2024-2025學年高一英語上學期期末真題分類匯編一學生版一一專題02

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（一）

（23-24高一上?山東荷澤?期末）WhenStanfordUniversitystudentEllenXu,now18,wasafive-year-oldinSan

Diego,California,sheclearlyremembersthatherparentsrushedherlittlesistertothehospital.Three-year-oldKate

hadfallenseriouslyill;shehadafever,reddenedeyes,andsomeswelling（月中脹）inherhandsandtongue.

Atfirst,thepuzzleddoctorsthoughtshehadflu,butwhenherconditiondidn'timprove,theXusreturnedto

theclinicroom,whereadoctorbychancehadasimilarearlierexperiencewithsuchsymptoms（癥狀）intheblood

knownasKawasakidisease.Thoughrare（罕見的），it'stheleadingcauseoftheheartdiseaseinbabiesandyoung

children,anditscausesremainunknown.

Thedoctorknewhowtotreatit:HeorderedsomemedicineforKate,andfinallysheshookoff-theillness

withoutsufferingdamagetoherheart.

Xuremembersbeingcuriousabouthersister5siltaessconditionandwasamazedthatthegrown-upscouldn,t

answerherquestionsaboutwhyitwassohardtocheck."Inmymind,itwasthispuzzleIwantedtosolve,she

says.

Tenyearslater,wantingtoenterahighschoolsciencefair,shehadanidea.Whatifwehadadoctorinour

pocket?Soshecreatedjustthat:UsingAl,Xudesignedaprogramthatusesvisualfactstocheckthediseasebased

onfivephysicalsymptoms.

Thetechnologyworksthesamewayasappsthatcanidentifybirdsandplantswithphotosyou'vetakenon

yourcellphone.Worriedparentscanuploadaphotothattheyhavetakenoftheirchild,andthetechnologywillscan

thepictureforsymptomsofthedisease,whichoftenhavestrongvisualfactors,suchasaswollenlongue.

Xu'sinventionhasbeenappliedasawebapponthewebsite.t6Thetechnologycouldalsobedevelopedfor

recognizingsomeotherdiseases,^^shesays."Itmeansalottome.IwanttouseAItohelppeoplelivehappierand

healthierlives.9,

XusaysthathersisterKale,nowinherthirdyearofhighschoolwithdreamsofbecominganenvironmental

engineer,isstrongandhealthy.

1.WhydidtheauthormentionKate'sillness?

A.ToexplainwhotreatedKate'sillness.

B.ToprovehowseriousKale'sillnesswas.

C.ToshowhowmuchEllenlovedhersister.

D.TotellwhyEllenwantedtosolvethepuzzleinhermind.

2.WhydidEllendesigntheprogram?

A.Tosavehersister.B.Toearnaprize.

C.Tocheckararedisease.D.Toidentifybirdsandplants.

3.WhatcanbestdescribeEllenaccordingtothetext?

A.Determinedandcareful.B.Creativeandhelpful.

C.Diligentandselfless.D.Activeandeasy-going.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AnAppThatDetectsaRareDiseaseB.AnInventionHelpingDoctors

C.AGirlRecoveringfromaDiseaseD.ANewMethodtoTreataDisease

（二）

（23-24高一上?江蘇無錫?期末）OfficerMichaelRivers,apolicemanwhowassnapped（抓拍）andtheimage

sharedonFacebook,ashesatsharinghislunchwithahomelesswomanatthesideoftheroadinNorthCarolina,in

theUSA,ispraised.

AccordingtoChrisBarnes,hiswifeCassietookthephotowhileshewasonherlunchbreak.Shesawthe

pairsharingapizzaandsoftdrinkwhiletheywerehavingafriendlychat.Mr.Barnesuploadedtheimagewiththe

notes:"Cassiewasoutonherlunchbreakandobservedtheofficerenjoyinglunchwithahomelessperson.

OfficerRiversrecalledseeingthewomanearlierthatday.HetoldYahoonews:"Iwasleavingtheparkinglot

ofWalmartandshewasstandingbythestopsign.Hershirtread,"Homelessthefastestwayofbecominganobody.9

Ihatedthatshefeltthatway."Headded:"Ialwaystrytotalktothehomelessjusttoseehowtheygotintotheir

situation.Ybuknow,becauseitcanhappentoanyoneofus,atanygivenmoment.

Afterhedroveaway,hecircledbacktoaskifthewomanwashungryandifshewantedfood.Theofficer

saidshewashonouredbyhisofferHeboughtthembothpizzaandMountainDewandwhenthepairsatdownto

eat,helearnedofherfamilystrugglesandtoldher:"Hey,youstillgotstufftolivefor,youstillgotyourlifeahead

ofyou.Ifsnevertoolate.”

OfficerRivers,whodoesrecruiting（征兵）fortheGoldsboroPD,hopestosendamessageofsympathyfor

others.Headded:"Whentheyoungerornewerguyscomein,Iletthemknow/Hey,treatingthecommunitylike

humanbeingsisthemostimportantthingintheworld.^^

“So,ifweaspoliceofficersshowthatloveandsympathytoeverybody,nomattertheirage,financial

backgroundorrace,theworldwouldbeabetterplace.9,

5.WhydidChrisBarnessharethephotoonFacebook?

A.Becauseitwastakenbyhiswife.B.Becausetheofficerwashisfriend.

C.Becausetheofficerwashandsome.D.Becausehewasimpressedbytheofficer'saction.

6.Whydidtheofficercomebackforthehomelesswoman?

A.Becausesheaskedhimforfood.

B.Becausehersituationwasserious.

C.BecausehewantedtobecomeanInternetcelebrity.

D.Becausehewantedtomakeadifferencetoher.

7.Whatdoestheofficerwanttopassontohisnewcolleagues?

A.Policemenshouldbesympatheticandcaring.

B.Anyonecanbecomehomelessatanygivenmoment.

C.Policemenshouldbecomeheroes.

D.Peopleshouldlearntodrawothers*attention.

8.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Howtobecomeagoodmodelforpolicemen.

B.Howthepolicemenhelpthehomeless.

C.Aluckyhomelesswomanwhocaughtpublicattention.

D.Apolicemanseensharinglunchwithahomelesswoman.

（三）

（23-24高一上?湖南長沙?期末）Afewyearsago,itseemedlikeTaylorSwiftneverwentanywherewithoutalarge

groupoffriends.Nomatterwhateventsheattended,alistsquad（小隊）一whichincludedfamouspeoplelike

SelenaGomez,ZendandGodHadid-wouldberightbyherside.

ButnowSwiftwantsfanstoknowthatherfriendshipsweren'tasperfectasshetriedtomakepeoplebelieve.

Infact,shesaysshewasusingherfriendgrouptohideherinsecurity（不安全）offeeling“uncool"and"unpopular”.

Swiftsaysshewentoutofherwaytoshowoffhersquadbecauseshedidn'thavemanyfriendswhenshewas

younger——amemorythatstillbotheredheryearslater."Neverbeingpopularasakidwasalwaysaninsecurityfor

me,“shesays.

Whenshebecamefamous,Swiftbecameobsessed（沉迷）withshowingoffherpopularity.4tInmytwenties,I

foundmyselfsurroundedbygirlswhowantedtobemyfriends,^^Swiftexplains."SoIcelebratedmynewfound

acceptanceintoasisterhood.^^Butbyconstantlyputtingherfriendsondisplay,Swiftfailedtoconsiderhowbadher

fansmightfeelaboutthemselvesbecausetheydidn'thaveasquadlikehers."Ididn'trealizethatotherpeople

mightstillfeelthewayIdidwhenIfeltsoalone,9,shesays.

Asshebecameolderandmoreconfidentinherself,Swiftstartedfocusingonthequalityofherfriends,not

thequantity（數量）.Shesaysshefinallyunderstandsthatthesizeofhergroupdoesn'tmeanhow"cool"sheis.To

her,ifsmuchmoreimportanttohaveafewfriendswhocanbetrustedratherthanalargegroupof“fair-weather”

friends.

WhileSwiftstillvaluesherfriendsshehasinherlife,shenolongerfeelsthepressuretoshowoffthemfor

thesakeofimpressingothers."Fortoolong,theopinionsofstrangersaffectedhowIviewedthings.ButnowI

learnnottoletoutsideopinionsaffectmyownlifechoices.

9.WhatmadeSwiftknowoldlistsquad?

A.Thepopularityofherfriends.

B.Herchildhoodexperience.

C.Thesupportofherfans.

D.Herstrongsocialinfluence.

10.Whatdoesparagraph4intendtotellus?

A.Weshouldmakerealfriends.

B.Itisimportanttotrustourfriends.

C.Ourfriendscanaffectourbehavior.

D.Therearemanywaysofmakingfriends.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"sake"probablymeaninthelastparagraph?

A.Request.B.Advice.C.Method.D.Purpose.

12.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?

A.Ascientificreport.B.Asocialnewspaper.

C.Atravelmagazine.D.Amovieposter.

（四）

（23-24高一上?四川綿陽?期末）Thesnowstormwassupposedtohitontheevening.Onthewayhomefromwork,

Ifilledupmycarwithgasandpickeduptwopizzasbecausemykids,aged10and15,wantedtheirmomtoget

somefordinner.

Thenthesnowstarted,andcamedownsofastthatitscreamed.Itwasterrifying!Ididn'tknowwhereIwas.

Itwasnowabout6pmanddark.Whatwouldmyblackcarlooklikeinsuchaheavysnowstormatnight?Wouldit

beinvisible?WasIonsomeone'sfarm?Orworse,wasIonthewrongsideoftheroad?Isearchedmylocation

onlineandfiguredoutthatIwasonaroadcalledBouvierLane.Itwasnow6:30pm.Ipostedthisnewinformation

tomyFacebookcommunitygroup,askinganyonewhoknewsomeonenearbytorescueme.

At8pm,myphonerang.Itwasthedaughterofthefarmerwhoownedthelandbesidetheroadwheremycar

wasstranded.Shetoldmethatherdadwascomingtogetme!About45minuteslater,Isawatallfigureinayellow

raincoatwalkingtowardmeinthedark,carryingaflashlight（手電筒）.ItwasAndreBouvier,80yearsold,who'd

walkedhalfamilethroughthesnowstormtofindme,fightingthewindandsnoweachstepoftheway.Whenwe

reachedhishouseafewminuteslater,Igotoutofthecarandburstintotears.AllmyfearsdisappearedandIwas

grateful.

Theexperienceletmeapproachchallengesandsurpriseswithasenseofcalm.Itremindedmetoalways

reachoutandhelpothers-bothfriendsandstrangers.Butbestofall,itbroughtAndreintomylife.We'restillin

touch,andIknowwe'llbefriendsforever.

13.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Hercarwasoutofgas.B.Hercarwasonsomeone*sfarm.

C.Shecouldn'tseetheroad.D.Shedidn'texpectthesnowstorm.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stranded“inparagraph3mean?

A.Driven.B.Fixed.C.Broken.D.Stuck.

15.HowdidAndreknowtheauthorneededhelp?

A.Throughhiscommunity.B.Throughhisdaughter.

C.Bywalkinginthesnow.D.BysurfingtheInternet.

16.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthistext?

A.ASnowstormNightRescueB.TheMostFamiliarStrangers

C.TheLife-savingFacebookPostD.AnEncounterintheSnowstorm

（五）

（23-24高一上?湖北武漢?期末）Thetankerlayinthebayforfourdays,afewhundredmetersfromtheshor已In

thistidelesswatershelayasstillandsecureasiffastenedtoawall.Inawayshewas,forthesandybottomheld

herinitsgrip.Twicetheharbormaster?sboatwentouttoher;thesecondtimeitbroughtoffanumberofthecrew.

Itneveroccurredtothewatchersonshorethattheshipwasindanger,shelookedsocalmandseaworthy.From

timetotimetherewasactivityonboard:whenalandwindroseintheevenings,thetanker9senginescametolife.

Thenthevesselshookherselfandstrainedfiercely,butnoneofitdidheranygood.Shejuststayedwhereshewas

inthebay.

TheJulysunblazeddownonherflatdecks.Occasionallyaseaman,strippedtothewaist,cameoutontothe

deckwiththemovementsofsomeoneperformingacomplicateddance,steppinglightly,neverrestingonthat

burningmetal.Onceortwicehekeptclosetotheship'srail,withanarmraisedagainstthesunlight,staringatthe

peopleonthebeach.Throughoutthedaytheairroseinvisiblewavesfromthetanker9sdecks.Whenaseawind

blew,itbroughtwithittheheavysmellofoil.Atnighttheshiplayintotaldarkness.

Onthefifthmorningathickbankofseamistfilledthebay.Itseemedthatthetankerhadgotawayinthe

nightandgoneintoharbor.Butthiswasanillusion.Slowly,asthefogclearedalittle,shecameintoviewagainbut

fartheroutSoontwofigurescouldbeseenatworkonherdeckTherewasthesoundofhammering,ofmetalon

metal,andthenofsomethingheavyfallingontothedeck.Atoncethewatchersonshorewerehalfblindedbya

flashofyellowlightthatenvelopedtheshipfromendtoend.Theexplosionthatfollowedtheflashwaslikea

singlecrackfromagiantwhip.Inamomenttheship,exceptforadarklineatwaterlevel,waslosttosightbehind

theflames.

Twobodieswerewashedashoreinthebay.Theywerestrippedtothewaist,bare-footedandblackwithflash

burns.Therightarmofonebodywasraisedtotheforeheadasifshieldingtheeyesfromsomebrightlight.The

othermanworeagoldchainroundhisneck.Thetankerburnedforninedaysandnights.

17.Whatpreventedthetankerfromsailingintoharbor?

A.Shewaswaitingforasuitabletide.

B.Mostofhercrewhadgoneashore.

C.Shehadrunagroundonsand.

D.Herengineshadbrokendown.

18.Thepeoplewhowerewatehingfromthebeach.

A.realizedthetroublebutcoulddonothingaboutit

B.offeredtohelpwithoutknowingwhattodo

C.didnotknowtherewasanythingwrongwiththeship

D.didnotwanttoputthemselvesinanydanger

19.Whydidtheseamankeepmovingabout?

A.Becausethedeckwasuncomfortabletostandon.

B.Becausethatwasthebestwaytokeephisbalance.

C.Becausehewaspracticingsomekindofdance.

D.Becausehehadtopretendhewasworking.

20.Howdidthemistaffectthesituation?

A.Itforcedtheshiptomovefartherfromtheshore.

B.Itmadetheseamen'sworkharder.

C.Itallowedtheshiptomoveintotheharbor.

D.Foratimeithidtheshipfromsight.

21.Theexplosionoccurredonthetankerwhen.

A.shewasunloadingheroil

B.thefogbegantoclear

C.thetwoseamenwereworking

D.shewasstruckbylightning

22.Whathappenedtothetwoseamen?

A.Theywereblownofftheshipandswamashore.

B.Theywerekilledintheexplosion.

C.Theysurvivedbutwerebadlyburned.

D.Theydiedshortlyafterreachingthebeach.

（六）

（23-24高一上?四川攀枝花?期末）Mydaddoesn,tseemlikethekindofguywhowouldbakegreatbread,buthe

isandhedoes.EverySaturdayheproduceshomemadebread.Whenhe'sfinished,thewholehousesmells

delicious.

Therestoftheweek,Dadworksasamechanic（機彳修工）.ThecarrepairshopwhaeDadworksisrunningso

wellthatheisalwaysbusy.Heisunderalotofstress.IthinkDadbeganbakingbreadtohelphimrelax.

I'vebeenfeelingkindofstressedoutmyselfsinceIfoundoutIfailedtojointheschoolswimteam.NowI'll

havetowaitawholeyeartotryoutagain.Besides,15mtakingsomedifficultclassesthisyear.

IthinkDadknewIwasfeelingbad.LastSaturdayheaskedmehowthingsweregoing.IsaidOK,even

thoughIdidn'tfeelOKatall.Helookedatmeforamoment,andthenhesaiditwastimeformetohelp.Thenhe

headedtothekitchen.

Ifollowedrightbehindhim.Oncewewerethere,Dadgotouthisbigmixingbowl,handedmealarge

woodenspoon,andtoldmetomixwhileheaddedtheingredients（酉己料）.Dadisn'tbigonmeasuring.Heknows

howmuchofeachingredienttouse,andthebreadalwaysturnsoutgreat.

WhenIhadfinished,Dadshowedmehowtokneadthedough（揉面團）.Nextcamethemostdifficultpart

一doingnothing.Weputthedoughbackintothebowlandthenwewaitedformorethananhourforthedoughto

slowlyriseanddoubleinsize.Next,wedivideditintotwoandwaitedforittoriseagain.Afterthat,weputthe

doughintopans（烤盤）andwaitedanotherhourforthedoughtoriseanddouble.

Dadsaidthewaitingisalwaysthehardestpart."Listentome,Diana.Ifshardtoresistputtingthedough

directlyintothebakingoven,butifyoudo,thebreadwillbehard.Themostimportantlessonofallislearningto

bepatient.Dadtaughtmemorethanhowtobakebread.

23.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sfather?

A.Heislivingarelaxinglife.B.Hetrieshisbesttoraisehisfamily.

C.Hehasaspecialwaytodealwithstress.D.Heismorelikeabakerthanamechanic.

24.Whyistheauthorfeelingstressed?

A.Shecouldn'tfinishherhomework.B.Sheistiredofmakingbread.

C.Herschoollifeisn,tsatisfying.D.Shefailedsomedifficultexams.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Dadisn'tbigonmeasuring“inParagraph5mean?

A.Dadneedsmetomeasure.B.Daddoesn'tlikemeasuring.

C.Dadiscarefulaboutingredients.D.Dadisinexperiencedinbreadbaking.

26.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AWuableLifeLessonB.EnjoyableHousework

C.Father9sUniqueWaytoRelaxD.TheSecretofDeliciousBread

（七）

（23-24高一上?廣東廣州?期末）Insteadofbeingaddictedtosmartphonesandgames,Zhang^flxuanprefersto

spendhissummervacationwalkinginnature,meetingwithlittlecreatureslikeshrimps（蝦）andcrabs（蟹）.

The17-year-oldboywentviral（走紅）onSinaWeiborecentlyforhisknowledgeofbiology,whichledhim

todiscoveranewspeciesoffreshwatercrabsofSinolapotamonin2022.

Zhang'sfather,whowasborninaruralarea,lovedcatchingfishandcrabshimselfatanearlyage,soZhang

wasalwaystakenoutdoorsbyhisparentstoexploreasmuchaspossibleandobservelittlecreaturesquietlywithout

beinginterrupted.Nowagrade12studentatYilinHighSchool,GuangxiZhuangautonomousregion,Zhanghas

dozensof“livingtreasures^^thathehascollectedfromtheoutdoors,includinginsects,fish,shrimpsandcrabs.

“ThisoneisaspeciesofNanhaipotamonthatIcaughtinamountainousarea,“saidZhang,pointingtoa

bright-coloredcrabmovingitsamusingeyesaround.t6Ybucanseeitjustsheditsshell.9,Thereisalsoarowof

emptybottlesandjarsinZhang?sroomtostorehisspecimens（標本）.“Icannoticethesmalldifferencesbetween

twoshrimps,andthenItakethembacktomyroomforfurtherobservation,saidZhang.

Itisthemicroscopehisfatherboughthimthatmakesthebedroomlookmorelikeaminibiologylabthan

anythingelse.IfsaplacewhereZhangcandevotehimselftoidentifyingorobservingthespecimensofshrimps

andcrabsdayandnight.Withthehelpofhismicroscope,Zhangconcentratesonexploringthenaturalworld.

Sometimeshespendshourssimplyexaminingapieceoffishscale,thelegofacrabortheantennaofaninsectHe

oftenworkssolatethathisparentshavetoforcehimtogotobed.

'TmoftenamazedbywhatIseewhileplacingthesetinyandfragilethingsunderthemicroscope.Nomatter

howunimportantaninsectis,eachlifeissodelicatelyanduniquelyorganized,saidZhang.

27.WhatmadeZhangpopularonSinaWeibo?

A.Hismeetingwithshrimpsandcrabs.B.Hisvideosofoutdooradventures.

C.Hisdiscoveryofanewtypeofcrab.D.Hiscollectionof"livingtreasures”.

28.WhatinspiredZhang'sinterestinexploringnature?

A.Hisfather9searlyjob.B.Acrabheoncecaught.

C.HisschooFsfieldtrips.D.Hischildhoodexperiences.

29.WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytalkabout?

A.Zhang?stoolsforobservations.B.Zhang?sachievementsinbiology.

C.Zhang5sminibiologylabathome.D.Zhang5saddictiontohisspecimens.

30.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesZhang?

A.Honestandenergetic.B.Outgoingandadventurous.

C.Curiousandhard-working.D.Knowledgeableandthankful.

（八）

（23-24高——上?廣東潮外|?期末）Thenightbeforethefirstdayofschoolisusuallyanexcitingandsleeplessonefor

me.Thisvirtual（虛擬的）schoolyear,however,didn'tgivemethatsamefeeling.Inmymind,Icouldn't

communicatewithmyclassmates,andIcouldn'thaveconversationswithmyfavoriteteachers.SoIwenttobed,

filledwithmorecuriosity（好奇）anduncertaintythananythingelse.

Iwokeupthenextdayat9a.m.,asmyfirstclassthatdaydidn'tstartuntil10a.m.Isatatmydeskwaiting

formyfirstonlineclassoftheday:APStatistics.Theclasscouldonlybedescribedastwothings:awkwardanda

bitboring.Awkwardbecauseofthelastingsilencethatoftenfelloverus,asmostofthestudents,myselfincluded,

refusedtodiscusstheirsummers,andboringbecauseIhadtolookatascreeninsteadoftrulycommunicatingwith

myteacher.

Iwouldhavepreferredsittinginaclassroomwearingmypickedfirst-dayclothes,but,Ididn'tsayanything.

Iknewitwasmuchsaferforustolearnfromhome.

Oncetheclassended,myone-hourlunchblockbegan.Myvirtuallunchwasat11:20a.m.

Mynexttwoclassesflewby.Theyhadthesameawkwardnessandboredom,withdifferentlevelsof

enjoyabilityaccordingtothesubjectandteacher.

Attheendoftheday,Ifeltstrange,andlikeIhadn'tdoneanythingatallorevenactuallygonetoschool.I

neverfeltlikeIhadn'tdoneanythingwithmyselfthatdaybefore.Ididn'tevenfeellikeastudentona“pursuit（追

求）ofknowledge.1justfeltlikeIwaswatchingsomethingonmycomputerscreen.

Itwasn'tmyfavoritethingintheworld,but,ifsthenewnormal（常態），andIandmyclassmateswillhave

togetusedtoit.

31.Howdidthewriterfeelthenightbeforethefirstdayofschool?

A.Hewastooexcitedtofallasleep.

B.Hewasunsureaboutwhatwouldhappen.

C.Hecouldn'twaittomeethisclassmates.

D.Hewaslookingforwardtoonlinelearning.

32.WhydidthewriterfeelboredinAPStatisticsclass?

A.Hethoughttheclasswasvalueless.

B.Hecouldn'tunderstandwhattheteachersaid.

C.Hefelttheunhappinessofhisclassmates.

D.Hecouldn'thaverealcommunicationwiththeteacher.

33.Whatcanwesayaboutthewriterattheendoftheday?

A.Hefeltemptyinhisheart.

B.Hepreferredtohaveaclassonline.

C.Hehatedtodomuchhomework.

D.Hehadgotusedtothenewschoollife.

（九）

（23-24高一上?四川樂山?期末）1publishedmynewestnovel,HavenLake,inMay,andIhaveanotherbookready

forpublicationinOctober.IhaveexperiencedmoresuccessasawriterthanIeverimagined.Sowhyiswriting

everynewbookharderthantheonebefore?AndhowdoIkeepgoingdespitemyfears?

WhenIpublishedmyfirstbook,Ihadbecomeusedtofailure.Iwrotemanyunpublishednovelsforover20

yearsbeforesellingthefirst.NowI'mhere.Mybookshaveallsoldouttheiradvance（預訂）.Thereviewshave

beenlargelypositive.Atthesametime,Iamstilltroubledbydoubt.

I'mnotaloneinthat.AtalectureIattendedrecentlybyWallyLamb,hetalkedabouthowdifficultitwasto

writethenextnovelafterhisnovel,She*sComeUndone,wasbroughtintospotlight.ElizabethGilbertreceived

overninemillionviewsforherTEDtalk,wheresheadmittedthatshewasafraidtowriteafterthesuccessofher

book,Eat,Pray,Love.Idon'thaveasmanyreaderstodisappointasLambandGilberthave,ofcourse,butIworry

aboutdisappointingthemallthesame.

SoIamafraideverydayIwrite.Ifearwritingabookthatisn'tinterestingtoreaders.Theonlythingthat

keepsmegoingisthis:IwritebecausewritingisthethingIlovetodo.Mypassiontotellstoriesmakesmecreate

characters.That'swhenIknowthewritingistrueandgood,whetherreadersfindthebookandloveitornot.

34.WhatfeelingdoestheauthormainlyexpressinParagraph1?

A.Thankfulness.B.Interest.C.Stress.D.Impatience.

35.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sbooks?

A.Theyhavebeenassuccessfulasimagined.B.Theyweredifficulttosellouttheiradvance.

C.Mostofthemhavereceivednegativereviews.D.Manyofthemwerenotabletobepublished.

36.Whatistheauthor?smainworryaboutwriting?

A.Creatingpopularcharacters.B.Disappointingthereaders.

C.Findingproperpublishers.D.Failingtogetsuccess.

37.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Writingforward.B.Sitingforpublication.

C.Whatmakesagoodwriter.D.Whattothinkwhenwriting.

（十）

（23-24高一上?福建漳州?期末）Onceuponatime,therewasasmallvillageinthecenterofabigforestAllthe

villagerswereusedtotheirroboticfarmworkandnoneofthemhadtheimaginationorthewilltotrysomething

new,exceptforonegirlnamedJo.Mostvillagerscouldnotreadorwrite,andJowasanexception.

Oneafternoon,whenJowasononeofheradventuresintheforest,shecameacrossanabandonedcottage.

Thoughshe'dbeenwarnedtostayawayfromabandonedplaces,hercuriosityxotthebestofher.Sheslidinand

wasamazedtofindaroomfullofbooks!Jo'sexcitementwashugewhensherealizedshehadfoundahidden

treasure.

Sherantotellthevillagerseverything,thinkingthattheywouldshareherexcitementbutinstead,sheheard

roarsoflaughter!Jowasconfusedbythisreactionandalittlehurttoo,butshedidnotgiveuponherbooks.

Shecametothecottageeverydayandgotdowntoreadingthebooks.Forher,eachpagewasanadventure

withcharacterswhochallengeddifficultieswiththeirdeterminationandwhostruggledforgood.Knowingthe

powerofstoriesinimpressingonpeoplethevaluesoflife,shedecidedtosharethestorieswiththevillagers,

thoughsheknewitwouldbeadifficultjourney.Makingthishermission,Jostartedtellingstorieseverydayather

cottage.

Inthebeginning,onlyafewcametothereadings.Butwordspreadrapidly,causingmoreandmorepeopleto

come,someofwhomeventraveledfromfarawaytojustlistentoherstories.Shealsoconductedworkshopsin

whichshetaughtpeoplehowtoreadandwrite.Shewasrememberedandlivedinherstoriesevenaftershewas

lo