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When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students smiled      , and even worse, the rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be        . Only geniuses can become writers.” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term.” I was so      that I burst into tears. That night I wrote a short       poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my     , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed, “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted      ; I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me.
During the next two years, I sold dozens of poems and letters. By the time I graduated from high school, I had scrapbooks (剪贴簿)      with my published works. I never      my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again because they were dream        .
I had four children at the time. While the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months. I chose a      and mailed it. A month later I received a contract, an advance on payments, and a request to start      another book. Crying Wind, which became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and sold worldwide. My first book also became required       in native American schools in Canada.
In the      year I ever had as a writer I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. People ask what college I      , what degrees I have and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius. I use an electric typewriter that I paid a hundred and twenty nine dollars for six years ago. I do all the housework and fit my writing in a few minutes here and there. I’ve written eight books. To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them.” I don’t write right but I’ve succeeded. Writing is        ; it’s fun and anyone can do it. Of course, a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.

小题1:

A．unkindly

B．happily

C．willingly

D．crazily

小题2:

A．curious

B．depressed

C．excited

D．silly

小题3:

A．unlucky

B．ashamed

C．moved

D．unconfident

小题4:

A．sad

B．innocent

C．disappointing

D．puzzling

小题5:

A．puzzlement

B．expectation

C．astonishment

D．disappointment

小题6:

A．coldness

B．failure

C．success

D．prejudice

小题7:

A．furnished

B．linked

C．combined

D．filled

小题8:

A．remembered

B．concluded

C．described

D．mentioned

小题9:

A．killers

B．makers

C．designers

D．creators

小题10:

A．writer

B．reporter

C．publisher

D．manager

小题11:

A．working on

B．going on

C．turning on

D．putting on

小题12:

A．writing

B．reading

C．selling

D．buying

小题13:

A．busiest

B．unluckiest

C．worst

D．highest

小题14:

A．worked

B．attended

C．admitted

D．participated

小题15:

A．easy

B．hard

C．convenient

D．practical

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:A

试题分析：文章讲述了当作者十五岁时，他向班里宣布要写书。这让老师和同学感到意外，并得到了同学的耻笑。在作者收到稿酬时，老师和同学仍然不以为然，作者下定决心，不会再告诉老师和同学有关自己的梦想的事情。作者选择了坚持自己的梦想。
小题1:考查副词词义和上下文辨析。A. unkindly不友好的，B. happily快乐地，C. willingly愿意地，D. crazily发疯地，这里指那些冷淡的嘲笑我的学生，选A
小题2:考查形容词和上下文辨析。A. curious好奇的，B. depressed压抑的，C. excited兴奋的，D. silly愚蠢的，剩下的学生都嘲笑我：别傻了，只有天才才能成为作家。选D
小题3:考查形容词和上下文辨析。A. unlucky不幸运的，B. ashamed羞愧的，C. moved感动的，D. unconfident不自信的，由上文老师说我得了“D”可知，这里应指我很羞愧的哭了。故选B
小题4:考查形容词和上下文辨析。A. sad悲伤的，B. innocent无辜的，C disappointing失望的，D. puzzling令人困惑的，由上下文可知，老师和同学都不赞同我，甚至嘲笑我。我的梦想破灭了。所以这里应指：我写了一首很悲伤的诗。故选A
小题5:考查名词和上下文辨析。A. puzzlement困惑，B. expectation期待，C. astonishment惊讶，D. disappointment失望，根据上下文可知，这里指我没有料到我的诗会发表。所以这里应是惊讶的。故选C
小题6:考查名词和上下文辨析。A. coldness冷淡，B. failure失败，C. success成功，D. prejudice歧视，从下文，I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written.可知作者品尝到成功的滋味，选C
小题7:考查动词和上下文辨析。A. furnished装饰，B. linked连接，C. combined结合，D. filled填满，到我高中毕业的时候为止，我的剪贴薄上充满了出版的作品。Be filled with“填满”，选D
小题8:考查动词和上下文辨析。A. remembered记得，B. concluded总结，C. described描述，D. mentioned提到，根据上文老师和同学对我的不认同和嘲笑，这里应指我再也没向他们提起过我写诗。故选D
小题9:考查名词和上下文辨析。A. killers杀手，B. makers制造者，C. designers设计者，D. creators创造者，因为老师和同学嘲笑作者的梦想，作者认为他们会扼杀人的梦想，选A
小题10:考查名词和上下文辨析。A. writer作家，B. reporter记者，C. publisher出版商，D. manager经理，从下文的：A month later I received a contract, an advance on payments,可知作者选择了一个出版商，将自己的作品寄给了他，选C
小题11:考查动词短语和上下文辨析。A. working on从事，B. going on进行，C. turning on打开，D. putting on穿上，播放，几个月后，我收到一份合同，预支的费用和请求我开始写另外一本书。选A
小题12:考查动名词和上下文辨析。A. writing写，B. reading阅读，C. selling卖，D. buying买，我的第一本书也成为加拿大美国学校中学生必须阅读的材料。选B
小题13:考查形容词和上下文辨析。A. busiest最忙的，B. unluckiest最不幸的，C. worst最糟糕的，D. highest最高的，从下文的：I ever had as a writer I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars.可知这是最糟糕的时候，选C
小题14:考查动词和上下文辨析。A. worked工作，B. attended参加，C. admitted承认，D. participated参加，Attned college 上大学，这里指人们问我上了哪所大学。选B
小题15:考查形容词和上下文辨析。A. easy容易的，B. hard困难的，C. convenient方便的，D. practical实际的，写作很容易，任何人都可以做。选A

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The new prisoners were shocked by what they considered the inhuman conditions of the island, and said that they could not understand how we could live in such a way. We told them that they should have seen the island in 1964. But they were almost as sceptical of us as they were of the authorities. They chose to ignore our calls for discipline and thought our advice weak and unassertive（不果断）．
It was obvious that they regarded us, the Rivonia Trialists⑤，as moderates⑥（温和派）． After so many years of being branded a radical（激进的）revolutionary, to be seen as a moderate was a novel and not altogether pleasant feeling. I knew that I could react in one of two ways：I could scold them for their disrespect or I could listen to what they were saying. I chose the latter.
'then some of these men, such as Strini Moodley of the South African Students' Organization and Saths Cooper of the Black People's Convention, came into our section, I __2____
Shortly after their arrival on the island, the commanding officer came and asked me as a favour to address the young men. He wanted me to tell them to behave themselves, to recognize the fact that they were in prison and to accept the discipline of prison life．I told him that I was not prepared to do that. Under the circumstances, they would have regarded me as a follower of the authorities.
(-adapted from "Long walk to freedom: The autobiography of Nelson Mandela')
小题1:Which of the following words fits best in Blank 1？

A．mild

B．aggressive

C．friendly

D．optimistic

小题2:We may infer from the passage all of the following EXCEPT that＿

A．an angry massive revolution was probably on its way

B．the author's activities were strictly monitored

C．many were concerned about the influence these young men could make

D．these young men were willing to cooperate in face of difficulties

小题3:Sentences are missing in Blank 2 regarding the author's following reactions. Which of the following reactions do you think he would have?

A．"I" asked them to tell us about their movement and beliefs.

B．"I" reported to the officers about their dissatisfaction.

C．"I" tried to calm them down and talked them into behaving.

D．"I" just turned a deaf ear to the young men.

小题4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Conditions of the prison were far more unsatisfactory in 1964.

B．Officers of the prison turned the island upside down to discipline the young men.

C．The Rivonia Trialists felt honored to be regarded as moderates.

D．The young men regarded the author as a follower of the authorities.

小题5:Several phrases have been underlined and numbered in the passage; which two of them actually refer to the same people?

A．①②

B．③④

C．⑤③

D．⑥①

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Over thirty thousand years ago，people from northern Asia （亚洲北部） went to America．Today， we call these people Indians（印第安人）．
　　The Indians went to America because the weather began to change．Northern Asia became very cold. Everything froze. They had to move or die. How did the first Indians go to America? They walked！
　　Later Columbus found the New World in 1492．At first，only a few Europeans followed（跟随）．They travelled to America in boats． For the next three hundred years， about 500，000 people went there． Then the number grew very quickly. From 1815 to 1915，over thirty－two million Europeans left their countries and went to the United States． The biggest groups were from Germany and Italy（意大利）．These Europeans spoke many different languages．Most of them took almost no money．They went to America so that they could find a better life．　
小题1:__________ went to America first．

A．People from northern Asia	B．People from Europe
C．People from Germany	D．Columbus

小题2:Why did the Indians go to America? Because __________．

A．northern Asia became very hot

B．northern Asia became very cold

C．they were interested in America

D．they liked travelling

小题3:The New World was ___________．

A．Italy	B．northern Asia
C．Germany	D．America

小题4:The first Europeans went to America _______________．

A．by ship

B．by bike

C．by boat

D．by train

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