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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.Whatwillthewomandothen?A.Shewillsaygood-bye.B.Shewillwatchth

egame.C.Shewillplaythegame.4.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Heistoobusy.B.Hewantsto,buthecan’t.C.Hewillmakethedecisio

nlater.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.Wh

at’stherelationshipbetweenthetwomen?A.Theyarebrothers.B.Theyareschoolmates.C.Theyarecolleagues.7.Wheredidtheconversationtake

place?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.Whataretheytalkingabout?A.Whichapplicanttoemploy.B.Whichemployeetodismiss.C.Whichemployeeismorecapab

le.10.Whatskillsdoesthepositionmainlyrequire?A.Computersills.B.Accountingskills.C.Communicationskills.11.Whichonedotheyd

ecidetochoose?A.Theman.B.Neither.C.Thewoman.听第8段材料，回答第12~14题。12.WhendidCarsonMcCullerscompleteherfirstnovelint

hepastfifteenyears?A.Lastyear.B.In1943.C.In1961.13.HowmanyyearsofthinkingwasClockWithoutHandsbasedon?A.Oneyearofthinking.B.Noneedofthink

ing.C.Manyyearsofthinking.14.HowdidMrs.McCullersappearwhendiscussingherwork?A.Shy.B.Reluctant.C.Excited.听第9段材料，回答第15~17题。15.Whatismentionedfir

stasacauseofpollution?A.Buses.B.Cars.C.Factories.16.Accordingtotheman,whatismakingtheriverstoodirtytoswimin?A.Householdwast

e.B.Chemicalwaste.C.Wastewaterfromfactories.17.Whatcanwedotogetmorepeopletotakebuses?A.Improvethebusservice.B.Charg

eless.C.BothAandB.听第10段材料，回答第18~20题。18.WhydidDr.Huntergotothehospital?A.BecausehewasaskedtoseeDr.Johnson.B.Becausehewasa

skedtooperateonaseriouslywoundedboy.C.Becausehewasaskedtoarrestacriminal.19.HowfarwasthehospitalfromDr.Hunter’shome?A.Itwas120mile

saway.B.Itwasanhour’swalk.C.Itwasafewminutes’drive.20.Whatwastheweatherlikethatnight?A.Itwasraininghard.B.It

wasblowingstrongly.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。AEnglishSchoolsThere'snosubstitutefortakinganEnglishcourseinahighqualitylanguageschoolinanEnglish-speakingcount

ry.esl-loungeStudenthaspartneredwithsomeofthebestlanguageschoolsintheUK.Chooseaschoolfrombelow.Wecanofferdiscoun

tsonEnglishcourses!BurlingtonSchool，LondonBurlingtonSchoolislocatedinParsonsGreen，15minutesbyundergroundfromthecentre

ofLondon.Ourstandardofteachingishigh，withcoursesinGeneralandSpecialistEnglish.Thecoffeebarisopenalldayservingfreshly-cookedmeals，andthescho

olorganisesarangeofsocialactivitiestocomplement(补充)theclasses.Studentsliveeitherinhomestaysorinoneofourhostels.SeeBurlingtonSchoolcoursesandsave10

%UniversityofLiverpool，EnglishLanguageCentreYoucanhaveconfidenceintheUniversityofLiverpool，whichisrankedinthetop1%

ofhighereducationinstitutionsworldwide.Whilestudyinghere，youwillbenefitfrommodernanddynamicEnglishteachingmethodsinsmal

lclassesoffewerthan16students.SeeUniversityofLiverpoolcoursesandsave12%InteractiveEnglishSchool，BrightonWeareasmallfriendlyschool.Beingasmallsch

oolmeanswecancaterforyourindividualneedsmoreeasilythanlargerschools.Allofourteachersarenativespeakers，qualifiedandexperience

d.Ourpricesareveryaffordableandstartfrom￡60perweekforfull-timecoursesof20lessons.SeeInteractiveEnglish

Schoolcoursesandsave7%NewSchoolofEnglish，CambridgeTheNewSchoolofEnglishislocatedinthebeautifulcityofCam

bridge.TheschoolisopenallyearandprovidesarangeofEnglishlanguagecoursesforadultsfromallovertheworld(minim

umage16)．ThesecoursescoverGeneralEnglishaswellascoursesforprofessionalslookingtofocusonspecifictopicareas.Theyhavearangeofaccommodationchoice

sforstudents.SeeNewSchoolofEnglishcoursesandsave5%21．WhatcanweknowaboutBurlingtonSchool?A．Itisopenallyear.B．Iti

slocatedinLondon.C．Itprovidesnoaccommodation.D．Itoffersnosocialpracticeclasses.22．Whichschooloffersthebiggestdiscounts?A．BurlingtonS

chool.B．NewSchoolofEnglish.C．UniversityofLiverpool.D．InteractiveEnglishSchool.23．HowisNewSchoolofEnglishdifferentfromtheothers?A．Itsetsa

strictagelimit.B．Itsaccommodationisoptional.C．Itsteachersarequalifiedandexperienced.D．ItoffersGeneralandSpecialistEnglishcour

ses.BAchildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentst

otreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactuals

ituationofthetimeandthechild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormaki

nghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreo

ftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,somecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifie

dbysomefairystory.Often,however,thisarises(出现)fromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffear

intothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotob

jectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,towheadeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.donotexist;andthat,insteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytale

s,thechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustsaysopeculiar(奇怪的)thatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Ifth

eircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesi

nthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-friend.Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.24．Thea

uthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis________.A．repeatedwithoutanychangeB．treatedasajokeC．madesomechangesbytheparentD．setinth

epresent25．Accordingtothepassage,greatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthestoryis________.A．inarealisticsettingB．heardforthefirsttimeC．re

peatedtoooftenD．toldinadifferentway26．Theauthor'smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat________.A．fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupB．thereiss

omemisunderstandingaboutfairytalesC．peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesD．thereismoreconcernforchildren'sfearsnowadays27．Oneofthereasonswhyso

mepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat________.A．theyarefullofimaginationB．theyjustmakeupthestorieswhichare

farfromthetruthC．theyarenotinterestingD．theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteachCLeavingjuniorhighschool,andgoinguptothebigs

choolwasaveryfrighteningchangeforme.Iwenttherewithnofriends.Theonlytwopeoplewhocamefrommypreviousschoolweretwogirls,DonnaDavisandSakjindaRai,bu

tIdevelopedlittlefriendshipwiththem.AtfirstIwasscared(害怕的)andlookedstupid.Butafterafewmonths,Itriedkeepingmyarmsopenandmakingfr

iendswithpeoplearoundme.AfteranunsuccessfulrelationshipwithAmitSharmar,whoranawayfrommewheneverIsaidhellotohim,SherBhachujoined

me,andweseemedtohaveabitincommon.SoImademyfirstfriend,andIwasn'tonmyownanymore!Butafterafewdays，hebrokehisleg,andwasoffforacoupleo

fmonths!Iwasonmyownagain!Anyway,whenSherfinallydidreturn,Iintroducedhimtoanotherfriendofmine，GraemeParker.They

gotonlikeahouseonfire,butunfortunatelythatlittlethreesome(三人一组)onlymanagedtolastaboutaweekortwobeforetheyhadabitoffight，

andpoorGraemewenthisownway.Shortlyafterthatwemetandlaterjoinedanothergang.Otherslaterjoinedatvariousstages,includingChr

isElemen,VenayMaru,AmandeepVidhani,YaserGhauriandPaulBarrance.ItwaswiththesepeoplethatIspentmostofmylifeinseniorhighschool.28．Whichof

thefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Theauthorfeltfrightenedinthenewschoolwithnofriendsatthestartofhisseniorhighschoolti

me.B．Theauthor'sjuniorhighschoolwasnotverygood.C.Theauthordidn'tlikeSakjindaRaiatall.．D．Theauthorhadtriedhisbesttomake

friendswithDonnaDavis.29．Afterashorttime,theauthorwasalonewithoutfriendsagainbecause________.A．theyquarrelledaboutsomethingB．theyfoundtheyhadnothing

toshareC．theauthormovedtoanotherschoolD．hisfriendwasoffbecauseofinjury30．Accordingtothelastparagraph,wecanlearnthat________.A．theauthorm

issedhislittlethreesomeB．theauthormademorefriendsastimewentonC．theauthorandGraemehadabitoffightD．Grae

meParkerandSherBhachuwereclosefriends31．Therealpurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto________.A．introducesomefriendstoreadersB

．proveseniorhighschoollifeishardC．showhisattitudestowardlifeinseniorhighschoolD．tellreadershisfriendshipinseniorhighschoolDWin

ter-swimminghasbecomepopularinBeijing.Threeyearsago,fewpeoplewouldgoswimminginthecitywaters.ButnowthereisaWinter-swimmingEnthusiasts’Club(冬泳爱好者协会)and

ithasmorethan2,000members.Theoldestis84yearsofageandtheyoungestisonly7.Themembersarefromallwaysoflife.Theyma

ybeworkers,peasants,soldiers,teachers,students....Thoughitisnowthecoldestpartoftheseasonandthewatertemperature

inthecity’slakesisaround0°C,manywinter-swimmersstillswimintheicywaters,evenwhenitissnowing.Theyenjoythemselvesinthelake,whilethepeoplebythesi

deofthelakearewearingheavyclothes.Whyaresomanypeopleinterestedinwinter-swimming?Becausewinter-swimmingcanbegoodforone’

shealth.BeiShaisagoodexample.Heis69yearsold,andheoncesufferedfromhearttroublefor26years.Aftertenyearsofwinter

-swimmingheisnowingoodhealth.Scientistsarenowstudyingtheeffectsofwinter-swimmingonhealth.32.Amongthewinter-swimmers

theoldestmanis____yearsolderthantheyoungestone.A.91B.84C.77D.733.Guesswhat“Themembersarefromallwaysoflife”means.A.Themembersdodifferentj

obsatdifferentplaces.B.TheycomefromallpartsofBeijing.C.Theyarepersonsofdifferentages.D.Theyaremenandwome

n,oldandyoung.34.Winter-swimminghasbecomepopularinBeijingbecause_______.A.moreandmorepeopleliketoswiminwinte

rB.itismoreinterestingthanswimminginsummerC.winter-swimmersarebravemenD.winter-swimmingdoesalotofgoodtoone’

shealth35.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe______.A.PeopleinBeijingLikeSwimminginWinterB.Winter-swimming—ACraze(狂热)inBeijingC.PeopleBenefit

fromWinter-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“Conve

rsationisthemostsociableofallhumanactivities.”Itotallyagreewiththispoint.Conversationisthemainpartof

everyone'sdailylife.__36_What'smore,goodconversationisthemostinterestingpartforus.Inmyview,youshouldpayatte

ntiontothefollowingthreeissuestomakegoodconversation.Tostartgoodconversationwe'dbetterpreparesomequestions.__37_Wecanasksomequestionstoshowourpoli

tenessandcareforothers.Like,doyouhaveagoodsleeplastnight?Orwhatdoyoudoinyoursparetime?Thinktwicebeforeyouthrowaquestiontoothers.__38__Weshouldpaya

ttentiontowhatotherssaidandthinkintheirshoes.Allowtheotherstodomostofthetalking.Bepatientandholdinterestfortheircommentsandmakesomenoisetos

howyouarelisteningcarefully.__39__Inthiswayyouwillgetthecreditforbeingagoodconversationalistaswellasagoodlisteneranditwillhelpyoutomakefriendsw

ithothers.Wealwayssaideyesarethewindowstothesoul.Appropriateeyecontactislikeagreatelementofthemaindishwhichmakesitmoredelicious.__40__Itwillhelpu

stoimprovemutual(相互的)understanding.Donothesitatetolookintothem.Butdon'tstareatthemanddon'tlookatthemfortoolongatime.Itwouldmakeothersfeeluneasyandun

willingtogoontalking.A.Goodquestionsmakepeoplefeelcomfortable.B.Withoutconversation,lifewouldbeascoldasarock.C.Themost

importantpartofconversationistolisten.D.Enjoygoodconversationandbefriendswiththem.E.Donotinterruptotherswhentheysharetheirviewsexcitedly

.F.Theyhavesomeideasthattheywantustoknowandevenconvinceus.G.Duringconversation,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。ImadeupmymindtodrivetoSouthCar

olinatomeetmyfriendsinmyusedcar.ThoughIhadonlybeenthereonce41anddidnotknowthe42verywell.Iwasonthe43afterIhadmadesomeenqu

iries.AtAshville,therewasacrossroadwhereIcouldgoonalongthemainroadorIcouldtakeashortcut(小道，近路).Theshortcutwasto44severalhillsandwasdangerous,Ihes

itated(犹豫)foralittlewhileandthenchosethemainroad,forIwantedtobe45.Somethingstrangehappened46Idrovealong

wayandfounditwasnotthecorrectroadthatIwantedto47,butthehillyroadIdecidedtoavoid.Irealizedthatitwasatt

he48thatIhadmadethe49mistake.“WhatshallIdo?”Iaskedmyself.IfIwentbacktotakethatroadagain,itwouldbeverylatebythetimeIgottoColumbi

a.Thinkingit50,Idecidedtogoon.“If51peoplecangoalongthisroad,whycan’tI?”I52myself.Theshortcut,tomysurprise,wasnotthat53.Infact,itwasonlyaverypeacefulc

ountryroad,54upanddowntwolow55.Therewas56traffic.Onbothsidesoftheroad,youcouldseetrees,wildflowers,and57withcows

andhorses.Myfearwas58withthewind.Listeningtothebeautifulcountrymusicovermycarstereo(立体声),Idroveonand59thescenerywhichwasso

quietandsonatural.Evenmyusedcarforgottogiveme60.ItwasjustinthislightheartednessthatIarrivedatmydestination.Myfriends,afterthey

heardwhathadhappenedtome,allsaiditsoundedlikeanadventure.41.A．agoB．beforeC．alreadyD．Still42.A．townB．count

ryC．wayD．friends43.A．highwayB．carC．TrainD．phone44.A．haveB．goC．rideD．cross45.A．safeB．dangerousC．fastD．sl

ow46.A．afterB．beforeC．ifD．since47.A．comeB．leaveC．takeD．drive48.A．stationB．cornerC．crossroadD．beginning49.A．roadB．directionC．dis

appointedD．interesting50.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．houses

D．villages58.A．goneB．togetherC．coveredD．coming59.A．lookedB．likedC．enjoyedD．found60.A．HappinessB．sceneryC．joysD．prob

lems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’seyesstaredatmyeverymov

e.Mymom’sblankexpressionshowed__61__(disappoint).“Heisnotgivinghisfullpotential，”Iheardmyteachersay.Igazeddown,afraid,ashame

d,and__62__(determine).Mydeterminationwasnottoputmybestefforttoimprovebuttogiveup.MynativelanguageisSpanish.__63__hardItried,Englishwouldnottakero

otinmybrain.Itriedhoursonend__64__(improve)mygrammar,pronunciation,andvocabulary.Aftertheparent-teacherconference,mymother__65__

(tell)thatIwastotallylackinginterest.Ispentthatwholeafternoonlisteningtomymothertellme__66__Ishouldtry.“Youcanneverachieve

whatyoudonottry，”shetoldme.Thesimplestatementstuckdeeply__67__mynine-year-oldmind.Thenextday,Ifoundmys

elflearningEnglishwordsIneverknew.Asimplechangeinattitudemademesuccessfullylearnthosewords.Myteacher’swelcomingsmile,patience,andbrightattitude,i

nadditiontomydesiretolearn,wereenoughtomake__68__difference.Withindays,Ifound__69__(I)havingcompleteconversationsinEnglishandeven

__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100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）abouttheworldaroundyoubecauseIthinkcurios

ityisthebestteacher.72.P________(个人认为),Iamverysatisfiedwithhiswork.73.Ourg_______(目标)istoraiseasmuchmoneyaspossiblefortheproject

.74.Shewasthegreatestf________(女性的)poetinAmerica.75.ShecametoLondonin2019tostudyfashiond________(设计)7

6.A___________,Ilikeactingbetter.(实际上)77.Whatisthet________oftheman'swritingassignment?(标题)78.Peoplea

rec___________aboutwhattheyshouldeattostayhealthy.(困惑的)79.Andnowit'stimeto__________，wewillleaveourlovelyschool.(毕业)80.Itisstrongly________thatth

emachines（should）becheckedeveryyear.(建议)答案听力1~5CCCCB6~10BCBAC11~15CCCAB16~20CCBAC阅读理解21-23BCA24-27CBBB28-31ADBD3

2-35CADB36-40BACEG完形填空41-60BCADAACCBBBCDADBAACD语法填空61disappointment62determined63However64toimprove65wastold66why67in68a69myself70using应

用文写作Dear_Li_Hua，I'mverygladtohavereceivedtheletteryousentmetwoweeksago.I'vebeenthinkingaboutthequestionyouas

kedme.Inmyopinion,youshouldcomebackafteryoufinishyourstudiesabroad.Foronereason,whatyouarestudyingisbadlyneedednowaday

sinChina.Itwillbequiteeasyforyoutofindagoodjob.Infact,Iknowafewbigcompaniesinourcityarehopingtohirepeoplelikeyou.Foranotherreason,Ithinkitwil

lbemuchmoreconvenientforyoutolookafteryourparentsastheyaregettingold.Therefore,Ithinkit'sagoodideaforyoutoreturn.S

owhatareyouwaitingfor?Bestwishes.Yours，Li_Hai单词填空71.curious72.Personally73.goal74.female75.design76.Actually77.topic78.confu

sed79.graduate80.recommended听力原文：Text1W:MaryplanstovisitParisduringherholidays.M:Yes,andactuallyshewantstopractiseherFr

ench.Text2M:Wecaneithertakethechildtothemoviesortothepark.W:I’llleaveittoyou.Text3M:Wouldyouliketojoinusinthegame?W:Wonderful.Text4W:Whynotgot

othecountryforachangethisweekend?M:Well,Ican’tdecideuntiltomorrow.Text5M:Ialwaysfeeltired.GuessI’mgettingold.W:Youjustneedtoha

veaholiday.Text6M:Howareyou,Jason?Haven’tseenyouforages!M:Oh,Iamfine,Richard.Howiseverything?M:Notbad.Well,ifyouar

enotinahurry,howaboutadrinkinthepuboverthere?M:Great.M:Weusedtocomehereoftenbeforegraduation.Yousee,almost

ayearhaspassedsincewehadthelastget-together.M:Yeah.Timeisflying.Bytheway,howaboutSusanand…M:Guesswhat!Wearegoingtogetmarried.M:Really?Congratulatio

ns!Whenisthewedding?M:NextFriday.Iwasjustgoingtocallyouandinviteyoutoattendthereception.M:Iwillcerta

inlycome.And…haveyougotyourbestman?Text7M:I’drathertakeonthewomanforthisposition.W:Butwhynottheman?It’shardtochoose

really.M:Guesswhat—Ican’tstandman’saccent.W:Well,well.Iwouldn’tsayyouhaveabiasagainsthim,but…M:Yes,theyareequallyqualifieda

ndthemanevenhasabetterbackground.W:However…M:However,thepositionrequiresexcellentcommunicationskills.W:That’sright.Andthat’swhyIamhesita

nt,too.M:Thewomaniscertainlymorecommunicativeandflexible.W:Iquiteagree.Solet’schooseher.Text8Inspiteofherpoorhealthandphysical

incapacitythatthreatenedhercareer,CarsonMcCullerscompletedanovelinthesummerof1961,whichthenappearedonthebestsellerlist.Inaninterviewa

therhome,thenotednovelistlookedbackonsomeofherproblemsinthepastyearsandspokewithoutemotionofherlatestboo

k,ClockWithoutHands,herfirstinthepastfifteenyears,“FormanyyearsIhadbeenthinkingofthenovelandfinallywr

oteitthispastyear”.Theforty-three-yearoldnovelistsufferedaseriesofstrokesinhertwentiesthatlefthervirtuallyaninvalid.Sheadmittedthatamental

blockkeptherfromwritingformanyyearsafterthestrokes.Text9M:Ican’tbelievehowpollutedtheairis.Icanhardlybreathe.W:Y

eah.Pollutionishanginginacloudoverthecitytoday.M:Mm.It’sterrible.Theairwouldbecleanerifpeoplestoppeddriv

ingandstartedtakingbuses.W:Well,thatwouldhelp.ButIdon’tthinkcarsaretheonlyproblem.M:Whatelsedoyouthinkcausespollution,then?W:Well,foronething,fa

ctoriespollutetheairalot.Dirtandsmokearecomingfromfactoriesandspoilingtheair.Wastefromfactoriesispollutingtherivers,too.M:Ithinkso,too.W:Andwas

tewaterfromfactoriesismakingtheriverstoodirtytoswiminorgetwaterfrom.M:Yeah,that’squitetrue.However,wecan’tclosedo

wnthefactories,butpeoplecandriveless.W:Sure,buthowcanyougetpeopletodothat?M:Well,tobeginwith,I’dimprovethebusserviceandI’dchargeless,too.W:That’sago

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