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1、英语模拟试卷 一 阅读理解 本大题共15 小题 共 30 0 分 A In this age of Internet chat videogames and reality television there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied Yet despite the competition my year old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories She wants to enter one
2、 of her stories into a writing contest a competition she won last year As a writer I know about winning contests and about losing them I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation cre
3、ated by previous victories What if she doesn t win the contest again That s the strange thing about being a parent So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface A revelation 启示 came last week when I asked her Don t you want to win again No she replied I just want to tell the story of an
4、 angel going to first grade I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously 自发地 told them Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall I offered suggestions for characters conflicts and endings for her tales The story about a fear
5、ful angel starting first grade was quickly guided by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks Because I know very li
6、ttle about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade I had to accept the fact that I was co opting 借用 my daughter s experience While stepping back was difficult for me it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps putting myself far enough a way to gi
7、ve her room but close enough to help if asked All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment grow and find their own voices 1 What do we learn from the first paragraph A A lot of distractions compete for children s time nowadays B Children do find lots of fun in many
8、mindless activities C Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time D Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing 2 What did the author say about her own writing experience A She was constantly under pressure of writing more B Most of her stories had been rejected by publishe
9、rs C She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer D Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations 3 Why did Rebecca want to enter this year s writing contest A She had won a prize in the previous contest B She wanted to share her stories with readers C She was sure of winning with
10、 her mother s help D She believed she possessed real talent for writing B Several months ago I decided it would be wise to investigate the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy if for no other reason than because I understood it might be a good investment I got the name of an insurance age
11、nt from a friend and called the agent to get some information From the kinds of questions I put to him the agent would tell that I knew nothing about insurance so he kindly offered to explore the matter with me in more detail to help me determine the kind of policy I ought to be considering That eve
12、ning he appeared at my door promptly at 7 30 without wasting time on amenities he spread his papers out on the kitchen table and launched into a lengthy explanation I listened attentively as he talked about the difference between various types of policies and he explained the kind of coverage he fel
13、t I ought to have because of my age bracket and financial objectives Toward the end of the evening after three or four hours of talking he kindly helped me fill out an application for a 50 000 dollar policy and then he asked if I could go to a Dr Luther s office on Friday for a physical examination
14、I don t know why but it was not until the mention of the doctor s appointment that I realized fully what was happening I was about to sign a lifetime contract yet I had not really made a decision about whether I wanted to buy the policy or not As a matter of fact the question of the need for a decis
15、ion from me one way or the other had not even come up Suddenly I felt sure that I definitely did not want to buy the policy However since he had spent so much time with me I didn t want to make him feel that he had wasted his time So I invented an excuse about things I had to do on Friday and I assu
16、red him I would call him in a few days Actually I had no intention of going to see Dr Luther or of calling the agent again I wanted to forget the whole thing It s been over three months now since our meeting and my friendly insurance agent still calls at my office faithfully two or three times a week My secretary knows that I don t want to talk to him so when he calls she tells him that I m in a meeting or that I m out of the office or that I m away on a business trip I realize now that it was a
