“Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to ________.

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• 1“... People who die wondering, What if、” (Line 3, Par

  A.3) refers to “those ________”.A.who think too much of the dark side of life

  B.who regret giving up their career halfway

  C.who think a lot without making a decision

  D.who are full of imagination even upon death

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• 2Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career、

  A.He wasn’t able to produce a single book.

  B.He hadn’t seen a change for the better.

  C.He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole years.

  D.He found his dream would never come tru

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• 3What can be concluded from the passage、

  A.Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.

  B.A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort.

  C.Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.

  D.The chances for a writer to become successful are small.

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• 4The passage is meant to ________.

  A.warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience

  B.advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer

  C.show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame

  D.encourage young people to pursue a writing career

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• 5By saying that “an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince” (Line 2-3, Par

  A.3), the writer means ________.A.different people have different styles of clothes

  B.ready-made clothes may need alterations

  C.statuses come ready made just like clothes

  D.our choice of statuses is limited

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• 6By “... challenges explanation” (Line 2, Par

  A.1) the author means that ________.A.no explanation is necessary for such an obvious phenomenon

  B.no explanation has been made up to now

  C.it’s no easy job to provide an adequate explanation

  D.it’s high time that an explanation was provided

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• 7The third paragraph is mainly about ________.

  A.the development of babies’ early forms of language

  B.the difficulties of babies in learning to speak

  C.babies’ strong desire to communicate

  D.babies’ intention to communicate

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• 8The author’s purpose in writing the second paragraph is to show that children ________.

  A.usually obey without asking questions

  B.are passive in the process of learning to speak

  C.are born cooperative

  D.learn to speak by listening

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• 9From the passage we learn that ________.

  A.early starters can learn to speak within only six months

  B.children show a strong desire to communicate by making noises

  C.imitation plays an important role in learning to speak

  D.children have various difficulties in learning to speak

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• 10The best title for this passage would be ________.

  A.How Babies Learn to Speak

  B.Early Forms of Language

  C.A Huge Task for Children

  D.Noise Making and Language Learning

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