Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community.When she was 16，her father____her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income.With English as her second language and____education，the____didn’t look bright for Lilly.
Lilly’s father was a stubborn man who___took “no” for an answer.He____Lilly to find a job.With small hope of gaining____，each day she would just ride to the city，walk____about and return home at dusk.
On one of her____，Lilly saw a sign at a big company.___，she knocked on the very first door.In her____English，Lilly told the office manager she was interested in the secretarial position.The manager ____to give the girl a chance.He directed her to type a letter，and then____.Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11∶40 am.She thought everyone would be leaving for____at noon，when she could____away in the crowd.But she knew she should____the letter.
On her first try，Lilly____one line of five words and made four mistakes.On her second attempt，she completed a full paragraph，but still made many mistakes.She looked at the clock：11∶55—five minutes to____.Just then the manager walked in.He came directly to Lilly，read the letter and said，“Lilly，you’re doing____work！”
With those simple words of encouragement，her desire to escape disappeared and her____began to grow.Lilly thought，“Well，if he thinks it’s good，then it must be good.I think I’ll stay！” Lilly did stay—all because someone had given a____and uncertain girl the gift of selfconfidence when she knocked on the door.
| 小题1: | | A．reminded | B．forced | | C．encouraged | D．helped |
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| 小题2: | | A．poor | B．formal | | C．good | D．modern |
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| 小题3: | | A．advice | B．promise | | C．future | D．change |
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| 小题4: | | A．always | B．usually | | C．sometimes | D．rarely |
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| 小题5: | | A．warned | B．told | | C．allowed | D．begged |
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| 小题6: | | A．employment | B．experience | | C．judgment | D．independence |
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| 小题7: | | A．carefully | B．happily | | C．aimlessly | D．rapidly |
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| 小题8: | | A．steps | B．trips | | C．purposes | D．choices |
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| 小题9: | | A．Bravely | B．Proudly | | C．Calmly | D．Cautiously |
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| 小题10: | | A．broken | B．perfect | | C．written | D．fluent |
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| 小题11: | | A．refused | B．decided | | C．pretended | D．failed |
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| 小题12: | | A．stopped | B．continued | | C．left | D．sighed |
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| 小题13: | | A．lunch | B．life | | C．fun | D．luck |
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| 小题14: | | A．break | B．slip | | C．pass | D．drive |
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| 小题15: | | A．read | B．write | | C．attempt | D．deliver |
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| 小题16: | | A．went over | B．picked up | | C．gave away | D．got through |
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| 小题17: | | A．freedom | B．success | | C．discussion | D．reward |
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| 小题18: | | A．terrible | B．excellent | | C．honest | D．easy |
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| 小题19: | | A．belief | B．patience | | C．confidence | D．strength |
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| 小题20: | | A．shy | B．lonely | | C．selfless | D．modest |
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:D
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语篇解读 Lilly到一家公司求职，面试时她本来打算放弃，后来因为经理给予的鼓励和自信而被成功录用了。
小题1:解析： 当她16岁时，她的父亲强迫(forced)她辍学来为家里赚钱。
答案： B
小题2:解析： 由上文的“drop out of school”可知她没有受到良好的教育。poor不佳的，差的，符合语境。
答案： A
小题3:解析： 既然英语是她的第二语言，且她所受的教育不好，根据常识可判断她的前途(future)不是很光明。
答案： C
小题4:解析： Lilly的父亲是一个固执的人，他几乎不允许孩子说半个“不”字。rarely很少，难得，符合语境。
答案： D
小题5:解析： 他吩咐(told) Lilly去找一份工作。
答案： B
小题6:解析： 由上文Lilly找工作可知，应选employment雇用。
答案： A
小题7:解析： 每天她都骑车到市里，漫无目的地(aimlessly)四处走走，黄昏的时候回家。
答案： C
小题8:解析： 此处选trips指找工作的旅程。
答案： B
小题9:解析： 此处指她敲门时的忐忑心情。Cautiously小心地，谨慎地，符合语境。
答案： D
小题10:解析： broken English蹩脚的英语，是固定用法。第一段提到的“English as her second language and__2__education”是线索提示。
答案： A
小题11:解析： 由下文的“He directed her to type a letter”可知，他决定(decided)给Lilly一个机会。
答案： B
小题12:解析： 他指示她打一封信，然后就离开(left)了。
答案： C
小题13:解析： 由上文的时间11∶40 am以及下文的at noon可知，她想人人都会在中午去吃午餐(lunch)，到时她就可以混在人群中溜掉。
答案： A
小题14:解析： 参见上题解析。slip away溜出去，悄悄离开。
答案： B
小题15:解析： 但她知道她应该尝试(去打)那封信。attempt尝试，符合语境。
答案： C
小题16:解析： get through完成，符合语境。下文中的completed(完成)是线索提示。
答案： D
小题17:解析： 还有五分钟就自由(freedom)了，此处表示她想逃离的心情。
答案： A
小题18:解析： 由下文的“simple words of encouragement”可知，此处为表扬的话语。故选excellent。
答案： B
小题19:解析： 听到这些简单的鼓励的话语，她想逃离的愿望消失了，而且自信心(confidence)开始增强。
答案： C
小题20:解析： 由上文的“她小心翼翼地敲门”可知，她是一个害羞的(shy)女孩。
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My sister and I were flying from our home in Kansas to a summer camp in Minnesota. Our plane had a two-hour at the airport in Omaha, where I saw a toy airplane that I really . I had $10 and I had no idea what I needed to at camp, but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.
When we reached the camp, I discovered that there were no showers! , we bathed in a lake every night. I needed to buy soap. Because the regular soap I brought had chemicals that could the fish. The special soap cost $4 at the camp store. After buying the plane, I had $2 left, so I couldn’t buy the soap.
After a few days, I was a . Sally, our camp teacher, asked me if I needed some soap. When I her that I had spent my soap money on a toy airplane, she laughed and said, “You need to budget.” She then explained that a budget was a(n) for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you — like soap — before you buy fun things — like . Sally gave me her extra soap, which I took.
When I returned home from , I decided to make my budget. Every week I spent time writing down everything I bought, and some weeks, I would have more in my “Money In” account I did odd jobs (零活) around the house.
Budgeting was , especially when my friends bought soda at the store after school and I couldn’t because I had spent all my “Want to Spend” money. But I with it, and by the next summer, I had enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport, as well as at the camp store to Sally!
| 小题1: | | A．rest | B．trip | C．flight | D．stop |
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| 小题2: | | A．made | B．wanted | C．left | D．remembered |
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| 小题4: | | A．Besides | B．However | C．Instead | D．Anyhow |
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| 小题5: | | A．special | B．common | C．small | D．expensive |
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| 小题6: | | A．catch | B．raise | C．hurt | D．control |
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| 小题7: | | A．hero | B．mess | C．star | D．failure |
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| 小题8: | | A．warned | B．told | C．suggested | D．reminded |
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| 小题9: | | A．plan | B．idea | C．example | D．promise |
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| 小题10: | | A．lose | B．gather | C．need | D．hate |
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| 小题11: | | A．chemicals | B．clothes | C．bills | D．toys |
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| 小题12: | | A．fortunately | B．cautiously | C．unhappily | D．gratefully |
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| 小题13: | | A．school | B．airport | C．camp | D．hospital |
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| 小题14: | | A．daily | B．weekly | C．monthly | D．yearly |
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| 小题15: | | A．so | B．and | C．because | D．until |
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| 小题16: | | A．hard | B．boring | C．safe | D．fresh |
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| 小题17: | | A．dealt | B．began | C．agreed | D．stuck |
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| 小题18: | | A．received | B．saved | C．earned | D．borrowed |
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| 小题19: | | A．fish | B．water | C．soap | D．soda |
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| 小题20: | | A．apologize for | B．call on | C．care for | D．pay back |
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Woman Uses Daughter"s Key to "Steal" Car
Charlie Vansant, a college student of Athens, Ohio who reported that his car was stolen, got a surprise when he learned a woman had mistaken it for her daughter"s car and taken it－using her key．
Kate Anderson became an accidental car thief when picking up her daughter"s car near an Ohio University building last week．Anderson spotted the nickel-~ay Toyota Camry（银灰色丰田凯美瑞）and used her daughter"s key to unlock the car, start the engine and drive home-without realizing that the car wasn"t her daughter"s．
When Charlie Vansant left class a short time later, he found only an empty parking spot．He first assumed the car had been towed, but when the police couldn"t find a record of it, they took a theft report．
The morning after Anderson took the car, her daughter discovered the Camry in the driveway wasn"t hers．Anderson said she was able to find Vansant"s name on paperwork in the glove compartment and look up his phone number on the website for the university．
When Anderson told Charlie the car was in her driveway, "It sounded real suspicious at first, like may be she wanted to hold the thing for ransom（赎金）,”said Vansant．He eventually went to the house with a police officer, where he was reunited with his car．According to police report, the ease was closed "because of mistaken car identity", Anderson wasn"t charged．
Vansant seemed to blame the car company more than the "thief"．"Her key fit not only my lock, but my ignition（点火装置）as well - so high-five for Toyota．I guess．" he said．
小题1:What does the underlined word "towed" mean in paragraph 3 ?| A．removed | B．damaged | C．stolen | D．sold |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Mrs．Anderson"s daughter discovered the car her mother drove was not hers． | | B．Mrs．Anderson stole Charlie"s car at the request of her daughter． | | C．Charlie had thought he had to give Anderson money to get his car back． | | D．Mrs．Anderson used her daughter"s key to unlock Charlie"s car and drive home． |
小题3:What does Charlie mean by "h~-five for Toyota"?| A．He is blaming Toyota for the poor quality of car keys． | | B．He should thank Toyota for returning his car． | | C．He wants to celebrate with Toyota for getting his car back． | | D．He thinks highly of Toyota for producing large quantities of cars． |
小题4:What is likely to happen next according to the passage?| A．Mrs．Anderson was charged with stealing a car． | | B．Charlie blamed Mrs．Anderson for mistakenly taking his car． | | C．Charlie would ask the Toyota Company to give him an explanation． | | D．The Toyota Company would give Charlie a new car as compensation． |
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It is a wonderful morning, as I write this: hot, but without being too hot．Outside my window, I can see the sunniest sky of the year reflected in a huge natural expand of water．It is the kind of sun that makes you well aware of summer"s temporary nature a reminder that if I am ever to go around to book this year"s holiday, time is running out．
It is now close to four years since I last took a holiday．This is because I have come to the conclusion, over the course of my adult life, that I am not very good at it．You might say this sounds like saying you are not very good at drinking tea or listening to music．What could possibly be difficult about the natural act of putting your working life on hold for a couple of weeks and going somewhere to do nothing?
So what is my problem? On the surface, I"m probably a bit of homebody．And I just find the pressure of being on holiday too severe: it always feels like having a gun held to my head and being forced to have fun．Somehow, packing a carefully itemized（详细列举的）list of possessions and meeting a scheduled flight has none of the excitement of suddenly deciding to take a day off and driving somewhere for the fun of it．
Thankfully, I am not alone． This summer, most of my friends have decided not to have a break． And a recent survey highlighted the downside（负面）of holidays, with the results showing that nearly two thirds of people found that the calming effects of a holiday wore off within 24 hours, as stress levels returned to normal．And this year"s the Idler magazine published its hook, Awful Holidays．Here you will find a list of the five most ecologically-damaging vacations it"s possible to take, along with 50 horrible holidays experiences voted for on the idler website． Over the last decade, The Idler has become well known for promoting the idea of an easy, lazy life．The leisure（休闲）industry might seem an unlikely target of its criticism, but Dan Kienan, the book " s editor, says that he was flooded with entries from readers for his list of awful holidays．
小题1:According to the first paragraph we can know that the writer ．| A．has a strong desire to book a holiday | | B．wishes that the weather would change | | C．finds it is too late to enjoy the sunshine | | D．realizes it"s time to decide whether to go on a holiday |
小题2:The reason why the writer dislikes going on holidays is that ．| A．it usually costs too much money | | B．he is tired of making preparations too much for holidays | | C．it is far less enjoyable than breaks planned in advance | | D．he feels embarrassed when other people are having fun but he isn"t |
小题3:We can learn from the survey that ．| A．most people pretend to enjoy their holiday | | B．all people fail to relax while they are on holiday | | C．a lot of people feel that the benefits of going on holidays are limited | | D．many people have made the same decision as the writer and most of his friends |
小题4:The writer takes the book of Awful Holidays as an example to ．| A．damage the reputation of the magazine | | B．prove the idea of living an easy, lazy life to be wrong | | C．indicate that his dislike of holidays is widely shared | | D．focus entirely on bad personal experiences of holidays |
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When I was eight, I wrote my first poem．My mother read and cried, "Buddy, you didn"t really write this beautiful poem!"
Shyly, but ,I said yes．She poured out her ．"It was nothing short of talent!"
”What time will Father be home?" I asked．I could hardly wait to my work to him．I spent quite some time for his arrival．I wrote the poem out in my finest flourish（花体字）’drew a fancy border around it and I placed it right on my father"s plate on the dining table． My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer．1 was sure he would be able to my poem．
At almost 7 o"clock my father burst in．He seemed ．He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees．
Suddenly he paused and glared at his plate．"What is this?" He was reaching for my poem．
¨Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began． "And it"s beautiful, absolutely amaz…”
“If you don"t mind, I"d like to decide for myself．" Father said．
I my head as he read that poem． It was only ten lines．But it seemed to take hours．Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table． Now came the moment of ．
“I think it"s terrible," he said．
I couldn"t look up． My eyes were getting ．
“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he"s ever written," my mother was saying． "He needs ，”
“I don"t know why．" My father held his ground． "Isn"t there enough poetry in the world already? "
I couldn"t it another second． I ran from the dining room crying． Up in my room I myself on the bed and cried the worst of the out of me．
That may have been the end of the story, but not of its for me． I realized how fortunate I had been． I had a mother who said, "I think it"s wonderful!" and a father who drove me to hear with "I think it"s awful．"
Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete． It needs the balance of the force that ,"Watch． Listen． Review． Improve．"
Those voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me． Between the two poles of and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course．
| 小题1: | | A．proudly | B．slowly | C．anxiously | D．honestly |
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| 小题2: | | A．praise | B．surprise | C．criticism | D．belief |
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| 小题3: | | A．recite | B．show | C．describe | D．introduce |
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| 小题4: | | A．waiting | B．planning | C．praying | D．preparing |
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| 小题5: | | A．quickly | B．confidently | C．nervously | D．casually |
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| 小题6: | | A．read | B．revise | C．appreciate | D．polish |
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| 小题7: | | A．upset | B．calm | C．tired | D．relaxed |
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| 小题8: | | A．shook | B．raised | C．lowered | D．turned |
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| 小题9: | | A．truth | B．struggle | C．decision | D．discussion |
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| 小题10: | | A．wet | B．wide | C．dark | D．bright |
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| 小题11: | | A．practice | B．judgment | C．instruction | D．encouragement |
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| 小题12: | | A．awful | B．elegant | C．fluent | D．controversial |
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| 小题13: | | A．hold | B．see | C．stand | D．control |
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| 小题14: | | A．seated | B．threw | C．left | D．kept |
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| 小题15: | | A．confusion | B．pressure | C．tiredness | D．disappointment |
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| 小题16: | | A．significance | B．development | C．difficulty | D．challenge |
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| 小题17: | | A．failure | B．honor | C．creation | D．improvement |
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| 小题18: | | A．orders | B．persuades | C．cautions | D．declares |
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| 小题19: | | A．conflicting | B．warning | C．disturbing | D．inspiring |
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| 小题20: | | A．confidence | B．confirmation | C．distrust | D．disapproval |
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Beatrix Potter was a great English writer and artist, best known for her children"s books featuring animal characters such as in the children"s classic—The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
Beatrix was born into a rich Londonbased family where she was tutored by very strict private teachers and so spent her youth isolated from other youngsters. During her youth she had a lot of pets and spent vacations in Scotland and also the Lake District. It was at the Lake District that she developed a love of wildlife. She studied the area"s natural wonders carefully and painted them continuously. But her oldfashioned, Manchesterborn parents discouraged her intellectual improvement, thinking it inappropriate for a young lady. However, her study and watercolour paintings of wild mushrooms made her widely respected within the field of biology.
In her 30"s, Beatrix Potter wrote the remarkably successful kid"s book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Close to that time she became secretly engaged to her publisher Norman Warne. This caused a great disagreement with her parents, who did not approve of Beatrix getting married to somebody of lower social status. Sadly, Warne died before the marriage ceremony.
Ultimately Beatrix Potter began writing and also illustrating (绘图) kid"s books fulltime. Using profits from her books, Beatrix grew to become economically independent of her parents and was eventually in a position to buy Hill Top Farm in the Lake District. She extended the property with additional purchases of neighbouring land over time. In her 40"s, Beatrix married William Heelis, a local lawyer. She ended up becoming a sheep breeder and farmer while continuing to publish as well as illustrate books for children. In all she authored 23 publications.
Beatrix died on December 22, 1943, and left the majority of her property to the National Trust. Her books carry on selling well globally, in many different languages. Her stories have been retold in numerous formats including a ballet, movies, and cartoons.
Such is her reputation, and that of the characters from her publications, that many Beatrix Potter statues have been created. These tiny Beatrix Potter statues which include pretty much all the actual characters in her publications have become highly valued by art collectors and fans of her literature throughout the world.
小题1:What can we learn about Beatrix Potter"s early life?| A．She learned drawing skills from her tutors. | | B．She was very sociable and outgoing. | | C．She was greatly inspired by the beauty of nature. | | D．She was encouraged to think creatively and independently. |
小题2:Why did Beatrix Potter"s parents oppose the idea of her marriage to Norman Warne?| A．They did not believe she was mature enough to get married. | | B．They thought Warne was only interested in Beatrix Potter"s wealth. | | C．They believed that the couple"s characters were mismatched. | | D．They considered Warne to be too common for their daughter. |
小题3:According to the passage, which part of the UK did Beatrix Potter love most?| A．Manchester. | B．Scotland. | | C．The Lake District. | D．London. |
小题4:In which of the following areas did Beatrix Potter show an interest during her life?| A．Writing, biology, farming. | | B．Drawing, nature, ballet. | | C．Movies, farming, drawing. | | D．Writing, mushrooms, travel. |
小题5:What is the function of the last two paragraphs of the passage?| A．To describe the consequences of Beatrix Potter"s death. | | B．To present the lasting cultural influence of Beatrix Potter and her works. | | C．To show the changes in attitude towards Beatrix Potter"s works over the past years. | | D．To criticise the commercialization of Beatrix Potter"s characters since her death. |
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