完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
I’m a TV show host.One Sunday,I   36  my 7-year-old daughter by the sea for lunch.On arriving at the beach,I saw JoJo,a   37  man in the hotel business.We sat down to chat in an open air cafe   38  I watched my daughter enjoy herself on the swings in front of us.
Suddenly our conversation was   39  by a stranger,who politely asked   40  to speak to me.Often people want to tell me   41  about my controversial TV show,when
I’m out on the   42 .
He asked to speak to me   43  ,so we stood a bit away from my table.He said,
“I’m James,father of a 7-year-old girl,who’s very sick.The doctors said that if she was treated in the UK,she would probably   44  .But I’m poor,so can you please help me?”
Speechless,I stared in the man’s eyes full of   45  and asked how l could help.After we talked for a while,I went to sit back.JoJo asked me,“What’s wrong with you?Your
  46  changed.”I told him and he was very sorry for this sick child.
All weekend I   47  James,his daughter and his family.I even considered doing a special TV show to   48  money for this sick child.
On Monday morning I was at the office after I finished   49  my show,when JoJo walked  into my office.Actually JoJo is so   50  and I never imagined he had time to come and see me.
“Please,call the man   51  the sick child and tell him that I’ll   52  all expenses for his sick daughter’s treatment.”JoJo said,with a   53  in his hand.“I’ve been married for 35 years,I wasn’t lucky enough to   54  a child.l want to help this child now.”I   55  the phone to call James.

【小题1】
A.heldB.tookC.shipped D.sent
【小题2】
A.serious B.smart C.wealthy D.diligent
【小题3】
A.while B.beforeC.afterD.thongh
【小题4】
A.spread B.interruptedC.heardD.announced
【小题5】
A.question B.adviceC.support D.permission
【小题6】
A.everything B.anythingC.nothingD.something
【小题7】
A.streets B.trips C.spots D.beaches
【小题8】
A.privately B.loudlyC.quietlyD.secretly
【小题9】
A.escape B.controlC.survive D.deserve
【小题10】
A.doubts B.scare C.excitement D.tears
【小题11】
A.temper B.face C.voice D.style
【小题12】
A.looked afterB.cared forC.thought aboutD.asked about
【小题13】.
A.raiseB.makeC.earnD.save
【小题14】
A.discussing B.presenting C.writing D.practising
【小题15】
A.proud B.rich C.busyD.careful
【小题16】
A.on B.forC.upD.with
【小题17】
A.payB.spendC.share D.gain
【小题18】.
A.paperB.check C.penD.letter
【小题19】.
A.help B.adopt C.attend D.have
【小题20】.
A.held onB.got throughC.picked upD.turned on

Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people,but I also explain that there's a big difference between “being a writer” and writing.In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “You've got to want to write, ”I say to them, “not want to be a writer”.

    The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coat Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no hope at all.What I did have was a friend who found me a room in a New York apartment building.It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom.I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer.

    After a year or so.However, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself.It was so hard to sell a story that I hardly made enough to eat.But I knew I wanted to write,l had dreamed about it for years.I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering, what if? I would keep putting my dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure.This is the shadow land of hope,and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

1.The purpose of the passage is to         

A.warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience

B.advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer

C.show young people it's unrealistic for a writer to seek wealth and fame

D.encourage young people to be a writer over a long period of time

2.What can be concluded from the passage?

A.Real writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.

B.A writer's success depends on luck rather than on effort.

C.Famous writers usually live in poverty.

D.The chances for a writer to become successful are little.

3.Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?

A.He wasn't able to produce a single book.

B.He hadn't seen a change for the better.

C.He wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year.

D.He found his dream would never come true.

4.“…people who die wondering,what if?” refers to “those          ”.

A.who think too much of the dark side of life

B.who regret giving up their career halfway

C.who think a lot without making a decision

D.who are full of imagination even upon death

5.“shadow land” in the last sentence means         

A.the wonderland one often dreams about

B.the bright future that one is looking forward to

C.the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reached

D.a world that exists only in one's imagination

 

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