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nd later a principal at the university. He led Tufts from 2001 to 2011. At Tufts, Bacow earned a reputation for shaking up a sleepy university that was being overshadowed by its peers in Boston. He is also credited with leading it through both 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis. Bacow grew up in Pontiac, Michigan. His father39。t be here if this country had not been open to people like my parents at that time. Nor would I if my father hadn39。s journey had reflected the power of college education to transform generations and the opportunities that have historically been available in the United States. The new president of Harvard University is the son of an Eastern European refugee and Auschwitz (奧斯威辛) survivor—Lawrence S. Bacow. His father worked full time while attending a state college in Detroit at night to earn his degree.4.閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出最佳選項。分析選項可知D項符合題意,故選D。m cool with that.”可知,她認為自主出版的方式讓她能出版自己的書,自己要寫的故事。 (4)考查推理判斷。s Digest SelfPublished Book Awards, topping more than 2,300 entries to win the grand prize.”可知“第25屆年度作家文摘出版圖書頒獎上,2300多篇作品獲得了大獎”。 (3)考查推理判斷。作家,想出版自己的小說時,改變了她對商業(yè)的態(tài)度。根據(jù)第三段中的“Yet Laqueur39。故選A。她在阿爾弗雷德大學主修舞蹈和戲劇,并在她母親的舞蹈工作室任教多年。根據(jù)第二段中的“Although Laqueur began writing at a young age, dancing always took center stage. She majored in dance and theater at Alfred University and taught at her mother39。s Digest)自出版圖書獎上大出風頭。后來,成為一名自主出版的作家,自費出版了自己的小說。She enjoys the way of selfpublishing.【答案】 (1)A(2)C(3)C(4)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,蘇安妮She will never use traditional publishing.C.s said? A.D.got all the attention.B.became a failure.D.Selfpublishing her novels.B.Her mother39。was interested in running her mother39。t like teaching dancing in factC.was a parttime writer when she was youngB.s marketable, There are tradeoffs, which everyone will tell you, but by selfpublishing I have control of the book, I have control of the story, and I39。 she says. If you work with traditional publishing, it39。s Digest SelfPublished Book Awards, topping more than 2,300 entries to win the grand prize.s disinterest in running the studio changed when she became a selfpublished author. In the fall of 2013, she decided to pursue Selfpublishing as a way of sharing her first pleted novel with friends and family. During the process, she realized that following her true passion—telling stories through writing—made the business of the art worthwhile, and owning that business meant she could direct her writing career however she chose.t want to own it. Although Laqueur began writing at a young age, dancing always took center stage. She majored in dance and theater at Alfred University and taught at her mother39。 For most of her life, Suanne Laqueur39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解,詞義猜測,推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上,進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,進行分析,推理,概括和歸納,從而選出正確答案。ve lost it. ”在失去前你不知道你得到了什么可推斷,智者告訴作者要珍惜現(xiàn)在所擁有的。從智者的行為“ing down from the top of this historic mountain”下山;和智者對作者說的話“Sometimes you don39。故選A。根據(jù)最后一段,針對我們當下不同的需求,奇跡時時處處都以不同原因存在著。故選B。s a miracle.”可知,智者給作者說 的 (4)考查細節(jié)理解。Until后的從句可以看出奇跡每次變得會更加明顯,不是像之前那么微妙。根據(jù)第七段中的“And each time they do, they bee a little less subtle, until we can39。故選D。根據(jù)第六段中的“My answer to my own question was easy”我自己對自己問題的答案是簡單的,同時前一句作者也提出了自己的問題:為什么他會停下給我說他的觀點。故選C。根據(jù)第五段中的“that I39。并講述了作者通過這件事情對奇跡的思考,我們生活時時處處都存在奇跡。這位智者停下來給作者說“在失去前你不知道你得到了什么”。Try to have a hearttoheart conversation with the Asian man.D.Continue walking up to the top of the mountain.B.D.Is a miracle significant to us?C.Can you recognize a miracle?what the Asian man said was abundant in the philosophy of lifeD.s appearance had a deciding effect on his future lifeB.Sufficient.(4)The author viewed the meet with the Asian man as a miracle in his life in that ________. A.C.Delicate.What was the probability that others told us the right words?(3)Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word subtle in paragraph 7? A.Why did the Asian man go to the mountain?C.He waited patiently in expectation of meeting a wise person.(2)What does the underlined part my own question refer to in paragraph 6? A.It was a holy place for a religious person to head for.C.re everywhere and occur every day for different reasons, in response to the different needs that we may have in the moment. Our job may be less about questioning the extraordinary things that happen in our daily lives and more about accepting the gifts they bring.(1)Why did the author make a pilgrimage to Mt Horeb in Egypt? A.s okay as well. It seems that our miracles have a way of ing back to us again and again. And each time they do, they bee a little less subtle, until we can39。 I suspect that we all experience small miracles in our lives every day. Sometimes we have the wisdom and the courage to recognize them for what they are In the moments when we don39。 I had to ask myself what the chances were of an Asian man dressed in an Egyptian galabia ing down from the top of this historic mountain just when I was walking up, stopping before me, and offering his wisdom, seemingly from out of nowhere. My answer to my own question was easy: the odds were slim to none! In a meet that lasted less than two minutes on a mountain halfway around the world from my home, a total stranger had brought clarity and the hint of a warning, regarding the huge changes that I would make within a matter of days. In my way of thinking, that39。s mountain, that I39。 That moment in my life was a small miracle. The reason is less about what the man said and more about the timing and the context. The year was 1989, and the Cold War was drawing to a close. what the man on the trail couldn39。t know what you have lost until you39。 As we neared one another, I was the first to speak, Hello, I sa