After a year I still hadn?t got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I hardly made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn?t going to be one of those people who did wondering “What if”. I would keep putting my dream to the test, even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. 41. The passage is meant to .
A. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience B. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer C. show young people it?s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame D. encourage young people to pursue a writing career 42. What can be concluded from the passage? .
A. Good writers often find their work interesting and rewarding B. Writer?s success depends on luck rather than on effort C. Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation D. The chances for a writer to become successful are small
43. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career? .
A. Because he wasn?t able to produce a single book B. Because he hadn?t seen a change for the better C. Because he wasn?t able to have a rest for a whole year D. Because he found his dream would never come true
44. The word “people” in the sentence “…people who did wondering…” in Paragraph 3 refers to those . A. who think a lot without making a decision B. who regret giving up their career halfway C. who think too much of the positive side of life D. who are full of imagination even upon death
45. “Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to . A. the wonderful land one often dreams about
B. the bright future that one is looking forward to
C. the state of uncertainty before one?s final goal is reached D. a word that exists only in one?s imagination Key:
41. A
Passage 4
42. D 43. B 44. A 45. C
If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question.
It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war. Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people then did not know how to write. For example, we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4, 000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after them. But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa, because they had not learned to write.
Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, they may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings. And these have been sung and acted and told for many generations for most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. This we may call ?remembered history?. Some of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is, because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing. But where there are no written records, such spoken stories are often very helpful.
46. Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passage? .
A. Where there are no written records, there is no history
B. “Remembered history”, compared with written history, is less reliable
C. A written account of our daily activities helps us to be able to answer many questions
D. Written records of the past play an important role in our learning of the human history 47. We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago because . A. there was nothing worth being written down at that time B. the people there ignored the importance of keeping a record C. the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fire D. the people there did not know how to write 48. “Remembered history” refers to . A. history based on a person?s imagination
B. stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouth C. songs and dances about the most important events D. both B and C
49. “Remembered history” is considered valuable only when . A. it is written down
B. no written account is available C. it proves to be true D. people are interested in it
50. The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about human history than we do now if the ancient people had . A. made more songs and dances B. not burnt their written records in wars C. kept a written record of every past event
D. told exact stories of the most important happenings Key:
46. A 47. D 48. D 49. B 50. C
第三部分：此小节的短文中共有10个空白处，针对每个空白处有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Passage 1
Although international travel is usually an (51) __________ and pleasant experience, travellers should take steps to ensure that their health does not suffer either (52) ______ their time _____ the air or ______ their time abroad.
Before you go, check with your doctor or local travel clinic (53) ______ injections are necessary for the areas you are travelling (54) _____. Allow sufficient time to have these injections before you (55) _______ because they may take time to become effective. Be sure that the information on health is up-to-date. Check on the Internet if you are not sure. Don?t go to bed late the day (56) _______ you fly.
Your body has a natural daily sleep pattern. It takes time to adjust to a new time zone. There are many different (57) __________ of jet lag: you may not be able to sleep, you may not want to eat or you may feel sick and tired. You may not be able to concentrate for some days after you arrive. There are several things you can do to (58) ________ the effects of jet lag: － Do your (59) ______ to relax during the flight;
－ Sleep as much as you can on the flight. Use a mild sleeping pill if necessary; － Drink as much water as you can;
－ Don?t drink alcohol and caffeine;
－ Take mild sleeping pills (60) ______ the first few days in the new time zone if you need them. 51. A) excited B) exciting C) excitted D) excitting 52. A) of…on…of B) of…in…of
C) from…on…from D) from…in…from
53. A) where B) - （不填） C) which D) that 54. A) - （不填） B) in C) to D) at
55. A) will leave B) is leaving C) leave D) have left 56. A) after B) in C) on D) before 57. A) effects B) effect C) affect D) affects 58. A) short B) shorten C) less D) lessen 59) A) good B) better C) best D) most 60. A) at B) for C) of D) on (Key: 51. B 52. D 53. C 54. C 55. C 56. D 57. A 58. D 59. C 60. B
Passage 2
Many people like to decorate(装修) 51 houses at Christmas time. They decorate the inside of the 52 and the outside 53 . Inside they usually decorate a 54 tree and the fireplace, if there is one. Outside they place wreaths, ribbons, and coloured 55 on the door and windows. If there is a tree in front of their house, they place colored lights 56 it too.
In New York City, 57 is a very tall, beautifully decorated Christmas 58 in Rockefeller Center at Christmas time. In Washington, there is also a big decorated tree in front of the White House. People 59 from many cities to admire the trees and the colourfully decorated store 60 on the important streets of large cities. 51. A. his
B. their
C. our
D. your
D. lake
52. A. house B. field C. river
53. A. either B. so C. too D. and
54. A. Christmas 55. A. water 56. A. of
B. New Year C. Spring Festival D. Fool
D. lights
B. medicine
C. feet
B. on C. with C. then
D. up D. there D. computer D. shout
D. windows
57. A. before 58. A. tree 59. A. eat
B. it B. sea
C. street
B. come
C. sleep
60. A. kitchens Key:
B. bedrooms C. bathrooms
51. B 56．B
52. A 57．D
53. C 58．A
54. A 59．B
55. D 60．D
第四部分：写作
要求你在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目用英语写出一篇不少于100-120词的短文。
City Life
Outline:
1．许多人愿意生活在城市。 2．有些人却喜欢居住在郊区。 3．我的看法。
请认真复习以上资料！！！！ GOOD LUCK