题目内容
5．A few years ago a literary agent turned me down after he read a couple chapters of my manuscript（稿件）．After I received the rejection，I responded to his email with a question．"So is it the lack of platform，"I asked him，"or the quality of the writing…or both？"He answered quickly．"To tell you the truth，you don't have a strong enough platform yet，but the bigger issue right now is your voice．Your writing is okay，but your voice needs work．"
Staring at that reply on my computer screen，I burst into tears．That was the day I quit writing and gave up my dream to publish my book．"It's too hard，too disappointing，"I complained to my husband later that evening．My husband listened carefully，and then he asked me a single question："Can you imagine your life without writing？"
I didn't even have to think about it．"No，"I answered Brad．"No，I can't image my life without writing．"
"Well then keep at it，"Brad encouraged．"Keep writing．Something will come of it．"
Not long after，I hired a professional editor to work with me on the manuscript．The editor observed two voices competing on the pages：the personal voice and the instructional voice．The two voices didn't play well together，the editor concluded； switching from one voice to the other was unsettling to the reader．
I wish I could tell you that reworking the manuscript was an inspiring，fulfilling process．But it wasn't．It was hard，slow work．Another entire year passed before the manuscript was ultimately accepted by a different agent．And it was another two years before that agent was able to sell the book to a publisher．
I'm grateful my husband asked me that pointed question the day the agent rejected my manuscript．
And I'm even strangely grateful the agent offered such a searing criticism of my work．Without it，I might have been satisfied with writing that was merely"okay"．
33．What was the author's biggest problem with her writing？A
A．The voice in it needed to be improved．
B．There was lack of platform in it．
C．He didn't show his personal voice in it．
D．There was a strong platform in it．
34．Who helped the author improve her writing？B
A．Her husband
B．A professional editor
C．A different agent
D．A famous writer．
35．Why is the author grateful to the literary agent who turned her down？A
A．He made her realize her writing needed improving．
B．He encouraged her to go on writing．
C．He pointed out her potential in writing．
D．He gave practical advice on her writing．
分析 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读，属于记叙文，几年前一个文学经理拒绝了我的投稿，我收到了拒绝后，他告诉我我的写作需要提高．本文以此展开，主要讲述了作者在投稿被拒后，努力提高自己的写作，最终取得良好的效果．
解答 33．答案：A．细节理解题．根据you don't have a strong enough platform yet，but the bigger issue right now is your voice．Your writing is okay，but your voice needs work可知，作者的语态需要改善．故选A．
34．答案：B．细节理解题．根据I hired a professional editor to work with me on the manuscript．The editor observed two voices competing on the pages：the personal voice and the instructional voice．The two voices didn't play well together，the editor concluded； switching from one voice to the other was unsettling to the reader．可知，作者请了一个专业的编辑来帮助她提高写作．故选B．
35．答案：A．推理判断题．根据And I'm even strangely grateful the agent offered such a searing criticism of my work．Without it，I might have been satisfied with writing that was merely"okay"．可知，我感谢那个文学经理，因为他让我知道我的写作需要提高．
点评 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，推理判断题．做题时学生应仔细阅读原文，把握文章主要内容，联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义，从中选出正确答案，一定要做到有理有据，切忌胡乱猜测．
