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　　Wranglers and Stranglers

　　Years ago there was a group of brilliant young men at the University of Wisconsin，who seemed to have amazing creative __1__ talent.They were would­be poets，novelists，and essayists.They were extraordinary in their __2__ to put the English language to its best use.These promising young men __3__ regularly to read and critique (評論) each other's work.And critique it they did!

　　These men were merciless with one another.They __4__ the minutest literary expression into a hundred pieces.They were heartless，tough，even mean in their __5__.The sessions became such areas of literary criticism that the __6__ of this special club called themselves the “Stranglers (扼殺者)”. In order to __7__，the women of literary talent in the university __8__ to start a club of their own，one comparable to the Stranglers.They __9__ themselves the “Wranglers (爭論者)”.They，too，read their __10__ one another.But there was one great difference.The criticism was much softer，more __11__，more encouraging.Sometimes，there was almost no criticism at all.Every effort，even the weakest one，was __12__.

　　Twenty years later an alumnus of the university was making an exhaustive __13__ of his classmates' careers when he __14__ a vast difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as opposed to the Wranglers.Of all the __15__ young men in the Stranglers，no one had made a significant literary __16__ of any kind.From the Wranglers had come six or more successful __17__，some of national renown such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings，who wrote The Yearling.

　　Talent between the two?Probably the same.Level of __18__?Not much difference.But the Stranglers were strangled，while the Wranglers were determined to give each other a(an) __19__.The Stranglers __20__ an atmosphere of argument and self­doubt.The Wranglers highlighted the best，not the worst.

　　【語篇解讀】 本文是一篇夾敘夾議類的文章。一所大學(xué)里有兩個文學(xué)小組，他們對待他人的作品的方式不同，一個小組主要采用批評的方式，而另一個小組采取的卻是鼓勵的方式，后來，兩個小組的組員所取得的文學(xué)成就完全不同。

　　1.A.architectural B.artisticC.literary D.musical

　　答案　C　[考查語境邏輯。從后面的“They were would­be poets，novelists，and essayists.”可知他們即將成為詩人、小說家等，由此可知他們擁有了不起的文學(xué)天賦。architectural“建筑的”;artistic“藝術(shù)的”;musical“音樂的”。]

　　2.A.strength B.ability C.performance D.power

　　答案　B　[考查語境中名詞的辨析。從前面的“talent”可知他們很有文學(xué)天賦，所以此處是指他們在語言方面有著非凡的能力。strength“力量，力氣”;performance“表演”;power“權(quán)力，力量”。]

　　3.A.gathered B.organized C.challenged D.collected

　　答案　A　[考查語境邏輯。結(jié)合后面的“to read and critique(評論)each other's work”可知他們聚集在一起來閱讀和評論彼此的作品。]

　　4.A.turned B.translated C.combined D.divided

　　答案　D　[考查固定搭配。結(jié)合后面的“the minutest literary expression into a hundred pieces”可知他們把最微小的文學(xué)表達(dá)都分解成很多份，來批評他人的作品。turn...into“把……變成”;translate...into“把……翻譯成”;combine不與into連用。 ]

　　5.A.appreciation B.criticism C.assessment D.judgment

　　答案　B　[考查語境邏輯。根據(jù)前面的“critique(評論)each other's work”可知此處表示他們在評論的時候一點也不留情面。appreciation“欣賞”;assessment“估計，評估”;judgment“判斷”。]

　　6.A.leaders B.organizers C.members D.arrangers

　　答案　C　[考查語境邏輯。從后面的“of this special club called themselves...”可知此處是指這個俱樂部的成員。leader“領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者”;organizer“組織者”;arranger“組織者，經(jīng)辦者”。]

　　7.A.participate B.practice C.succeed D.compete

　　答案　D　[考查上下文暗示。結(jié)合后面的“the women of literary talent in the university __8__to start a club of their own，one comparable to the Stranglers”可知這個大學(xué)的具有文學(xué)天賦的女同學(xué)們決定組建一個她們自己的俱樂部來和那些男同學(xué)們競爭。participate“參加”;practice“練習(xí)”;succeed“成功”。] 8.A.determined B.agreed C.promised D.dreamed

　　答案　A　[考查語境邏輯。此處指這些女同學(xué)們下決心來開辦自己的俱樂部。agree“同意”;promise“允諾”;dream“夢想”。]

　　9.A.regarded B.called C.thought D.recognized

　　答案　B　[考查上下文暗示，結(jié)合前面的“called themselves the ‘Stranglers(扼殺者)’”可知此處是指這些女同學(xué)把自己稱為Wranglers。“regard”認(rèn)為;“think”思考，認(rèn)為;“recognize”承認(rèn)。] 10.A.works B.letters C.books D.papers

　　答案　A　[考查語境邏輯。她們也讀她們彼此的作品。letter“信件”;book“書籍”;paper“論文”。]

　　11.A.fantastic B.critical C.positive D.serious

　　答案　C　[考查上下文暗示。從后面的“more encouraging”可知她們的批評多是積極的，具有鼓勵性的。fantastic“荒誕的”;critical“批評的”;serious“嚴(yán)肅的”。]

　　12.A.required B.spared C.made D.encouraged

　　答案　D　[考查語境邏輯。由上文可知，“Wranglers”的特點就是“鼓勵”，故選D。此處表示她們鼓勵每一次嘗試，哪怕是最微弱的嘗試。require“要求”。spare no effort“不遺余力”;make every effort“努力”;B、C兩項均與語境不符。]

　　13.A.experiment B.study C.analysis D.judgment

　　答案　B　[考查語境邏輯。這里表示一個校友對他的同班同學(xué)所從事的職業(yè)進行了研究。experiment“試驗，實驗”;analysis“分析”;judgment“判斷”。]

　　14.A.reflected B.resolved C.explained D.noticed

　　答案　D　[考查上下文暗示。根據(jù)后面的“a vast difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as opposed to the Wranglers”可知通過研究他發(fā)現(xiàn)了Stranglers和Wranglers在文學(xué)成就方面的巨大差別。reflect“表明，表達(dá)”;resolve“解決”;explain“解釋”。]

　　15.A.optimistic B.confident C.bright D.honest

　　答案　C　[考查上下文邏輯。從第一段中“...a group of brilliant young men...”可知此處是指那些聰明的男同學(xué)。optimistic“樂觀的”;confident“自信的”;honest“誠實的”。]

　　16.A.achievement B.influenceC.contribution D.improvement

　　答案　A　[考查上下文暗示。結(jié)合前面的“in the literary accomplishments”以及上下文內(nèi)容可知他們沒有人取得驕人的文學(xué)成就。influence“影響”;contribution“貢獻(xiàn)”;improvement“改進，改善”。]

　　17.A.engineers B.writers C.doctors D.lawyers

　　答案　B　[考查語境邏輯。從后面的“some of national renown such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings，who wrote The Yearling”可知她們中有的人成為了著名的作家。engineer“工程師”;doctor“醫(yī)生”;lawyer“律師”。]

　　18.A.courage B.patience C.education D.skill

　　答案　C　[考查語境邏輯。此處表示他們的教育水平?jīng)]有什么不同。courage“勇氣”;patience“耐心”;skill“技能”。]

　　19.A.reward B.favor C.honor D.lift

　　答案　D　[考查固定搭配。此處指Wranglers互相幫助，互相鼓勵。give sb a lift “幫某人一把”。]

　　20.A.ruined B.lightened C.promoted D.enjoyed

　　答案　C　[考查語境邏輯。這里指Stranglers創(chuàng)造了一種爭辯與自我懷疑的氛圍。ruin“毀滅”;lighten“減輕，使變明亮”;enjoy“享受，喜歡”。]維A1 閱讀理解(每題2分，滿分8分)