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1、2014考研英语预测试题及答案SectionIUseofEnglish Directions： Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points） Manyprofessionsareassociatedwithaparticularstereotype.The1imageofawriter,forinstance,is2aslightlyeasy-lookingperson,loc
2、kedinanattic,writing3furiouslyfordays4.Naturally,hehashisfavoritepenandnote-paper,orabeat-uptypewriter,5whichhecouldnotproduceareadableword. Nowadays,weknowthatsuchimages6littleresemblancetoreality.Butarethey7false？Inthecaseofatleastonewriter,itwouldseemnotDameMurielSpar
3、k,who880inFebruary,inmanywaysresemblesthisstereotypicalsitter.Sheiscertainlynotcrazy,andshedoesn'tworkinanattic.Butsheisrather9aboutthetoolsofher10. She11writingwithacertaintypeofpeninacertaintypeofnotebook,whichshebuysfromacertain12inEdinburghcalledJamesThin.Infact,so13
4、isshethat,ifsomeoneusesoneofherpens14,sheimmediatelythrowsitaway.Andsheclaimsshewouldhaveenormousdifficultywritinginanynotebook15thosesoldbyJamesThin.Thiscouldsoonbeaproblem,astheshopnolonger16them,andDameMuriel's17of72-pagespiralboundisnearlyfinished. Aswellasher18about
5、writingmaterials,MurielSpark19oneothercharacteristicwiththestereotypicalwriter：herworkisthemostimportantthinginherlife.Ithasstoppedherfrommarrying；20_heroldfriendsandmadehernewones,anddrivenherfromLondontoNewYorktoRome.TodayshelivesintheItalianprovinceofTuscanywithafriend
6、. 1.[A]historic [B]antique [C]senior [D]classic 2.[A]in [B]of [C]with [D]for 3.[A]away [B]off[C]on[D]down 4.[A]onfinish[B]onfinal[C]onend[D]onstop 5.[A]except[B]without[C]beyond[D]on 6.[A]bear[B]stand[C]hold[D]keep 7.[A]extremely [B]thoroughly [C]likely
7、 [D]com??pletely 8.[A]observed [B]entered [C]saw [D]turned 9.[A]particular [B]specific [C]peculiar [D]special 10.[A]business [B]trade [C]vocation [D]career 11.[A]persistsin[B]insistson[C]keepson[D]indulgesin 12.[A]grocer[B]chemist[C]stationer[D]baker 1
8、3.[A]mysterious[B]conventional[C]superstitious[D]traditional 14.[A]byfortune[B]byaccident[C]onp
