1、明光市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末评价性考试英语考生注意：1本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。3考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。4本卷命题范围：高考范围。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A
2、、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1What does the man suggest doing？ADoing some exerciseBHolding a birthday partyC Buying a cake for Lydia2What is the man doing？ACatching a busBAsking for helpCChecking the time3What annoys the man？AKates calls at workBThe office rest hoursCThe
3、 womans advice4What is the probable relationship between the speakers？ASalesman and managerBGuide and touristCWaiter and customer5What does the man want to do？ATurn on the fanBOpen the windowCGo out for some fresh air第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前
4、，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6Where will the man work this summer？AAt a hotelBIn a flower shopCOn a farm7How much is the mans pay a day？A$ 15B$ 60C$ 75听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8How does the man feel at school now？ABoredBExcitedCWorried9What does the man plan to do right aft
5、er graduation？ARest for five yearsBWork as a programmerCStart his own business听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Why does the woman make the call？ATo book a hotel roomBTo ask about the room serviceCTo make some changes to a reservation11When will the woman leave the hotel？AOn September 16BOn September 23COn Septemb
6、er 2412Which room does the woman want to choose？AA room with a viewBA room with a courtyardC A room with a basement听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13How many people will go to Keswick with the woman？A4B5C614When are the woman and her friends going boating？AOn FridayBOn SaturdayCOn Sunday15Where will the woman stay
7、 in Keswick？AIn a campBIn a five-star hotelCIn a country inn16What may the man do on the weekend？AWatch FriendsBVisit his auntCDo some shopping听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Who may the speaker be？AA hostBA studentCAn employer18What does Wang Ming want to know？AWhich major employers most valueB Whether it is e
8、asy to find a jobCThe result of the study on the job market19What percentage of student job seekers found jobs two years ago？A20B22C5020Why are engineering graduates more likely to accept a job？ATheir choices are limitedBThe salary is usually goodCThey need more work experience第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一
9、节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AFour Online EventsThe handshake：an anthropologists guideWhat is its biological purpose？What are the best and worst handshakes？In this talk，scientist Ella Al-Shamahi examines the power of touch and argues the handshake is at least 7 million years
10、oldThis event will start at 18:00 pm on 25 March and will last one hourStandard ticket price：15（A 20 discount for those who buy the ticket before March 20）A rescue plan for natureWhat do we need to do to restore the planet s biodiversity and prevent the next pandemic（疫情）？Join scientist Cristian Samp
11、er as he talks about how our ignoring nature caused the pandemic-and how we can seize a unique opportunity to build back betterThis free event will start at 18:00 pm on 15 AprilOrigins of lifeWhy is the planet the way it is？How did we get here？Does everything happen for a reason or are some things l
12、eft to chance？Research shows we live in a world driven by chanceIn this talk，biologist Sean B Carroll will tell the stories of the mother of all accidents，and the surprising power of chance in our lives and the worldThis event will start at 19:30 pm on 22 April and will last two hoursStandard ticket
13、 price：18（A 10 discount for those who buy the ticket before April 17）The truth about exerciseShould we all be hitting the gym three times a week？Should we worry about sitting to omuch？If you are strong and fit，can you get away with being inactive？In this talk，specialist Jason Gill introduces what sc
14、ience can really tell us about how much we need to move to live a healthy lifeThis event will start at 19:00 pm on May 13 and will last one hour，Standard ticket price：12（A 15 discount for those who buy the ticket before May 8）21How much should you at least spend on the event about the handshake？A10.
15、2B12C13D16.222From whom can you learn about the origins of life？AElla Al-ShamahiB Cristian SamperCSean B CarrollDJason Gill23What does the four online talks have in common？AThey are science-basedBThey are about culturesCThey are related to natureDThey are intended for the youngBThe phone vibrated（震动
16、）and Amys name appeared on the screen“They found something，”she said，and then，trying to put me at ease，“Dont worryTheyll go in and remove it Itll be alright”Eighteen months later，the cancer ended her lifeAmys disease and death were astonishing for us allIn spite of pain and fear，Amys humor and compa
17、ssion（同情）remained In the middle of a life interrupted，Amy continued to display a concern for othersShe once said，before sitting down to a lovely meal on a small island in Maine，as family and friends gathered to celebrate her forty-sixth birthday，“Wouldnt it be nice if everyone with cancer could have
18、 a special day like this？”Im certain that every one of us wondered whether this would be her last birthdayAnd yet，in that moment，Amy was not thinking of herself but of others who have a cancerWith her passing away，Amys family and friends contributed thoughts and ideas so that we could create a found
19、ation that was most like the individual we hoped to honorWe wanted to fulfill her wish that“everyone with cancer could have a special day”Less than six months after Amy passed away，our foundation“Amys Treat”was registered Since its beginning，Amys Treat has helped thousands of people whose lives have
20、 been changed by cancer for freeIt has given out over a million dollars worth of direct aid，services and access to a “special day”Volunteering for Amys Treat has restored in me a once shaking faith in the thoughtfulness of humankindWe wouldnt be successful without the generous kindness of so many pe
21、ople who will never meet the person or families that their checks and donations will benefit“Wouldnt it be nice if everyone with cancer could have a special day like this？”Amy once saidBecause she lived and because she died，many haveI think shed be pleased with how it all turned out24What words can
22、best describe Amy according to the author？AKind and respectableBSmart and braveCAble and confidentDLovely and hardworking25What can we know about Amys Treat？AIt is a cancer research centerBIt is a non-profit organizationCIt is set up by AmyDIt is aimed at the poor26What plays an important role in Am
23、ys Treats success according to paragraph 5？AThe staffs hard workBThe support from AmyCSo many peoples generosityDThe ideas of Amys friends27What should we do according to the text？ANever get tired of doing kind things for othersBTry our best to be resistant to deadly diseasesCBe socially active to s
24、erve those poor patientsDInvolve ourselves in healthcare-related researchCThe running buffalo clover（a plant）used to spread across eight states，from Virginia to ArkansasThe more it was walked on by the buffalo（野牛），the better it grewWhen buffalo disappeared，the plant was gone，tooResearchers believed
25、the plant was extinct（灭绝的），which had not been spotted since 1940suntil a population was found in West Virginia in 1983Now，after decades of protection，the small plant stands to be removed from the list of species protected under the Endangered Species ActBiologist Rodney Bartgis came across a patch o
26、f running buffalo clover in 1983He was recording plants in West Virginia and was wandering around a car road in the New River Gorge when he spotted some“unique-looking”leaves，which he recognized as running buffalo cloverAfter the finding was confirmed，the clover was considered no longer extinct and
27、placed on the endangered-species list in 1987Part of the reason it took a while to start to find the clover in the wild is that，unlike other rare plants，this one wont grow in unspoiled areasIt likes being run overWhen the clover was first discovered，US Fish and Wildlife Services（USFWS） forest manage
28、rs were told to avoid driving in the area populated by the plantBut this made the clover there disappearIn the Fernow Forest in West Virginia，Gundy，a research forester，realized the skidders（集材拖拉机）used to pull trees had helped ensure the clovers growth before anyone knew it was thereSo in her work mo
29、nitoring the population in Fernow，Gundy runs over the clover with a skidder“You need to remember to agitate it，”she saysSince 1987，researchers have found 154 populationsBut its not out of the woods yetThe clover still faces threats from invasive（入侵的）speciesThe USFWS will have a public comment period
30、，when the clovers case for delisting（从表上删除）will be reviewedEven if it is delisted，biologists from the USFWS will observe populations for years closely to ensure that the species is secure28What do we know about the running buffalo clover from the first two paragraphs？AIt has died out due to some hum
31、an actionBIt still needs careful protection from extinctionCIt was considered extinct before its rediscoveryDIt can grow better without buffalo stepping on it29What do we know about Rodney Bartgis from the text？AHe discovered the clover by accidentB He noticed the clover in an unspoiled areaC He har
32、dly recognized the clover when first seeing itDHe had searched for the clover for years before finding it30How should we deal with the buffalo clover according to what Gundy said in paragraph 4？AShe advised we should keep away from itBShe suggested we should disturb itCShe told us to remember to wat
33、er it oftenDShe asked us to plant more and more buffalo clover31What can we infer from the text？AThe buffalo ate up the clover in the USBThe clover is almost free from natural enemiesCThe USFWS is cautious of the protection of the cloverDThe clover wont be removed from the protection listDLONDONGlob
34、al auction（拍卖） sales of Chinese art and antiques fell in 2019 to $5.7 billion，a 10 percent drop year-on-year，and the lowest level for the collecting category since 2010The Global Chinese Art Auction market report，compiled by Artnet and the Chinese Association of Auctioneers，found this was due to tra
35、de tensions between the United States and China，as well as a slowdown of GDP in ChinaThe report，now in its eighth edition，noted that the value of total auction sales within the Chinese mainland declined by 10 percent in 2019 to $ 3.7 billion，the lowest total since 2010Outside China，there was also a
36、9 percent drop in sales of Chinese art and antiques“The combination of such slowdowns resulted in a weakening of collectors confidence and a more cautious attitude among buyers making decisions on investing in art in 2019，”said the reportHowever，despite the downturn in total sales value for Chinese
37、art and antiques in 2019，the European market showed some positive trends emergingSignificant peaks in lots offered and lots sold in Europe，combined with a strong sell-through rate（卖出率）of 61 percent in 2019Europe accounted for 29 percent of all Chinese art and antique lots sold overseas in 2019，accor
38、ding to the report，closing in on（接近）the North American markets shareThe annual report also found strong performances with 20th century and contemporary Chinese art in both the Chinese mainland and overseas，boosted by a younger generation of Chinese collectorsThe average price for the category increa
39、sed in the Chinese mainland，up by 23 percent year-on-year，and overseas sales saw a nine-year high in 2019But fine Chinese paintings and calligraphy，the largest collecting category on the Chinese mainland，did not perform as wellAccording to the report this category“continued to spiral（螺旋式的）downwards，
40、reaching its lowest point in sales since 2013”The number of lots dropped by 10 percent year-on-year，almost half of that of 2013 and it also struggled elsewhere，with the overseas total falling to a seven-year low32What is the third paragraph mainly about？A The result of a weakening of collectors conf
41、idence in buying artB The advantage of buyers making decisions on investing in artC The advantage of the decline of the value of total auction salesDThe result of the decline of the value of total auction sales33Why does the report say“fine Chinese paintings and calligraphy did not perform as well”o
42、n the Chinese mainland？ATheir standards were not so highBTheir prices were not so satisfyingCThey are the largest collecting categoryDThe average price for the category rose sharply34What does the underlined phrase“accounted for”in paragraph 5 mean？ATook upBTook offCTook awayDTook on35Which can be t
43、he best title for the news report？AA Slowdown of GDP in China in 2019BA Report on the Global Chinese Art Auction MarketCTrade Tensions Between the United States and ChinaDGlobal Auction Sales of Chinese Antiques and Art Fall to a 10-year Low第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余
44、选项。Body language，sometimes called“non-verbal communication”，is an important tool The way you communicate through body language can determine your success in everything from relationships to your careerUp to 93 of communication can be non-verbalPaying closer attention to the messages you send through
45、 body language can help you succeed 36 Have good posture（姿势）If you go to a job interview and you have bad posture，youll probably register more poorly to the interviewerPeople will associate bad posture with weak confidence or boredom 37 To have good posture，your head should be up and your back shoul
46、d be straight，Sit down the front of your chair and lean forward slightly to show youre interestedMirror another personMirroring is when one partner copies the posture of the other partner 38 Specifically，you can mirror a persons tone or position of the bodyYou shouldnt do this obviously or repeatedl
47、y though，only skillfullyEmphasize your point with gesturesHave more than one gesture 39 If you want to ensure youre not misunderstood，repeat helpful gestures when you speak the idea aloudYou dont have to use a body language gesture（or two）for every word，but its good to have a toolbox of gestures you
48、 can use to reinforce（强化）important but easily misunderstood concepts 40 Watch for wandering eyes and constant sniffingIf you re constantly touching your face，youll never look confident or at easeImproving your posture and working to reduce nervous tics（抽搐）can be difficult and will take time，but youl
49、l quickly improve your overall non-verbal communicationAUse hand gestures when speakingBThis will help you better get your message acrossCAvoid gestures that show nervousness or insecurityDHere are some ideas for using gestures to communicateEKeep your legs slightly apart，so you take up more spaceFT
50、hey might even think youre lazy and unmotivated if you dont sit up straightGBy copying the actions of the other person，youll make him/her feel connected to you第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I prided myself on being a good neighborEach house
51、I passed held a friendly 41 But except Kellys It hadnt always been this 42 We used to have a good relationshipI never went by her house without 43_ if I saw her outsideBut now，if Kelly was out in her yard when l passed by，I 44 not to see herAt first it felt satisfying to let Kelly know what I though
52、t of herToday the 45 of her house just made me sadHow did things go wrong？It 46 with a homeless cat who appeared in my drivewayThat wasnt 47 I already had two homeless cats Id adoptedBut this cat was 48 He often drove my own cats away from their food bowlsImagine my 49 days later when Kelly announce
53、d she would take care of the 50 “I think hes sweet，”she saidLiving with Kelly didnt make the cat any 51 He constantly stole my cats food“That cat is out of 52 ，”I said to Kelly angrily one day“Hes always perfectly sweet with us!”Kelly said，getting defensive“I had no idea you 53 him so much”Things ju
54、st got worse from thereMaybe I could have been more diplomatic about that cat，but Kelly should have been more sorryIf anyone was going to 54 ，it should be her！After that I never spoke to Kelly againBut months later，I now felt miserable（痛苦的）about itThis time，as 1 walked by Kellys house，my feet slowed
55、，almost 55 I gradually turned toward itJust as I 56 so，I saw Kelly come out to her drivewayFor a second，we just 57 each otherShe looked as miserable as 1 felt，1 thoughtI 58 hard and walked toward KellyImmediately we got close enough，Kelly and I found ourselves opening our arms and 59 each other tigh
56、tlyOur friendship was 60 !41ApartyBassociationCsymbolDdesign42AwayBpointCsideDview43AwavingBeatingCswingingD breathing44AhappenedBrefusedCpretendedDfailed45AshadowBsightCreminderDchange46AcombinedBdealtCstartedDmet47AuniversalBnaturalCnormalDunusual48AaggressiveBkindCsweetDnoisy49AangerBanxietyCasto
57、nishmentDsadness50AhouseBneighborCbowlDcat51AfatterBfriendlierChealthierDsmarter52AactionBreachCbreathDcontrol53AadoredBpunishedCdislikedDloved54AsacrificeBwinCwithdrawDapologize55AunconsciouslyBofficiallyCforcefullyDdifficultly56A heardBsaidCdidDwatched57Aagreed withBstared atCaimed atDgot rid of58
58、AsignedBswallowedCexplainedDswam59AcatchingBfasteningCconnectingDhugging60AbrokenBimprovedCchangedDbuilt第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The worlds oldest known wild bird is a 70-year-old albatross（信天翁） 61 （name）WisdomSince last fall，she and her mate 62 （sit）on an eggLast mont
59、h，their chick hatched（孵化）The Midway Atoll（环礁） 63 （ make）up of two small islands in the Pacific Ocean 64 area is home to about 3 million seabirds About 1.3 million of these birds are Laysan albatrosses，like Wisdom Albatrosses are huge birds-their wings measure around 2 metersIn 1956，when Wisdom was a
60、bout five，she was banded by a scientist，Chandler RobbinsIn 2002，when Mr. Robbins returned to Midway，he was 65 （excite） to find Wisdom again and realized she was over fiftyAlbatrosses normally have just one partnerBut Wisdom has lived so long 66 she has had several partnersAkeakamai has been her part
61、ner since around 2012It takes so much effort to hatch an egg 67 raise a chick that many albatrosses only lay one egg every other yearWisdom laid her most recent egg in late November of last yearSince then，she and Akeakamai had taken 68 （turn）sitting on the egg and keeping it warmThe chick arrived on
62、 February 2Now Wisdom and Akeakamai are keeping busy， 69 （take）long trips over the sea to gather food for their chickThese trips can last for days and can cover as much as 1，600 kilometersScientists think Wisdoms age and experience are 70 （possible） helping keep her safe on these trips第四部分 写作（共两节，满分
63、35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。I asked my dad if I had ever made him cry agoHe said，“Once”He told me that on
64、my first birthday，he laid out a pen，a dollar and a toy in front meHe wanted to see that I would pickI think that a lot of Chinese people to do thatIt represents what youll value most in grow upFor examples，the pen is intelligence，money is wealth，and the toy is funTo his surprised，l just sat there an
65、d stared at the itemsAfter the while，l pushed everything aside and went right into his armsHe didnt realize that he is one of the choicesAnd that was the first，and the only time that 1 had made her cry第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假定你是高二学生李华，是你校英文报的兼职记者。最近你准备采访一位名叫Bruce的美国知名作家，采访前请你给Bruce写一封邮件，和他讨论采访相关事宜。内容包括：1写邮件
66、的原因；2说明采访相关事项（如采访的时间、地点、话题等）；3向Bruce表示感谢。注意：1词数100左右；2开头和结束语已为你写好。Dear Bruce，_Yours sincerely，Li Hua明光市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末评价性考试英语参考答案提示及评分细则听力部分录音稿（Text 1）W：What are we going to get for Lydias birthday？M：How about a pair of running shoes？W：You know she hates doing exerciseM：Then I guess we can buy he
67、r a birthday cake（Text 2）M：Excuse meDo you have time to help take a picture of us？W：Oh，Im sorryIve got to catch a busM：Thats OK（Text 3）M：It really annoys me when Kate calls her friends during office hoursW：If 1 were youI would tell her to stopM：Maybe youre rightI will talk to her sometime（Text 4）M：H
68、eres the menu，MadameWould you like something to drink？W：YespleaseMay I see the wine list？M：CertainlyHere you are（Text 5）M：We need to have some fresh airDo you mind my opening the window？W：As a matter of fact，Im feeling a bit cold（ Text 6）M：Guess what Ill be doing this summer？W：What？M：Im going to wor
69、k at the Riverside HotelW：What exactly will you be doing？M：Lets seeIll be doing some small repairs inside and outside the hotelIll be cutting grass and taking care of the flowersW：Sounds interestingWhats the pay？M：Well，uhabout fifteen dollars an hour，five hours a day，and Sunday freeW：Thats good mone
70、yWhat are you going to do with it？M：Ill pay for the textbooks for next term（Text 7）M：Hi，SueHows it going？W：OhhiFrankjust fineHow are your classes？M：Pretty good Im glad this is my last term here，thoughW：Why is that？I thought you were enjoying schoolM：I wasBut now Tm getting tired of itIm ready for th
71、e real worldW：What are you planning to do when you graduate？M：First，I want to get a job as a computer programmer，and then after five years or so，Id like to start my own businessW：Sounds goodI still have three terms to go until Im doneM：Youll make it for sureWellsee you laterW：Bye！（Text 8）M：Hello，Mil
72、ton Hotel ReservationsHow may I assist you？W：Hi，Im calling to make some changes to an existing reservationM：CertainlyDo you have the reservation number？W：Sure，its 219M：Thats a reservation for Sally MenkelIs that right？W：Yes，thats rightId like to change the check-in date from September 15 to Septembe
73、r 16M：CertainlyI can make that change for youIs that the only change？W：No，the check-out date will also change from the 23rd to the 24thM：No problemWe have you arriving on the 16th of September and leaving the 24th of September-altogether，eight nightsWill there be anything else？W：YesInstead of a cour
74、tyard room，Id like a room with a view，preferably on an upper floorM：I can certainly change that for you，but there will be a change in the room rateThe new rate is $ 199 per night，instead of the original $179，W：Thats OKThese are all the changesThank you very muchM：Youre welcomeHave a nice day！（Text 9
75、）W：Gordon，Im going to Keswick in the Lake District this weekendM：Really？W：Yeah，five of usWhy dont you join us？Were getting to Keswick on FridayThen were going boating on SaturdayAnd on Sunday，were going to do some shoppingThen I will take some time to visit my aunt LucyM：Youre not going to camp，are
76、you？Isnt it a bit cold？W：No，were notIt is a bit coldWere staying in a country innIts not like five-star hotels or anythingBut its really comfortableM：Hmmsounds interestingYou know，its the boating that I dont likeW：Well，what are you up to？M：Sit on my sofa all weekend and watch the DVDs Ive just bough
77、tAnd that will be a busy weekendI may finish watching FriendsW：I dont know how you can do that all weekend，GordonId get boredM：I know，I knowBut thats really what I want to do（Text 10）M：HelloWelcome to the programIn America，May and June are the traditional months for graduationsA listener in China，Wa
78、ng Ming，who is about to get an engineering degree，wants to know how American college graduates find jobsRight now，the answer is：not very easilyA latest study on the college job market showed that employers wanted to hire 22 fewer graduates this year than lastThe study also showed that just 20 of tho
79、se who looked for jobs before graduation have found one by nowThis is compared to half of students who had looked for a job by this time two years agoBut one difference：fewer of this years graduates have started to search for jobsEngineering graduates were more likely to have started their job searc
80、h already，and to have accepted a jobThis is among the best-paid professions for people with just a college degreeOn average，engineering majors expect to start at about $ 62,000 a year参考答案15CBACB610ACAEC1115CAAEC1620 AAECB2123BCA2427 ABCA2831CABC3235DBAD3640DFGBC4145BAACB4650CDACD5155BDCDA5660CBBDB6l
81、named62had been sitting/had sat63is made64The65excited66that67And68turns69taking70possibly短文改错I asked my dad if I had ever made him cry agoHe said，“Once”He told me that on my first birthday，beforehe laid out a pen，a dollar and a toy in front meHe wanted to see that I would pickI think that a lotof w
82、hat/whichof Chinese people to do thatIt represents what youll value most in grow upFor examples，the pen isgrowingexampleintelligence，money is wealth，and the toy is funTo his surprised，l just sat there and stared at the itemssurpriseAfter the while，l pushed everything aside and went right into his ar
83、msHe didnt realize that he is one of the A waschoicesAnd that was the first，and the only time that 1 had made her cryhim书面表达One possible version：Dear Bruce，lm a reporter for our school English NewspaperAs we all know，you are a well-known American writerIm writing to make an appointment with you to c
84、onduct an interviewId be grateful if you could indicate a suitable time and place to meet this weekWe students are fascinated by your works and Ive sorted out some questions they are interested in We wonder when you started your writing career，where you get your ideas for your books，and what advice you have to help others become writersMany thanksIm looking forward to your replyYours sincerelyLi Hua