第9题: [单项选择]His novel {{U}}depicts{{/U}} an ambitious American. A. writes B. sketches C. describes D. indicates 参考答案:C 答案解析:[解析] 借助单词搭配使用特点：write(写)和sketch(草拟)的主浯通常都是“人”，而不是物”，冈此首先排除A和B；该句的主语是“novel(小说)”，因此判断C(描述)最合适。indicat
第14题: [填空题]Compared with the rare school killings, children are more likely to be killed in the streets or in their homes because of ______ that begun in the mid-1980s. 参考答案:crack cocaine epidemic 答案解析:从文章第十七段中可找到答案。
