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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.WhatdoesMaryreall

ywanttodoinParis?A.Totravel.B.Toteach.C.Tostudy.2.Whowilldecide?A.Thewoman.B.Thechild.C.Theman.3.Whatwillthewomandothen?A.Shewillsaygood-bye.B.Shew

illwatchthegame.C.Shewillplaythegame.4.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Heistoobusy.B.Hewantsto,buthecan’t.C.Hewillmakethedecisionlater.5.W

hat’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’stherelations

hipbetweenthetwomen?A.Theyarebrothers.B.Theyareschoolmates.C.Theyarecolleagues.7.Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace?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.Whataretheyt

alkingabout?A.Whichapplicanttoemploy.B.Whichemployeetodismiss.C.Whichemployeeismorecapable.10.Whatskillsdoes

thepositionmainlyrequire?A.Computersills.B.Accountingskills.C.Communicationskills.11.Whichonedotheydecidetochoose?A.Theman.B.Nei

ther.C.Thewoman.听第8段材料，回答第12~14题。12.WhendidCarsonMcCullerscompleteherfirstnovelinthepastfifteenyears?A.Lastyear.B.In1943.C.In1961.13.Ho

wmanyyearsofthinkingwasClockWithoutHandsbasedon?A.Oneyearofthinking.B.Noneedofthinking.C.Manyyearsofthinking.14.HowdidMrs.McCullersappearwhen

discussingherwork?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.Factori

es.16.Accordingtotheman,whatismakingtheriverstoodirtytoswimin?A.Householdwaste.B.Chemicalwaste.C.Wastewaterfromfactories.17.Whatc

anwedotogetmorepeopletotakebuses?A.Improvethebusservice.B.Chargeless.C.BothAandB.听第10段材料，回答第18~20题。18.WhydidDr.Huntergotothehospital?A.Becauseh

ewasaskedtoseeDr.Johnson.B.Becausehewasaskedtooperateonaseriouslywoundedboy.C.Becausehewasaskedtoarrestacriminal.19.Howf

arwasthehospitalfromDr.Hunter’shome?A.Itwas120milesaway.B.Itwasanhour’swalk.C.Itwasafewminutes’drive.20.Whatwa

stheweatherlikethatnight?A.Itwasraininghard.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。AEnglishSchoolsThere'snosubstitutefortakinganEnglis

hcourseinahighqualitylanguageschoolinanEnglish-speakingcountry.esl-loungeStudenthaspartneredwithsomeofthebestlanguageschoolsintheUK.C

hooseaschoolfrombelow.WecanofferdiscountsonEnglishcourses!BurlingtonSchool，LondonBurlingtonSchoolislocatedinParsonsGreen，15minutesbyunderg

roundfromthecentreofLondon.Ourstandardofteachingishigh，withcoursesinGeneralandSpecialistEnglish.Thecoffeebarisopenallday

servingfreshly-cookedmeals，andtheschoolorganisesarangeofsocialactivitiestocomplement(补充)theclasses.Students

liveeitherinhomestaysorinoneofourhostels.SeeBurlingtonSchoolcoursesandsave10%UniversityofLiverpool，Engli

shLanguageCentreYoucanhaveconfidenceintheUniversityofLiverpool，whichisrankedinthetop1%ofhighereducationinstituti

onsworldwide.Whilestudyinghere，youwillbenefitfrommodernanddynamicEnglishteachingmethodsinsmallclassesoffewerthan16students.SeeUniver

sityofLiverpoolcoursesandsave12%InteractiveEnglishSchool，BrightonWeareasmallfriendlyschool.Beingasmallschoolmeansweca

ncaterforyourindividualneedsmoreeasilythanlargerschools.Allofourteachersarenativespeakers，qualifiedandexperienced.Ourpricesareveryaffordabl

eandstartfrom￡60perweekforfull-timecoursesof20lessons.SeeInteractiveEnglishSchoolcoursesandsave7%NewSchoolo

fEnglish，CambridgeTheNewSchoolofEnglishislocatedinthebeautifulcityofCambridge.Theschoolisopenallyearandprovides

arangeofEnglishlanguagecoursesforadultsfromallovertheworld(minimumage16)．ThesecoursescoverGeneralEnglishaswellascoursesforprofessionalslookingtofocus

onspecifictopicareas.Theyhavearangeofaccommodationchoicesforstudents.SeeNewSchoolofEnglishcoursesand

save5%21．WhatcanweknowaboutBurlingtonSchool?A．Itisopenallyear.B．ItislocatedinLondon.C．Itprovidesnoaccommodation

.D．Itoffersnosocialpracticeclasses.22．Whichschooloffersthebiggestdiscounts?A．BurlingtonSchool.B．NewSchoolofEnglish.C．Universi

tyofLiverpool.D．InteractiveEnglishSchool.23．HowisNewSchoolofEnglishdifferentfromtheothers?A．Itsetsastrictagelimit.B．Itsaccommod

ationisoptional.C．Itsteachersarequalifiedandexperienced.D．ItoffersGeneralandSpecialistEnglishcourses.BAchildwhohasoncebeenpleasedw

ithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalw

aysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualsituationofthetime

andthechild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfr

ighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystorieswe

remoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,somecasesofchildrenbeingdangerousl

yterrifiedbysomefairystory.Often,however,thisarises(出现)fromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiarit

ywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystorieso

nthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,towheadeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.donotexist;andthat,insteadofbeingfondofthestrangesidein

fairytales,thechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustsaysopeculiar(奇怪的)thatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.I

ftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebelie

fthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-friend.Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildha

severbelievedthatitwas.24．Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis________.A．repeatedwithoutan

ychangeB．treatedasajokeC．madesomechangesbytheparentD．setinthepresent25．Accordingtothepassage,greatfearcantakeplaceinach

ildwhenthestoryis________.A．inarealisticsettingB．heardforthefirsttimeC．repeatedtoooftenD．toldinadifferentway26

．Theauthor'smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat________.A．fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupB．thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairy

talesC．peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesD．thereismoreconcernforchildren'sfearsnowadays27．Oneofthereaso

nswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat________.A．theyarefullofimaginationB．theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromt

hetruthC．theyarenotinterestingD．theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteachCLeavingjuniorhighschool,andgoinguptothebigschoolwas

averyfrighteningchangeforme.Iwenttherewithnofriends.Theonlytwopeoplewhocamefrommypreviousschoolweretwogir

ls,DonnaDavisandSakjindaRai,butIdevelopedlittlefriendshipwiththem.AtfirstIwasscared(害怕的)andlookedstupid.Butafterafewmonths,I

triedkeepingmyarmsopenandmakingfriendswithpeoplearoundme.AfteranunsuccessfulrelationshipwithAmitSharmar,whoranawayfrommewheneverIsaidhellotoh

im,SherBhachujoinedme,andweseemedtohaveabitincommon.SoImademyfirstfriend,andIwasn'tonmyownanymore!Butafterafewd

ays，hebrokehisleg,andwasoffforacoupleofmonths!Iwasonmyownagain!Anyway,whenSherfinallydidreturn,Iintroducedhimto

anotherfriendofmine，GraemeParker.Theygotonlikeahouseonfire,butunfortunatelythatlittlethreesome(三人一组)onlymanag

edtolastaboutaweekortwobeforetheyhadabitoffight，andpoorGraemewenthisownway.Shortlyafterthatwemetandlaterjoin

edanothergang.Otherslaterjoinedatvariousstages,includingChrisElemen,VenayMaru,AmandeepVidhani,YaserGhauriandPaulBarrance.Itwaswit

hthesepeoplethatIspentmostofmylifeinseniorhighschool.28．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingto

thepassage?A．Theauthorfeltfrightenedinthenewschoolwithnofriendsatthestartofhisseniorhighschooltime.B．Theauthor'

sjuniorhighschoolwasnotverygood.C.Theauthordidn'tlikeSakjindaRaiatall.．D．TheauthorhadtriedhisbesttomakefriendswithDonnaDavis.29．Afterashorttime,thea

uthorwasalonewithoutfriendsagainbecause________.A．theyquarrelledaboutsomethingB．theyfoundtheyhadnothingtoshareC．theauthormovedtoanothersc

hoolD．hisfriendwasoffbecauseofinjury30．Accordingtothelastparagraph,wecanlearnthat________.A．theauthormissedhis

littlethreesomeB．theauthormademorefriendsastimewentonC．theauthorandGraemehadabitoffightD．GraemeParkerandSherBha

chuwereclosefriends31．Therealpurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto________.A．introducesomefriendstoreadersB．proveseniorhighschoo

llifeishardC．showhisattitudestowardlifeinseniorhighschoolD．tellreadershisfriendshipinseniorhighschoolDWinter-swi

mminghasbecomepopularinBeijing.Threeyearsago,fewpeoplewouldgoswimminginthecitywaters.ButnowthereisaWinter-swi

mmingEnthusiasts’Club(冬泳爱好者协会)andithasmorethan2,000members.Theoldestis84yearsofageandtheyoungestisonly7.Themembersarefromallwaysoflife.Theymaybewo

rkers,peasants,soldiers,teachers,students....Thoughitisnowthecoldestpartoftheseasonandthewatertemperatureintheci

ty’slakesisaround0°C,manywinter-swimmersstillswimintheicywaters,evenwhenitissnowing.Theyenjoythemselvesinthelake,whilethepeoplebythe

sideofthelakearewearingheavyclothes.Whyaresomanypeopleinterestedinwinter-swimming?Becausewinter-swimmingcanbegoodforone’shealth.BeiS

haisagoodexample.Heis69yearsold,andheoncesufferedfromhearttroublefor26years.Aftertenyearsofwinter-swimmingheisnowingoodhealth

.Scientistsarenowstudyingtheeffectsofwinter-swimmingonhealth.32.Amongthewinter-swimmerstheoldestmanis____years

olderthantheyoungestone.A.91B.84C.77D.733.Guesswhat“Themembersarefromallwaysoflife”means.A.Themembersdodifferentjobsatdifferentplaces.

B.TheycomefromallpartsofBeijing.C.Theyarepersonsofdifferentages.D.Theyaremenandwomen,oldandyoung.34.Winter-swimminghasbecomepop

ularinBeijingbecause_______.A.moreandmorepeopleliketoswiminwinterB.itismoreinterestingthanswimminginsummerC.winter-swimme

rsarebravemenD.winter-swimmingdoesalotofgoodtoone’shealth35.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe______.A.PeopleinBeijingLikeSwimminginWinterB.Winter

-swimming—ACraze(狂热)inBeijingC.PeopleBenefitfromWinter-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“Conversationisthemostsociableof

allhumanactivities.”Itotallyagreewiththispoint.Conversationisthemainpartofeveryone'sdailylife.__36_What

'smore,goodconversationisthemostinterestingpartforus.Inmyview,youshouldpayattentiontothefollowingthreeissue

stomakegoodconversation.Tostartgoodconversationwe'dbetterpreparesomequestions.__37_Wecanasksomequestionst

oshowourpolitenessandcareforothers.Like,doyouhaveagoodsleeplastnight?Orwhatdoyoudoinyoursparetime?Thinktwicebeforeyouthrowaquestionto

others.__38__Weshouldpayattentiontowhatotherssaidandthinkintheirshoes.Allowtheotherstodomostofthetal

king.Bepatientandholdinterestfortheircommentsandmakesomenoisetoshowyouarelisteningcarefully.__39__Inthiswayyouwillget

thecreditforbeingagoodconversationalistaswellasagoodlisteneranditwillhelpyoutomakefriendswithothers.Wealwayssaideyesarethewindows

tothesoul.Appropriateeyecontactislikeagreatelementofthemaindishwhichmakesitmoredelicious.__40__Itwillhelpustoimprovemutual(相互的)unde

rstanding.Donothesitatetolookintothem.Butdon'tstareatthemanddon'tlookatthemfortoolongatime.Itwouldmakeothersfeeluneasya

ndunwillingtogoontalking.A.Goodquestionsmakepeoplefeelcomfortable.B.Withoutconversation,lifewouldbeascoldasaro

ck.C.Themostimportantpartofconversationistolisten.D.Enjoygoodconversationandbefriendswiththem.E.Donotinterruptotherswhenthe

ysharetheirviewsexcitedly.F.Theyhavesomeideasthattheywantustoknowandevenconvinceus.G.Duringconversation,weshouldlookt

hespeakersintheeyefriendly.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.ThoughIhadonlybeenthereonce41anddidn

otknowthe42verywell.Iwasonthe43afterIhadmadesomeenquiries.AtAshville,therewasacrossroadwhereIcouldgoonalongthemainroadorIcouldtakea

shortcut(小道，近路).Theshortcutwasto44severalhillsandwasdangerous,Ihesitated(犹豫)foralittlewhileandthench

osethemainroad,forIwantedtobe45.Somethingstrangehappened46IdrovealongwayandfounditwasnotthecorrectroadthatIwantedto47,but

thehillyroadIdecidedtoavoid.Irealizedthatitwasatthe48thatIhadmadethe49mistake.“WhatshallIdo?”Iaskedmyself.IfIwentbacktotaket

hatroadagain,itwouldbeverylatebythetimeIgottoColumbia.Thinkingit50,Idecidedtogoon.“If51peoplecangoalongthisroad,whycan’tI?”I52myse

lf.Theshortcut,tomysurprise,wasnotthat53.Infact,itwasonlyaverypeacefulcountryroad,54upanddowntwolow55.Therewas56tr

affic.Onbothsidesoftheroad,youcouldseetrees,wildflowers,and57withcowsandhorses.Myfearwas58withthewind.Listening

tothebeautifulcountrymusicovermycarstereo(立体声),Idroveonand59thescenerywhichwassoquietandsonatural.Evenmyusedcar

forgottogiveme60.ItwasjustinthislightheartednessthatIarrivedatmydestination.Myfriends,aftertheyheardwhathadhapp

enedtome,allsaiditsoundedlikeanadventure.41.A．agoB．beforeC．alreadyD．Still42.A．townB．countryC．wayD．friends43.A．highwayB．carC．TrainD．phone44.A．haveB．g

oC．rideD．cross45.A．safeB．dangerousC．fastD．slow46.A．afterB．beforeC．ifD．since47.A．comeB．leaveC．takeD．drive48.A．stat

ionB．cornerC．crossroadD．beginning49.A．roadB．directionC．disappointedD．interesting50.A．aboutB．overC．ofD．up51.A．anotherB．ot

herC．theotherD．others52.A．askedB．forcedC．encouragedD．told53.A．farB．safeC．dirtyD．dangerous54.A．goingB．comingC．drivingD．walking

55.A．landsB．carsC．farmsD．hills56.A．heavyB．littleC．fewD．much57.A．farmsB．trucksC．housesD．villages58.A．goneB．together

C．coveredD．coming59.A．lookedB．likedC．enjoyedD．found60.A．HappinessB．sceneryC．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’seyesstaredatmyeverymove.Mymom’sblankexpressionshow

ed__61__(disappoint).“Heisnotgivinghisfullpotential，”Iheardmyteachersay.Igazeddown,afraid,ashamed,and

__62__(determine).Mydeterminationwasnottoputmybestefforttoimprovebuttogiveup.MynativelanguageisSpanish

.__63__hardItried,Englishwouldnottakerootinmybrain.Itriedhoursonend__64__(improve)mygrammar,pronunciation,an

dvocabulary.Aftertheparent-teacherconference,mymother__65__(tell)thatIwastotallylackinginterest.Ispentthatw

holeafternoonlisteningtomymothertellme__66__Ishouldtry.“Youcanneverachievewhatyoudonottry，”shetoldme.Thesimplestatementstuck

deeply__67__mynine-year-oldmind.Thenextday,IfoundmyselflearningEnglishwordsIneverknew.Asimplechangeinattitudemademesuccessfull

ylearnthosewords.Myteacher’swelcomingsmile,patience,andbrightattitude,inadditiontomydesiretolearn,wereenoughtomake__68__difference.Withind

ays,Ifound__69__(I)havingcompleteconversationsinEnglishandeven__70__(use)idiomscorrectly.Mymother’swordshelpedmetolearnthatsuccessinlife

requiresdesire.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）abouttheworldaroundyoubecauseIthinkcuriosityisthe

bestteacher.72.P________(个人认为),Iamverysatisfiedwithhiswork.73.Ourg_______(目标)istoraiseasmuchmoneyaspossiblefortheproject.74.Shewasthegreatestf_

_______(女性的)poetinAmerica.75.ShecametoLondonin2019tostudyfashiond________(设计)76.A___________,Ilikeactingbetter.(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）becheckedeveryyear.(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61disap

pointment62determined63However64toimprove65wastold66why67in68a69myself70using应用文写作Dear_Li_Hua，I'mverygladtohavereceivedtheletteryousentm

etwoweeksago.I'vebeenthinkingaboutthequestionyouaskedme.Inmyopinion,youshouldcomebackafteryoufinishyourstudiesabroad.Foronereason,whatyouarest

udyingisbadlyneedednowadaysinChina.Itwillbequiteeasyforyoutofindagoodjob.Infact,Iknowafewbigcompaniesinourcityarehopingtohirepeoplelikey

ou.Foranotherreason,Ithinkitwillbemuchmoreconvenientforyoutolookafteryourparentsastheyaregettingold.Therefore,Ithinkit'sagoo

dideaforyoutoreturn.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?Bestwishes.Yours，Li_Hai单词填空71.curious72.Personally73.goal74.female75.design7

6.Actually77.topic78.confused79.graduate80.recommended听力原文：Text1W:MaryplanstovisitParisduringherholidays.M:Yes

,andactuallyshewantstopractiseherFrench.Text2M:Wecaneithertakethechildtothemoviesortothepark.W:I’llleaveittoyou.Text3M:Wo

uldyouliketojoinusinthegame?W:Wonderful.Text4W:Whynotgotothecountryforachangethisweekend?M:Well,Ican’tdecideuntiltomorrow.Text5M:Ialwa

ysfeeltired.GuessI’mgettingold.W:Youjustneedtohaveaholiday.Text6M:Howareyou,Jason?Haven’tseenyouforages!M:Oh,Iamfine,Richard.Howiseverything?M

:Notbad.Well,ifyouarenotinahurry,howaboutadrinkinthepuboverthere?M:Great.M:Weusedtocomehereoftenbeforegraduation.You

see,almostayearhaspassedsincewehadthelastget-together.M:Yeah.Timeisflying.Bytheway,howaboutSusanand…

M:Guesswhat!Wearegoingtogetmarried.M:Really?Congratulations!Whenisthewedding?M:NextFriday.Iwasjustgoingto

callyouandinviteyoutoattendthereception.M:Iwillcertainlycome.And…haveyougotyourbestman?Text7M:I’dratherta

keonthewomanforthisposition.W:Butwhynottheman?It’shardtochoosereally.M:Guesswhat—Ican’tstandman’sacce

nt.W:Well,well.Iwouldn’tsayyouhaveabiasagainsthim,but…M:Yes,theyareequallyqualifiedandthemanevenhasabetterbackground.W:However…M:However,the

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

e.Solet’schooseher.Text8Inspiteofherpoorhealthandphysicalincapacitythatthreatenedhercareer,CarsonMcCullerscompletedanovelinthesummerof1961,whichthe

nappearedonthebestsellerlist.Inaninterviewatherhome,thenotednovelistlookedbackonsomeofherproblemsinthepastyearsandsp

okewithoutemotionofherlatestbook,ClockWithoutHands,herfirstinthepastfifteenyears,“FormanyyearsIhadbeenthinkingofthe

novelandfinallywroteitthispastyear”.Theforty-three-yearoldnovelistsufferedaseriesofstrokesinhertwentiesthatlefthervir

tuallyaninvalid.Sheadmittedthatamentalblockkeptherfromwritingformanyyearsafterthestrokes.Text9M:Ican’tbelievehowpollutedtheairis.Icanhardlybreathe.

W:Yeah.Pollutionishanginginacloudoverthecitytoday.M:Mm.It’sterrible.Theairwouldbecleanerifpeoplestoppeddrivingandstartedtakingbuses.W:Well,that

wouldhelp.ButIdon’tthinkcarsaretheonlyproblem.M:Whatelsedoyouthinkcausespollution,then?W:Well,foronething,factor

iespollutetheairalot.Dirtandsmokearecomingfromfactoriesandspoilingtheair.Wastefromfactoriesispollutingtherivers,too.M:Ithinkso,too.W:Andwastewaterfro

mfactoriesismakingtheriverstoodirtytoswiminorgetwaterfrom.M:Yeah,that’squitetrue.However,wecan’tclosedownthefactories,butpeoplecandriveles

s.W:Sure,buthowcanyougetpeopletodothat?M:Well,tobeginwith,I’dimprovethebusserviceandI’dchargeless,too.W:T

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