完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing  1  was something she picked up by herself. After her first  2  ,teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM.  3  ,writing stories was simply a   4  interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商).  5  ,they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long  6  and paid Tracy a $50 000 inお advance.“A pretty money,” said the publisher,“for  7  writer.”

  8  Tracy’s characters(人物) are interesting, her stories sometimes  9  readers uneasy: those about the supernatural.“My mother believed I could  10  the afterlife world,” she told a close friend.“She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”

“Can I?I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh.“But I do have  11  when things come to me  12  .” Once, she was wondering how to complete a   13  set in ancient(古代的) China.   14  the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx deliveryman, with a copy of a book on Chinese  15  .It came without her having  16  it. 

Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained  17  by her fame. She lives in the same   18  she lived 27 years ago—although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for  19  in her life－and it wasn’t just  20  .

1.A.skill　　　　　　　　 B.experience　　　　  C.practice　　　　　　  D.method

2.A.duty　　　　　　    B.effort　　　　　　　　 C.job　　　　　　　　　　 D.task

3.A.Instead　　　　    B.Normally　　　　    C.Certainly　　　　    D.Then

4.A.general　　　　    B.deep　　　　　　　　   C.personal　　　　　　 D.lively

5.A.Interested　　    B.Anxiously　　　　   C.Seriously　　　　    D.Encouraged

6.A.film　　　　　　　　 B.story　　　　　　　　  C.program　　　　　　 D.article

7.A.a foreign　　　　  B.a popular　　　　    C.an unusual　　　　  D.an unknown

8.A.Now that　　　　 B.Even though　　　　　　  C.Just because　　　　　　  D.Except that

9.A.find　　　　　　　　 B.turn　　　　　　　　   C.leave　　　　　　　　  D.hold

10.A.make up　　    B.connect with　　   C.control　　　　　　   D.explain

11.A.events　　　　    B.chances　　　　　　  C.feelings　　　　　　  D.moments

12.A.for no reason　　    B.from a distance　　　　  C.by accident　　　　　　    D.as gifts

13.A.description　　　　    B.pointing　　　　　　　　　　 C.scene　　　　　　　　　　    D.talk

14.A.Surprisingly　　　　  B.Suddenly　　　　　　　　   C.Expectedly　　　　　　    D.Fortunately

15.A.cooking　　　　　　    B.history　　　　　　　　　　  C.play　　　　　　　　   　　   D.medicine

16.A.known　　　　　　　　  B.sent　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.realized　　　　　　　　　　 D.ordered

17.A.unchanged　　　　    B.excited　　　　　　　　　　  C.determined　　　　　　    D.unmoved

18.A.life　　　　　　　　　　   B.city　　　　　　　　　　　　   C.house　　　　　　　　　　    D.way

19.A.success　　　　　　    B.work　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.joy　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.variety

20.A.writing　　　　　　　　 B.reporting　　　　　　　　   C.luck　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.fun

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing  1  was something she picked up by herself. After her first  2  ,teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM.  3  ,writing stories was simply a   4  interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商).  5  ,they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long  6  and paid Tracy a $50 000 inお advance.“A pretty money,” said the publisher,“for  7  writer.”

  8  Tracy’s characters(人物) are interesting, her stories sometimes  9  readers uneasy: those about the supernatural.“My mother believed I could  10  the afterlife world,” she told a close friend.“She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”

“Can I?I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh.“But I do have  11  when things come to me  12  .” Once, she was wondering how to complete a   13  set in ancient(古代的) China.   14  the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx deliveryman, with a copy of a book on Chinese  15  .It came without her having  16  it. 

Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained  17  by her fame. She lives in the same   18  she lived 27 years ago—although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for  19  in her life－and it wasn’t just  20  .

1.A.skill　　　　　　　　 B.experience　　　　  C.practice　　　　　　  D.method

2.A.duty　　　　　　    B.effort　　　　　　　　 C.job　　　　　　　　　　 D.task

3.A.Instead　　　　    B.Normally　　　　    C.Certainly　　　　    D.Then

4.A.general　　　　    B.deep　　　　　　　　   C.personal　　　　　　 D.lively

5.A.Interested　　    B.Anxiously　　　　   C.Seriously　　　　    D.Encouraged

6.A.film　　　　　　　　 B.story　　　　　　　　  C.program　　　　　　 D.article

7.A.a foreign　　　　  B.a popular　　　　    C.an unusual　　　　  D.an unknown

8.A.Now that　　　　 B.Even though　　　　　　  C.Just because　　　　　　  D.Except that

9.A.find　　　　　　　　 B.turn　　　　　　　　   C.leave　　　　　　　　  D.hold

Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing ____ was something she picked up by herself. After her first____, teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. ____, writing stories was simply a ____ interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher. ____, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long ____ and paid Tracy a $ 15,000 advance. “A pretty money,” said the publisher, “for ____ writer.”

   ____ Tracy’s characters are interesting, her stories sometimes ____ readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could ____ the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”

      “Can I ? I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have ____ when things come to me ____. “Once, she was wondering how to complete a ____ set in ancient China. ____ the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese ____. It came without her having ____ it.

     Though she has published 45 books, Tracy has remained ____ by her fame. She lives in the same ____ she lived 27 years ago — although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for ____ in her life — and it wasn’t just __ __.

1.A. skill             B. experience                      C. practice    D. method

2.A. duty          B. effort                        C. job                  D. task

3.A. Instead                  B. Normally        C. Certainly             D. Then

4.A. general                 B. deep             C. personal             D. lively

5.A. Interested              B. Anxiously         C. Seriously             D. Encouraged

6.A. film            B. story             C. program              D. article

7.A. a foreign                B. a popular         C. an unusual           D. an unknown

8.A. Now that      B. Even though              C. Just because D. Except that

9.A. find                     B. turn                         C. leave                D. hold

10.A. make up                B. connect with     C. control              D. explain

11.A. events         B. chances               C. feelings             D. moments

12.A. for no reason   B. from a distance               C. by accident         D. as gifts

13.A. description            B. condition                C. scene              D. talk

14.A. Surprisingly            B. Suddenly                  C. Expectedly          D. Fortunately

15.A. cooking      B. history            C. play                  D. medicine

16.A. known         B. sent              C. realized    D. ordered       

17.A. unchanged            B. excited                      C. determined          D. unmoved     

18.A. life                    B. city             C. house              D. way

19.A. success      B. work                         C. joy                  D. variety

20.A. writing         B. reporting                   C. luck                    D. fun

Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing   41 was something she picked up by herself. After her first   42  , teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM.   43 , writing stories was simply a   44 interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商).     45 , they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long   46 and paid Tracy a $50,000 in advance. “A pretty money,” said the publisher, “for   47  writer.”

  48 Tracy’s characters (人物) are interesting, her stories sometimes   49  readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could   50  the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”

“Can I? I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have   51 when things come to me  52  .” Once, she was wondering how to complete a    53  set in ancient (古代的) China.   54 the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese  55 . It came without her having    56 it.

Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained   57  by her fame. She lives in the same   58  she lived 27 years ago — although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for   59 in her life----and it wasn’t just   60 .

21.C 前后照应逻辑推理 注意与后句的比较。作者不仅仅只是单一的写作了，作者的生活中有了更多的机会或空间来享受生活的多样化(variety)。网上下载，此题原