63. Radcliffe's failure in Athens made her ________

　　 A. develop respect for Liz　　 B. love people around her more

　　 C. rest for five months　　　 D. face criticism calmly　　　　　　　 　　　

59．Choose the correct statements from the following according to the passage.

　　　 a.The Pigman and Me was one of the Best Books for teenagers.

　　　 b.Zindel was one of the earliest writers who wrote for adults only.

　　　 c.The Doom Stone and Rats are not popular with young adults.

　　　 d.Zindel was given four prizes for literature before he died.

　　　 e.At least eight of Zindel’s books were very popular in his times.

　　　 A．c, d, e　　　　　　　　 B．a(chǎn), b, c　　　　　　　　 C．a(chǎn), b, d　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn), d, e

答案　 56.A　 57.C　 58.A　 59.D　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Passage 28　　　　

(05·湖南C篇)

Paula Radcliffe, chasing (角逐) a third London marathon title(冠軍), says she has became a stronger person after her terrible experience at the 2004 Athens Gaines.

　 Radcliffe, who failed to complete the Olympic marathon and the 10,000m last August, said: "Athens made me a stronger person and it made me care less about criticism (批評(píng))"

　 "In the past I wanted to please everyone, but now I ara fioinfi to listen even more to the people around me."

　 She didn't care about criticism made at the weekend by Liz McCulgan, who felt Radcliffe should have rested and let her body recover after her failure in Athens.

　 "Liz is someone I look up to but she hasn't spoken to me since last year and if she really eared for me, I'm sure she would have contacted (聯(lián)系) me."

　 Instead Radcliffe won the New York City marathon just 11 weeks after Athens.

　 "In New York I wasn't in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win the　　　 Radcliffe insisted her only goal in Sunday's race would be winning a third title and not chasing world records.

　 However, RadcIiffe has not ruled out(排除) m the future chasing her "final" world record time and questioned sayings that marathon runners have the ability in their career to produce only four or five world-class times.

　 "I don't think that -- although I can't put a number on it," said. RadcLiffe. "That changes from person to person."

　 Radcliffe is sure she can better her winning London 2003 performance at some point in the future. Following a successful three-month training period in the United States, the 31-year-old will chase a third title on Sunday after her first victory in 2O02 and again 12 months later.

Radcliffe clocked a time of 2:18:56 in her first 42.2-kdnmetre race three years ago.

　 Afterwards she set a "mixed course" mark of 2:17:18 five months later In Chicago before lowering that to a time of 2:15:25 m the 2003 London event.

58．When did Paul Zindel win the ALAN Prize?

　　　 A．In 2002.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．In 2003.

　　　 C．Between 1967 and 1992.　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Between 2002 and 2003.

57．Why was Paul Zindel honored with the Margaret A. Edwards Prize?

　　　 A．His books were widely read by children.

　　　 B．His books were interesting and helpful to adults.

　　　 C．He made great contributions to contemporary literature.

　　　 D．He wrote a number of horror books for young adults.

56．Which of Paul Zindel’s books was the most popular with young adults in the 20th century?

　　　 A．The Pigman.

　　　 B．The Doom Stone.

　　　 C．The Pigman and Me.

　　　 D．The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds.

60. What does the last paragraph mainly discuss?

A．How Donohue protected Alcindor from the press

B．How Alcindor disliked meeting reporters

C．Why the press followed Alcindor closely

D．Why the public wanted Alcindor badly

答案　 57.C　 58.D　 59.C　 60.A

Passage 27

(05·福建A篇)

Paul Zindel’s death on March 27,2003 ended the brilliant life of a famous writer.

Not only did Paul Zindel win a Pulitzer Prize as well as an Obie Prize for his 1970 play The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, but be was one of the earliest writers in the field of contemporary(當(dāng)代的) literature for young adults(成人). The Pigman, published in 1968, is still one of the most well-known and widely-taught novels in the genre. The American Library Association has named it one of the 100 Best of the Best Books for Young Adults published between 1967 and 1992, and Zindel’s autobiography, The Pigman and Me, was among the 100 Best of the Best Books published for teenagers during the last part of the twentieth century. Six of Zindel’s books, in fact, have been voted the Best Books for Young Adults, and most of his recent horror books-such as The Doom Stone and Rats-have been chosen as Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Clearly, he was a writer who knew how to interest contemporary children. Recognizing that, the American Library Association in 2002 honored Paul Zindel with the Margaret A. Edwards Prize for his lifetime achievements, and later that same year he was presented with the ALAN Prize for his contributions to Young Adult Literature. With his passing, young readers, teachers, and librarians have lost a great friend.

59. Why did some rival coaches take their teams away from the floor before Power warmed up?

A．Their teams refused to play Power　　　　 B．Their teams feared to see Alcindor

C．Their teams would lose courage　　　 D．Their teams would lose interest

58. Which of the following best describes Donohue as a young coach?

A．serious, popular and slow　　　　　　　　　　 B．tall, skillful and successful

C．kind, powerful and undefeated 　　　　　　 D．well-known, strict and experienced

57. Many schools offered Alcindor scholarships because_________.

A．he was young　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．he was hardworking

C．he was tall for his age 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．he was skillful at playing basketball

59. It takes you about one and a half hours________.

　　 A. to get to the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street

　　 B. to buy Jane Austen related books, cards and gifts

　　 C. to find a guide to take you to the Centre

D. to look around the city of Bath on foot

答案　 56.A　 57.C　 58.A　 59.D　

Passage 26

(05·浙江E篇)

When Lew Alcindor was 13, and obviously still growing, a group of schools began offering him scholarships (獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金) . The Alcindors decided to send their only child to Power Memorial Academy, a small school on Manhattan’s West Side.

At Power, Alcindor came under the control of Coach Jack Donohue, a strict young man who already gained his fame as one of the best coaches in the city. Donohue brought Alcindor along slowly. As a first-year student, the boy was not able to do much but wave his long skinny arms and shoot a basket now and then. But by the second year, when he was 15 years old and nearly 7 feet tall, Alcindor was quick and skillful enough to make the high school All-American team and to lead Power to an undefeated season.

From then on he simply got better. Some rival coaches (對(duì)方教練)used to take their teams quickly away from the floor before Power warmed up so that their players would not see him any sooner than they had to. Wearing size 16D shoes and sucking a lollipop (棒棒糖), Alcindor would loosen up by starting his leaping lay-ups (擦板球). Then he would casually shoot the ball with either hand, to the delight of the fans.

When reporters and photographers began to follow Alcindor closely, Donohue protected his boy firmly. He simply ordered Lew to talk to no member of the press, and this suited Lew fine. He was not comfortable talking to grown-ups, perhaps because he towered over them. Discouraged photographers began following him in secret as though he were an easily-frightened giraffe. Once after ducking into a subway to escape, Alcindor told a friend that it was all becoming like policemen and robbers. “People want you not for yourself,” Donohue warned him, “but because you’re a basketball player. Don’t forget that.”