When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a self-employed writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not．He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a used typewriter and settled down to work．
After a year or so, however, Alex began to doubt himself．He found it was difficult to earn his living by selling what he wrote．But Alex determined to put his dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure．This is the shadowland （虛幻世界） of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there．
One day Alex got a call, "We need an assistant, and we're paying $ 6,000 a year．" $ 6,000 was real money in 1960．It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more．Besides, he could write in his spare time．As the dollars were dancing in Alex's head, something cleared his senses．He had dreamed of being a writer ?full time．"Thanks, but no," Alex said firmly and swiftly, "I'm going to stick it out and write．"
After Alex got off the phone, he pulled out everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents．Alex put the cans and cents into a paper bag, saying to himself," There's everything you've made of yourself so far．I'm not sure I ever felt so low．"
Finally his work was published in 1970．Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever experience．The shadows had turned into focus of attention．
Then one day, Alex found a box filled with things he had owned years before．Inside was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents．Suddenly he pictured himself working in that cold storage room．It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence （堅毅） it takes to stay the course （持續(xù)到底） in the shadowland．
小題1:Why did Alex give up his job?
A．Because he didn't like the working conditions．
B．Because he couldn't earn enough to make a living．
C．Because he wanted to be a full-time writer．
D．Because he felt he had no potential in his job．
小題2:What did Alex express when he answered the call?
A．He refused the job offer．
B．He was willing to give them a hand．
C．He expected them to pay him more money．
D．He would write in his spare time．
小題3:What kind of person is Alex?
A．Determined．B．Modest．
C．Shy．D．Brave．
小題4:Which of the following can summarize the passage best?
A．Look before you leap．
B．Two heads are better, than one．
C．Hold on to your dream, and it will come true．
D．A bird in hand is worth two in the bush．

小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:A
小題1:C

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第一句和第三段可知答案。
小題1:事實判斷題。根據(jù)第三段：“Thanks but no,” Alex said firmly and swiftly ,“I’m going to stick it out and write.”可知答案。
小題1:推理判斷題。根據(jù)全文尤其是最后一段可知答案。
小題1:主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文尤其是第二和倒數(shù)第二段可知答案
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Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano. She studied music in college and her 36 was to become a concert pianist or blues singer.
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Always 49  a new challenge, in 1973 Shirley became a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID),which 50 deaf and hard-of-hearing students technical and professional training.
This 51 woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph.D. She made  52 in 1992,  53 she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.
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A．jobB．interestC．dreamD．duty
小題2:
A．changedB．disappearedC．stoppedD．ended
小題3:
A．saidB．a(chǎn)greedC．foundD．thought
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)llowedB．causedC．encouragedD．enabled
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)lmostB．totallyC．a(chǎn)ctuallyD．gradually
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A．playedB．lovedC．performedD．remembered
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A．a(chǎn)ndB．soC．butD．even if
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小題10:
A．happyB．independentC．freeD．confident
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A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．ThenD．Besides
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A．workedB．studiedC．livedD．played
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A．a(chǎn)fterB．whileC．untilD．when
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A．waterB．treesC．dustD．mud
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A．justB．a(chǎn)lreadyC．yetD．still
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A．soB．butC．forD．since
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A．psychological time is quite puzzling
B．time should not be measured by a pendulum
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C．More time is structured and scheduled．
D．Time is structured with too many appointments．
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A．give various explanations about time
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A．She lent her some serious classics.B．She cultivated her taste for music.
C．She discovered her talent for dancing.D．She introduced her to adult plays.
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A．involve her in teenage social activitiesB．give her a chance to collect material
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As a boy, Charles Robert Darwin collected anything that caught his interest: insects, coins and interesting stones. He was not very clever, but Darwin was good at doing the things that interested him.
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As the Beagle sailed around the world, Darwin began to wonder how life had developed on earth. He began to observe everything. After he was home, he set to work, getting his collection in order. His first great work The Zoology of the Beagle was well received, but he was slow to make public his ideas on the origin of life.
Later Darwin and Wallace, another naturalist who had the same opinions as Darwin, produced a paper together. Darwin’s great book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (《物種起源》) appeared. It attracted a storm. People thought that Darwin was saying they were descended from monkeys. What a shameful idea! Although most scientists agreed that Darwin was right, the Church was still so strong that Darwin never received any honors for his work.
Afterwards, he published another great work, The Descent of Man. His health grew worse, but he still worked. “When I have to give up observation, I shall die,” he said. He was still working on 17, April, 1882. He was dead two days later.
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A．Charles Darwin’s ideas
B．Charles Darwin’s works
C．Father of modern biology: Charles Darwin
D．The greatest scientist: Charles Darwin
小題2:Darwin’s father sent him to Edinburgh to _____.
A．make him like natural history
B．make him become a doctor
C．let him change his hobbies
D．have him give up his collection
小題3:According to the passage, Charles Darwin’s whole life was changed by _____.
A．his study at Cambridge University
B．his collection of coins
C．the naturalists at Cambridge
D．the voyage of the Beagle
小題4:The underlined part “they were descended from monkeys” probably means “_____”.
A．they gave monkeys life
B．they were different from monkeys
C．they were developed from monkeys
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