2017-2018 学年高二第一学期11 月期中考试英语试题考试时间： 90 分钟满分： 100 分考查内容：以Book5 为主注意：本考试严禁使用手机、电子词典或其它电子存储设备，违者按作弊．．处理。第 I 卷（选择题，共60 分）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40 分）第一节（共15 小题，每题2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Dear Friend, The recent success of children ’s books has made the general public aware that there’s a huge market out there.And there ’s a growing need for new writers trained to create the $3 billion worth of children’s books bought each year ⋯ plus stories and articles needed by over 650 publishers of magazines for children and teenagers. Who are these needed writers? They’re ordinary folks like you and me.But am I good enough? I was once where you might be now. My thoughts of writing had been pushed down by self-doubt, and I didn’t know where to turn for help. Then, I accepted a free offer from the Institute to test my writing ability, and it turned out to be the inspiration I needed. The promise that paid off The Institute made the same promise to me that they will make to you, if you show basic writing ability: You will complete at least one manuscript（手稿） suitable to hand in to a publisher by the time you finish our course. I really didn’t expect any publication before I finished the course, but that happened. I sold three stories. And I soon discovered that was not unusual at the Institute. Since graduation, I have authored 34 nationally published children ’s books and over 300 stories and articles. Free test and brochure We offer a free ability test and will send you a copy of our brochure（小册子） describing our recognized home-...
