江西九師聯(lián)盟2024屆高三年級5月考前押題英語含答案

江西九師聯(lián)盟2024屆高三年級5月

考前押題英語含答案

高三英語

考生注意：

1.本試卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分。滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘。

2.答題前，考生務(wù)必用直徑0.5亮米黑色墨水簽字筆將密封線內(nèi)項目填寫游楚。

3.考生作冬時，請將答案答在答題卡上。選擇題每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號

涂黑;非選擇題請用直徑0.5亮米黑色用水簽字筆在答題卡上各題的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫

的答案無效，在試題卷、草稿紙上作答無效。

4.本卷命題范圍："上范圍。

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項.聽完每段對話后,

你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍?

1.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A.ReadhisX-ray.B.Gotothehospital.C.Arguewiththewoman.

2.Howmuchdidthemanpayforthevase?

A.$12.B.$50.C.$120.

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

AAfilm.B.Acomputer.C.Aperson.

4.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Motherandson.C.Closefriends.

5.Whatlanguagedidthewomanlearnincollege?

A.German.B.French.C*Spanish.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分,滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。

聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段

對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Haveaclassforher.B.Sendforadoctor.C.LearnEnglishhistory.

7.Whattimeisitnow?

A.7：05.B.6：55.C.6：45.

聽笫7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheartshow?

A.Justso-so.B.Awful.C.Successful.

9.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Heisanartteacher.B.Heheldtheartshow.C.HewasborninParis.

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10.Whatdoesthewomaninvitethemantodo?

A.Meetwithherdaughter.B.Attendapianoparty.C.Paintapicture.

聽第8段材料，回答笫11至13題。

11.Whatisthewoman?

A.Awriter.B.ATVhost.CAdoctor.

12.Whatisthemostdangerousroomforchildrenaccordingtothewoman?

A.Thelivingroom.B.Thebathroom.CThekitchen.

13.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Athome.B.Inastudio.CInahospital.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14.Whydidthewomangoabroad?

A.Toentertain.B.Tostudy.CTowork.

15.Whatdoesthemansayabouthimself?

A.Heisadeterminedman.B.Hehatesdoinghisoldjob.C.Heisunfittostartacompany.

16.Whatdoesthemansuggestdoingtogether?

A.Goingshopping.B.Havinglunch.C.Openingarestaurant.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WherewastheMaryCelesteleavingfor?

A.Italy.B.England.CTheUSA.

18.WhenwastheMaryCelestefound?

A.InDecember1728.B.InNovember1782.C.InDecember1872.

19.WhatwastheMaryCelestelikewhenfound?

A.Itwasdamaged.B.Itwasingoodcondition.C.Itwasrobbed.

20.WhatisunknownabouttheMaryCeleste?

A.Whythepeopleaboardleftit.

B.Whenitstarteditsjourney.

C.Howmanypeoplewereonit.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

笫一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37?5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出極佳選項。

A

FourComputerScienceSummerProgramsin2024

WolframHighSchoolSummerResearchProgram

Theprogramaimstointroducehighschoolerstoprogramming,computationalthinkingandtechnology.

StudentsparticipateinlecturesandactivitiesledbyWolframinstructorsandbuildhands-onexperiencedevelopinga

projectfromideation（構(gòu)思）tocompletedproducts.About50studentsareadmittedtotheprogramannually.

Dates：June25—July13

Location：BentleyUniversity

Cost：$4,200

UCSantaBarbaraResearchMentorshipProgram

Theprogramenablesparticipantstodohands-onexperience?university-levelresearchinvariousfields,

includingcomputerscience.Studentsworkwithateachertolearnaboutresearchtechniquesandgrowtheir

academicgoals.Theprogramconcludeswithparticipantsreportingtheirfindingsinatechnicalresearchpaper

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andpvescniingthemataformalacademicmeeting.

Dales：June17—August2

Location：UCSantaBarbara

Cost：$4,975-$11,874

TerpYoungScholars

Thisprogram,offeredthroughtheUniversityofMaryland,allowsstudentstoleamcollege-levelcoursework,

earncollegecreditsandlearnonacollegecampus.Participantschooseonecoursetoexplore,wheretheyattend

classes）workonprojects,takeexamsandcooperatewitheachother.

Dates：July8—26

Location：UniversityofMaryland

Cost：$1,500-$2,500

UTComputerScienceSummerAcademy

Thisweek-longsummerprogramisopentostudentsofallskilllevelsingrades10—12.Participantswill

learn,aboutC++?projectmanagementandcareersintechnology.InUniversityofTexas,Austin,allofthem

willsharearoominadormitoryhallwitharoommate,eatinthedininghallanddealwithcollege-levelcoursework.

Dates：July7—13

Location：UniversityofTexas,Austin

Cost：Free

21.HowmuchshouldastudentpayfortheprograminBentleyUniversity^^

A.$2,500.B.$4,200.C.$4,975.D.$11,874.

22.Whichprogramrequiresitsparticipantstosharetheresultsoftheirwork?\）

ATerpYoungScholars.B.UTComputerScienceSummerAcademy.

C.UCSantaBarbaraResearchMentorshipProgram門D.WolframHighSchoolSummerResearchProgram.

23.Whatdothelasttwoprogramshaveincommon?

ATheyfocusoncareerchoices.B.Theyrequirestudentstolivetogether.

C.Theylastformorethanonemonth.D.Theyinvolvethesamelevelcoursework.

B

ANewJerseyhighschooler,SelinaZhangisnostrangertothespottedlantemfly（斑衣蠟蟬）.Thenow18-year-old

firstnoticeditwhenvisitingamarketnearherhometownofAnnandaleinprimaryschool.Itjumpedfromaplant

toaplanttofeedontheirsap（汁液），affectingover70species.Initswake,theplantsbecamestressed,which

increasedtheirchancesoffallingillandbeingattacked.

“AsIgotolder,Iwantedtotakeconcreteaction/1saysZhang."SoFvebuiltArlreeficial,asolarpowered,

self-cleaningandartificial-intelligence-driventreethatattractsthespottedlantcrnflyandremovesitusingan

electricshock.w

Ontopofconductinganextensiveliteraturereviewofexistingresearches,Zhangcarefullyobservedthe

spottedlanternfliesinthewildforweeks,trackinghowtheygrewovertimeandhowtheytravelledover

unfamiliarstructures.Shetookover500photosofthem,whichsheloggedinapersonaldatabase.

Zhangwantedtocreateatree-likestructurethatcopiedthetreeofheaven,aknownhostplantofthespotted

lanternfly>astheprimarylure（誘餌）forhertrap.So?sheuprootedtheumbrellafromherfamily'syardandgot

towork.First,sheusedultrasoundtogiveoffasmellmadefromtheessenceofthetreeofheavenfrom

ArTreeficiafstrunktoattractthem.Second,shedesignedadouble-layeredelectricnet（orthetree>whichwould

usemachinelearningtoshockspottedlanterr.fliesoncetheylandedonthetree.Then,Zhangusedherdatabase

ofphotostoinformandprogramherAImodel.

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Zhang'snetsaredividedintomultiplesquaresgoingupanddownthestructure.Whenaspottedlanternfly

stepsontheinnernet,theAImodeloperates.Electricitycoursesthroughthatparticularsection,whiletherest

remaininactive,andtheinsectisattacked.

JulieUrban,aspottedlanternflyexpertatPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,saysthatZhang'sAIapproachis

incrediblyinnovativeandcouldbeusefulinmultipleenvironments.

24.Whydoesthespottedlanternflyjumpontotheplants?

A.Toavoidfallingill.B.Tosatisfyitshunger.

C.Toattractotherspecies.D.Toplaywiththem.

25.WhatdidSelinaZhangdoforherinvention?

A.Sheconductedfieldobservation.B?Shecopiedonlinephotos.

C.Shereferredtoothers'database.D?Sheconsultedresearchers.

26.Whatisprobablythekeytoattractingthespottedlanternfly?

A.Theelectricity.B.Thenet.C.Thesmell.D.Theumbrella.

27.WhatisJulieUrban'sattitudetowardsSelinaZhang'sinvention?

ACritical.B.Unclear.C.Unconcerned.D.Approving.

C

Imaginegettingreadyforbed,brushingyourteeth,settingyouralarmandthenputtingadeviceonyour

headthatallowsyoutocontrolyourdreams.Itmightsoundlikesomethingunfeasible,butit'sthereal-life

promiseofanewfuturistic-lookingheadbandcalledHalo,atpresentindevelopmentbyUStechcompany

Prophetic.

Expectedtobereleasedin2025,Haloaimstoallowyoutohavemoreluciddreams（清醒夢）.Insomecases,

youmightalsoexerciseadegreeofcontroloverwhathappensinthesedreams，perhapsinwaysthatbenefityour

wakinglife,suchassolvingworkproblems,practicingguitarandmore.

Earlierresearchhasshownluciddreamscouldbeusedforreal-lifebenefits.Forexample,onestudycarried

outbyresearchersattheUniversityofBem,Switzerlandshowedthatparticipantswhopractisedcastingcoins

intoacupintheirluciddreamsshowedsuperiorperformancethenextday.

TheteambehindHaloareusingtechnologieslikeEEG（腦電圖）tocollectvastamountsofbraindatafrom

volunteersexperiencingluciddreams.Theideaistobuildadetailedmapofwhat'shappeninginthebrainduring

differenttypesofluciddreams.Thisinformationwillbekeyforthesecondmainareaofinvestigation,which

involvesusingTUS（deliveredviatheheadband〉tocontrolbrainactivity.TUS,anon-invasivebrainstimulation

technique,canchangebrainfunctionbyusinghigh-frequencysound.

"It'sseeminglytruethatthesoundstimulationcouldcontributetothehigh-frequencybrainactivitythat's

associatedwithlucidity,“saysProfessorMarkBlagrove,asleepscientistbasedatSwanseaUniversity."Sound

stimulationhasbeenusedtocauselow-frequencyslowwavesinslowwavesleep,sothemethodsuggestedis

believable.tf

However,TUSisarelativelynewapproachtobrainstimulationandit'snotentirelyclearwhatthelong-term

resultsofstimulatingyourbrainwithhigh-frequencysoundsmightbe.Moreover,somesleepscientistsbelieve

dreamshavebasicfunctions,includingprocessingemotionalexperiences.Byusingadevicetochangethenature

ofyourdreams,maybeyouriskinterruptingtheusualpurposeofyourdreams.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unfeasible”inparagraph1probablymean?

A.Impossible.B.Significant.C.Logical.D.Meaningless.

29.WhyisthestudybytheUniversityofBernmentioned?

A.Tosuggestawaytodreamadream.B.ToprovideatheoryfordevelopingHalo.

C.Toprovethebenefitsofluciddreams.D.Toindicatethemeaningofbeingawake.

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30.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?

A.ThewayinwhichEEGworks.B.ThereasonfordesigningHalo.

C.ThechangesbroughtbyHalo.D.Themethodsusedbytheteam.

31.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.Halohasgotwidespreadrecognition.B.TheremaybesomesideeffectsaboutHalo.

C.Dreamingdoesn'thaveanyfunctions.D.Luciddreamscauseemotionalexperiences.

Taichi,atraditionalformofChinesemartialartthatcombinesslow?gentlemovementsandpostureswith

mindfulness,isknowntoincreaseflexibilityandimprovebalance.Now,anewresearchsuggestsit'sbetterthan

aerobic（有敘的）exercisesforloweringbloodpressureinpeoplewithprehypertension（高血壓前期）.

Inthestudy,researchersinChinaemployed342adultswhoseaverageagewas49.Roughlyhalfthepeople

participatedinthesupervisedaerobicexercise?includingjogging,climbingstairs,briskwalkingandcycling.

Theotherhalfwastrainedtopracticetaichi.Bothgroupsgothour-longsessionsfourtimesaweek.

After12months,thoseinthetaichigroupsawbiggerdropsintheirbloodpressurethanthoseintheaerobic

exercisegroup.Besides,nearly22%ofthepeoplewhopracticedtaichisawtheirbloodpressurefalltowithin

normalrange,comparedwithnearly16%ofpeopleintheaerobicexercisegroup.Fewerpatientsin.thetaichi

groupwentontodevelophypertensionthanintheaerobicexercisegroup.

Sowhat'sitabouttaichithathelpslowerbloodpressure?Thepracticetendstocausemoreofaresponse

fromtheparasympathetic（副交感）nervoussystem,saysRuthTaylor-Piliae?aprofessorattheUniversityof

Arizona'sCollegeofNursing,whowasn'tinvolvedinthestudy.Theparasympatheticnervoussystemisthe

networkofnervesthatrelaxesyourbodyafterperiodsofstressordanger.

Taichiisappealingasitrequireslittlespaceorequipment."1thinkthebeautyoftaichiisthatyoudon。

havetohaveaspecialgymmembership,“Taylor-Piliaesays."Onceyoulearntaichi,youcandoitanytime,

anyplaceandanywhere.Itdoesprovidethatcalmingandrelaxingeffect.w

Studieshavealsoshownpracticingtaichicanhelpreducetheriskoffalls,improvebalanceandwalking

speedinolderadults,andreducedepressionandanxiety."Butyouhavetohaveenough*dose,oftaichi,“

Taylor-Piliaesays."Youcan'tjustdoitonehour,onetime.”

32.Whathappenedtothosepracticingtaichiduringthestudy?

A.Somebegantohavenormalbloodpressure.B.Fewagedinanunhealthymanner.

C.Manywentontodevelopprehypertension.D.Mostgotnervousmoreeasily.

33.Whydoestaichihelplowerbloodpressure?

A.Itneedstheleasttimeofpractice.B.Itproducesarelaxingeffect.

C.Itputsthenervoussysteminorder.D.Itmakesitspracticerinactive.

34.HowcanpeoplebenefitalotfromtaichiaccordingtoTaylor-Piliae?

A.Bycombiningitwithdieting.B.Byexercisingitasearlyaspossible.

C.Bypracticingitconsistently.D.Bybalancingitwithotherworkouts.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TaiChiServesasaConvenientExercise

B.TaiChiIsGettingPopularAmongForeigners

C.TaiChiIsCriticaltoStoppingFallsHappening

D.TaiChiHelpsReduceBloodPressureEffectively

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箝二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Creativityisalwaysaboutfindinginspiration.Ifyouthinkyourwellofideashasdriedup?youneedtolook

atthelittlethingsinlife.36.

Writedowneverymoment.Thebestmomentspassbysofastthatmanypeoplefailtonoticeandappreciate

them.Thisisnotthecaseforcreativetypes.ThereisinspirationineveryencounterandconversationFor

example,youcouldlookatamanatacafereadinganewspaperandcomeupwithaninterestingbackground

storyabouthim.37,sobringacameraornotebookwithyouandbereadytodocumentthelittlestdetails.

Taketimetomeditate（冥思）.Lookloraquietandsecluded（僻靜的）place.Takeaseat,closeyoureyes

andfocusonyourbreathing.38.Giveyourselffivetotenminutes.Bythetimeyouopenyoureyes,you

willgaingreaterclarityandyourideaswillbecomemorevivid.

Searchtheweb.Apartfromfocusingonyourinnerself,youshouldalsolookforexternalinspiration.

39.SiteslikePinterestandJourneysofLifecanprovideyouwithreferencematerialsthatwillhelpimprove

theideasyoucurrentlyhave.

40.Youwon'tbeabletofindinspirationifyouarealwaysstressedout.Youmayhavetoomany

problemstoaddress,butotherpeoplemayfeelmorestressfulthanyou.Thisisnottodownplayycurstruggles,

butsometimes,yousimplyneedtoknowhowtorespondtothepotentialstressifthingsdon'tresultinyourfavor.

A.Findmoreinspiration

B.Learntodealwithstress

C.Everymomentisworthrecording

D.Trytoemptyyourmindofanydistractingthoughts

E.Hereishowyoucansourcecreativeinspirationeachday

F.Creativetypesturnouttobeappealingtothosepeoplearoundyou

G.Youcanfindtonsofideasthatwillstimulateyourcreativityonline

第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Ramsay'sheroicactunfoldedonApril21,2022,atGreenLake,wherehefearlesslysavedateenageboy

fromalife-tlueateningsituation.Theboywasswimminginthelakewhenhe41about80feetfromtheshore

andfailedtoresurface.

42byshoutsforhelp,Ramsay,apaddleboarder（槳手）seatednearbyontheplatform,paddledtoward

theboy.Althoughthedirtywatermadeit43forRamsaytoseebeneaththewater'ssurface,bubblesrising

tothesurfacenearhispaddleboardledhimto44thattheboysankatthatspot.Ramsaydemonstrated

extraordinarybraverybydiving15feettothelake'sbottomto45theunconsciousteenager.

Uponresurfacing,hefoundthathispaddleboardwasnolongerwithin46.Ramsaytookadeep47

andrepositionedtheunconsciousboy.Hethen48swamtowardtheshore.

Ramsaywastiredquicklybuthe49tokeepboththeirheadsabovewater.Afemalepaddleboarderin

anotherpartythen50tothematapointhalfwaytotheshore.Ramsay51thepaddleboardwithonearm

whilestillholdingtheboy.Thewomanleaned（傾斜）acrossherpaddleboardandpaddleduntilshereached

shallowwaterwhile52Ramsayandtheboy.

Theboywasmovedontotheshore,whereRamsayforcedthewateroutoftheboy'sbodyduringeffortsto

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makehim53.Herecoveredaftertreatmentatanearbyhospital.Ramsaywascoldand54,buthedid

notrequiremedicaltreatment.

Hewashonoredforhis55andselflessnesswiththeCarnegieMedal—thehighestaccolade(榮譽)for

civilianheroisminNorthAmerica.

41.A.shookB.pausedC.sankD.wandered

42.A.AlarmedB.ExcitedC.RaisedD.Stressed

43.A.properB.toughC.easyD.clear

44.A.concludeB.meanC.addD.explain

45.A.recognizeB.directC.locateD.contact

46.A.limitB.reachC.controlD.rescue

47.A.shortcutB.chanceC.lookD.breath

48.A.happilyB.slowlyC.sensitivelyD.curiously

49.A.struggledB.promisedC.beggedD.failed

50.A.turnedB.referredC.respondedD.appealed

51.A.deliveredB.graspedC.approachedD.folded

52.A.droppingoffB.takingoverC.puttingthroughD.holdingonto

53.AproudR.coolC.consciousD.responsible

54.A.tenseB.mildC.annoyedD.tired

55.A,satisfactionB.skillsC.topicsD.courage

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

TheShenzhouXVIIcrewconductedtheirsecondspacewalkoutsidetheTiangongspacestationonSaturday,

56(complete)thefirstrepairoperation.Itwasthe15thspacewalkandwasasuccessfulone57(carry)

outbyChineseastronauts.

WangYa'nan,chiefeditorofAerospaceKncnvledgemagazine*saidextravehicular(艙夕卜的)repair

operationsarecomplexand58(challenge).“Repairoperationisaveryimportanttaskforastronautsduring

theirstayinsideaspacestation,becauseitisvital59(fix)brokenpartssoastoavoidsafetyhazards(危害)，”

hesaid“Duringarepairtaskyastronautsneedtocooperatewitheachotherandgroundcontrollersandusually

needthe60(assist)ofroboticarms,andtheymustbefamiliar61requiredprocedures.”

TangHongboandJiangXinlinreturnedtotheWentiansciencemoduleat1：32pmafterfloatingfor62

(approximate)eighthoursoutsidetheorbitalstation.Thethirdcrewmember,TangShengjie,stayedinside

Tiangongtoprovidesupport.

Duringthespacewalk,TangHongboandJiangXinlinrepairedthedamagetothepartsontheTianhecore

module'ssolarwings,which63(cause)bytinyspacedebris(殘骸).Aftertherepairs,thewingsbegan

normaloperationsagain.

64madeTangHongbodifferfromtheothertwowasthatthespacewalkwasthethirdforhim.The

crewperformedtheirfirstspacewalkonDec21,2023>finishingalotof65(task),includingcarryingout

testrepairs.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

假定你是校英文報編輯李華，你的交換生好友Mike對校報最近推出的“ChineseCulturesinWesterners,

Eyes”欄目很感興趣，特寫郵件向你咨詢。請你回第一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

L欄目簡介；

2.歡迎投稿。

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2、請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

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Yours,

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二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

OnedayinJuly?30yearsago,IwastakingasummerclassinliteratureonthecampusofSUNYOneontain

rthernNewYork.ProfessorJameswalkedintotheclassroomandannouncedhe'dinvitedaspecialguestto

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lunteertomeethiminthehalloftheadministrationbuildingandescort（護送）himhere.M

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3ught.Inevervolunteeredforanything.Iwasshyanduncomfortablemeetingnewpeople.Ipulledmyhand

wnquickly,butitwastoolate.

“Thanks,David,“ProfessorJamessaid."You'dbetterleavenow.He'llbearrivinganyminute.M

Seeingnowaytobackout,Iunwillinglygotoutofmyseatandheadedfortheclassroomdoor.WhenI

achedit,Istopped.“Umm,"Isaid."HowwillIrecognizehim?”ProfessorJameslaughed."Goodpoint,“he

lid.Hepulledmeasideandwhisperedanameinmyear."AlexHaley,“hesaid.

“Really?”Isaidandlefttheroom.AlexHaleyistheauthorofTheAutobiographyofMalcolmX.Hewas

hatIwantedtobe：awriter.

AsIreachedtheadministrationbuilding,Ifoundamanwithabriefcasestandinginthehall.Icameup,

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