【試題分析】
57. 答案：A
分析：
第一步：看題干。What do we learn from the first paragraph?我們能從第一段得知什么？
第二步：找原文。“there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied.”供孩子們消遣的無(wú)聊活動(dòng)有很多。
第三步：分析選項(xiàng)。
A) A lot of distractions compete for children’s time nowadays.現(xiàn)在，孩子們的時(shí)間被很多活動(dòng)所占據(jù)著。
B) Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities.孩子們?cè)谀切┎挥脛?dòng)腦的活動(dòng)中找到了快樂(lè)。
C) Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time.麗貝卡的業(yè)余時(shí)間都被占了。
D) Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.麗貝卡在她的寫(xiě)作中用了很多網(wǎng)上的材料。
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一段中主要說(shuō)明的是現(xiàn)在供孩子們消遣的活動(dòng)有很多。談到關(guān)于麗貝卡的部分，主要是說(shuō)她的業(yè)余時(shí)間都用來(lái)寫(xiě)作了，而且她現(xiàn)在準(zhǔn)備參加一個(gè)寫(xiě)作比賽。因此，只有選項(xiàng)A符合題意。

58. 答案：D
分析：
第一步：看題干。What did the author say about her own writing experience?作者對(duì)于自身的寫(xiě)作經(jīng)歷說(shuō)了些什么？
第二步：找原文。第二段“As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. “作為一個(gè)作家，我知道贏得寫(xiě)作比賽和輸?shù)舯荣愂鞘裁锤惺?。想到自己的?jīng)歷，作者又說(shuō)”So

many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.”很多自己過(guò)去經(jīng)歷過(guò)的痛苦與希望都會(huì)涌現(xiàn)出來(lái)。
第三步：分析選項(xiàng)。
A) She was constantly under pressure of writing more.她始終在經(jīng)歷寫(xiě)出更多作品的壓力。
B) Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.她的大多數(shù)作品都被出版社拒稿了。
C) She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.她辜負(fù)了自己作為一個(gè)作家的聲望。
D) Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.她的成功充滿(mǎn)了痛苦與挫折。
細(xì)節(jié)題。作者在第二段中主要說(shuō)了自己作為作家所經(jīng)歷的各種挫折，包括被退稿，和保住自己名聲的壓力。因此，D是正確答案。

59.答案：B
分析：
第一步：看題干。Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?為什么麗貝卡想?yún)⒓訉?xiě)作比賽？
第二步：找原文?！?she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.””麗貝卡回答說(shuō)，“我就是想告訴別人一個(gè)關(guān)于天使上一年級(jí)的故事。”
第三步：分析選項(xiàng)。
A) She had won a prize in the previous contest.她想蟬聯(lián)寫(xiě)作比賽冠軍。
B) She wanted to share her stories with readers.她想和讀者分享她寫(xiě)的故事。
C) She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.在母親的幫助下，她很肯定能得獎(jiǎng)。
D) She believed she possessed real talent for writing.她覺(jué)得自己有寫(xiě)作的天賦。
推理題。原文說(shuō)麗貝卡就是想告訴別人她寫(xiě)的故事，與選項(xiàng)B一致，為正確答案。

60. 答案：D
分析：
第一步：看題干。The author took great pains to refine her daughter’s stories because ________.作者在為什么花心思幫女兒改作文？
第二步：找原文。“Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall”我告訴自己，我是個(gè)經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的作家，我正在指導(dǎo)一個(gè)小作家如何翻越大山。
第三步：分析選項(xiàng)。
A) she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dreams of becoming a writer她想要幫助女兒實(shí)現(xiàn)當(dāng)作家的夢(mèng)想。
B) she was afraid Rebecca’s imagination might run wild while writing她擔(dān)心女兒的想象力過(guò)于天馬行空。
C) she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much女兒急需她的幫助，她不想讓女兒失望。
D) she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance她認(rèn)為自己有經(jīng)驗(yàn)有知識(shí)可以給女兒提供指導(dǎo)。
推理題。選項(xiàng)A不對(duì)，因?yàn)辂愗惪◤膩?lái)沒(méi)有說(shuō)過(guò)要當(dāng)作家，她甚至連拿不拿獎(jiǎng)都無(wú)所謂。選項(xiàng)B和C都沒(méi)有在文中提到。用排除法可以推斷出選項(xiàng)D是正確答案。

61.答案：C
分析：
第一步：看題干。 What’s the author’s advice for parents?作者給父母?jìng)兲崃耸裁唇ㄗh？
第二步：找原文。文中最后一句話“children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.”孩子們需要空間去自己體驗(yàn)、成長(zhǎng)、找到自己的聲音。
第三步：分析選項(xiàng)。
A) Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.需要給孩子們充分機(jī)會(huì)去表達(dá)自己的意見(jiàn)。
B) Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.家長(zhǎng)需要對(duì)孩子們參與的活動(dòng)多多關(guān)注。
C) Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.要給孩子們自由，讓他們通過(guò)經(jīng)驗(yàn)去成長(zhǎng)。
D) A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.作家生涯雖然很吸引人，但不是每個(gè)孩子都適合去追求的。
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。本題可以輕松排除選項(xiàng)B和D。選項(xiàng)A中暗示無(wú)論孩子想表達(dá)什么都可以，擴(kuò)大了文意。文中強(qiáng)調(diào)的是讓孩子們自己去體驗(yàn)、成長(zhǎng)，要給他們自由，與選項(xiàng)C一致，為正確答案。?

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