienna, or keep going by myself. I kept going. I got on trains by myself, checked into hostels by myself and found my way around by myself.”在我們動身的前兩天，她寫信通知我，她將在維也納中途離開我。故選B。根據第一段“For years, decades in fact, I39。作者從中收獲了很多。D.She has received a great many gifts.B.Travelling with music.（4）How has the author benefited from her travel? A.Travelling alone.Travelling with friends.Group Travel.She set off all alone.（3）What do the underlined words solo travel It was harder than expected.B.s criticism.（2）What does the author say about her first time to travel alone? A.D.People39。s response.B.People39。ve met along the way. I may have set off alone each time but I39。 When I got back to Ireland after that trip, I felt proud of myself. I had done something I had assumed would be hard, and it had turned out to be not hard at all. Why is it that a woman travelling alone, as I have often done for months at a time, is perceived to be brave, whereas men who travel alone are entirely unremarkable?You are only brave when you are afraid of something but still do it anyway. I have never been afraid of travelling alone. You39。 For years, decades in fact, I39。 【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。第一段中的“I believe in the power of science fiction, not just for its capacity to transform dreams into reality, but also for its power to bond together those who share a mon vision of the future.”點名了主題，說明了m now a science writer.”可知科幻小說促使作者追求自己想要的職業(yè)，并幫助他成為一名科學作家，故選A。根據第三段中的“第二段舉例說明盡管時過境遷，但作者與父親的關系依舊非常好，故選D?！笨芍?，作者與父親都喜歡看科幻小說，故選C。but my dad and I bond over Star Trek. We tried a trip to Disney World, but one of my earliest memories wasn39。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。D.The Power of Science FictionC.s joy.（4）What may be the best title for the text? A.It helps him solve the danger of technology.D.It leads him to pursue a desirable career.B.D.His feeling of staying with his dad.C.His deep impression on his dad.D.Their mon interest.B.Their similar dreams. the world and my family are better for it. Thank my dad, who is both the best storyteller and the best man I have ever known because he helped me realize the truth of Tennyson39。m now a science writer.re not driving along some dark str