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第页2021宁夏大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)考试模拟卷本卷共分为2大题50小题,作答时间为180分钟,总分100分,60分及格。

一、单项选择题(共44题,每题2分。每题的备选项中,只有一个最符合题意)

1.ConversationOneWhichofthefollowingisthesuggestiontheymade

A.Moretrafficlightsshouldbeinstalled.

B.Aspeedcamerashouldbemounted.

C.Morepolicemenshouldpatrolthatarea.

2.ConversationTwoWhodevelopedthesystemofmemoryaidscenturiesago

A.Inhabitantsonanisolatedisland.

B.TheAncientGreeks.

C.Agreatpsychologists.

3.ConversationOneWhere,asthewomanmentioned,hasgotimprovedtraffic

A.Herownneighborhood.

B.Herbigbrother’sneighborhood.

C.Herparents’neighborhood.

4.ConversationTwoHowdoesmappingoutnotesaffectthebrain

A.Itishelpfulinreflectingthewaypeoplelinkinformationinthebrain.

B.Itpreventspeoplefromarrangingthingslogically.

C.Itmakespeople’sbrainfunctiontheoppositeway.

5.ConversationOneHowwasthemanpunishedforhistrafficoffence

A.Hewasfined100poundswithextrapenaltypoints.

B.Hehadtopay150poundsandgot6penaltypoints.

C.Hefinallypaid600poundswithoutanypenaltypoints.

6.ConversationTwoWhattendstoaffectpeople’sabilitytothinkclearly

A.Upbringingandinnatedifferences.

B.Worryandanxiety.

C.Theiraptitudes.

7.Silenceistogoldwhatspeechisto____

A.steel

B.platinum

C.Bronze

D.silver

8.Whichshapecompletesthelargersquare

A.

B.

C.

D.

9.Chris

A.ThatisOK.

B.Thatdoesn’tmakesense!

C.Thatwouldbeterrible.

D.That’llhetheday!

10.Miranda

A.DoyoumindifIstayhereforthenight

B.DoyoumindifIuseyourphonetocallataxi

C.Couldyougivemearide

D.Couldyoucallataxiforme

11.Paul

A.I’llletherknowforsure.

B.I’mreallysorry!

C.I’llkeepthatinmind.

D.I’mnotgoingtolethergo.

12.Gettingacoldorcatchingthefluisacommoncomplaintforpeopleeveryyear.Infact,peopleusuallycatchbetweentwoandfivecoldsayear.Nooneenjoystheaccompanyingsymptoms:thesorethroat,runnynose,constantsneezingandheadaches.Notsurprisingly,coldmedicationshavebecomeabigbusiness.Peoplespendbillionsofdollarstocombatthisrecurringproblem.Weseethenumberandvarietyofover-the-countermedicineseachtimeweenterapharmacy.Peopleestimatethat,ifyoucombineconsumerpurchasesanddrainsonhealthcaresystems,atleast40billiondollarsarespenteachyearintheUSalone.IsacureforthecommoncoldpossibleTheanswerseemstobebothyesandno.Firstofall,the"common"colditselfisnotasingledisease.Anyoftwohundreddifferentvirusescouldberesponsibleforthesymptomsofacold.Developingavaccineforthecommoncoldwouldliterallymeanhavingtodevelophundredsofvaccines.Additionally,somecoldviruseshavetheabilitytochangetheirmolecularcomposition.Thus,eventhoughourbodiesmaybecomeimmunetoacertaincoldvirusthiswinter,bynextwinterourantibodieswillprobablynotrecognizeit.However,onefamilyofviruses,therhinoviruses,seemstoaccountforalmost40%ofallcolds.Therefore,scientistshavebeenfocusingtheirresearchonthisfamilyofvirusesinthehopesthattreatmentstargetingrhinoviruseswillresultinadrasticdecreaseinthenumberofcoldspeopleget.Inthelate1990sresearchersexperiencedsomeinitialsuccess.Biologistsdevelopedatreatment,ananti-viralmoleculecalledBIRR4,whichpreventedthebindingofthevirustocellsinthenose.Thisbindingisanessentialfirststepinstoppingaviralinfectionand,wasitpreventable,manyinfectionswouldbeby-passed.Forthenextfewyears,thepharmaceuticalgiantBoehringertriedtomakethistreatmentcommerciallyviable.Unfortunately,theyfoundtotheirdismaythatthistreatmentonlyworkedjustpriortogettingacoldorinthefirststagesofinfection,whenmostpeopledonotyetrealizeanythingiswrong.Asapossibletreatmentforacold,itwasseverelylimitedandsoin2000,BoehringerdroppedtheBIRR4project.Anotherdifficultyinfindingacureforthecommoncoldisthatthecoldvirusdoesnotactuallycauseourcoldsymptoms.Indeed,bythetimewestarttoshowcoldsymptoms,theviralinfectionisalmostover.Mostinfectionsresultinnosymptomsatall.Thesymptomsthatwegetfromacoldare,inreality,producedbyourbody’simmuneresponse,notbythevirusitself.Onewaythebodyfightsinfectioniswithananti-inflammatoryresponse.Partofthisresponseistodilatebloodvesselsintheaffectedareaandtomaketheaffectedceilsreleasefluidtothesurroundingarea.Incold,thisresultsintheswellingofthenoseandthroat,aswellassneezingandarunnynose.Thisalsoverysimilartohowthebodyreactswhenwehaveallergies.Thus,somescientistsarenowsuggestingtargetingthebody’simmuneresponsesratherthanthevirusitself,aswedowhenwetreatallergies.Onemedicalresearchersuggeststhatinordertofindacureforcoldswemustweakenourimmunesystem’sresponse.Throughacocktailofcertaindrugs—interferon,ibuprofenandchlorpheniramine—coldsuffererswouldbeabletodecreasetheanti-inflammatorypartoftheimmuneresponseandgetridoftheirsymptoms,whilestillallowingtheirbodiestofightofftheremainingviralinfection.Ibuprofenandchlorpheniraminearebothinexpensiveandavailableoverthecounter.Unfortunately,however,asingledoseofinterferonisabout$200andisasyetunavailableinlargeover-the-counterquantities.Thoughattimesithasseemedthatacurewastantalizinglyclose,thisprocessofinfectionandourbodies’responsetoitisclearlymorecomplicatedthanpreviouslyguessed.Undoubtedly,thesearchforacureforthecommoncoldwillcontinue.Whatformthiseventualcurewilltakethough,isanyone’sguess.Forquestions66to68,writeYESifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassageNOChoosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.69.Whatistheactualcauseofcoldsymptoms

A.Thecoldvirus.

B.Thebody’simmuneresponse.

C.Mixeduseofcertaindrugs.

D.Delayedtreatment.

13.Gettingacoldorcatchingthefluisacommoncomplaintforpeopleeveryyear.Infact,peopleusuallycatchbetweentwoandfivecoldsayear.Nooneenjoystheaccompanyingsymptoms:thesorethroat,runnynose,constantsneezingandheadaches.Notsurprisingly,coldmedicationshavebecomeabigbusiness.Peoplespendbillionsofdollarstocombatthisrecurringproblem.Weseethenumberandvarietyofover-the-countermedicineseachtimeweenterapharmacy.Peopleestimatethat,ifyoucombineconsumerpurchasesanddrainsonhealthcaresystems,atleast40billiondollarsarespenteachyearintheUSalone.IsacureforthecommoncoldpossibleTheanswerseemstobebothyesandno.Firstofall,the"common"colditselfisnotasingledisease.Anyoftwohundreddifferentvirusescouldberesponsibleforthesymptomsofacold.Developingavaccineforthecommoncoldwouldliterallymeanhavingtodevelophundredsofvaccines.Additionally,somecoldviruseshavetheabilitytochangetheirmolecularcomposition.Thus,eventhoughourbodiesmaybecomeimmunetoacertaincoldvirusthiswinter,bynextwinterourantibodieswillprobablynotrecognizeit.However,onefamilyofviruses,therhinoviruses,seemstoaccountforalmost40%ofallcolds.Therefore,scientistshavebeenfocusingtheirresearchonthisfamilyofvirusesinthehopesthattreatmentstargetingrhinoviruseswillresultinadrasticdecreaseinthenumberofcoldspeopleget.Inthelate1990sresearchersexperiencedsomeinitialsuccess.Biologistsdevelopedatreatment,ananti-viralmoleculecalledBIRR4,whichpreventedthebindingofthevirustocellsinthenose.Thisbindingisanessentialfirststepinstoppingaviralinfectionand,wasitpreventable,manyinfectionswouldbeby-passed.Forthenextfewyears,thepharmaceuticalgiantBoehringertriedtomakethistreatmentcommerciallyviable.Unfortunately,theyfoundtotheirdismaythatthistreatmentonlyworkedjustpriortogettingacoldorinthefirststagesofinfection,whenmostpeopledonotyetrealizeanythingiswrong.Asapossibletreatmentforacold,itwasseverelylimitedandsoin2000,BoehringerdroppedtheBIRR4project.Anotherdifficultyinfindingacureforthecommoncoldisthatthecoldvirusdoesnotactuallycauseourcoldsymptoms.Indeed,bythetimewestarttoshowcoldsymptoms,theviralinfectionisalmostover.Mostinfectionsresultinnosymptomsatall.Thesymptomsthatwegetfromacoldare,inreality,producedbyourbody’simmuneresponse,notbythevirusitself.Onewaythebodyfightsinfectioniswithananti-inflammatoryresponse.Partofthisresponseistodilatebloodvesselsintheaffectedareaandtomaketheaffectedceilsreleasefluidtothesurroundingarea.Incold,thisresultsintheswellingofthenoseandthroat,aswellassneezingandarunnynose.Thisalsoverysimilartohowthebodyreactswhenwehaveallergies.Thus,somescientistsarenowsuggestingtargetingthebody’simmuneresponsesratherthanthevirusitself,aswedowhenwetreatallergies.Onemedicalresearchersuggeststhatinordertofindacureforcoldswemustweakenourimmunesystem’sresponse.Throughacocktailofcertaindrugs—interferon,ibuprofenandchlorpheniramine—coldsuffererswouldbeabletodecreasetheanti-inflammatorypartoftheimmuneresponseandgetridoftheirsymptoms,whilestillallowingtheirbodiestofightofftheremainingviralinfection.Ibuprofenandchlorpheniraminearebothinexpensiveandavailableoverthecounter.Unfortunately,however,asingledoseofinterferonisabout$200andisasyetunavailableinlargeover-the-counterquantities.Thoughattimesithasseemedthatacurewastantalizinglyclose,thisprocessofinfectionandourbodies’responsetoitisclearlymorecomplicatedthanpreviouslyguessed.Undoubtedly,thesearchforacureforthecommoncoldwillcontinue.Whatformthiseventualcurewilltakethough,isanyone’sguess.Forquestions66to68,writeYESifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassageNOWhatdidscientistsfindBIRR4coulddo

A.Itcouldchangethecoldcycle.

B.Itcouldstrengthentheimmunesystem.

C.Itcouldonlytreatacoldinthefirststages.

D.Itcouldeliminateallpossibilitiesofgettingacol

14.Johncanmowafieldin6hours.Billcanmowafieldin5hours.Henrycanmowafieldin4hours.Joecanmowafieldin3hours.Tomcanmowafieldin2hours.Iftheyallworktogetherattheirrespectiverates,howlongwillittaketomowthefield

A.41.4minutes.

B.39.4minutes.

C.40.4minutes.

D.38.4minutes.

15.

{{B}}SectionA{{/B}}

Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith6questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions51-56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhatIsGoodWritingforChildren

Thechildren’spublisherswilltellyoutheylookfor"goodwriting".Whatexactlydotheymean

Beforeyousendastoryyouhavewrittentoanypublisheratall,yourseverestcriticoughttobeyouyourself.Tohaveachanceofsucceedinginthecompetitivemarketofchildren’sfiction,youshouldconstantlybeaware,everysingletimeyousitdownatyourword-processor,oftheneedtoproduce"good,originalwriting".Adifficulttask,maybe,butonewhichhopefullywewillhelpyoutoachieve.

Tobeginwith,letustrytopindownexactlywhatpublishersmeanwhentheytalkabout"goodwriting"forchildren.Ausefulstartingpointwouldbetotakealookatsomeofthechildren’sbookswhichwonliteraryprizeslastyear.Readingthesebooksisoneoftheeasiestandmostenjoyablewaysof:(a)findingoutwhatindividualpublishersarepublishingatthemoment,and(b)learningafewtricksofthetradefromwell-establishedprofessionals.Itgoeswithoutsaying,ofcourse,thatslavishlycopyingthestyleandsubjectmatterofasuccessfulauthorisusuallyarecipefordisaster.Norshouldyoubecomedownheartedafterreadingaparticularlybrilliantpieceofwork,andmiserablythinkyouwillneverbeabletomatchuptothosestandards.Remember,overnightsuccessisrare—mostsuccessfulchildren’sauthorswillhavestruggledlongandhardtolearntheirtrade.Readthesebooksasacritic;notedownthethingsyouenjoyedoradmired,aswellasareaswhereyoufeeltherewaspossiblyroomforimprovement.Afterall,nobodyisperfect,notevenasuccessful,prize-winningauthor.

Possiblythetoughestchallengeisrightattheyoungestendoftheagerange—thepicturebook.Thewould-beauthor/illustratorisattemptingtocreateanexcitingstoryoutofthenarrow,limited,everydayworldofayoungchild’experience—noteasyatall.Thewholestorylinehastobestrongenoughtokeepthereaderturningthepages,yetsimpleenoughtofitintoafewpages.Anotherproblemforthenewpicture-bookauthorsisthatitcanseemthateverysubjectandeveryapproachhasbeendonetodeath,withnothingnewlefttosay.Addtothisthefactthatprintingcostsarehighbecauseoffullcolourillustrations,whichmeansthatthepublisherwillprobablywantatextthatsuitstheinternationalmarkettoincreasesales,andanovelforten-yearolds,withhardlyanypicturesatall,startstolookmuchmoreinviting.

Youwouldbeforgivenforwonderingifthereareanytrulyoriginalplotslefttoimpresspublisherswith.Butrememberthat,inmanyways,itisthewriter’sownpersonalstyle,andintelligenthandlingofasubjectthatcanchangeafamiliar,overworkedplotintosomethingoriginalandfresh.Toillustratethis,readTheEnchantedHorsebyMagdalenNabb.AyounggirlcalledIrinafindsanoldwoodenhorseinajunkshop,takesithomeandtreatsitasifitwasreal.Soonitmagicallystartstocometolife...SoundsfamiliarThemagicobjectthatcomesaliveisastorylinethathasbeenusedinhundredsofotherchildren’sstories.SowhydoesitsucceedhereTheansweristhatMagdalenNabbhascreatedastrong,believablecharacterinthelonely,unhappyheroineIrina,andthedescriptionsofherrelationshipwiththewoodenhorsearepoeticandtouching.

So,toreturntothequestionaskedatthebeginning:Whatexactlyis"goodwriting"forchildrenTheansweristhatitiswritingwhichisfresh,excitingandunpredictable,andwhichgivesanewandoriginalangleonwhatmightbeawellwornsubject.Butdonotbeputoffifyoufeelthatyousimplycannotmatchuptoalltheserequirements.Whilethereisobviouslynosubstitutefortalent,andtheabilitytocomeupwithsuitableideas,manyofthetechniquesforimprovingandpolishingyourmanuscriptcanbelearned.

Questions:Whydoesthearticleadvisepeopletolookatprize-winningbooks

A.Tocopytheauthor’sstyle.

B.Torealisewhatahighstandardneedstobereached.

C.Togetanideaofwhatmightbesuccessful.

D.Tofindouthowtotrickpublishers.

16.

{{B}}SectionA{{/B}}

Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith6questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions51-56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhatIsGoodWritingforChildren

Thechildren’spublisherswilltellyoutheylookfor"goodwriting".Whatexactlydotheymean

Beforeyousendastoryyouhavewrittentoanypublisheratall,yourseverestcriticoughttobeyouyourself.Tohaveachanceofsucceedinginthecompetitivemarketofchildren’sfiction,youshouldconstantlybeaware,everysingletimeyousitdownatyourword-processor,oftheneedtoproduce"good,originalwriting".Adifficulttask,maybe,butonewhichhopefullywewillhelpyoutoachieve.

Tobeginwith,letustrytopindownexactlywhatpublishersmeanwhentheytalkabout"goodwriting"forchildren.Ausefulstartingpointwouldbetotakealookatsomeofthechildren’sbookswhichwonliteraryprizeslastyear.Readingthesebooksisoneoftheeasiestandmostenjoyablewaysof:(a)findingoutwhatindividualpublishersarepublishingatthemoment,and(b)learningafewtricksofthetradefromwell-establishedprofessionals.Itgoeswithoutsaying,ofcourse,thatslavishlycopyingthestyleandsubjectmatterofasuccessfulauthorisusuallyarecipefordisaster.Norshouldyoubecomedownheartedafterreadingaparticularlybrilliantpieceofwork,andmiserablythinkyouwillneverbeabletomatchuptothosestandards.Remember,overnightsuccessisrare—mostsuccessfulchildren’sauthorswillhavestruggledlongandhardtolearntheirtrade.Readthesebooksasacritic;notedownthethingsyouenjoyedoradmired,aswellasareaswhereyoufeeltherewaspossiblyroomforimprovement.Afterall,nobodyisperfect,notevenasuccessful,prize-winningauthor.

Possiblythetoughestchallengeisrightattheyoungestendoftheagerange—thepicturebook.Thewould-beauthor/illustratorisattemptingtocreateanexcitingstoryoutofthenarrow,limited,everydayworldofayoungchild’experience—noteasyatall.Thewholestorylinehastobestrongenoughtokeepthereaderturningthepages,yetsimpleenoughtofitintoafewpages.Anotherproblemforthenewpicture-bookauthorsisthatitcanseemthateverysubjectandeveryapproachhasbeendonetodeath,withnothingnewlefttosay.Addtothisthefactthatprintingcostsarehighbecauseoffullcolourillustrations,whichmeansthatthepublisherwillprobablywantatextthatsuitstheinternationalmarkettoincreasesales,andanovelforten-yearolds,withhardlyanypicturesatall,startstolookmuchmoreinviting.

Youwouldbeforgivenforwonderingifthereareanytrulyoriginalplotslefttoimpresspublisherswith.Butrememberthat,inmanyways,itisthewriter’sownpersonalstyle,andintelligenthandlingofasubjectthatcanchangeafamiliar,overworkedplotintosomethingoriginalandfresh.Toillustratethis,readTheEnchantedHorsebyMagdalenNabb.AyounggirlcalledIrinafindsanoldwoodenhorseinajunkshop,takesithomeandtreatsitasifitwasreal.Soonitmagicallystartstocometolife...SoundsfamiliarThemagicobjectthatcomesaliveisastorylinethathasbeenusedinhundredsofotherchildren’sstories.SowhydoesitsucceedhereTheansweristhatMagdalenNabbhascreatedastrong,believablecharacterinthelonely,unhappyheroineIrina,andthedescriptionsofherrelationshipwiththewoodenhorsearepoeticandtouching.

So,toreturntothequestionaskedatthebeginning:Whatexactlyis"goodwriting"forchildrenTheansweristhatitiswritingwhichisfresh,excitingandunpredictable,andwhichgivesanewandoriginalangleonwhatmightbeawellwornsubject.Butdonotbeputoffifyoufeelthatyousimplycannotmatchuptoalltheserequirements.Whilethereisobviouslynosubstitutefortalent,andtheabilitytocomeupwithsuitableideas,manyofthetechniquesforimprovingandpolishingyourmanuscriptcanbelearned.

Questions:Whatdomostsuccessfulchildren’sauthorshaveincommon

A.Theydidnotgetdepressedbyearlyfailures.

B.Theyhavelearnedhowtobecriticalofotherauthors’work.

C.Theyfinditeasytothinkofstorylinesthatwillsell.

D.Theyhaveworkedhardtobecomewell-known.

17.

{{B}}SectionA{{/B}}

Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith6questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions51-56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhatIsGoodWritingforChildren

Thechildren’spublisherswilltellyoutheylookfor"goodwriting".Whatexactlydotheymean

Beforeyousendastoryyouhavewrittentoanypublisheratall,yourseverestcriticoughttobeyouyourself.Tohaveachanceofsucceedinginthecompetitivemarketofchildren’sfiction,youshouldconstantlybeaware,everysingletimeyousitdownatyourword-processor,oftheneedtoproduce"good,originalwriting".Adifficulttask,maybe,butonewhichhopefullywewillhelpyoutoachieve.

Tobeginwith,letustrytopindownexactlywhatpublishersmeanwhentheytalkabout"goodwriting"forchildren.Ausefulstartingpointwouldbetotakealookatsomeofthechildren’sbookswhichwonliteraryprizeslastyear.Readingthesebooksisoneoftheeasiestandmostenjoyablewaysof:(a)findingoutwhatindividualpublishersarepublishingatthemoment,and(b)learningafewtricksofthetradefromwell-establishedprofessionals.Itgoeswithoutsaying,ofcourse,thatslavishlycopyingthestyleandsubjectmatterofasuccessfulauthorisusuallyarecipefordisaster.Norshouldyoubecomedownheartedafterreadingaparticularlybrilliantpieceofwork,andmiserablythinkyouwillneverbeabletomatchuptothosestandards.Remember,overnightsuccessisrare—mostsuccessfulchildren’sauthorswillhavestruggledlongandhardtolearntheirtrade.Readthesebooksasacritic;notedownthethingsyouenjoyedoradmired,aswellasareaswhereyoufeeltherewaspossiblyroomforimprovement.Afterall,nobodyisperfect,notevenasuccessful,prize-winningauthor.

Possiblythetoughestchallengeisrightattheyoungestendoftheagerange—thepicturebook.Thewould-beauthor/illustratorisattemptingtocreateanexcitingstoryoutofthenarrow,limited,everydayworldofayoungchild’experience—noteasyatall.Thewholestorylinehastobestrongenoughtokeepthereaderturningthepages,yetsimpleenoughtofitintoafewpages.Anotherproblemforthenewpicture-bookauthorsisthatitcanseemthateverysubjectandeveryapproachhasbeendonetodeath,withnothingnewlefttosay.Addtothisthefactthatprintingcostsarehighbecauseoffullcolourillustrations,whichmeansthatthepublisherwillprobablywantatextthatsuitstheinternationalmarkettoincreasesales,andanovelforten-yearolds,withhardlyanypicturesatall,startstolookmuchmoreinviting.

Youwouldbeforgivenforwonderingifthereareanytrulyoriginalplotslefttoimpresspublisherswith.Butrememberthat,inmanyways,itisthewriter’sownpersonalstyle,andintelligenthandlingofasubjectthatcanchangeafamiliar,overworkedplotintosomethingoriginalandfresh.Toillustratethis,readTheEnchantedHorsebyMagdalenNabb.AyounggirlcalledIrinafindsanoldwoodenhorseinajunkshop,takesithomeandtreatsitasifitwasreal.Soonitmagicallystartstocometolife...SoundsfamiliarThemagicobjectthatcomesaliveisastorylinethathasbeenusedinhundredsofotherchildren’sstories.SowhydoesitsucceedhereTheansweristhatMagdalenNabbhascreatedastrong,believablecharacterinthelonely,unhappyheroineIrina,andthedescriptionsofherrelationshipwiththewoodenhorsearepoeticandtouching.

So,toreturntothequestionaskedatthebeginning:Whatexactlyis"goodwriting"forchildrenTheansweristhatitiswritingwhichisfresh,excitingandunpredictable,andwhichgivesanewandoriginalangleonwhatmightbeawellwornsubject.Butdonotbeputoffifyoufeelthatyousimplycannotmatchuptoalltheserequirements.Whilethereisobviouslynosubstitutefortalent,andtheabilitytocomeupwithsuitableideas,manyofthetechniquesforimprovingandpolishingyourmanuscriptcanbelearned.

Questions:Whyisthepicturebookthemostdifficulttowrite

A.Youngchildrenhaveexperienceofasmallnumberofsubjects.

B.Youngchildrencannotfollowstorylineseasily.

C.Thepicturesneedtobeexciting.

D.Childrenwanttobeabletoreaditquickly.

18.

{{B}}SectionA{{/B}}

Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith6questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions51-56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhatIsGoodWritingforChildren

Thechildren’spublisherswilltellyoutheylookfor"goodwriting".Whatexactlydotheymean

Beforeyousendastoryyouhavewrittentoanypublisheratall,yourseverestcriticoughttobeyouyourself.Tohaveachanceofsucceedinginthecompetitivemarketofchildren’sfiction,youshouldconstantlybeaware,everysingletimeyousitdownatyourword-processor,oftheneedtoproduce"good,originalwriting".Adifficulttask,maybe,butonewhichhopefullywewillhelpyoutoachieve.

Tobeginwith,letustrytopindownexactlywhatpublishersmeanwhentheytalkabout"goodwriting"forchildren.Ausefulstartingpointwouldbetotakealookatsomeofthechildren’sbookswhichwonliteraryprizeslastyear.Readingthesebooksisoneoftheeasiestandmostenjoyablewaysof:(a)findingoutwhatindividualpublishersarepublishingatthemoment,and(b)learningafewtricksofthetradefromwell-establishedprofessionals.Itgoeswithoutsaying,ofcourse,thatslavishlycopyingthestyleandsubjectmatterofasuccessfulauthorisusuallyarecipefordisaster.Norshouldyoubecomedownheartedafterreadingaparticularlybrilliantpieceofwork,andmiserablythinkyouwillneverbeabletomatchuptothosestandards.Remember,overnightsuccessisrare—mostsuccessfulchildren’sauthorswillhavestruggledlongandhardtolearntheirtrade.Readthesebooksasacritic;notedownthethingsyouenjoyedoradmired,aswellasareaswhereyoufeeltherewaspossiblyroomforimprovement.Afterall,nobodyisperfect,notevenasuccessful,prize-winningauthor.

Possiblythetoughestchallengeisrightattheyoungestendoftheagerange—thepicturebook.Thewould-beauthor/illustratorisa

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