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第1题(20)分Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetweenawriterandwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursatatypewriter.“Youhavegottowanttowrite,”Isaidtothem,“notwanttobeawriter.”Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter,Ihadnoprospectsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundformemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn’tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuinewriter.Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn’tgotabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitformanyyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiedwondering.Whatif?Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtotest(eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure).Thisistheshadow-landofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere1.Thepassageismeantto____A___.A、warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperienceB、adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriterC、showyoungpeopleitisunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthD、encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer2.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?DA、Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingａｎｄrewarding.B、Awriter’ssuccessdependsonluckratheroneffort.C、Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyａｎｄisolation.D、Thechancesforwriterstobecomesuccessfularesmall.3．Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearsofhiswritingcareer?BA、Hewasnotabletoproduceasinglebook.B、Hehadn’tseenachangeforthebetter.C、Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear.D、Hefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue.4．In“…peoplewhodiedwondering”,“who”referstothose___B___.A、whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflifeB、whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfwayC、whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecisionD、whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath5．“Shadow-land”inthelastsentencerefersto_____C__.A、thewonderlandoneoftendreamsaboutB、thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardtoC、thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreachedD、aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simagination第2题(20)分StudentscantravelintheUnitedStateswithoutspendingtoomuchmoneyiftheyfollowthesesuggestions.Atravelagentcangiveyouinformationonspecialeconomyfaresfortrains,busesandplanes.Thinkabouthikingorbikingforapartofyourtrip,too.You’llnotonlysavemoney,butyou’llalsoseealotmoreofthecountry.Somestudentsmaywanttotravelbycar.Besuretothinkaboutgoingwithotherstudents—manycollegeshave“rideboards”thatlistwhenandwhereotherstudentsplantotravel.Manyradiostationsprovidethesamesortofservice—theyannouncewho’sdrivingwhere,when,howmanyriderstheywilltakeandwhattheexpenseswillbe.Therearemanyinexpensive,olderhotelsnearbusortrainstations.Checkyourtravelguidefornamesofthebest.Manypartsofthecountryalsohaveyouthhostelswhereyoungpeoplecanstayforonlyafewdollarsanight.Youdon’thavetoeatinrestaurantsallthetime,butwedon’trecommendadietofcandyandcola,either.Youcanusuallygetahealthy,cheapbreakfastinarestaurant.Iftheweatheriswarm,youcanbuyfoodinsupermarketsoratroadsidestandsandhaveapicnicforlunch.Fordinneryoucangetthenamesofgood,cheaprestaurantsfromtravelguidesorfriends.1．阅读理解(4.0)分Thepassagetellsstudents_______C.A、howtomaketravelplansB、howtogethelpwhiletravelingC、howtoｕｓｅlessmoneywhiletravelingD、howtochoosehotels2．阅读理解(4.0)分Toseemoreofthecountry,you’dbettertravel_______.DA、byplaneB、bybusC、bytrainD、bybike3．阅读理解(4.0)分Ifyouwanttosharerideswithothers,youcangetinformation______B.A、ontheblackboardsinclassroomsB、fromschooladministratorsC、throughcertainradioprogramsD、fromtravelagents4．阅读理解(4.0)分Accordingtothepassage,stayingatyouthhostelsis_______.AA、cheapB、convenientC、comfortableD、enjoyable5．阅读理解(4.0)分Tosavemoney,youcan_______C.A、havemorecandyａｎｄcolaB、inviteyourfriendsforapicnicC、takesomefoodwithyouD、eatinrestaurantssometimes第3题(20)分InmanystoriesonTVandinscience-fictionbooks,mentraveltofarawaystars.Theyhavequick,easyjourneys.Butsofar,menhavebeenabletoreachonlytheearth’sownmoon.Supposeamanwantedtoreachadistantstar.Evenifhetraveledhiswholelife,hewouldhavetomovefasterthanthespeedofthelight.Nothingcanmovethatfastexceptlightitself.Strangethingshappentoanobjectwhenitmovesrapidly.Theobjectweighsmore.Anobjectmovingat86percentofthespeedoflightistwiceasheavyasitisatrest.Astickappearsshorter.Aclockrunsmoreslowly.AmanwouldnotagesofastashewouldontheearthLighttravelsmorethan186,000milesasecond,orabout11millionmilesaminute.Inoneyear,lighttravelssixtrillionmiles.Thatgreatdistanceiscalledalight-year.Itisusedtomeasuredistanceinspace.ThestarclosesttooursunisAlphaCentauri.Itismorethanfourlight-yearsaway.Ifonetraveledatthespeedoflight,hecouldmakearoundtriptoAlphaCentauriinnineyears.But,evenatthatspeed,hecouldnotreachAlcaid(北斗星)inthehandleoftheBigDipper.Aone-wayjourneytoAlcaidwouldtakealmost200years.1．阅读理解(4.0)分Inthispassagethewords“closesttooursun”meansthestar______B___.A、theearthweliveonB、AlphaCentauriC、theBigDip