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【題目】Young novelist

Suzanne Todd has just won the Best New Writer Prize for her first book, Roadrunner. The idea for the book came from her own travels－four years ago she decided to give up her job in a bank to go round the world on her own for a year.

“I was tired of doing the same thing every day and wanted to find some excitement before it was too late,” she says. “It was fun getting ready for the trip, and thinking about all the things I would do. But when the day came to leave, I was suddenly afraid, and I didn’t want to go. I kept thinking, what am I doing? What’s wrong with me? I have no job, no money, and I am all by myself! I felt so worried sitting on the plane that I was counting the weeks until I could come back! But once the plane landed, I realized how exciting life was, and how lucky I was able to do this. I saw many wonderful things, and in India I met Richard, who is now my husband.”

Back home, she started writing Roadrunner. This novel is about Tara Roberts, who decides to give up her job and travel round the world, and it sounds like it is all a true story about Suzanne. “Tara goes to the same places as me and feels the same about them, but I don’t have her crazy way of behaving or get into danger as she does,” Suzanne explains.

Suzanne’s second book, called Sailing, shows Tara in different funny situations, and unusually for a second book, is just as enjoyable as the first. This is even more surprising when you consider that since the birth of her son, Suzanne has had to find the time for writing while looking after him. “I have to plan things better now,” she says.

Roadrunner is going to be made into a film, a third and final novel about Tara is planned, and Suzanne is still only 29. How does she feel about her future? “I just take things as they come,” she says with a smile.

【1】The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refers to .

A.giving up her jobB.travelling around the world

C.meeting her husbandD.being a worker in a bank

【2】In what way are Suzanne and the character of Roadrunner similar?

A.They have similar travel experiences.B.They have similar characters.

C.Both write books about their journeys.D.Both lead dangerous lives.

【3】How does the writer feel about Suzanne’s second book Sailing?

A.He’s not pleased Suzanne spent less time on it.

B.He’s surprised Suzanne can repeat her success.

C.He’s not interested in reading more about the same person.

D.He’s pleased she’s included ideas about children in it.

【4】What can we learn from the story?

A.Suzanne Todd was a bank clerk after going around the world.

B.Three novels about Tara are planned and one of them has finished.

C.It tells us some background information about the book Roadrunner.

D.Suzanne Todd won the Best New Writer Prize for her first film.

【5】What kind of person is Suzanne?

A.She is quiet and shy and doesn’t take risks.

B.She does crazy things and gets into dangerous situations.

C.She likes to plan things very carefully.

D.She is happy and enjoys the challenge.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

文章講述Suzanne辭掉了她無聊的工作，開啟一段刺激的旅程，在旅游的途中，她見到了許多令人興奮的事，并且遇見了她的丈夫。后來Suzanne寫了一本書，主人公也是像她一樣毅然辭掉工作去世界走走。書寫的很成功，后來Suzanne又寫了第二本書，同樣很成功，并且第一本書將要被拍成電影了。

【1】詞義猜測題，“But once the plane landed, I realized how exciting life was, and how lucky I was able to do this.但飛機降落后，我意識到生活是多么令人興奮，我能做到這一點是多么幸運�！苯Y(jié)合文意，前面提到“she decided to give up her job in a bank to go round the world on her own for a year.她決定放棄在一家銀行的工作，獨自環(huán)游世界一年�！�，可知this指的是環(huán)球旅行，故選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“Tara goes to the same places as me and feels the same about them, but I don’t have her crazy way of behaving or get into danger as she does塔拉去過和我一樣的地方，對它們的感覺也是一樣的，但我沒有她那種瘋狂的行為方式，也不像她那樣陷入危險�！��？芍�有相同的旅行經(jīng)歷，故選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題，跟據(jù)“Suzanne’s second book, called Sailing, shows Tara in different funny situations, and unusually for a second book, is just as enjoyable as the first. 蘇珊娜的第二本書《航行》展示了塔拉在不同的有趣環(huán)境中的表現(xiàn)，不同尋常的是，第二本書和第一本書一樣令人愉快�！�，故選B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“four years ago she decided to give up her job in a bank to go round the world on her own for a year. 四年前，她決定放棄在一家銀行的工作，獨自環(huán)游世界一年�！笨芍�選項A錯誤；根據(jù)“Roadrunner is going to be made into a film, a third and final novel about Tara is planned, and Suzanne is still only 29. “路行者”即將被拍成電影，第三部也是最后一部關(guān)于塔拉的小說正在計劃中，而蘇珊還只有29歲。”可知選項B和D錯誤；短文第三段告訴我們一些關(guān)于“Roadrunner”這本書的背景信息，故選C。

【5】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“four years ago she decided to give up her job in a bank to go round the world on her own for a year. 四年前，她決定放棄在一家銀行的工作，獨自環(huán)游世界一年�！笨芍�她是一個敢于挑戰(zhàn)的人。從“How does she feel about her future? “I just take things as they come,” she says with a smile.她對自己的未來有何感想？“我只是順其自然，”她笑著說�！保�也可看出她享受挑戰(zhàn)并且生活很開心，故選D。