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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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