69．Fred offer to work for the drugstore without pay, because_________.

　　　 A．he wanted to show his ability

　　　 B．he thought he would be employed by the drugstore later．

　　　 C．he intended to gain some experience．

　　　 D．he couldn’t find a job in other companies

68．From the passage, we can infer_________.

　　　 A．Fred is very good at doing business．

　　　 B．After working for a number of advertising agencies, Fred opened his own photography

　　　 business．

　　　 C．Fred can only make a living by drawing

　　　 D．People with some working experience can have more chance to find a job．

67．From the story, we can see Dickens’ attitude towards an easy life is ______．

　　　 A．to enjoy it　　　　　　　　　　 B．to hate it

　　　 C．not to indulge in (沉湎于) it　　 　 D．to work hard for it

答案　 64.A　 65.D　 66.A　 67.C

Passage 6

(南昌市南昌二中高三冲刺模拟考试D篇)

Fred Marzocchi grew up with dreams of drawing for a living．“There aren’t many ways to make a living with your sketchbook(写生册), but advertising was one of them．”

　　　 After a few hopeless attempts to find a job, Fred became desperate for experience．He found a large drugstore chain with an in-house advertising unit and offered to work for literally nothing．They took him up on the offer, and within weeks not only had he gained professional experience, but the drugstore decided to pay him for his efforts．

　　　 After working for a number or advertising agencies, Fred went on to open his own graphics design and photography business．He often looks back on the offer to work without pay．“I just needed a chance, a start in this business, and I haven’t had to work for free since,” he says with a smile．

　　　 College students who served in internships(实习) were 15 percent more likely to find employment after graduation, and 70 percent believed they were better prepared for the workplace because of their internship experience．

66．How did Dickens see his childhood?

　　　 A．He felt grateful for it．

　　　 B．He felt it a pity that things weren’t in his favor．

　　　 C．He loved writing about it．

　　　 D．He chose to forget the bitterness about it．

65．The phrase “shades of” in bold means “_____”．

　　　 A．various shapes of　　　　 　 B．situations of

　　　 C．different experiences　　　 　 D．reminders of

64．The book that called public attention to Dickens was ______．

　　　 A．the Pickwick Papers　　 　　　 B．Oliver Twist

　　　 C．Tale of Two Cities　　　　　　 　　 D．David Copperfield

44. It can be inferred from the text that the Canadian government supports ______.

A. the protection of different cultures　　　　　　　　 B. the plan of an open-air market

C. the request of merchants　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the attitude of shoppers

答案　 41.B　 42.B　 43.B　 44.A

Passage 5

(南昌市南昌二中高三冲刺模拟考试C篇)

Misery and setbacks are not always as terrible as one imagines．Hard times can offer new ways of looking at life that would otherwise never be known．And, if you are a writer, this can be the source of much of your success．

　 　 Popular British author, Charles Dickens' (1812-1870) family could hardly make ends meet (入不敷出)．They could only afford to send one of their six children to school．

　 　 Dickens was not that child．

　 　 His parents chose to send a daughter, who had a talent for music, to an academy．Then at the age of 12, Dickens' life took another turn for the worse．

His father, a clerk, was placed in prison for unpaid debts．And, being the oldest male left at home, Dickens took up work at a factory．His horrible experience there became the fuel for his future writing．

His father was freed three months later and inherited (继承) a small amount of money．Dickens was then sent to school．

From 1836 to 1837, he wrote a monthly series of stories．Thus the "Pickwick Papers" (《匹克威克外传》), came into being, which brought fame to the 23-year-old man．

Throughout his career, Dickens covers various situations in his novels．He wrote about the miserable lives of the poor in "Oliver Twist" (《雾都孤儿》), the French Revolution in "Tale of Two Cities", and social reform in "Hard Times" (《艰难时世》)．He also wrote "David Copperfield" (《大卫·科波菲尔》), a book thought to be based on his own life．

"I do not write bitterly or angrily: for I know all these things have worked together to make me what I am," he once said．

His difficult childhood did indeed shape the person he became, as well as his writing career．There are shades of young Dickens in many of his most beloved characters, including David Copperfield and Oliver Twist．

Like the author, all these characters come from poor beginnings and are able to rise above their setbacks and achieve success．

"Minds, like bodies, will often fall into an ill-conditioned state from too much comfort," he once wrote．

　　 On June 9th, 1870, aged 58, Dickens died, leaving one unfinished work．The words on his tombstone read: "He was a sympathizer (同情者) to the poor, the suffering and the oppressed (受压迫者), and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world．"

43. According to Salvatori, the marketplace may also help to improve Toronto’s ______.

A. market management　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. travel industry

C. community service　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. city planning

42.　 Fidenzio Salvatori, with two other students, has got two thousand dollars from the

government ______.

A. to make an experiment　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to perform a research

C. to start a marketplace　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. to operate a business

41. What is Fidenzio Salvatori’s purpose of having an outdoor marketplace for Toronto?

A. To provide different forms of amusement.　 B. To keep the cultural variety of the city.

C. To inspire its immigrant community.　　　 D. To satisfy its immigrant merchants.