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英语试卷本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答

题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍

。1.WhatdoesMaryreallywanttodoinParis?A.Totravel.B.Toteach.C.Tostudy.2.Whowilldecide?A.Thewoman.B.Thechild.C.Theman.3.Whatwillthewoman

dothen?A.Shewillsaygood-bye.B.Shewillwatchthegame.C.Shewillplaythegame.4.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Heistoobusy.B.Hewantsto,b

uthecan’t.C.Hewillmakethedecisionlater.5.What’stheman’srealproblem?A.Heisill.B.Heworkstoohard.C.Heneedsmoney.第二节（共15小题；每小

题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白,每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的

作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6~8题。6.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwomen?A.Theyarebrothers.B.Theyareschoolmates.C.Theyarecolleagues.7.Wheredidtheconve

rsationtakeplace?A.Inoneofthemen’soffice.B.Inashoppingmall.C.Inapub.8.Whenisthewedding?A.Friday.B.NextFriday.C.Sunday.听第7段材料，回答第9~11题。9.What

aretheytalkingabout?A.Whichapplicanttoemploy.B.Whichemployeetodismiss.C.Whichemployeeismorecapable.10.Whatskillsdoesthe

positionmainlyrequire?A.Computersills.B.Accountingskills.C.Communicationskills.11.Whichonedotheydecidetochoose?A.The

man.B.Neither.C.Thewoman.听第8段材料，回答第12~14题。12.WhendidCarsonMcCullerscompleteherfirstnovelinthepastfifteenyears?A.Las

tyear.B.In1943.C.In1961.13.HowmanyyearsofthinkingwasClockWithoutHandsbasedon?A.Oneyearofthinking.B.Noneedofthinking.C.Manyyearsofthinking.14

.HowdidMrs.McCullersappearwhendiscussingherwork?A.Shy.B.Reluctant.C.Excited.听第9段材料，回答第15~17题。15.Whatismentionedfirstasacauseofpollution?

A.Buses.B.Cars.C.Factories.16.Accordingtotheman,whatismakingtheriverstoodirtytoswimin?A.Householdwaste.B.Chemicalwaste.C.Wastewaterfromfactori

es.17.Whatcanwedotogetmorepeopletotakebuses?A.Improvethebusservice.B.Chargeless.C.BothAandB.听第10段材料，回答第18~20题。18.WhydidDr.Huntergotothehospital?A.Bec

ausehewasaskedtoseeDr.Johnson.B.Becausehewasaskedtooperateonaseriouslywoundedboy.C.Becausehewasaskedtoarrestacriminal.19.Howfarwastheh

ospitalfromDr.Hunter’shome?A.Itwas120milesaway.B.Itwasanhour’swalk.C.Itwasafewminutes’drive.20.Whatwastheweatherlikethatnight?A.Itwasra

ininghard.B.Itwasblowingstrongly.C.Itwassnowingheavily.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。AEn

glishSchoolsThere'snosubstitutefortakinganEnglishcourseinahighqualitylanguageschoolinanEnglish-speakingcountry.esl-loungeStudenthaspartneredwithsom

eofthebestlanguageschoolsintheUK.Chooseaschoolfrombelow.WecanofferdiscountsonEnglishcourses!BurlingtonSchool，LondonBurlingtonSch

oolislocatedinParsonsGreen，15minutesbyundergroundfromthecentreofLondon.Ourstandardofteachingishigh，withcoursesinGeneralandSpecia

listEnglish.Thecoffeebarisopenalldayservingfreshly-cookedmeals，andtheschoolorganisesarangeofsocialactivit

iestocomplement(补充)theclasses.Studentsliveeitherinhomestaysorinoneofourhostels.SeeBurlingtonSchoolcoursesandsa

ve10%UniversityofLiverpool，EnglishLanguageCentreYoucanhaveconfidenceintheUniversityofLiverpool，whichisra

nkedinthetop1%ofhighereducationinstitutionsworldwide.Whilestudyinghere，youwillbenefitfrommodernanddynamicEnglishteachingme

thodsinsmallclassesoffewerthan16students.SeeUniversityofLiverpoolcoursesandsave12%InteractiveEnglishSchool，BrightonWeareasmal

lfriendlyschool.Beingasmallschoolmeanswecancaterforyourindividualneedsmoreeasilythanlargerschools.Allof

ourteachersarenativespeakers，qualifiedandexperienced.Ourpricesareveryaffordableandstartfrom￡60perweek

forfull-timecoursesof20lessons.SeeInteractiveEnglishSchoolcoursesandsave7%NewSchoolofEnglish，CambridgeTheNewSchoolofEnglishislocatedinthebeautiful

cityofCambridge.TheschoolisopenallyearandprovidesarangeofEnglishlanguagecoursesforadultsfromallovertheworl

d(minimumage16)．ThesecoursescoverGeneralEnglishaswellascoursesforprofessionalslookingtofocusonspecifictopicareas.Theyhavearangeofaccomm

odationchoicesforstudents.SeeNewSchoolofEnglishcoursesandsave5%21．WhatcanweknowaboutBurlingtonSchool?A．Itisop

enallyear.B．ItislocatedinLondon.C．Itprovidesnoaccommodation.D．Itoffersnosocialpracticeclasses.22．Whichschooloffersthebiggestdiscounts?A．Burlin

gtonSchool.B．NewSchoolofEnglish.C．UniversityofLiverpool.D．InteractiveEnglishSchool.23．HowisNewSchoolofEnglishdifferen

tfromtheothers?A．Itsetsastrictagelimit.B．Itsaccommodationisoptional.C．Itsteachersarequalifiedandexperienced.

D．ItoffersGeneralandSpecialistEnglishcourses.BAchildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinalmostth

esamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbetterto

tellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualsituationofthetimeandthechild,isan

improvementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinkin

g.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltyth

anthosewhohadnot.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,somecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Often,however

,thisarises(出现)fromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.The

rearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,towheadeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.dono

texist;andthat,insteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustsayso

peculiar(奇怪的)thatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNew

YorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-friend.Nofairystoryeverde

claredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.24．Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis________.A．r

epeatedwithoutanychangeB．treatedasajokeC．madesomechangesbytheparentD．setinthepresent25．Accordingtothepassage,greatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthestor

yis________.A．inarealisticsettingB．heardforthefirsttimeC．repeatedtoooftenD．toldinadifferentway26．Theauthor'smentionofsticksan

dtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat________.A．fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupB．thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytalesC．peopletrytomodernizeoldfai

rystoriesD．thereismoreconcernforchildren'sfearsnowadays27．Oneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat________.

A．theyarefullofimaginationB．theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruthC．theyarenotinterestingD．theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteachCLeav

ingjuniorhighschool,andgoinguptothebigschoolwasaveryfrighteningchangeforme.Iwenttherewithnofriends.Th

eonlytwopeoplewhocamefrommypreviousschoolweretwogirls,DonnaDavisandSakjindaRai,butIdevelopedlittlefriendshipwiththem.AtfirstIwasscared(害怕的)andl

ookedstupid.Butafterafewmonths,Itriedkeepingmyarmsopenandmakingfriendswithpeoplearoundme.AfteranunsuccessfulrelationshipwithAmitSharmar,whoranawayf

rommewheneverIsaidhellotohim,SherBhachujoinedme,andweseemedtohaveabitincommon.SoImademyfirstfriend,andIwasn'tonmyownanymore!B

utafterafewdays，hebrokehisleg,andwasoffforacoupleofmonths!Iwasonmyownagain!Anyway,whenSherfinallydidreturn,Iintroducedhimtoanotherfriendofmine，Grae

meParker.Theygotonlikeahouseonfire,butunfortunatelythatlittlethreesome(三人一组)onlymanagedtolastaboutaweekortwobeforetheyhadabitoffight，andp

oorGraemewenthisownway.Shortlyafterthatwemetandlaterjoinedanothergang.Otherslaterjoinedatvariousstages,includingChrisElemen,VenayMaru,Aman

deepVidhani,YaserGhauriandPaulBarrance.ItwaswiththesepeoplethatIspentmostofmylifeinseniorhighschool.28．Whi

chofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Theauthorfeltfrightenedinthenewschoolwithnofriendsatthestartofhisseniorhighschooltime.B．

Theauthor'sjuniorhighschoolwasnotverygood.C.Theauthordidn'tlikeSakjindaRaiatall.．D．TheauthorhadtriedhisbesttomakefriendswithDonnaD

avis.29．Afterashorttime,theauthorwasalonewithoutfriendsagainbecause________.A．theyquarrelledaboutsomethingB．theyfoundth

eyhadnothingtoshareC．theauthormovedtoanotherschoolD．hisfriendwasoffbecauseofinjury30．Accordingtothelastparagra

ph,wecanlearnthat________.A．theauthormissedhislittlethreesomeB．theauthormademorefriendsastimewentonC．theauthorandGraemehadabito

ffightD．GraemeParkerandSherBhachuwereclosefriends31．Therealpurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto______

__.A．introducesomefriendstoreadersB．proveseniorhighschoollifeishardC．showhisattitudestowardlifeinseniorhighschoolD．t

ellreadershisfriendshipinseniorhighschoolDWinter-swimminghasbecomepopularinBeijing.Threeyearsago,fewpeoplewouldgoswi

mminginthecitywaters.ButnowthereisaWinter-swimmingEnthusiasts’Club(冬泳爱好者协会)andithasmorethan2,000members

.Theoldestis84yearsofageandtheyoungestisonly7.Themembersarefromallwaysoflife.Theymaybeworkers,peasants,soldiers,teache

rs,students....Thoughitisnowthecoldestpartoftheseasonandthewatertemperatureinthecity’slakesisaround0°C,manywinter-swimmersstillswimintheicywaters,

evenwhenitissnowing.Theyenjoythemselvesinthelake,whilethepeoplebythesideofthelakearewearingheavyclothe

s.Whyaresomanypeopleinterestedinwinter-swimming?Becausewinter-swimmingcanbegoodforone’shealth.BeiShaisagoodexample.Heis69yea

rsold,andheoncesufferedfromhearttroublefor26years.Aftertenyearsofwinter-swimmingheisnowingoodhealth.Scientistsarenowstudyingtheeffectsofwinter-s

wimmingonhealth.32.Amongthewinter-swimmerstheoldestmanis____yearsolderthantheyoungestone.A.91B.84C.77D.733.Guesswhat“Themembersare

fromallwaysoflife”means.A.Themembersdodifferentjobsatdifferentplaces.B.TheycomefromallpartsofBeijing.C.Theyarepersons

ofdifferentages.D.Theyaremenandwomen,oldandyoung.34.Winter-swimminghasbecomepopularinBeijingbecause_______.A.moreandmorepeopleliketoswiminwinterB.i

tismoreinterestingthanswimminginsummerC.winter-swimmersarebravemenD.winter-swimmingdoesalotofgoodtoone’s

health35.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe______.A.PeopleinBeijingLikeSwimminginWinterB.Winter-swimming—ACraze(狂热)inBeijingC.PeopleBen

efitfromWinter-swimmingD.Winter-swimmersAreBraveMen第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多

余选项。HowtoMakeGoodConversation“Conversationisthemostsociableofallhumanactivities.”Itotallyagreewiththispoint.Conversationisthemainparto

feveryone'sdailylife.__36_What'smore,goodconversationisthemostinterestingpartforus.Inmyview,youshouldpayattentiontothefollowingthreeissue

stomakegoodconversation.Tostartgoodconversationwe'dbetterpreparesomequestions.__37_Wecanasksomequestionstos

howourpolitenessandcareforothers.Like,doyouhaveagoodsleeplastnight?Orwhatdoyoudoinyoursparetime?Thinktw

icebeforeyouthrowaquestiontoothers.__38__Weshouldpayattentiontowhatotherssaidandthinkintheirshoes.Allowtheotherst

odomostofthetalking.Bepatientandholdinterestfortheircommentsandmakesomenoisetoshowyouarelisteningcarefully.__39__Inthiswayyouwillge

tthecreditforbeingagoodconversationalistaswellasagoodlisteneranditwillhelpyoutomakefriendswithothers.Wealwayssaideyesarethewi

ndowstothesoul.Appropriateeyecontactislikeagreatelementofthemaindishwhichmakesitmoredelicious.__40__Itwillhelpustoimprovemutual

(相互的)understanding.Donothesitatetolookintothem.Butdon'tstareatthemanddon'tlookatthemfortoolongatime.Itwouldmakeo

thersfeeluneasyandunwillingtogoontalking.A.Goodquestionsmakepeoplefeelcomfortable.B.Withoutconversation,lifewouldbeasco

ldasarock.C.Themostimportantpartofconversationistolisten.D.Enjoygoodconversationandbefriendswiththem.E

.Donotinterruptotherswhentheysharetheirviewsexcitedly.F.Theyhavesomeideasthattheywantustoknowandevenconvinceus.G.Duringconversatio

n,weshouldlookthespeakersintheeyefriendly.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳

选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。ImadeupmymindtodrivetoSouthCarolinatomeetmyfriendsinmyusedcar.ThoughIhadonlybeenthereonce41anddidnotknowthe42verywell.Iwasonthe43after

Ihadmadesomeenquiries.AtAshville,therewasacrossroadwhereIcouldgoonalongthemainroadorIcouldtakeashortcut(小道，近路).Theshortcutwa

sto44severalhillsandwasdangerous,Ihesitated(犹豫)foralittlewhileandthenchosethemainroad,forIwantedtobe45.Som

ethingstrangehappened46IdrovealongwayandfounditwasnotthecorrectroadthatIwantedto47,butthehillyroadIdecidedtoavoid.Irealizedthatitwasatthe

48thatIhadmadethe49mistake.“WhatshallIdo?”Iaskedmyself.IfIwentbacktotakethatroadagain,itwouldbeverylatebythetimeIgottoColumbia.Thi

nkingit50,Idecidedtogoon.“If51peoplecangoalongthisroad,whycan’tI?”I52myself.Theshortcut,tomysurprise,wasnotthat53.Infact,itwasonlyaverypeac

efulcountryroad,54upanddowntwolow55.Therewas56traffic.Onbothsidesoftheroad,youcouldseetrees,wildflowers,and57withcowsandhorses.Myf

earwas58withthewind.Listeningtothebeautifulcountrymusicovermycarstereo(立体声),Idroveonand59thescenerywhichwas

soquietandsonatural.Evenmyusedcarforgottogiveme60.ItwasjustinthislightheartednessthatIarrivedatmydestinati

on.Myfriends,aftertheyheardwhathadhappenedtome,allsaiditsoundedlikeanadventure.41.A．agoB．beforeC．alreadyD．Still42.A．town

B．countryC．wayD．friends43.A．highwayB．carC．TrainD．phone44.A．haveB．goC．rideD．cross45.A．safeB．dangerousC．fastD．slow46.A．afterB．beforeC．ifD．since47.A．com

eB．leaveC．takeD．drive48.A．stationB．cornerC．crossroadD．beginning49.A．roadB．directionC．disappointedD．in

teresting50.A．aboutB．overC．ofD．up51.A．anotherB．otherC．theotherD．others52.A．askedB．forcedC．encouragedD

．told53.A．farB．safeC．dirtyD．dangerous54.A．goingB．comingC．drivingD．walking55.A．landsB．carsC．farmsD．hills56.A．heavyB．littleC．fewD．

much57.A．farmsB．trucksC．housesD．villages58.A．goneB．togetherC．coveredD．coming59.A．lookedB．likedC．enjoyedD．found60.A．HappinessB．sce

neryC．joysD．problems第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Thewallsoffailuresurroundedme.Myteacher’seyesstaredatmye

verymove.Mymom’sblankexpressionshowed__61__(disappoint).“Heisnotgivinghisfullpotential，”Iheardmyteachersay.Igazeddown,afraid,ashamed,and__6

2__(determine).Mydeterminationwasnottoputmybestefforttoimprovebuttogiveup.MynativelanguageisSpanish.__63__hardItried,Englishwouldnott

akerootinmybrain.Itriedhoursonend__64__(improve)mygrammar,pronunciation,andvocabulary.Aftertheparent-teacherconfer

ence,mymother__65__(tell)thatIwastotallylackinginterest.Ispentthatwholeafternoonlisteningtomymothertellme__66__Ishouldtry.“Youcannevera

chievewhatyoudonottry，”shetoldme.Thesimplestatementstuckdeeply__67__mynine-year-oldmind.Thenextday,Ifoundmyselflear

ningEnglishwordsIneverknew.Asimplechangeinattitudemademesuccessfullylearnthosewords.Myteacher’swelcomingsmile,patience,

andbrightattitude,inadditiontomydesiretolearn,wereenoughtomake__68__difference.Withindays,Ifound__69__(I)havingcompletec

onversationsinEnglishandeven__70__(use)idiomscorrectly.Mymother’swordshelpedmetolearnthatsuccessinliferequiresdesire.第四部分写作（共两节

，满分35分）第一节应用文写作（满分25分）假定你是李海，你的堂兄李华在国外学习，你们经常用英文通信。他即将完成学业，不久前来信就是否回国工作征求你的意见。请根据下列提示回信：1．建议他回国；2．你的理由是：(1)学有所用，就业容易；(2)照顾父母。注意：1.词数1

00左右；2．行文应连贯，内容应完整；3．开头语与落款已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear_Li_Hua，___________________________________________________________

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________Yours,LiHua第二节单词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）71.Itisgoodtobec_________（好奇的）abouttheworldaroundyoubecauseIthinkcuriosityisthebestteac

her.72.P________(个人认为),Iamverysatisfiedwithhiswork.73.Ourg_______(目标)istoraiseasmuchmoneyaspossiblefort

heproject.74.Shewasthegreatestf________(女性的)poetinAmerica.75.ShecametoLondonin2019tostudyfashiond________(设计)76.A___________,Ilikeacting

better.(实际上)77.Whatisthet________oftheman'swritingassignment?(标题)78.Peoplearec___________aboutwhattheyshouldeattostayhealthy.(困惑的)79.Andnowit'

stimeto__________，wewillleaveourlovelyschool.(毕业)80.Itisstrongly________thatthemachines（should）becheckedeveryy

ear.(建议)答案听力1~5CCCCB6~10BCBAC11~15CCCAB16~20CCBAC阅读理解21-23BCA24-27CBBB28-31ADBD32-35CADB36-40BACEG完形填空41-60BCADAACCBBBCDADBAACD语法填空6

1disappointment62determined63However64toimprove65wastold66why67in68a69myself70using应用文写作Dear_Li_Hua，I'mverygladtohavereceivedthel

etteryousentmetwoweeksago.I'vebeenthinkingaboutthequestionyouaskedme.Inmyopinion,youshouldcomebackafteryoufinishyourstudiesabroad.Foronereason,whatyo

uarestudyingisbadlyneedednowadaysinChina.Itwillbequiteeasyforyoutofindagoodjob.Infact,Iknowafewbigcompaniesinourci

tyarehopingtohirepeoplelikeyou.Foranotherreason,Ithinkitwillbemuchmoreconvenientforyoutolookafteryourparentsasthey

aregettingold.Therefore,Ithinkit'sagoodideaforyoutoreturn.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?Bestwishes.Yours，Li_Hai单词填空7

1.curious72.Personally73.goal74.female75.design76.Actually77.topic78.confused79.graduate80.recommended听力原文：Text1W:MaryplanstovisitParisduringhe

rholidays.M:Yes,andactuallyshewantstopractiseherFrench.Text2M:Wecaneithertakethechildtothemoviesortothepark.W:I’llleaveittoyou.Text3M:Would

youliketojoinusinthegame?W:Wonderful.Text4W:Whynotgotothecountryforachangethisweekend?M:Well,Ican’tdecideuntiltomorrow.Text5M:I

alwaysfeeltired.GuessI’mgettingold.W:Youjustneedtohaveaholiday.Text6M:Howareyou,Jason?Haven’tseenyouf

orages!M:Oh,Iamfine,Richard.Howiseverything?M:Notbad.Well,ifyouarenotinahurry,howaboutadrinkinthepuboverthere?M:Great.M

:Weusedtocomehereoftenbeforegraduation.Yousee,almostayearhaspassedsincewehadthelastget-together.M:Yeah.Timeisflyi

ng.Bytheway,howaboutSusanand…M:Guesswhat!Wearegoingtogetmarried.M:Really?Congratulations!Whenisthewed

ding?M:NextFriday.Iwasjustgoingtocallyouandinviteyoutoattendthereception.M:Iwillcertainlycome.And…haveyougo

tyourbestman?Text7M:I’drathertakeonthewomanforthisposition.W:Butwhynottheman?It’shardtochoosereally.M:Guesswhat—Ican’tstandman’saccent.W:Well,well.

Iwouldn’tsayyouhaveabiasagainsthim,but…M:Yes,theyareequallyqualifiedandthemanevenhasabetterbackground.W:However…M:However,t

hepositionrequiresexcellentcommunicationskills.W:That’sright.Andthat’swhyIamhesitant,too.M:Thewomaniscertainlymorecommunicativeandflexible

.W:Iquiteagree.Solet’schooseher.Text8Inspiteofherpoorhealthandphysicalincapacitythatthreatenedhercareer,CarsonMcCullerscompletedanovelinthesummero

f1961,whichthenappearedonthebestsellerlist.Inaninterviewatherhome,thenotednovelistlookedbackonsomeofherprob

lemsinthepastyearsandspokewithoutemotionofherlatestbook,ClockWithoutHands,herfirstinthepastfifteenyears,“FormanyyearsIhadbeent

hinkingofthenovelandfinallywroteitthispastyear”.Theforty-three-yearoldnovelistsufferedaseriesofstrokesinhe

rtwentiesthatlefthervirtuallyaninvalid.Sheadmittedthatamentalblockkeptherfromwritingformanyyearsafterthestrokes.

Text9M:Ican’tbelievehowpollutedtheairis.Icanhardlybreathe.W:Yeah.Pollutionishanginginacloudoverthecitytoday.M:Mm.It’sterrible.Theairwoul

dbecleanerifpeoplestoppeddrivingandstartedtakingbuses.W:Well,thatwouldhelp.ButIdon’tthinkcarsaretheonlyproblem.M

:Whatelsedoyouthinkcausespollution,then?W:Well,foronething,factoriespollutetheairalot.Dirtandsmokearecomingfromfactori

esandspoilingtheair.Wastefromfactoriesispollutingtherivers,too.M:Ithinkso,too.W:Andwastewaterfromfactoriesismakingtheriverstoodirtytoswim

inorgetwaterfrom.M:Yeah,that’squitetrue.However,wecan’tclosedownthefactories,butpeoplecandriveless.W:Sure,buthowcanyougetpeopl

etodothat?M:Well,tobeginwith,I’dimprovethebusserviceandI’dchargeless,too.W:That’sagoodidea.Iwishthecitywould

dothat.Text10Onenightaboutnineo’clock.Dr.HuntergotaphonecallfromDr.Johnsonatthehospital.Dr.Hunterwasaskedtogothereatoncetooperateonaser

iouslywoundedboywhoshothimselfwhileplayingwithagun.Dr.Hunterwassoononhiswaytothehospital.Itwas120mile

saway.Anditwassnowingheavily.Hethoughthecouldgettherebefore12o’clock.Afewminuteslater,however,thedoctorwa

sstoppedbyamaninanoldblackcoat.Guninhand,themanorderedthedoctortogetoutofthecar.Thenhedrovedowntheroad,leavingthedoctor

inthefallingsnow.