Name:Score:閱讀理解(1)(A)Itseemstomethatallwriters,includingthosebrilliantones,needencouragementparticularlyintheirearlyyears.IalwaysknewIcouldwrite,butthatjustmeantIwrotealittlebetterthanmypeers.IhopethatImightonedaywritewellenoughtoderiveincomefrommyefforts.Oddlyenough,thisneveroccuiTedtomeuntilImetaspecialteacherinlife.TherewasakindteacheratHydeParkHighSchoolinChicago,whosimplybyconcentratingherattentiononme,mademebelievethatImightbeabletomastertheknackofwritingwellenoughtoconsiderthecraftasaprofession.MissMargueriteBymetaughtEnglish,whichofcourse,involvedwritingskills.Whateverinstructionshesharedwithmewasexactlythesameasallherotherstudentsenjoyed,buttheonlydifferencewassheencouragedmetobegintheprocessofsubmittingthingsIwaswriting,inthosedays,chieflypoems.TomysurprisetheChicagoTribunenotonlythoughtenoughofseveralofmyversestopublishthem,butalsopaidme-inadvertently-thehighestcomplimentafledglingauthorcanreceive.TheeditorwroteaconfidentiallettertoMissByme,askinghertosee,ifbyanychance,oneofherstudents-acertainStephenAlien-mightbeguiltyofcopying.Theeditor'ssuspicionhadbeenarousedbecause,hewas-kindenoughtosay,hefoundithardtobelievethataseventeen-year-oldcouldcreatematerialonsuchaprofessionallevel.WhenMissBymesharedtheletterwithme,Iwasoverjoyed!Itwaswonderfullyheartening.MissBymemademerealizethatIshouldnothidemylight.Thismademecollectmycouragetoenterawritingcontest.Theassignmentwastowriteanessaytitled"RediscoveringAmerica".IwasliterallyastonishedwhenIreceivedalettersayingthatIwasthewinnerofthecontest.Theprizewasathousanddollars.Mymother,atthetime,wasnotevenawarethatIwasinterestedinwriting,orifshehadsomehowfoundoutaboutit,shetooklittlenotice.WhenIarrivedhomethateveningwiththeletter,shewasindifferentanddidnotaskhowtheeveninghadgone.Withoutencouragement,eventalentedstudentswillcontinuetoperformbelowexpectations.Forexample,atthesamehighschool,therewasateacherwhoseSpanishlanguagechasesIattendedbutfromwhomI,unfortunatelylearnedverylitesimplybecauseofthewoman'ssarcasticallycriticalattitude.Sheseemedtoknownothingaboutnurturingstudentssoon,Iwithdrewfromherclassroomliteracyinstruction.Yearslater,IwasabletorepaymydebttoMargueriteBymebydedicatingoneofmybooksWryontheRocks-AcollectionofPoems,toher.Ihaveenjoyedalifetimewritingbooksandtelevisionscriptsbecauseofherurge.MissBymeltreatedmedifferentlyfromotherstudentsinthat.sheencouragedtheauthortotrytoearnmoneyfromwritingshegavetheauthorprivateinstructionsonwritingskillsshetaughttheauthortheknackofwritingasaprofessionsheadvisedtheauthortocontributehiswritingworksTheeditorwrotealettertoMissBymebecause.heregrettedoverpayingtheauthorhewantedtoinformheroftheauthor'stalenthehaddoubtsabouttheauthor'swritingabilitiesD.hewantedtobefriendafuturestarwriterWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?Theauthorhadsetthegoalofwritingprofessionallysincechildhood.Theshareoftheeditor'slettermadetheauthorashamedofhisbehavior.TheauthorquittedSpanishcoursebecauseoftheteacher'snegativeattitude.Theauthorwonthewritingcontestwhichmadehismotherproudofhim.Theauthoriswritingthepassagemainlytotellreadersthat.writingskillsshouldbecultivatedsincehighschoolyearsparentsshouldtakekid'sinterestsandtalentsseriouslydevelopmentofskillsandabilitiesrequireadequateencouragementifseasyfbrawriterlikehimtomakealivingbywriting(B)Theyswimlovelyalongtheshore,lookingforunderwatergreenstofeedon.Butthesedays,alongFlorida'swesterncoast,somethingismixingwiththeseagrassthatmanatees(海牛)liketoeat.Andit'smakingthemsick-evenkillingthem.It'sapoisonousformofalgae,usuallycalled"redtide"becauseofitscolor.Algaeareplantlikeorganismsthatlivemainlyinwater.Mostareharmless,butnotredtide.Whenitgetsmixedinwiththegrassandthemanateeseatit,theygetsosickthattheycan'tevenswim.“They'rebasicallyparalyzed,andtheybecomeunconscious,“saidVirginiaEdmonds,ananimalcaremanager.Manateesaremammalsandtheyneedtosurfaceoftentobreatheinair.Ifamanateeisparalyzed,itcan'tswimandwilldrown.AsofMonday,thecurrentredtideoutbreakhaskilledatleast174manateessincethebeginningofthisyear.ThathasalreadybeatenFlorida'srecord-highnumberformanateedeathsinasingleyear---andwestillhavenearlyninemonthstogo!Theexpertsaren'tsurewhentheredtideoutbreakwillend.Somanymoremanateesareindanger.ThesituationhasgottensodesperatethatFloridazooshaverescuedatleastadozenmanatees.YoucanfindmanateesanywherefromBraziluptoFlorida-andthroughoutmuchoftheCaribbeanSea.Infact,themanateeisofficiallyconsideredanendangeredspecies.ThankstotheUSgovernment'sprotection,Florida'smanateepopulationhasgrowntoapproximately5,000inrecentyears.Buttheredtideisthreateningtheirsurvival.Someexpertssuspectthatpollutionfromfarmsevenmightbefuelingtheredtideoutbreak,becausefertilizerthat'susedonfarmsoftenwindsupinWater.AndwhenthatfertilizedwaterrunsoffintotheGulfofMexico,itmakesthingsgrowfaster-justlikeonland.Thewords"them"inParagraph1probablyrefersto“A.underwatergreensB.algaeC.manateesD.endangeredanimalsWccanlearnfromthepassagethattheredtide.causes174manatees'deathseverymonthdisablesmanatees,abilitytosurfacetobreathehasdestroyedmostoftheunderwatergreenshelpstofertilizefarmlandsWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?Theexperts'efforttokeeptheredtidefromspreading.Thepotentialcauseoftheexpansionoftheredtide.ThepresentsituationofmanateesinFlorida.Thedeadlyeffectofthepoisonousredtideonmanatees.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?TheredtidehasbeenchangingthemanateesTheword"comply”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans"A.shoutB.obeyC.disappearD.attackWhichofthefollowingisNOTtheintentionoftheharness?Theword"comply”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans"A.shoutB.obeyC.disappearD.attackWhichofthefollowingisNOTtheintentionoftheharness?A.Tocreateabettercommunicationbetweendogsandhumans.B.Toenablethedogstododemandingjobs.C.Totransferhumanthoughtstothedogsbymeansoftechnology.D.Tomonitordogs'communicativebehaviors.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexpressthemainideaofthepassage?A.NewPlatform:forBetterPerformancesofDogs.B.Harness:aTwo-wayCommunicationDevice.C.DogCare:aCompletelyNewWayPossible.D.Technology:towardHealthierLifeofDogs.Themanateeisofficiallyanendangeredspecies.Moreeffortsshouldbemadetosavethemanatees.Theredtidehasbeenthreateningthemanatees.(C)Forcenturies,mankindanddogshavesufferedfromacommunicationfailure.Wecantelldogswhatwewantthemtodoandsometimestheycomply,butwe'vealwaysstruggledwhenitcomestounderstandingthetruemeaningoftheirbarksandwhimpers.Thereisexcitingnewsnow---adogtranslatorcalledbodyharness(背帶)hasbeeninventedtohelpyoucommunicatewithyourfurryfriend.HOWITWORKSTheplatformitsel