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3. A. Instead   B. Normally  C. Certainly     D. Then
4. A. general    B. deep      C. personal    D. lively
5. A. Interested   B. Anxiously   C. Seriously  D. Encouraged
6. A. film       B. story  C. program   D. article
7. A. a foreign   B. a popular   C. an unusual   D. an unknown
8. A. Now that    B. Even though  C. Just because  D. Except that
9. A. find   B. turn      C. leave    D. hold
10. A. make up    B. connect with    C. control    D. explain
11. A. events     B. chances    C. feelings    D. moments
12. A. for no reason  B. from a distance 
C. by accident D. as gifts
13. A. description   B. pointing     C. scene   D. talk
14. A. Surprisingly   B. Suddenly
C. Expectedly    D. Fortunately
15. A. cooking    B. history   C. play    D. medicine
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Tracy Wong是一位著名的美籍華人作家。他的寫(xiě)作技巧怎樣，他的作品有什么特點(diǎn)，他為什么會(huì)這樣？文章會(huì)告訴你。
1、詞義比較前后照應(yīng)  Tracy Wong是一位著名的美籍華人作家。其寫(xiě)作技能(skill)是自學(xué)的。后文大部分談到了她的技能與技巧。skill技能，技巧；experience經(jīng)驗(yàn), 體驗(yàn), 經(jīng)歷, 閱歷；practice實(shí)踐，實(shí)習(xí)；method方法。
2、前后照應(yīng)詞義比較 從后文作同位語(yǔ)的teaching disabled children和對(duì)立項(xiàng)a part-time writer for IBM，這里指的不是義務(wù)(duty)，努力(effort)，任務(wù)(task)，而是工作、職業(yè)(job)。
3、詞義比較邏輯推理 指Tracy Wong所處的時(shí)期(then)。instead代替，表示對(duì)立意義；normally正常地, 通常地；certainly的確，表示對(duì)情況或事情的肯定。
4、前后照應(yīng)詞義比較 當(dāng)時(shí)，寫(xiě)作是個(gè)人的興趣愛(ài)好。后句sent three of her stories to a publisher 有所暗示。A. general普通的，一般的；deep深?yuàn)W的, 難懂的；personal私人的, 個(gè)人的；lively活潑的, 活躍的。
5、詞義比較句法功能詞匯用法 出版商對(duì)她的作品感興趣(interested)，隨即向她提出建議。Interested="As" they were interested；Encouraged的邏輯主語(yǔ)應(yīng)是Tracy，而不是出版商；anxiously(憂慮地, 不安地)和seriously(認(rèn)真地, 真誠(chéng)地)通常不作句子性副詞用，故不能出現(xiàn)在這個(gè)位置上。
6、前后照應(yīng)詞義比較 出版商加以她把三個(gè)故事合起來(lái)成為一篇長(zhǎng)故事(story)。film，program和article沒(méi)有存在的前提。
7、邏輯推理詞義比較 對(duì)于Tracy這樣一個(gè)尚不受大眾歡迎的(popular)，普通的(unusual)，外國(guó)的(foreign)，沒(méi)有名氣的(unknown)小作家，這是不小的一筆錢(qián)。
8、語(yǔ)句連貫前后照應(yīng) 雖然她的故事人物令人感興趣，但……。注意前后句之間的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。now that既然，表示原因關(guān)系；；even though即使，即便，表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系；just because就是因?yàn)椋硎疽蚬P(guān)系；except that 除了……之外, 只可惜，表示排除意義。
9、詞義辨析 她的那些關(guān)于超自然故事有時(shí)讓/使(leave)讀者感到不自在，心神不安。find發(fā)現(xiàn)，找到；turn轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)，變成；leave使某人處于某種狀態(tài)，置某人于某種狀態(tài)；hold把握，保持。
10、前后照應(yīng)邏輯推理      作者的母親認(rèn)為作者能夠溝通來(lái)世陰間。后句“She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”有所暗示。make up彌補(bǔ), 虛構(gòu), 縫制, 整理；connect with連接, 聯(lián)絡(luò)；control控制；explain 解釋, 說(shuō)明。
11、邏輯推理語(yǔ)法規(guī)則      但是作者也確實(shí)有這樣的感覺(jué)(feelings)，機(jī)會(huì)(chances)，事件(events)，或時(shí)刻(moments)。因?yàn)榫o接在后面的when引導(dǎo)的表示時(shí)間的定語(yǔ)從句，修飾前面的moments，故選D。
12、詞義比較前后照應(yīng)      有時(shí)某些事情無(wú)緣無(wú)故(for no reason)地，而非碰巧(by accident)，從遠(yuǎn)處(from a distance)，作為禮物式(as gifts)地發(fā)生在作者身上。由后文中的Once, she was wondering how to…有所暗示。
13、邏輯推理，前后照應(yīng)，詞義比較      作者一直在納悶如何完成一個(gè)以古代中國(guó)為背景的布景\場(chǎng)景(scene)的故事，而非描寫(xiě)(description)，指示(pointing)或談話(talk)。
14、詞義比較邏輯推理      突然（suddenly），門(mén)鈴響了。surprisingly令人驚訝地；suddenly突然地，表示突發(fā)性行為；expectedly不出預(yù)料地；fortunately 幸運(yùn)地。
15、邏輯推理氣候照應(yīng)      郵遞員手里拿著有關(guān)中國(guó)歷史(history)，而非烹調(diào)(cooking)，醫(yī)學(xué)(medicine)，戲劇(play)方面的書(shū)。前面ancient China有所提示。
16、邏輯推理常識(shí)運(yùn)用詞義比較      書(shū)來(lái)得很是蹊蹺，作者先前知道(know)、意識(shí)到會(huì)(realize)有這樣的書(shū)，但沒(méi)有送(send)出去過(guò)，更沒(méi)有預(yù)定過(guò)(order)。按常識(shí)道理，沒(méi)有預(yù)定，郵遞員不會(huì)送東西到家來(lái)，更何況是自己想弄的東西。
17、邏輯推理，詞義比較，前后照應(yīng)      雖然作者已經(jīng)出版了45本書(shū)，可仍然沒(méi)有由于名譽(yù)而有絲毫改變(unchanged)。由后文although in a more comfortable home 說(shuō)明unmoved不妥。Excited和determined與文意不符。    
18、邏輯推理常識(shí)運(yùn)用      作者也許在原先的城市(city)，原先的房子(house)居住，但不能是原先的生活(life)，而是以與27年前同樣的生活方式(way)生活著。
19、前后照應(yīng)邏輯推理      注意與后句的比較。作者不僅僅只是單一的寫(xiě)作了，作者的生活中有了更多的機(jī)會(huì)或空間來(lái)享受生活的多樣化(variety)。網(wǎng)上下載，此題原答案為C(joy歡樂(lè))，筆者認(rèn)為有所不妥，joy缺少比較前提，前文并沒(méi)有作任何鋪墊。joy與success和work一樣與后句的it wasn’t just writing不形成對(duì)立關(guān)系。
20、前后照應(yīng)      不僅僅只是寫(xiě)作(writing)。注意與文章前面her writing skill，a part-time writer for IBM，writing stories was simply a personal interest的相一致。reporting，luck和fun與文意不符。
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小題4:What’s the aim to write the passage?
A．To call on us to learn from Benjamin Carson.
B．To praise Benjamin Carson for his achievements.
C．To show us how Benjamin Carson succeeded
D．To introduce Benjamin Carson’s life and work

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Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that fits the context.
Because neither she nor her husband smoked, Mrs. Trench was surprised to see cigarette ash on her doorstep as she entered the house. When she opened the living-room door, she was astonished to see a strange man fast      48     in an armchair! Taking care not to disturb him, Mrs. Trench left the house at once. She called a taxi and went      49     to the police station. When she got there, she lost no time to explain             _____50    had happened and added that the man      51     have got into the house      52    an open window. Mrs. Trench returned home       53      a police car together with two policemen. But it was too late: the man had disappeared. Hurrying upstairs, she went to her dressing-table. She smiled       54       relief when she saw the only thing that man had taken was an imitation diamond necklace that was almost      55      !

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