2022-2023學(xué)年上海市某中學(xué)高一年級上冊12月月考英語試卷（附聽力音頻）含詳解

2022學(xué)年第一學(xué)期高一單元考試

英語學(xué)科

(本次考試時(shí)間120分鐘，滿分150分)

I.ListeningComprehcnsion(20,)

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossible

answersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

自助獲取聽力音頻

I.A.Thetaximusthavegoneawayalready.

B.Themanshouldnothavelefthisphonein(hetaxi.

C.Thenumshouldgooutandlookforanothertaxi.

D.Thetaximaystillbewaitinginlineforcustomers.

2.A.530yuan.B.440yuan.

C.1590yuan.D.1320yuan.

3.A.Theyaretooexpensivetoeat.

B.Theyarenotashealthybuttheytastebetter.

C.Althoughtheyareabitmoreexpensive,theyaretastyandgoodfbryourhealth.

D.Since(heyaremoreexpensive,theymustbehealthyandtasty.

4.A.Atahotel.B.A(aboxoffice.

C.Atarestaurant.D.Atabookshop.

5.A.Pan-friedsalmonwithpeppersauce,steamedvegetableswithcheesesauce.

B.Pan-friedsalmonwithpeppersauce,steamedvegetableswithnosauce.

C.Grilledsalmonwithpeppersauce,steamedvegetableswithnosauce.

D.Grilledsalmonwithpeppersauce,steamedvegetableswithcheesesauce.

6.A.2hours.B.2hours10minutes.

C.2hours20minutes.D.2hours25minutes.

7.A.Hiringmoretemporarystaff.

B.Findingaconsultanttogetmoreadvice.

C.Hiringmoreworkersduringthesummerholidays.

D.Hiringmoreworkersduringtheyear-endholidays.

8.A.Allthedeliverycostwillbecoveredby(hewoman.

B.Allthedeliverycostwillbecoveredbythecompany.

C.Thecostfortheexpressmailwillbecoveredbythecompany.

D.Thecostforreturningtheg(x)dswillbecoveredbythewoman.

9.A.Toextendthelifespansofoldpeople.

B.Tosendnursestopeople'shomes.

C.Toincreaseoldpeople'syearsofactivity.

D.Toinstructoldpeopleonhealthylifestyles.

10.A.MaChao'sachievementisjustacoincidence.

B.MaChaosemployeeevaluationreportistoogeneral.

C.MaChaoisdoingagoodenoughjobtogetpromoted.

D.11outof12projectsMahasworkedonarequitesuccessful.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillhearseverallongershortpassagesandconversations,andyouwillbe

askedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandconversations.Thepassagesandconversationswill

bereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。11.

A.Caribbeancurryhouse.B.OldMontreal.

C.Notre-DameBasilica.D.RueSt.Denis.

12.

ABybus.B.Bytaxi.

C.Bymetro.D.Walking.

13.

A.Thebotanicalgarden.B.Notre-DameBasilica.

C.Theschoolforreligiousstudy.D.Theartgalleriesandmuseums.

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。14.

A.Hehasaccumulatedknow-how.

B.Hecontributesalotmorevalue.

C.Helearnsfrompastmistakesandsuccesses.

DHeisabletosavetroubledprojectsandlead(hemtosuccess.

15.

A.Togetaraise.B.Tbgetapromotion.

C.Tobecomeafireman.D.lbbetheteamleader.

16.

A.Becauseheiseagertocontinuehisroleasafireman.

B.Becauseheisihego-ioguywhoalwaysgetscalled(oputoutfires.

C.Becausehebringsmoretechnicalknow-knowtoeachproject.

D.Becauseheistheonewhogetscalledtokick-starttroubledprojects.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。17.

A.Reliabilityandtradition.

B.Trustandreassurance.

C.Innovationandadaptability.

D.Simplicityandliveliness.

18.

A.Ithasahappy,feel-goodstylethatcanattractyoungerpeople,especiallyfemales.

B.Itsmodern-lookingdesignmatchesthecompanyimage.

C.Thelight,carefreeandfriendlyimagepoilraysbuyinginsuranceasaneasydecision

D.Thesemicirculardesignmatchesthepyramidthemeinsomeoftheadvertisements.

19.

A.Itsdynamicfeel.

B.Thetriangledesign.

C.Thethick,blockletteringinred.

D.Thesimplecolorcombinationofredandwhite.

20.

A.Thelight,carefree,friendlyimage.

B.Thesemicircledesignandthelivelylettering

C.Thehand-paintedlookandthetriangleshape

D.Theold-fashionedthick,blockletteringinred.

II.GrammarandVocabulary(45,)

SectionA

Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

21.EverytimeIcheckthingsover,1changerightanswersintowrongones.

A./B.whenC.howD.that

22.TheNewYorkStockExchangeisnolongerthegeneralpublicthinksitis.

A.whichB.asC.whereD.what

23.It'shightimethatweatourcarbonfootprint,aboutthedifferencebetweenthegood,thebadand(he

reallyugly.

A.looked;thoughtB.look;thinkingC.looked:thinkingD.look;(othink

24.Inmostcases,it'sbetteroverthesupermarket,buy(heingredientsyouneed,andthencookthemyourself.

A.(owalkB.walkingC.walkD.towalking

25.Thenewseriesabouteducationissetonafarm.hasbeenconvertedintoaschoolforoneclassofdifficult

students.

A.thatB.whereC.whichD.what

26.Duetonewpropermeasures,bytheendofthismonth,thecarbonfootprintproducedbythecattlefarmbyabout

30%.

A.hasbeenreducedB.willhavereduced

C.hasbeenreducingD.willhavebeenreduced

27.Scott'steamreachedthePoleon17January1912,,soon,theywereshockedtocomeacrosstheNorwegianflag

putbyAmundsen'steam.

A.whenB.whereC.whichD.that

28.in1842,HighclereisoneofthemostexpensivehousesinBritain,morethan150millionpounds.

A.Completing;isworthB.Completed;worth

C.Havingbeencompleted;worthesD.Completed;isworth

29.Mydadintheopen-plankitchen,whichisthereasonit'swarmerandfriendlierthantheotherrooms.

A.hasalwayscooked;whyB.alwayscooks;that

C.isalwayscooking;whyD.isalwayscooking;that

30.TheHymerstookpartinanexperimentcalledThe1940sHouse,purposewastoseeifamodern-dayfamilywould

becapableofsurvivinginthe1940s.

A.whenB.whereC.whichD.whose

31.Somegirlsprefertotakephotosstandsafamouspaintinginagallery.

A.whereB.whatC.whenD.as

32.Hisideawasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting,.

A.asitmightsoundstrangeB.strangealthoughitmightsound

C.strangeasitmightsoundD.strangeasmightitsound

33.Il'sthe10,htimethechallengeofthissheep-basedpassthroughmini-game.

A.whenhetookB.thathehastaken

C.whenhehastakenD.thathetook

34.一Wheredidyougetthislong-awaitedalbum,TheGreatestWork?

—Itwasintherecordstorewcfirstmet.

A.thatB.whereC.whenD.which

35.todelivertheordersasquicklyaspossible,somecourierspaylittleregardtotrafficrules,andasaresult,there

anumberofterribletrafficaccidentsinrecentyears.

A.Needing:havebeenB.Needed;are

C.Needing;arcD.Needed;havebeen

SectionB

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

(heblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwith(heproperfomiofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

(hatbestfitseachblank.

36mostTVstationsandvideo-streamingplatformstrytoattractviewersbyproducing6/ed(明星薈萃

的)realityshows,HenanTVhasgoneviral(走紅)bypromotingtraditionalculturethroughChinesedance.

Thisyear,HenanTVproducedsevendancepieces37(highlighOtraditionalculture,suchasRhapsodyonthe

LuoRiverGoddess(《洛神水賦》),atwo-minuteunderwaterdance,andDragonBoatFestivalandGuardianWarriorsof

(《龍門金剛》),adancepiece38(support)byARtechnologyagainstthebackdropoftheLongmcnGrottoes.

Lastmonth,YaoWei,directoroftheTVstation'sInnovationCenter,wasinvitedtotalkabouthowtheTVstation

39(produce)thehitdancepiecesatathree-dayforumcenteringontheresearchofChinesedance.

Thepiecesmadeanemotionalimpactonaudiences,mostof40aremembersofGenZ(peoplebornbetween

1995and2009),Yaosaid.

<41141(bc)overfortyyearssincethecountry'sreformandopening-upandtheyoungergenerationshavegrown

upwithamoreopenmindset.Withplentyofresourcesandopportunities,theyembraceChinesecultureandarcproudofi(,^^

saidYao."42weneedtodoispresentChinesecultureandtraditionininterestingwaysforthoseyoungpeople.”

YaoaddedthatHenanTVhasbeenproducingshowshighlightingtraditionalculture,suchastraditionaloperasandkung

fu,fornearly30years.

"43(appeal)(oyoungeraudiences,wearcalsochangingourshows.Oneofthekeysistoproducecontentwith

strongvisualcreativity,“Yaosaid."Forexample,thelatesttechnologyandunconventionalstagesettings,likeunderwater

scenes,huvebecomeournewwaysoftellingstoriesabouttraditionalChineseculture,ratherthansimplynarratinghistory

withtraditionalvideocontent.,,

Anotherkeytosuccess!'uIly44'reach)youngeraudiencesisusingsocialmediaplatformstopromotetheirshows.

“Socialmedia45(shane)anddrivenbyyoungpeople.It'sapowerfulformofcommunication.Whentheytake

aquickscrollthroughtheirphones,theyeasilybecomeinterestedinaneye-catchingvideo/'Yaosaid.

SectionC

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwoidchosenfmmthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereis

onewordmorethanyouneed.

A.produceB.anxiousC.assumptionD.screeningE.domesticFpackage

G.guiltyH.stressI.permitJ.containK.delivered

46.Thelocalresidentsarerequiredtotakearoutine,whichhelpstodetectearlysignsofthecoronapandemic.

47.Hermotheristheonewhowearsthepantsinherfamily,buttorelievetheboredomofdoingthejobdayin

anddayoutforseveralyears,shewillstepintothejobmarketthisyear.

48.ChongmingIslandhasbecomeanincreasinglypopulartouristattractionforcitydwellersbecauseofitsfreshairand

local.

49.Thegirlfeltaboutconsumingtoomuchjunkfoodduringthelockdown,whichresultedinherexpanding

waistline

50.Jack,whogotanAintheexam,waslomakesurewhetherhisfatherwouldbuyhimanI-phone14.

51.WhenKobeBryantsealedtheNBAchampionshipwitha20-2run,PhilJacksoncouldn'thisjoy.

52.Inthisunprecedentedtimeofuncertainty,thegovernmenthaslaunchedaofmeasurestohelpsmall

businesses.

53.Whenyoungladieswearshoeswithhighheels,theyputalotofontheirkneesandankles.

54.Inbigcities,goodsarccurrentlytothedoorstepswithnophysicalcontactinresponsetothegrowing

demandsofhealth-consciouscustomers.

55.Fortunately,theyoungerbrotherwasdeniedatoholdweaponsbasedonhisagealone.

SectionD

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanheusedonlyonce.Notethatthereis

onewordmorethanyouneed.

A.livelihoodB.geographicalC.increasinglyD.exhaustedE.amuseF.beyond

G.unsupportedH.slightlyI.motivationalJ.mattersK.surviving

Themissionforexplorers,B0rgeOusland,aNorwegian,andMikeHorn,aSouthAfrican-bornSwiss,wastonavigate

theirwayacrossthe600milestotheSouthPole56——nodogslcdsorairdropsofequipment,nofoodorfuelalong

(heway.When,in2006.(hetwomenfinallyreachedtheirdestination.CapeArklichcskiyinSiberia,in(hepitchdarkof

polarwinter,theywereutterly57hadfrosibiic(凍瘡)，butwerestillinonepiece.What(heyhadaccomplished

standsasoneofthemostdaringpolarexpeditionsinrecentmemory:settingout:ntotaldarknessand

58nhvsicallvandmentally.Thathadbeentheessenceofthetrip.Reachingthepolewasnecessary,butalmost

irrelevantconclusion.

Whywouldtheyhaveputthemselvesin(hisposition?Thiswas,actually,exactlywhattheyhadwanted.Bothmenhad

beenadventuringsinceboyhood,taking59highcalculatedrisks.Alsomepoint,theyleftiheircomfortzonesand

neverwentback.Forthem,goingtoextremesthatmayseeminsanewasactuallyalogicalprogression.Theydiscovered

thattheycouldearnaliving—writingbooks,takingpictures,makingfilms,andpresenting60speeches.Now,they

havesponsors:outdoorgearmanufacturers,constructionoutfits,anadventuretravelagency,awatchcompany.Extreme

adventureistheir61

Somepeoplesaythatthetwomenhaveadeathwish,butthisjustseemsto62MikeandB0rge.Theywilltell

youthatitisn'tadesiretobeclosertodeath:hatattractsthem;it'sadesiretobeclosertolife.They'vebeentothe

mountaintop.Theyknowthatwillpowercanbebuilt,andthatordinarypeople,likethemselves,have

abilities63theirwildestdreams.They,rejusttheoneswhoareoutthere,searchingthewildernessonbehalfofthe

restofus.Theyarcn'lmarkingdotsona64mapanymore.Thatwasaccomplishedlongago.Whattheyarcdoing

nowisexploringtheinnermap.thementalandemotionalmap.Whatwilltheykarnaboutthemselvesfrombeingina

positionwherenothing65exceptstayingalive?What,exactly,isihehumanbeingcapableof?Thisiswhat

drives(hem.

HI.ReadingComprehension(56,)

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

(A)

Itcculdhappenanywhereatanytime.Il\oftenunexpected,butmostalmostneverunappreciated.Mostpeople,atone

timeoranother,havebeenonthe66endofarandomactofkindness—thatmomentofpurealtruism(利他主義)

whenacompletestrangerstopstoofferaid67orsympathy.Youmayevenbeinamomentofdesperateneed.Ina

sometimes68worldwherepeoplecanbesofbeusedonwhatthey'redoing,arandomactofkindnesscanmakeall

the69.

Theycanberelatively70HannahBaileyfromLondon,forexample,(oldtheMetronewspaperabouthowshe

wasgivenheriruilandvegetableshoppingfortree.Ihesellerdidherakindnesswhenitemergedshedidn'thaveany

71topay.Shewashappyaboutitallday.

ThecityofNapleshaslonghadatraditioncalled4caffesospeso'.Whenbuyingcoffee,apersonwhohasrecentlybeen

luckywouldpurchase72CUDSbutonlydrinkone,leavingtheotheroneanonymously(匿名),outofthegoodnessof

theirheart,forapoorpersontoclaimforfree.This73isnowmorecommonworldwide.

However.74theselittleactscanbeamatteroflifeanddeath.Take,forexample,theunnamedcommuter,who

inJune2018felloffastationplatformontoanelectricrailwaytrackinToronto,Canada.Aquick-thinking,butevennow

unknown,bystander75leaptdowntopullhimtosafety.

So,whydoit?Often,theactsaren't76.Thepeoplenevermeetagain.AccordingtoUKcharityTheMental

HealthFoundation,actslikethesecan“giveourlivesnewpurpose,showusother77onourownproblemsandeven

makeus充elhappy.”

Sogiveitatry.Holdopenadoorfbrsomeone.78acompiment—evengiveupyourseatona

bus.79someonewhoisinneed.Ittakesallkinds.Itneedn,tbeanything80Oneday,whetheryouneedit

ornot,someonemighthelpyouinyourhourofneed.

66.A.givingB.receivingC.cooperatingD.frightening

67.A.impactB.charityC.recommendationD.generosity

68.A.quick-mindedB.full-timeC.impersonalD.upper-class

69.A.differenceB.profitC.progressD.goodness

70.A.ambitiousB.insignificanlC.obviousD.independent

71.A.checkB.creditC.regardD.change

72.A.onsB.twoC.threeD.four

73.A.imageB.solutionC.functionD.tradition

74.A.fbrexampleB.incontrastC.insomecasesD.onthewhole

75.A.capablyB.hesitantlyC.selflesslyD.randomly

76.A.recognizedB.addictedC.proposedD.rewarded

77.A.outlooksB.judgmentsC.moodsD.satisfactions

78.A.deliverB.promoteC.labelD.load

79.A.FindB.HelpC.PermitD.Eyewitness

80.A.creativeB.hugeC.adventurousD.entertaining

(B)

Pursuinga"Useless"Degree

Atuniversity,whenItoidpeopleIwasstudyingforahistorydegree,theresponsewasalmostalwaysthesame:"You

wanttobeateacher?''No.ajournalist.uOh.Butyou'renot81communications?”

Inthedayswhenauniversityeducationwasaprivilege,perhapstherewasn'tthe82thatadegreehadtobea

springboarddirectlyintoacareer.Thosedaysarelonggone.Today,adegreeisallbuta(n)83forthejobmarket,one

(hatmore(hanhalvesyourchancesofbeingunemployed.Still,thataloneisno84ofajob-andyetwe'repaying

moreandmoreforone.

Given(hosecosts,mostofuswanttomaximize(hat85——and(hatcanleadtoaplug-and-playtypeofapproach

tohighereducation.Wanttobeajournalist?Studyjournalism,wc'rctold.Alawyer?Pursueprc-law.Nottotallysure?Go

intoSTEM-youcanbecomeanengineeroranITexpert.Andnomatterwhatyoudo.86thehumanities,suchas

history,philosophyandlanguages.

It'struethatthehumanitiescomewithahigherriskofunemployment,buttheriskis87thanyouwouldimagine.

ForyoungpeopleintheU.S.,theunemploymentrateofthosewithhumanitiesdegreesisfourpercent,justalittlemorethan

thatofengineeringdegreeholders.Lower88maynotbecausedbythedegreeitselfeither.Thegenderpay

gap89inthehumanities,whosegraduatesaremorelikelytobefemale.Isitany9()thenthatEnglish

teacherstendtomakelessthanengineers?

AccordingtoLinkedln'sresearchonthemost91jobskillsbyemployersfor2019,theabilitytocommunicate

andgetalongwithpeople,tounderstandwhat'sonotherpeople'sminds,andiodofull-strengthcriticalanalysiswereall

valuedandappreciated.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatyoucanbea(n)92communicatorandcriticalthinkerwithouta

humanitiesdegree.Andanygooduniversityeducation,notjustoneinEnglishorpsychology,should93these

abilitiesfurther.

Butfewcoursesofstudyarequiteas94onreading,writing,speakingandcriticalthinkingasthehumanities

whetherthat'sbydebatingotherstudentsinaseminar(研討會)，writingathesispaperoranalyzingpoetry.

Thewholequestionofwhetherastuden:shouldchooseSTEMversus(hehumanitiesmightbemisguided(obeginwith.

Theheadlinesmostofusseedon'thelp.Whateverastudentpursuesinuniversity,itmustbesomethingthattheyarcnotonly

goodal,bu（（15）95_.Evenifitmeanspursuingii“useless"degree■?likeoneinhumanities.

81.A.believingB.involvingC.majoringD.participating

82.A.assumptionB.explanationC.judgmentD.intention

83.A.alternativeB.choiceC.necessityD.tool

84.A.conceniB.guaranteeC.indicationD.shortage

85.A.achievementB.investmentC.punishmentD.requirement

86.A.considerB.forgetC.noticeD.remember

87.A.biggerB.rarerC.severerD.slighter

88.A.salariesB.scoresC.spendingD.status

89.A.assistsB.consistsC.persistsD.resists

90.A.benefitB.coincidenceC.mysteryD.wonder

91.A.built-inB.grown-upC.missed-outD.sought-after

92.A.amusingB.excellentC.nervousD.poor

93.A.fastenB.sharpenC.weakenD.worsen

94.A.difficultB.frequentC.heavyD.strange

95A.caredaboutB.interestedinC.lookedafterD.tiredof

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingtwopassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D.Choosetheonethatfitsbest

accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

（A）

StudentsoftenaskmeaboutwritingforChinaDaily.Usuallyit'salongthelinesof,“Whydoyoustillteach,whenyou

mustberichfromallthosecolumnsyouhavepublished?,,Actually,we“Hotpot”contributorsdon'tdothisforthemoney.To

mostofus,thiscolumn'sjustaplaceforustoshareourexperiences-oftenstrange—aboutoureverydaylives.

Recently,Iaddressedagroupofstudentswhowereallstudyingtobewriters,mostlyinthefieldofmedicine.Allof

themtoldtalesofhowhardtheywereworking,andtheyallwantedtogooutandmakeanameforthemselvesintheliterary

world.Oneofthestudentsputhishandup,andasked,"What'sthebestwaytogetasteadyincomefromwriting?”Twenty

pairsofeyesfocusedonmeasIthoughtaboutmynextstatementveryclosely."Well,“Isaid,“haveyouthoughtofbecoming

aplumber（管道工人）？Oranelectrician?Everyoneneedsatradesman."Theirsharpintakeofbreathalmostsuckedtheglass

outofthewindows,andacoupleofstudentslookedasifanysecondtheywouldburstintotears.ItwasasifI'dkickeda

puppyinfullviewofeveryone.

Iwentontotellthemthatitdidn'tmeanthattheyshouldn'ttrytobecomefamousintheirchosenfield.Onthecontrary,

theyshouldpushharder,sharpentheirskillsandtakeeveryavailablechancetogetahead.

WhenItentatively（嘗試性地）putforthmyfirstpieceforChinaDaily,Ineverexpectedittobepickedup.I'dwritten

itonmyPhone,whilststandingatabusstopinthesnow,andsentitoutofpuredissatisfactionwiththewholepublictransport

system.Infact,itwasn'tuntilIgotane-mailmuchlater,askingmetoexpanditto650words,thatIrealizeditwasactually

goingtomakeitintoprint.

Atthatstage,theideaofmoneydidn'tevenenterintotheequation（等式）、andIwasjustmorethanhappytoseemy

nameonthepage.Actually,itwasn'tuntilafewmonthslater,whenasumofmoneymysteriouslyturnedupinmybank

account,:hatIeventhoughtaboutit.

Onethingthenledtoanother,andIwrotemorestories,oftenwithabitofbackandforthhelpfromLiuJun,thecolumn's

editor.Attimesitwasanuphillstruggletotryandchangethingsaroundtofitthewayshewantedi(-butitwasworthi(.

It'sneverbeenaboutthemoney.Sure,it'snice,itbuysbitsandpiecesalongtheway—butyoucouldn'tliveoTit.It's

beenabouttellingthestoriesofthethingsthathavehappenedtomefromdaytoday,andgenerallytryinglogetpeopletosee

that(here'smoreinthenewspaperthanjustdoomandgloom!

96.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthewriter?

A.Hedidn'treceiveanymoneyforhisfirstarticlepublishedinthenewspaper.

B.Hewritesaboutinterestingthingshehasreadfromnewspapers.

C.HehasbeenwritingforChinaDailytormorethantenyears.

D.Hedidn'texpecthisarticlewouldbechosenatfirst.

97.Inparagraph2,whydidthewriterrespondtohisstudentsinsuchaway?

A.Heneededmoretimetothinkabout(hequestion.

B.Hedidn'tthinktheirquestionwasworthanswering.

C.Hehimselfwasn'lable(ohaveastableincomefromwriting.

D.Heconsideredilnecessaryforsometobecomeatradesman.

98.By"itwasanuphillstruggletotryandchangethingsaroundtofitthewayshewantedit“thewritermeansthat

A.hestruggledtogetapositionasapermanentwriterforthenewspaper.

B.theedtorwassodemandingthathefounditimpossibletokeepup.

C.hewouldliketheeditortohaveeverythingarrangedwell.

D.theeditor'srequirementswerenoteasytomeet.

99.Whichof(hefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Columnwritcrs,lifeB.Moreinthenewspaper

C.Il'snotaboutthemoneyD.Bitsandpiecesaboutwriting

(B)

Belowisawebpagefromhttp://www.parents,com./

KidoftheYearPhotoContest

Enteryourkid,sphototodayandwin!We'regivingaway52weekly$250prizesfromReaders*Choicevotes.RLUS

o