Question

When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students sneered（冷笑）, the  36  nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, only   37  can become writers, ” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term. ” I was so  38   that I burst into tears.

That night I wrote a short  39  poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my  40  , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and  41  writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They  42  . “Just plain dumb luck. ” the teacher said. I tasted  43  and 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  44  with me.

During the next two years I sold dozens of  45  , letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I   46  from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks（剪貼簿） filled with my published works. I  47   mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and  48  people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their   49  .

I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It  50  nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a self addressed stamped  51  and without making a copy of the manu script.

A month later I received a（n）  52  , and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36, 000 dollars.   53  years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isn’t enough to live  54  , but it’s still more than I’d make working part time. People ask what college I   55  , what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is： “None. ” I just write. I’m not a genius.

1.A. whole                      B. other                               C. most                               D. rest

2.A. generals                      B. statesmen               C. geniuses                           D. spies

3.A. delighted           B. anxious                        C. ashamed                         D. upset

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

5.A. delight                         B. astonishment       C. comfort                       D. happiness

6.A. borrowed                    B. lent                               C. paid                                  D. cost

7.A. cried                       B. agreed                  C. swore                     D. laughed

8.A. failure                      B. success                 C. coldness                          D. squeeze

9.A. fine                                B. mixed                   C. compared                  D. full

10.A. books                         B. poets                         C. novels                            D. poems

11.A. dropped out             B. left              C. graduated                 D. laid off

12.A. ever                      B. never                      C. seldom                      D. even

13.A. if                                 B. unless              C. until                               D. before

14.A. teachers              B. family           C. friends                          D. dreams

15.A. spent                    B. cost             C. took                              D. wasted

16.A. letter                    B. envelope         C. writer                 D. cover

17.A. agreement                 B. edition                C. trade                               D. patent

18.A. Recent                  B. Memorable       C. Most                D. Several

19.A. with                            B. on                               C. by                    D. in

20.A. deserved          B. introduced        C. founded                  D. attended

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：在文中作者講述了自己小時候的一段經歷。他曾經告訴過別人自己想當作家的夢想，但是每次都受到嘲諷譏笑，從此他選擇沉默，再也不在別人面前提自己的夢想。文章告訴我們的是：永遠不要做別人夢想的扼殺者。

1.D形容詞辨析。A.全部的B. 其他的C. 多數的D. 剩余的。從前句作者講的half the students sneered，可知此處是指其余的，剩下的學生，所以D選項正確。

2.C 名詞辨析。A.將軍B. 政治家C. 天才D. 間諜。從下句 “And you are getting a D this term.可以推測老師認為作者成績差不可能成為作家，再根據文章最后作者說的“I just write. I’m not a genius.”可知當時老師應該指的是genius，所以答案選C。

3.C形容詞辨析。 A.高興的；B.憂慮的；C. 羞愧的；D. 沮喪的。從上文可知作者受到老師和同學們的嘲諷譏笑，根據情理判斷應該感覺很羞愧以至于哭了，所以答案選C。

4.A形容詞辨析。A. 悲傷的 ；B. 單純的； C.失望的；D. 迷惑的。通過上文的講述可以知道作者的夢想被別人無情的擊碎了，由此可知心情會悲傷，難過。故正確答案為A。

5.B名詞辨析。 A.樂趣；B.驚愕；C. 舒適；D. 快樂。根據上文可知作者因為別人對自己的嘲笑而夢想破滅，所以當看到自己的詩被發表后，應該感到難以置信，故B選項正確。

6.C動詞辨析。A. 借入；B. 借出；C. 付款；D. 花費。從上文sent me two dollars可知此處是指付稿費的作者，所以C選項正確。

7.D動詞辨析。A. 哭；B. 同意；C. 發誓；D. 笑。從上下文可知當作者告訴他們的時候，他們都不相信，連老師都說是瞎貓逮住了個死耗子，由此推斷同學們聽到他的話，是哄堂大笑，所以D正確。

8.B 名詞辨析。A. 失敗；B. 成功 ；C.冷淡；D. 擠壓。上文講作者的小詩發表了，所以作者應該是嘗到了成功的喜悅，故B選項正確。

9.A 形容詞辨析。A. 好的；B. 混合的；C. 作比較的。D.滿的。前句講我做到了別人做不到的，所以哪怕是偶然的運氣，作者也是高興的。正確答案是A。

10.D名詞辨析。 A. 書籍；B.詩人；C. 小說；D. 詩歌。從空后面的letters, jokes and recipes.等可知此處應該是指發表的作品，而且后面說把他們粘在剪貼簿里，所以不會是書或者小說，故答案選D。

11.C 動詞辨析。A. 退出；B.離開； C. 畢業；D. 中止。從故事的發展和下文的with a C minus average,可以推測作者是畢業了，所以C選項正確。

12.B副詞辨析。 A. 曾經；B. 從不         ；C. 幾乎不；D. 甚至。根據下文They were dream killers和作者遭到的嘲笑可知作者再也不告訴別人自己的夢想了。A選項正確。

13.A連詞辨析。A.如果；B. 除非；C. 直到… 才；D.在… 之前。根據上下文可以推測得知此處是作者提出的一種假設，假設要在朋友和夢想之間做出取舍，所以A選項正確。

14.D名詞辨析。A. 教師 ；B.家庭；C.朋友；D. 夢想。從作者的經歷和做法可以判斷作者會選擇夢想。所以選D。

15.C動詞辨析。A.花費（時間，金錢） ；B.花費；（某人）錢 ；C（ 做某事）；花費（某人）時間D. 浪費。從詞的用法可知spend的主語得是人，而cost主語雖然可以是事物，但是花費的得是錢，所以C選項正確。

16.B名詞辨析。A.書信；B. 信封； C. 作者； D. 封皮。從常識可知寄信要用信封，所以B正確。

17.A名詞辨析。A.協議； B.版本；C. 貿易； D. 專利權。根據后句and a request to start working on another book.可知編輯社要求他繼續寫書，所以應該寄來的是一份協議，故A選項正確。

18.C 形容詞辨析。A.最近的；B. 值得紀念的 C.大多數的D. 幾個。前兩句講了最好的年收入，最低的年收入，由此可知此處應該是大多數時候的收入， C選項正確。

19.B介詞辨析。A.跟，和 ；B.在…上；C. 由，D. 在…里。句中it指的是收入的錢，而固定短語 live on “靠。。。生活”，所以判斷B選項正確。

20.D動詞辨析。A. 應得；B. 介紹；C. 找到；D. 參加。下文講別人問他的學位、資格證等，由此判斷此處是問上什么大學。Attend college “上大學”。

考點：考查故事類短文。