新亮剑2022英语答案
Section I Use of English
Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A. B.C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
securing Harlan Coben believes that if you' re a writer, you' ll find the time; and that if you can't find the time, then writing isn't a priority and you' re not a writer. For him writing is a (1) job—a job like any other. He has (2) it with plumbing, pointing out that a plumber doesn't wake up and say that he can't work with pipes today.
(3) . like most writers these days, you' re holding down a job to pay the bills. it's not (4) to find the time to write But it's not impossible It requires determination and single-mindedness.
(5) that most bestselling authors began writing when they were doing other things to earn a living And today, even writers who are fairly (6) often have to do other work to (7) their
writing income.
As Harlan Coben has suggested it's a (8) of priorities. To make writing a priority, you' ll have to (9) some of your day-to-day-activities and some things you really enjoy Depending on your (10) and your life style, that might mean spending less time watching television or listening to music. though some people can write (11) they listen to music. You might have to (12) the amount of exercise or sport you do. You' ll have to make social media an (13) activity rather than a daily time-consuming (14) There “ll probably have to be less socializing with your friends an less time with your family Its a (15) learning curve. and it won't always make you popular.
There's just one thing you should try to keep at least some time for, (16) your writing-and that's reading. And writer needs to read as much and as widely as they can: it's the one (17) supporter-something you can't do without.
Time is finite. The older you get, the (18) it seems to go. We need to use it as carefully and as (19) as we can, that means prioritising out activities so that we spend most time
on the things we really want to do. Ifyou' re a writer, that means— (20) —writing
1.A.al C.steady D.pleasant
2.Abined fronted
3.A.if B.Through C.Once D.Unless
ugh B.strange C.wrong D.easy
5.A.Accpect B.Explain C.Remember D.Suppose
6.A.well-known B.well-advised C.well-informed D.well-chosen
7.A.ate C.supplement D.calculate
8.A.cause B.purpose C.dition
9.A.highlight B.inue D.explore
lations B.interests C. memories D.skills
11.A.until B.because C.while D.before
12.A.put up with B.make up of C.hang on to D.cut down on
13.A.asional C.ional
14.A.habit B.test C.decision D.plan
le C.rapid D.funny
16.A.in place of B.in charge of C.in response to D.in addition to
17.A.indispensable B.innovative C.invisible D.instant
18.A. duller B.harder C.quieter D.quicker
19.A.usly C.atefully
20.A.at most B.in average D.above all
Section II Reading Comprehension
PartA
Directions:: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A. B. C. or D.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)
Text 1
On a recent sunny day13.000 chickens roam over Larry Brown's 40 windswept acres in Shiner Texas. Some rest in the shade of a parked car Others drink water with the cows. This all seems random. but it's by design, part of what the $6.1 billion US. egg industry bets will be its next big thing: climate-friendly eggs.
These eggs. which are making their debut now on shelves for as much asS8adozen. are still labeled organic and animal-friendly. but they' re also from birds that live on farms using regenerative agriculture-special techniques to cultivate rich soils that can trap green house gases. Such eggs could be marketed as helping to fight climate change.
I'm excited about our progress”says Brown, who is adding more cover crops that draw w
orms. and crickets for the chickens to eat. The birds' waste then fertilizes fields. Such improvements“ allow our hens to forage for higher-quality natural feed that will be good for the land, the hens, and the eggs that we supply to our customers.
The egg industry's push is the first major test of whether animal products from regenerative farms can become the next premium offering. in barely more than a decade, organic eggs went from being dismissed as a niche product in natural foods stores to being sold at Walmart. More recently there were similar doubts about probiotics and plant-based meats. but both have exploded into major supermarket categories. If the sustainable-egg roll out is successful. it could open the floodgates for regenerative beef. broccoli, and beyond
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