题目内容
9.Some years ago when I was in my first year in college.I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time.The moment was exciting.Salome's(36)Bfilled the room and brought the theater to life.1was so (37)D that I decided to write all article about her.I (38)C Salome Bey,telling her I was from Essence magazine,and that I wanted to meet her to talk her career.She (39)A and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday.When I hung up,1was scared out of my mind.I (40)DI was lying.I was not a writer at all and hadn't even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday.I sat there(41)C,taking notes and asking questions that all began with,"Can you tell me…"I soon realized that(42)BSalome Bey was one thing,but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible.The (43)Dwas almost unbearable.I struggled for days (44)A draft after draft.Finally I put my manuscript(手稿)into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn't take long.My manuscript(45)B.How stupid of me!I thought.How could I(46)D in a world of professional writers?Knowing I couldn't (47)Cthe rejection letter,I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later.I was moving to California.While (48)C my apartment I came across the unopened envelope.This time I opened it and read the editor's letter in (49)A:
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic.Yet we need some (50)B materials.Please add those and return the article immediately.We would like to (51)Cyour story soon.
Shocked,it took me a long time to (52)A.Fear of rejection cost me dearly.I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in major magazine.More importantly,I lost years of (53)Dwriting.Today,I have become a full-time writer.Looking back on this (54)A,I learned a very important lesson:You can't (55)Bto doubt yourself.
36.A.joy | B.voice | C.speech | D.smile |
37.A.proud | B.active | C.satisfied | D.moved |
38.A.visited | B.mailed | C.phoned | D.interviewed |
39.A.agreed | B.refused | C.hesitated | D.paused |
40.A.replied | B.discovered | C.explained | D.knew |
41.A.seriously | B.patiently | C.nervously | D.quietly |
42.A.hardship | B.fooling | C.inviting | D.pressure |
43.A.hardship | B.failure | C.comment | D.pressure |
44.A.with | B.by | C.on | D.in |
45.A.disappeared | B.returned | C.spread | D.improved |
46.A.compare | B.struggle | C.survive | D.compete |
47.A.ignore | B.deliver | C.face | D.receive |
48.A.decorating | B.repairing | C.cleaning | D.1eaving |
49.A.disbelief | B.anxiety | C.horror | D.trouble |
50.A.subjective | B.relevant | C.private | D.reliable |
51.A.broadcast | B.create | C.publish | D.assess |
52.A.recover | B.prepare | C.escape | D.concentrate |
53.A.energetic | B.endless | C.typical | D.enjoyable |
54.A.experience | B.success | C.benefit | D.accident |
55.A.attempt | B.afford | C.expect | D.pretend |
分析 作者通过自己的第一次写作经历,认识到我们不能对自己不自信,怀疑自己会付出代价的.
解答 36-40 BDCAD 41-45 CBDAB 46-50 DCCAB 51-55 CADAB
36.B.考查名词. voice声音 joy快乐.smile微笑.speech演讲,与前面的sing相呼应.故选B.
37.D.考查形容词.Salome优美的歌声是剧院活跃起来.我深受感动,决心写篇关于她的文章. 故选D.
38.C.考查动词.结合下文的When I hung up(挂断电话),可知此处作者是给Salome打电话.故选C.
39.A.考查动词. refused拒绝.agreed同意.hesitated犹豫.paused停顿,她同意了.故选A.
40.D.考查动词..explained解释.discovered发现.knew知道.replied回答,我知道自己在说谎.自己了解自己.故选D.
41.C.考查副词. 自己向对方撒了谎,面对对方时,自是感到紧张nervously.故选C.
42.B.考查动词. 自己向Salome说谎,也就是欺骗(fool)Salome.故选B.
43.D.考查名词..hardship困难.failure失败. comment评论.pressure压力,作者根本就没写过文章,所以要写篇关于她的文章的压力pressure很大,几乎是难以忍受的.故选D.
44.A.考查介词.struggle with sth:与…做斗争,拼搏,奋斗.故选A.
45.B.考查动词..disappeared消失.improved提高.spread传播.returned回来,没过多久,我的手稿就返回来了.故选B.
46.D.考查动词..compare对比.survive幸存.compete竞争.struggle奋斗,我如何能在一个满是职业作家的世界里竞争呢?故选D.
47.C.考查动词.结合下文的Fear of rejection cost me可知作者害怕被拒绝,而不敢面对,不敢拆开信.故选C.
48.C.考查动词..decorating装饰.repairing修理.leaving离开.cleaning打扫,搬家前,打扫房间.故选C.
49.A.考查名词.in disbelief怀疑地,不相信地.结合信的内容可知,当初作者的稿子被采用了,而这是作者没想到的.故选A.
50.B.考查形容词辨析.根据句意为你需要更多相关的材料,故选B.
51.C.考查动词..broadcast广播.create创造.assess获得.publish出版,杂志社赞赏作者的文章,自然想不久后就能出版(publish).故选C.
52.A.考查动词:.concentrate集中.prepare准备escape逃跑.recover恢复,花了很长时间,我才从震惊(shocked)中恢复(recover)过来.故选A.
53.D.考查形容词.当初是作者第一次写文章,如果当时作者打开信封的话,他就成功了,就会赢得至少500美元,那就是次快乐的enjoyable写作.故选D.
54.A.考查名词辨析.根据句意为回顾这次经历.故选A.
55.B.考查动词..afford负担.attempt尝试.expect期望.pretend假装,can't afford to do sth 负担不起做某事.故选B.
点评 考察学生的推理判断能力和联系上下文的能力,在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.此类的填空题一定要联系上下文,根据上下文的内容加上自己的理解,再作出正确的判断

A. | mustn't | B. | wouldn't | C. | couldn't | D. | needn't |
-He should,but he _______ not.He seems to be busy these days.( )
A. | can | B. | may | C. | must | D. | will |
A. | must finish | B. | must have finished | ||
C. | can finish | D. | can have finished |
-Oh,sorry.But I the film.( )
A. | see | B. | saw | C. | have seen | D. | had seen |