2016江西省重点中学盟校第一次联考英语试题及答案(2)

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. At school， what did the speaker use to do after lunch？

A. Play sports. B. Write short stories. C. Read inside the classroom.

18. What did the speaker do in middle school？

A. She started a book club.

B. She wrote for the school newspaper.

C. She went out to parties frequently.

19. When did she first get her writings published？

A. In middle school. B. In high school. C. At college.

20. What is the speaker’s favorite activity now？

A. Traveling around the world.

B. Reading books.

C. Talking about her writing.

第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节 （共l5小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

A

I stood at the edge of the cliff. The wind stung my eyes， cutting into my skin. Dark-feathered birds circled the air， swooping low over the ocean every now and then to catch their dinner. Below me， hundreds of feet below， the deep ocean beat against the rough sandy shore. I took a deep breath， filling my lungs with anticipation and excitement — and at the same time， fear.

Behind me， I heard the rest of the crew start to whisper. I was here for the shooting of a movie as I was one of the leading actors in the film Dangerous Things， and this scene was right in the middle of the climax. It was vital that this went right.

The director had talked to me about getting a stunt double（替身），but I’d persuaded him that I could handle the dive. I’d taken a diving course a few years before， and I’d been taking swimming lessons since I was five years old， I had been pretty confident that I could do this — up till now.

Someone called out， “Keira， you don’t have to do this！ Are you sure you want to dive？” It was one of the producers， Callie Evans. I knew she meant well， but deep in my heart I knew I couldn’t turn back now. I couldn’t bear to see the disappointed look on the director’s face when he was told that I couldn’t do it.

At that moment， all my fears and worries broke free. The anticipation of adventure and triumph seemed to move all the hesitation. I swooped downwards. The air on either side of me cut into my extended arms. I knew that this wonderful feeling of flight would only last a few seconds， yet time seemed to slow down. I could hear the thrilled yell of my crew and a burst of applause that seemed to echo in my ears.

21. By saying “It was vital that this went right”， the writer meant “________”。

A. everything went well as planned

B. it was important to satisfy the crew

C. acting in the film was extremely pleasing

D. what he was going to do really mattered

22. The writer was confident in diving probably because he ________.

A. used to learn how to dive