题目内容
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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__ filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so __37__ that I decided to write an article about her.
I __38__ Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She __39__ and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I __40__ I 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__, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that __42__ Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The __43__ was almost unbearable. I struggled for days __44__ 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__. How stupid of me! I thought. How could I __46__ in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t __47__ the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While __48__ my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in __49__:
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some __50__ materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to __51__ your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to __52__. Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of __53__ writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this __54__, I learned a very important lesson: You can’t __55__ to doubt yourself.
A. joy B. voice C. speech D. smile
A. proud B. active C. satisfied D. moved
A. visited B. emailed C. phoned D. interviewed
A. agreed B. refused C. hesitated D. paused
A. admitted B. discovered C. explained D. knew
A. seriously B. patiently C. nervously D. quietly
A. blaming B. fooling C. inviting D. urging
A. hardship B. failure C. comment D. pressure
A. with B. by C. on D. in
A. disappeared B. returned C. spread D. improved
A. compare B. struggle C. survive D. compete
A. ignore B. deliver C. face D. receive
A. decorating B. repairing C. cleaning D. leaving
A. disbelief B. anxiety C. horror D. panic
A. subjective B. relevant C. private D. reliable
A. broadcast B. create C. publish D. assess
A. recover B. prepare C. escape D. concentrate
A. constant B. endless C. typical D. enjoyable
A. experience B. success C. benefit D. accident
A. attempt B. afford C. expect D. pretend
【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
【小题5】D
【小题6】C
【小题7】B
【小题8】D
【小题9】A
【小题10】B
【小题11】D
【小题12】C
【小题13】C
【小题14】A
【小题15】B
【小题16】C
【小题17】A
【小题18】D
【小题19】A
【小题20】B
解析:
略