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ad dreamed about it for years. I wasn39。year job in the U. S. Coast Guard to bee a writer, I had no hopes at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn39。ve got to want to write , ” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.” The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor173。 C Mark, a young person, tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there39。s first pulsory education law was made 答案: C 段意推測題。 43. In the last paragraph, the writer mainly discussed________. A. the impression of visitors to Scotland B. how Burns39。 42. In honour of Robert Burns, ________. A. “ My Love is Like a Red Red Rose”and“ Auld Lang Syne”are sung all around the world B. his works are translated into many languages every year C. a celebration is held more than 200 years after his death D. a celebration is held every year on his birthday 答案: D 細節(jié)理解題。 道爾創(chuàng)作了福爾摩斯故事系列,他將探案方法描繪得非常奇妙,這讓犯罪學(xué)研究也獲益匪淺,得到了進一步的發(fā)展。 41. Arthur Conan Doyle was remembered mainly for his______. A. detective stories B. love poems and songs C. contribution on the study of criminology D. clever writing skill 答案: A 推 理判斷題。 彭斯同文學(xué)界的其他一些名人一樣,他 們兩人都出生在愛丁堡,筆耕于愛丁堡。 柯南 s first City of Literature because________. A. the first award ceremony of literature was held there B. many literary greats like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Burns were born there C. it left a deep impression on many literary greats like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle D. many literary greats like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Burns often wrote about it 答案: B 推理判斷題。 poems and other books. 文章大意:本文講述的是 “ 聯(lián)合國教科文組織將文藝氣息濃厚、書香味十足的愛丁堡授為世界首座文學(xué)城市 ” 事件。s national poet, more than 200 years after his death. He is celebrated all over the world through translations of his work and the annual Burns Night supper on his birthday. One of his songs, My Love is Like a Red Red Rose ranks among the finest love songs ever written and Auld Lang Syne(《友誼地久天長》 )is sung all around the world. As one of the first literate societies in Europe, the Scottish Parliament passed the world39。s first City of Literature on October 14. Edinburgh left a lasting impression on Arthur Conan Doyle(1859— 1930). Although he was born there he went to school in England but returned home for medical school. After graduating he moved to London and began writing his Sherlock Holmes stories. His inspiration for the character came from one of his professors at university. Holmes39。整篇文章作者再講什么地方該花錢,什么地方不該花錢,所以 也就是說怎樣更明智的花錢。根據(jù)短文第四段第二句話可知,作者是一名記者,故 C項正確。s a media person. D. She39。s a teacher. B. She39。根據(jù)第三段可知她很會討價還價 ,任何好的交易都不會錯過,故 A項正確。 37. What can we learn about the author? A. She rarely misses a good deal B. She seldom makes a promise C. She is very strict with her children D. She is interested in cheap products 答案: A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第一段第三句話可知,因為飛機訂票多了,航空公司有人給我們 400美元要我們放棄座位,這樣我們就得再等 一天走。 36. Why did Delta give the author39。t hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and it39。s worth. I39。ve made a living looking for the best deals and exposing (揭露 ) the worst tricks. I have been the consumer reporter of NBC39。m a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big173。okay, ordered173。month173。t mean my husband and my son couldn39。old son39。s last vacation .It was my six173。 Ⅲ. 閱讀理解 (共 20小題;每小題 2分,滿分 40分 ) 閱讀下面的短文,從每題所給的四個選項 (A、 B、 C、 D)中,選出最佳選項。 35. B. remember C. explain D. wonder 答案: B 本句深化文章主題:愛可以幫助我們穿越一切艱難困苦。 33. B. help C. encourage D. stop 答案: A 生活中,疾病和困難等就像飛機飛行中遇到的暴風(fēng)雨,困擾著我們。 31. B. date C. fashion D. danger 答案: D 從下文小女孩說 “I said my father would take us home safely.” 可知飛機安全穿過了暴風(fēng)雨,脫離了危險。 29. B. story C. expression D. impression 答案: C 小女孩很鎮(zhèn)定,她從未露出擔(dān)憂或害怕的表情。 27. B. frustrated C. sad D. calm 答案 : D 從下文小女孩對作者說的話可以看出她很鎮(zhèn)定。 26. B. anything C. everything D. nothing 答案: D 從下文 “The little girl wasn39。 24. B. question C. future D. action 答案: C 飛機上下起伏、搖擺不定 ,讓人感到未來生死未卜,希望渺茫。 22. B. fly C. land D. drop 答案: D ?? 接著就好像被拋到地上。 20. B. plane C. train D. seat 答案: B 飛機在暴風(fēng)雨中飛行,被風(fēng)吹 得搖擺不定。 18. B. quiet C. warm D. cold 答案: A 從上文 “talking about it with each other” 可知機艙內(nèi)會變得有些嘈雜。飛機上的飲料和食物都是免費提供給乘客的,因此不能選 sell。t afraid at all __30__ all the adults were scared to death. Finding me watching her, the girl smiled at me and said, “Don39。 Years ago, I was on a long flight, during which a voice from the speaker said,“We won39。根據(jù)句意應(yīng)選 A項。 15. — I suppose your wife doesn39。句意:進行各種各樣的實驗以尋找培養(yǎng)孩子的恰當(dāng)?shù)姆椒ā? 14. (2021句意:一抬頭,我看到幾個穿著破爛的小孩默默地看著我吃東西。在將其用于被動句時,動詞不定式作補足語的用法不變,故選 B。polluted (核污染 ) spot. A. working B. to work C. work D. works 答案: B 考查 permit 用法。 吉林松原油田高中高一下期初 )A large amount of ________ been shipped to Japan to help the homeless people.