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ughters Sophia and Lulu were outstanding pupils and musical prodigies. Chua chose maths and music for her daughters, but it seems that they could have excelled in anything. ―There’s no musical talent in my family‖, she says, ―it’s just hard work.‖ Eventually Chua realized that she was pushing her daughters too hard. 38 After a series of violent arguments, Chua decided to give her daughters a little more freedom, and Lulu immediately gave up violin lessons and took up tennis. Later Sophia was even allowed to go to a rap concert. Many people have been shocked by the book. Chua spent much of her daughters’ childhood shouting at them and criticizing every mistake they made. 39 Sophia said that she herself chose to accept the system, and after the book was published she wrote an article defending her mother. Lulu says that although she no longer wants to be a violinist, she still loves playing the violin. 40 Sophia is now studying law at Harvard, and Lulu is doing well at high school and winning tennis trophies. A. ―They are a mystery to me.‖ Chua says. B. The system seemed at first to be working. C. In fact, she is glad her mother made her learn. D. However, the girls do not seem to be upset about their mother. E. At 13 Sophia played a piano solo at the Carnegie Hall in New York. F. It is a book which caused controversy among parents when it was published. G. Lulu had always rebelled the most, and when she was 13 she refused to cooperate at all. 第三部分 英語知識運用(共兩節(jié),滿分 45 分) 第一節(jié) 完形填空(共 20 小題;每小題 1. 5 分,滿分 30 分) 閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給各題四個選項( A、 B、 C 和 D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 William Green, aged 82, was making his breakfast when he heard somebody in his garden. ―I went out of back door and suddenly I saw his man running towards me. He 41 me out of the way and took my 42 from the garden shed(棚屋) .‖ Mr. Green did not 43 , as he knew he would be no match in a fight with the man. The burglar tried to cycle away, but the 44 on the bike were flat so it was difficult to ride. ―He kept 45 the bicycle,‖ said Mr. Green, ―at least three or four times.‖ 46 the man had fled, Mr. Green called the police. When they arrived, officers asked him to 47 the man, but instead he 48 to draw them a picture. ―When Mr. Green started drawing,‖ said one of the police officers, ―I knew who the 49 was.‖ In fact, Mr. Green had worked for more than 20 years in daily newspapers, doing caricatures (漫畫 ) of Australian footballers. ―I had no 50 in remembering the man’s face because he was so 51 to me.‖ he said. Police searched in the neighborhood with the sketch(素描 ) of the burglar and found him 52 half an hour. The cartoon was a perfect 53 of the burglar. The 34yearold man was to be 54 with theft, burglary and assault(襲擊 ). And the 55 bike was later found in a road nearby. Police believed that this was the first time they have 56 caught a suspect with a 57 sketch. A senior police officer said that in the past some 58 had used their mobile phones to take 59 at crime scenes, but they had not been as 60 . 41. A. warned B. pushed C. led D. caught 42. A. mobile phone B. wallet C. picture D. bicycle 43. A. resist B. refuse C. withdraw D. obey 44. A. wires B. wheels C. tyres D. parts 45. A. falling off B. moving away C. dropping on D. putting aside 46. A. Since B. Before C. After D. While 47. A. identify B. name C. draw D. describe 48. A. offered B. promised C. stopped D. continued 49. A. owner B. burglar C. rider D. footballer 50. A. reason B. point C. difficulty D. interest 51. A. dangerous B. friendly C. close D. strange 52. A. among B. within C. beyond D. over 53. A. partner B. likeness C. pair D. model 54. A. charged B. met C. punished D. supplied 55. A. missing B. broken C. new D. flat 56. A. even B. never C. ever D. still 57. A. beautiful B. professional C. pencil D. cartoon 58. A. criminals B. officers C. painters D. victims 59. A. actions B. photographs C. messages D. s 60. A. exact B. smooth C. skillful D. effective 第二節(jié)(共 10 小題;每小題 分,滿分 15 分) 閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容( 1 個單詞 )或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。 The Simple Technique That Could Save Cyclists39。 Lives It39。s called the Dutch Reach, and if a Massachusetts doctor has his way, it could prevent road riders 61 ever getting doored again. Last year, some 45,000 bi