Question

Writing a long book seemed to be too much for me. So, for a long time, I just wrote short articles. One day, inspiration(灵感) for an article hit me and, as I started writing, paragraphs began flowing out fast. It turned out to be too long to be an article. I thought it would not hurt to try self-publishing a booklet(小册子). The first printing of this 32-page black and white booklet sold out within a week. Here is something that I have learned through my experience.

1.Start small.

Don’t try to have a 400-page work as your first publication. I suggest you publish a booklet under 50 pages to launch your career as an author.

2.Ask for advice.

If you know some people who have published something, ask them for advice and help. You will gain useful information from them and save yourself many problems.

3.           

When you put your heart into something only to hear“We’re not interested”,you may get hurt. But you must remind yourself that this is quite common. Every“yes”you receive comes after at least five“noes”,especially at the beginning. You need to revise your book many times to reduce the chances of being turned down.

4.The more you market, the more you sell.

You can publish an excellent book. But if no people know about it, you cannot expect many buyers. Send out an e-mail to friends, family and business partners, telling them your book’s publication date. Ask them to help sell your book.

Do not be afraid to try novel ideas.

1.What does the underlined word“launch”in Point 1 there mean?

A．Begin.

B．Develop.

C．Lead.

D．Describe.

2.What’s the best title for Point 3?

A．No one will like what you wrote at first.

B．You will get hurt by what you wrote at first.

C．Prepare for a“yes”rather than a“no”.

D．Be prepared to deal with“noes”.

3.According to the passage, if you want to have more copies of your book sold, you should      .

A．advertise your book in newspapers

B．try to make more people know your book

C．ask your business partners to buy your book

D．write something that people are interested in

4.About self-publishing a book, the writer would most probably agree that       .

A．one usually makes no money out of self-publishing a book

B．one should never self-publish a book longer than 400

C．self-publishing a book is impossible for most people

D．asking advice from people who have published a book is helpful

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.D

 【解析】

试题分析：

1.A 推理题。根据本句I suggest you publish a booklet under 50 pages to launch your career as an author.以及第二段主题Start small.说明是要我们从小规模做起。故该词指开始的意思。故A正确。

2.D 段落大意题。本段的中心思想是告诉我们该如何处理别人对我们的拒绝。故D正确。

3.B 推理题。根据倒数第二段第2句But if no people know about it, you cannot expect many buyers.说明如果人们不了解这本书，就不要期待着有读者。那么就是指要想多卖书，就得让更多的人知道这本书。故B正确。

4.D 细节题。根据第三段If you know some people who have published something, ask them for advice and help. You will gain useful information from them and save yourself many problems.说明向那些曾经出版过书的人求助对你是有很大帮助的。故D正确。

考点：考查人生百态类短文阅读

点评：本文是作者在写作以及卖书方面的经历以及他给那些写书的人的一些建议。文章内容较为简单，要求考生仔细阅读文本，耐心审题，结合题目做出准确的定位判断。