I’m an operating engineer, running crane(起重机) in New York City. I was in the cou
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I’m an operating engineer, running crane(起重机) in New York City. I was in the countryside, playing golf when we got the call that a plane had the World Trade Centre. We checked out of the hotel immediately and started our way downtown. When I got home, I called the rescue center and they told me to come and get on the list.
The next morning I went down to the at about 5 A. M., and four hours later I the call to come down to West Street. I called my wife and told her not to me, and that I would stay in with her. I took the subway. It stopped at West Fourth Street, so I had to the rest of the way.
And somewhere in there I became when I went into something I . I once worked there in 1966 for the of the World Trade Centre. On halfway on September 12, I was frightened to see the World Trade Centre was a huge pile, maybe ten tall. And it was burning. I started to ask in which my crane might be a whistle blew suddenly warning us of some danger. I saw people running away and I really didn’t know what to do. So I did the same, too. It was as if they had the bulls go in Spain and we were running through the street. People falling down, people them up as they came by, and carrying them, just to get them out of the way, because something was extremely . I didn’t even look back. We stopped running when we got to the Battery Tunnel, and I caught my and said, “Oh, my God, I’m going to die.”
Then I a little bit, thinking about what we should do next. As we started again we knocked into a fire chief officer and we asked, “What can we do to help you?”
| 小题1: | | A．noticed | B．reached | C．hit | D．passed |
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| 小题2: | | A．finding | B．making | C．getting | D．losing |
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| 小题4: | | A．volunteer | B．soldier | C．police | D．fireman |
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| 小题5: | | A．company | B．hotel | C．center | D．home |
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| 小题6: | | A．answered | B．made | C．heard | D．received |
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| 小题7: | | A．be curious about | B．forget about | C．laugh at | D．worry about |
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| 小题8: | | A．peace | B．touch | C．connection | D．relation |
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| 小题9: | | A．walk | B．complete | C．cancel | D．smooth |
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| 小题10: | | A．delighted | B．frightened | C．embarrassed | D．interested |
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| 小题11: | | A．built | B．met | C．designed | D．had |
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| 小题12: | | A．construction | B．plan | C．destruction | D．use |
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| 小题13: | | A．miles | B．centimeters | C．stories | D．floors |
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| 小题14: | | A．means | B．numbers | C．position | D．directions |
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| 小题16: | | A．driven | B．let | C．asked | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题17: | | A．pushing | B．giving | C．looking | D．picking |
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| 小题18: | | A．dangerous | B．urgent | C．efficient | D．important |
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| 小题19: | | A．view | B．sight | C．breath | D．sense |
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| 小题20: | | A．put down | B．settled down | C．knocked down | D．let down |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9: A
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:B |
解析
试题分析：本文是记叙文，叙述了作者是超重机的操作者，发生世贸中心事件后，赶赴前往进行救援所见所闻及当时的情景进行详细的描述。
小题1:C 考查动词辨析A注意B到达C 打击D经过。当作者玩时，有人打电话说一个飞机袭击世贸中心。 根据后文，得知，发生了袭击事件。故选C项。
小题2:B考查动词辨析 A发现B制作C得到 D失去。根据上文，既然在外面，所以前往市区。Make one’s way 前往某处。故选B项。因为上文提到 I was in the countryside, playing golf，故赶回市区。
小题3:D考查副词辨析 根据题意得知 我打电话给急救中心，他们告诉决定把我列在志愿者的名单上。Come down 决定。根据下文The next morning I went down to the 20 at about 5 A. M.,，表明作者要去。
小题4:A考查名词辨析A志愿者B战士C警察D消防队员。根据语境来判断，作者打电话给救援中心目的是要做志愿者进行救援，故选A项。
小题5:C考查名词辨析 根据上文I called the rescue center故作者第二天去了救援中心，所以选C项符合当时的情景。
小题6:D考查动词辨析根据题意 一个小时之后 ，我收到一个电话前往西部街区。Receive the call ，收到电话。故选 D项。
小题7:D考查固定短语。A对，，感兴趣B忘记某事C嘲笑D担忧。题意，我打电话给妻子告诉她不要担忧我，因为发生的事故，所以告诉她不要担心我，故选D项。
小题8:B考查名词辨析A和平B接触C联系D关系。题意，我告诉她不要担忧，我会与她保持联系的。Stay in touch with sb 与某人保持联系。故选 B项
小题9:A考查动词辨析A走B比赛C取消D消除 题意 我乘地铁前去，我在West Fourth Street下车，因为发生爆炸，只好剩下的路走过去，因为选A项。
小题10:B考查形容词辨析A高兴的B害怕的C 尴尬的D感兴趣的 题意，我到个那个地方，我进入一个正在建设的地方，一片狼藉，故作者十分害怕。根据下文I was frightened to see the World Trade Centre was a huge pile,因此选 B项。
小题11:A考查动词辨析A建设B遇到C 设计D有。根据上文，这个地方正在被 建设，所以景象更加凄惨。故选A项。
小题12:A考查名词辨析A建设B计划C破坏D使用。根据题意，我这个地方正是我1966年所建设过的地方，根据题意可知，作者当年曾经参加世贸中心的建设。更加有所感触。故选A项。
小题13:C考查名词辨析A里B厘米C层D地面。题意 整个世贸中心成为一大堆废墟，可能有十层楼那么高。根据题意得出C项。
小题14:D考查名词辨析A方法B数字C位置D方向。题意 ，这个地方正在燃烧，故作者是分辨不清方向，故选D项。并且，后面跟着一个定语从句，in direction,问我的超重机在哪个方向，也可以进行判断。注意文章中前后的联系。
小题15:C考查引导词辨析。根据当时的情景，作者问超重机在哪个方向，这个时候，口哨响起，警告我们有危险。故选C项。
小题16:B考查动词辨析A开车B让C问D喜欢 题意，我看到人们四散奔逃，我真的不知道如何做，因此我也跟着跑，就象在西班牙，把公牛放出来，我们开始跑。此处作者用西班牙的斗牛场面来形容此刻的混乱，十分生动的讲述当时的情景，故选B项。Let the bulls go 把公牛放出来。形象的比喻。
小题17:D考查动词辨析A推B给C看D挑选。场面混乱，有人摔倒，有人扶起他们来，带着他们赶紧跑。Pick sb up 扶起某人，故选 D项。
小题18:A考查形容词辨析A危险的B急迫的C有效的D重要的。因为急于逃避危险的人群，还有摔倒的人，故场面十分混乱，所以有些事情看起来就十分危险，故选A项。
小题19:C考查名词辨析A观点B风景C呼吸D感觉。题意，当到达Battery Tunnel 我停下来，屏住呼吸，说到，我的上帝呀，太要命了。因为急于奔跑，故上气不接下气，catch one’s breath 屏住呼吸。
小题20:B考查动词短语A放下B定居C拆掉D使失望。然后我平静下来，思考下一步如何做，再次直到指挥官员那，问我们能做什么。故选B 项。
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The worker I hired to repair my house had just finished a difficult first day on the job. A broken wheel made him an hour late; his ladder (梯子) fell down when he was painting the roof and now his old truck wouldn" t start. With each problem he shouted angrily, more at himself than at his things. As I drove him home, the man didn"t say a word.
I tried talking to the man to kill time. I managed to find out that he had come up from Blue Hills in Victoria with his family six months ago to find a job. This was his first job since moving here. I now knew why his price was lower than any other worker I could find in the local newspaper. He really needed the job. His clothes told me as much.
On arriving, much to my surprise, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked through his front garden he suddenly stopped at a small tree and placed his hands on it. Then, when he opened the door he completely changed. Instead of his troubled face, there was now a warm smile, hugs for his two children and a kiss for his wife.
The following day, I asked him about the tree.
"That"s my trouble tree," he answered. "Work troubles aren"t welcome at home with my wife and the children. So I hang them on that tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again. "
"And you know what else?" he said smiling,"The next morning I find that there aren"t as many as I remember hanging up the night before. "
小题1:Which of the following things did NOT happen to the worker? | A．His truck broke down. | B．He was late for work. | | C．He fell onto the roof. | D．His ladder fell down. |
小题2:When did the worker first arrive in this town?| A．Today. | B．Last night. | | C．Six weeks ago. | D．Six months ago. |
小题3:Where did the writer find the worker?| A．Through a newspaper. | B．Beside the trouble tree. | | C．In his old house. | D．In Blue Hills, Victoria. |
小题4:Why did the worker touch the tree?| A．To get good luck, | B．To leave his trouble outside. | | C．To send good wishes to his family. | D．To clean his hands. |
小题5:What can we learn from the passage?| A．Looking for a job can make trouble. | | B．It is important to get to work on time. | | C．Often our problems are worse than what we think. | | D．A happy family can make many problems go away. |
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It was my first year teaching in a special class, and I wasn’t sure what to expect at our yearly Special Olympics sports meeting. My had some challenges, from learning disabilities to cerebral palsy (脑瘫).
Mark was one with the latter. Restricted to a , he had to fight his spasms (抽搐) just to control his movements. , he always had a positive attitude and greeted everyone with a huge smile. His classmates him and always took the time to make sure he was included in group activities, especially Mike, Andy and Lucas, three boys who were good at . Obviously, Mark wanted to be like them, unrestricted by the limitation of his , and watching them moving on the playing field seemed to fill him with .
When the day came, Mike, Andy and Lucas placed well in their sports events, and gave the calm audience something to cheer about. Mark sat in his wheelchair on the sidelines, them on. The final event of the day was the 400-meter race. was invited to either walk or run, according to their ability, around the length of the track.
When Mike, Andy and Lucas reached the finish line, they and turned to look behind them. At the of the crowd on the track, determined not to be left behind, was Mark. All his classmates had him. He was alone on the track with over half the distance left to . Mike, Andy and Lucas looked at each other, and a silent passed between them. Slowly, they jogged towards their friend, cheering him on he had done for them moments before.
The progress was , but in the end the three star runners and Mark the finish line together to the enthusiastic cries of their teachers and classmates. Seeing the look on Mark’s face and hands upraised, I came to understand what the Special Olympics.
Years later, I’m still cheering them on.
| 小题1: | | A．students | B．friends | C．partners | D．classmates |
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| 小题2: | | A．bed | B．machine | C．desk | D．wheelchair |
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| 小题3: | | A．Thus | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Besides |
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| 小题4: | | A．protected | B．satisfied | C．loved | D．cared |
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| 小题5: | | A．expression | B．practice | C．studies | D．sports |
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| 小题6: | | A．interests | B．habits | C．body | D．mind |
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| 小题7: | | A．trust | B．admiration | C．fear | D．worry |
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| 小题8: | | A．bringing | B．cheering | C．holding | D．moving |
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| 小题9: | | A．Someone | B．Everyone | C．Anybody | D．Nobody |
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| 小题10: | | A．average | B．different | C．entire | D．extra |
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| 小题11: | | A．fell | B．rested | C．hurried | D．paused |
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| 小题12: | | A．end | B．front | C．center | D．top |
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| 小题13: | | A．left | B．ignored | C．passed | D．helped |
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| 小题15: | | A．demand | B．relief | C．action | D．thought |
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| 小题16: | | A．back | B．along | C．again | D．on |
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| 小题17: | | A．while | B．although | C．since | D．as |
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| 小题18: | | A．slow | B．great | C．boring | D．relaxing |
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| 小题19: | | A．crossed | B．arrived | C．rushed | D．got |
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| 小题20: | | A．left | B．made | C．kept | D．found |
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Harry Houdini was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century. He was a man famous for his escapes from prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic” tricks.
Of course, his secret was not magic or supernatural power. It was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.
Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in clubs in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison escape in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.
It was the publicity (宣传) that came from this that started Harry Houdini’s success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape from ankle chains. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks. She passed it quickly from her mouth to his.
Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? Worldwide fame and a name remembered today.
小题1:According to the passage, Houdini’s success in prison escapes depends on ______.| A．his special tricks and supernatural powers | | B．his unusual ability and skeleton key | | C．his magic tricks and supernatural powers | | D．his wisdom and magic tricks |
小题2: It can be inferred from the passage that Houdini became famous ______ .| A．in 1894 | B．before he married | | C．at the age of 17 | D．when he was 24 |
小题3:According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? | A．Houdini was a famous American magician. | | B．Houdini was first recognized in Chicago. | | C．Houdini first entered the entertainment world together with his wife. | | D．Houdini was popular with people from Europe and America. |
小题4: Which of the following is the best title for the passage?| A．A Skeleton Key | B．A Secret Prisoner | | C．Worldwide Fame | D．Great Escapes |
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Jasmine Harman，a famous TV presenter, was sunny and active. Nothing seemed to her down. But nearly a decade on, Jasmine spent the first years of her TV life a secret about her background—one she couldn’t to be made public.
“When I started out in TV, I lived in fear of someone discovering about my ,” she admitted. Because her mother had a illness called hoarding Disorder(囤积症). “Mum would keep batteries, old speakers, broken dolls and baskets she in the street. Nothing would be thrown away. And she’d be if you ever tried to clear them up,” Jasmine recalled. Eventually, the entire family couldn’t have a life.
Two years ago, Jasmine did something . She made a documentary called My Hoarder Mum and Me about her family’s battle to fight against her mum’s disease. “I do our program will shine more light on the issue,” said Jasmine. Then a second program, Britain’s Biggest Hoarders
Luckily, there are diagnostic criteria(诊断标准)now and experts that can help. Jasmine has become a(an) herself in a way. She runs a website to help sufferers and their . “It’s incredible. I spent most of my childhood being ashamed, but now I’d like to make it . People like my mum need help, but not to be made to feel .”
“We hadn’t been able to have Christmas dinner at Mum’s for , because you couldn’t get people into the house . But we had one last year, and it was amazing,” Jasmine said. “The still isn’t perfect, and Mum isn’t perfect either. She’s still with it. But I’m so proud that she’s come this far, and I want to tell other people it’s possible.”
| 小题1: | | A．settle | B．take | C．beat | D．calm |
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| 小题2: | | A．making | B．discovering | C．hiding | D．mixing |
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| 小题3: | | A．wait | B．plan | C．cover | D．bear |
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| 小题4: | | A．work | B．mum | C．illness | D．memory |
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| 小题5: | | A．mental | B．physical | C．final | D．social |
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| 小题6: | | A．new | B．used | C．round | D．expensive |
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| 小题7: | | A．put away | B．made out | C．picked up | D．dug out |
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| 小题8: | | A．terrible | B．grateful | C．OK | D．crazy |
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| 小题9: | | A．rich | B．normal | C．simple | D．hard |
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| 小题10: | | A．special | B．dangerous | C．hopeless | D．impossible |
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| 小题11: | | A．hope | B．wonder | C．fear | D．doubt |
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| 小题12: | | A．ended up | B．broke down | C．kept away | D．came out |
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| 小题13: | | A．patient | B．expert | C．example | D．role |
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| 小题14: | | A．friends | B．bosses | C．families | D．mistakes |
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| 小题15: | | A．fair | B．safe | C．false | D．public |
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| 小题16: | | A．better | B．younger | C．prouder | D．worse |
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| 小题17: | | A．years | B．months | C．centuries | D．weeks |
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| 小题18: | | A．hardly | B．actually | C．luckily | D．regularly |
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| 小题19: | | A．dream | B．way | C．house | D．study |
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| 小题20: | | A．struggling | B．filling | C．turning | D．begging |
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"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I survived at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood. The happy childhood is hardly worth your while. "Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood. And worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." That was Frank McCourt reading the opening lines of his book Angela"s Ashes, released in 1996.
This Irish American author best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography Angela"s Ashes that recorded his poor upbringing, died of cancer on Sunday, The New York Times reported. He was 78.
Born in New York City, he was the eldest of the seven children born to Irish immigrant parents. Angela"s Ashes was a memoir(回忆录)that captured an irresponsible, drunkard(酒鬼)father with a gift for story-telling. When not drunk, his father was absent, turning his back on a family so poor, McCourt wrote, that they were reduced to burning the furniture in their rented hut to keep warm. His mother struggled to raise her many children after his father left the family.
In Angela"s Ashes, he wrote of hunger, a home flooded with rainwater and the unbearable humiliation(耻辱)of seeking handouts from charities in the Irish city. But he told the story in a way that is expressive, warm and light-hearted.
Frank McCourt left Ireland at the age of 19 to return to New York City where he was born. He earned a degree in English education and taught creative writing for nearly thirty years. After retiring in 1987, he decided to write about his childhood. "Angela"s Ashes" became a huge success and brought McCourt a 1997 Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award and other honors. Millions of copies of the book were sold worldwide and it was adapted into a 1999 movie starring Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle.
小题1:In the first paragraph, by saying "The happy childhood is hardly worth your while", the writer really means that ________.| A．a lot of readers don"t deserve happy childhood | | B．his childhood is not worth of others" sympathy | | C．his childhood is mixed with happiness and misery | | D．smooth childhood surely will not draw readers" attention |
小题2:From the passage, we know Frank McCourt"s father is ________.| A．humorous and trustworthy | | B．alcohol-addicted but loves his family | | C．poor but warm-hearted | | D．irresponsible but gifted in telling stories |
小题3:Which of the statements about the book “Angela’s Ashes” is right?| A．This book is intended to show respect to McCourt’s father. | | B．The author wrote the book in a sad and serious tone(语调). | | C．The book enjoyed great popularity after it came out. | | D．The author got two awards because of the book. |
小题4: What"s the text mainly about?| A．A brief introduction to Frank McCourt and one of his works. | | B．A literary review(评论) on Frank McCourt"s book. | | C．An account of Frank McCourt"s miserable childhood. | | D．A comment on Frank McCourt"s life experience. |
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