When I was growing up,our family often started a jigsaw puzzle(拼圖游戲) in the evening. Everyone would go to bed,but I wouldn’t. I cannot leave a puzzle unfinished. I would just keep going,and finish it at five in the morning. When everyone got up in the morning,too bad — the puzzle was done.

   In eighth grade,I decided to be a professional puzzle maker. However,I attended law school eventually. The spring of my first year in law school,I wrote my parents that I'd be dropping out to work on puzzles. My mom wrote back a very thoughtful .letter saying, “This is a terrible idea ,” and listing all the reasons why. I thought her reasoning was good,so I did get my law degree.

   I have worked as a crossword(縱橫字謎) editor since 1993 and invented hundreds of varieties of puzzles. I get 75 to 100 crossword submissions (投稿) a week. Every puzzle has to be looked at and responded to: yes or no. Usually,I write some comments on the puzzle. On average,about half the clues in the puzzles are mine. The most important thing for my work is accuracy,so I check anything that I'm not 100% sure of. I also edit for the proper level of difficulty,freshness,color,and just a sense of fun. After the puzzles are edited,they are typeset (排版) and sent to four test solvers.

   In our daily life,we’ re faced with various problems. We do the best we can,but we never know if we’ve got the best solution. The great thing about a human-made puzzle is when we? re done,we know we have achieved perfection. We don't get that feeling much in everyday life.

   I enjoy everything I do. I'11 never get tired of doing this.

24. When the author was a child,why did he stay up to finish a puzzle?

   A. Because he couldn’t fall asleep early.

   B. Because he had a great love for puzzles.

   C. Because he didn 51 have time to do it in the day.

   D. Because he wanted to win the family competition.

25. In the letter,the author's mom wanted to .

   A. show her support for .the author's decision

   B. give the author advice about his future career

   C. talk about the author's first year in law school

   D. persuade the author to continue attending school

26. Which of the following can best describe the author's work?

   A. Submit,check and type.

   B. Read,respond and edit.

   C. Plan,comment and reply.

   D. Design,examine and test.

27. From the text,we know the author is .

   A. imaginative and friendly

   B. energetic and generous

   C. humorous and ambitious

   D. creative and determined

24. B 25. D 26. B 27. D

(個(gè)人情況)

本文是記敘文。作者從小就熱愛(ài)做各種謎題游戲，長(zhǎng)大后從事跟健題有關(guān)的工作并樂(lè)此不疲。

24. B.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的I cannot leave a puzzle unfinished及下文介紹作者從事跟 謎題有關(guān)的工作并樂(lè)此不疲可以看出，由于作 者醉心于謎題游戲，所以他熬夜也要把拼圖游 戲做完。

25. D.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“This is a terrible idea,” and listing all the reasons why 可 知，媽媽認(rèn)為輟學(xué)去從事跟謎題有關(guān)的工作不 是個(gè)好主意，并列出了原因。由此不難看出，媽 媽是想勸作者完成學(xué)業(yè)。

26. B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的Every puzzle has to be looked at and responded to ... I check anything that V m not 100% sure of. I also edit for the proper level of difficulty ...可以看出，作 者的工括審閱投稿并回復(fù)，此外，作者還進(jìn) 行編輯工作，包括核對(duì)正誤、調(diào)整難度等。

27. D.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的In eighth grade,I decided to be a professional puzzle maker 及最后作者從事跟謎題有關(guān)的工作可以看出，作者意志堅(jiān)定，實(shí)現(xiàn)了從小立下的志愿;根據(jù)第三段中的 invented hundreds of varieties of puzzles 及 about half the dues in the puzzles are. mine不難推斷，作者很有創(chuàng)造力，創(chuàng)造了很多謎 題游戲。

題目來(lái)源：2016年英語(yǔ)周報(bào)高三新課標(biāo) > 第59期 2015-2016高三課標(biāo)

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