Question

When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students smiled       , and even worse, the rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be        . Only geniuses can become writers.” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term.” I was so       that I burst into tears. That night I wrote a short          poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my      , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed, “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted       ; I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me.

During the next two years, I sold dozens of poems and letters. By the time I graduated from high school, I had scrapbooks (剪貼簿)       with my published works. I never       my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again  because they were dream        .

 I had four children at the time. While the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months. I chose a       and mailed it. A month later I received a contract, an advance on payments, and a request to start       another book. Crying Wind, which became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and sold worldwide. My first book also became required        in native American schools in Canada.

      In the       year I ever had as a writer I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. People ask what college I       , what degrees I have and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius. I use an electric typewriter that I paid a hundred and twenty nine dollars for six years ago. I do all the housework and fit my writing in a few minutes here and there. I’ve written eight books. To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them.” I don’t write right but I’ve succeeded. Writing is        ; it’s fun and anyone can do it. Of course, a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.

1.A. unkindly     B. happily C. willingly         D. crazily

2.A. curious       B. depressed     C. excited D. silly 

3.A. unlucky      B. ashamed        C. moved  D. unconfident

4.A. sad     B. innocent        C. disappointing         D. puzzling

5.A. puzzlement         B. expectation  C. astonishment         D. disappointment

6.A. coldness    B. failure   C. success D. prejudice

7.A. furnished   B. linked   C. combined      D. filled

8.A. remembered     B. concluded     C. described      D. mentioned

9.A. killers         B. makers C. designers      D. creators

10.A. writer       B. reporter        C. publisher       D. manager

11.A. working on       B. going on        C. turning on     D. putting on

12.A. writing     B. reading C. selling   D. buying

13.A. busiest     B. unluckiest     C. worst    D. highest

14.A. worked    B. attended       C. admitted        D. participated

15.A. easy          B. hard      C. convenient   D. practical

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述了當作者十五歲時，他向班里宣布要寫書。這讓老師和同學感到意外，并得到了同學的恥笑。在作者收到稿酬時，老師和同學仍然不以為然，作者下定決心，不會再告訴老師和同學有關自己的夢想的事情。作者選擇了堅持自己的夢想。

1.考查副詞詞義和上下文辨析。A. unkindly不友好的，B. happily快樂地，C. willingly愿意地，D. crazily發瘋地，這里指那些冷淡的嘲笑我的學生，選A

2.考查形容詞和上下文辨析。A. curious好奇的，B. depressed壓抑的，C. excited興奮的，D. silly愚蠢的，剩下的學生都嘲笑我：別傻了，只有天才才能成為作家。選D

3.考查形容詞和上下文辨析。A. unlucky不幸運的，B. ashamed羞愧的，C. moved感動的，D. unconfident不自信的， 由上文老師說我得了“D”可知，這里應指我很羞愧的哭了。故選B

4.考查形容詞和上下文辨析。A. sad悲傷的，B. innocent無辜的，C disappointing失望的，D. puzzling令人困惑的，由上下文可知，老師和同學都不贊同我，甚至嘲笑我。 我的夢想破滅了。所以這里應指：我寫了一首很悲傷的詩。故選A

5.考查名詞和上下文辨析。A. puzzlement困惑，B. expectation期待，C. astonishment驚訝，D. disappointment失望，根據上下文可知，這里指我沒有料到我的詩會發表。所以這里應是驚訝的。故選C

6.考查名詞和上下文辨析。A. coldness冷淡，B. failure失敗，C. success成功，D. prejudice歧視，從下文，I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written.可知作者品嘗到成功的滋味，選C

7.考查動詞和上下文辨析。A. furnished裝飾，B. linked連接，C. combined結合，D. filled填滿，到我高中畢業的時候為止，我的剪貼薄上充滿了出版的作品。Be filled with“填滿”，選D

8.考查動詞和上下文辨析。A. remembered記得，B. concluded總結，C. described描述，D. mentioned提到，根據上文老師和同學對我的不認同和嘲笑，這里應指我再也沒向他們提起過我寫詩。故選D

9.考查名詞和上下文辨析。A. killers殺手，B. makers制造者，C. designers設計者，D. creators創造者，因為老師和同學嘲笑作者的夢想，作者認為他們會扼殺人的夢想，選A

10.考查名詞和上下文辨析。A. writer作家，B. reporter記者，C. publisher出版商，D. manager經理，從下文的：A month later I received a contract, an advance on payments,可知作者選擇了一個出版商，將自己的作品寄給了他，選C

11.考查動詞短語和上下文辨析。A. working on從事，B. going on進行，C. turning on打開，D. putting on穿上，播放，幾個月后，我收到一份合同，預支的費用和請求我開始寫另外一本書。選A

12.考查動名詞和上下文辨析。A. writing寫，B. reading閱讀，C. selling賣，D. buying買，我的第一本書也成為加拿大美國學校中學生必須閱讀的材料。選B

13.考查形容詞和上下文辨析。A. busiest最忙的，B. unluckiest最不幸的，C. worst最糟糕的，D. highest最高的，從下文的：I ever had as a writer I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars.可知這是最糟糕的時候，選C

14.考查動詞和上下文辨析。A. worked工作，B. attended參加，C. admitted承認，D. participated參加，Attned college 上大學，這里指人們問我上了哪所大學。選B

15.考查形容詞和上下文辨析。A. easy容易的，B. hard困難的，C. convenient方便的，D. practical實際的，寫作很容易，任何人都可以做。選A

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