【正文】 is easy to write young characters because you observe them and you have them in your life all the time． But your kids grow up． It’ s been harder for me to write about this little 12yearold girl in my new book because my models are gone．” For other authors， such as Karen Fowler， there’ s one quality that can stop a character in its tracks： boredom．“ I had particular problems with the main character in my historical novel Sister Noon，” she says．“ She had attitudes about race and religion that seemed appropriate to me for her time and class， but they were not attitudes I liked． Eventually I grew quite bored with her． You can write a book about a character you dislike or a character you disagree with， but I don’ t think you can write a book about a character who bores you．” According to Neel Mukherjee， it was Adinath， a character in The Lives of Others， who made him work the hardest．“ I think I struggled because it’ s difficult to write a character whose most prominent personal feature is weakness， as Adinath’ s is， without making that feature define him．” Mukherjee says． But a troublesome character is far from an unwele guest， he continues， arguing that“ when characters work against the author they e alive and bee unpredictable”． “ That is a fantastic thing to happen，” Mukherjee says． “ I celebrate it． It is one of the great， lucky gifts given to a writer．” 32． What can we infer about Stephen King’ s book Carrie? A． It was his most difficult book to write． B． It was the first successful novel King wrote． C． There were few children featured in the story． D． Some of its main characters were working class． 33． Why did Karen Fowler have trouble writing the main character in her novel Sister Noon? A． She disagreed with the character’ s attitudes． B． The age difference between the two was too large． C． She found the character very uninteresting． D． The historical setting made accuracy difficult． 34． What does Neel Mukherjee think of his difficulttowrite characters? A． They are a sign that the story is not realistic． B． They are often the most interesting． C． They should be praised by an authors． D． They need to be researched more thoroughly． 35． In which part of the newspaper would you expect to find the passage? A． Careers． B． Culture． C． Entertainment． D． Lifestyle． 第二節(jié) (共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿(mǎn)分 10 分 ) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后 的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 Developing a better relationship with parents is important for most of the people． 36 For example， some adult children believe that parents are not able to understand their life styles while some believe parents want to control their lives． Here are some tips on how to develop a better relationship with your parents． 37 Love your parents for who they are， not for who you want them to be． Realize how much they have done in order to give you the best life possible． Recognize the difference in your respective ages． Priorities(優(yōu)先處理的事 )change as a person grows older and wiser． Respect the way they live and in return， they will respect the way you live． Take your parents’ advice seriously． Listen to their stories and learn from their past experiences． Parents don’ t want you to make the same mistakes they did and it hurts them to see their children go through any difficult times． Realize that your parents are not trying to control you． 38 39 Make an effort to spend quality time with your parents． Remember to visit them as often as you can． Get involved in their activities． Parents love to share the excitements of their lives with their children． Listen to their adventures， as parents often want their children to hear their latest news． Make an effort to municate with your parents more often． 40 Ask for advice when it’ s needed． Listen and accept their concerns． Try to use statements such as，“ I will certainly consider what you just said”， or“ I would love to hear more about this in person．” Communicating openly will make them have more confidence in you． A． Manage your time better． B． Share the parts of your life with them． C． It’ s never too late to express your love． D． But you need to plan another visit time． E． They o