climbing, I found myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall. I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time, you will get better at it.
Later I decided to apply my previous experience to learning how to read and write. Every day I practiced reading and writing, which I used to avoid as much as possible. After two hard years, I was literate.
Having gone through the long process with art, rock climbing, and reading and writing, now I’ve got to a point in my life where I know I am smart enough to dive into an area that is totally unknown, hard, but interesting.
56. What made the author’s school days difficult? (No more than 5 words) 57. Why did art give the author confidence? (No more than 10 words)
58. What lesson did the author learn from rock climbing? (No more than 15 words) 59. What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 4? (No more than 5 words)
60. How does the author’s story inspire you to overcome difficulties in life? Put it in your own words. (No more than 20 words) 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是晨光中学的学生会主席李津。一批来自英国的高中生与你校学生开展了为期两周的交流活动。现在，他们即将回国，你将在欢送会上致辞。请根据以下提示写一篇发言稿。 （1） 回顾双方的交流活动（如学习、生活、体育、文艺等方面）； （2） 谈谈收获或感情； （3） 表达祝愿语期望。 注意：
（1） 词数不少于100；
（2） 可适当加入细节，是内容充实、行文连贯； （3） 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear friends, How time flies!
Thank you.
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参考答案
第I卷
第一、二部分（Key to1--55)
1--5ABCAB 6--10BCADD 11--15BCDAD 16--20DBCDA 21--25BACCB 26--30CBADA 31--35CBADA 36--40CBABD 41--45DACBA 46--50ADCCB 51--55ADBDC 第II卷
第三部分 第一节
Some possible answers:
56.(His) learning disability. Or: Having a learning disability.
Or: That he was learning disabled. Or: He had a learning disability. 57.He could be smart and express himself with clay.
Or： Art could help him express himself without words. Or: He could well express himself with clay/art.
58.If you enjoy something and keep doing it, you will get better at it.
Or: The more you practice something, the better at it you will become. Or: Practice makes perfect. Or: Practice leads to success. 59.I could read and write.
60.We should not lose heart in face of difficulties. If we work hard，we will find a way out. Or: The author’s story tells me that Ishould be confident and practice hard to overcome difficulties in my life.or:We should overcome our weakness and fears with courage and determination. 以上答案仅供参考
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