第二节:完型填空(共20小题;每题1.5分,满分30分)
Tracy Wong
is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing __36__ was
something she picked up by herself. After her first __37__, teaching
disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. __38__,
writing stories was simply a __39__interest. Tracy sent three of her
stories to a publisher (出版商). __40__, they immediately suggested that she put them
together to make a single one long __41__ and paid Tracy a $
50,000 advance. “A pretty money, ” said the publisher, “ for __42__ writer. ”
__43__ Tracy’s characters (人物)are interesting. Her stories sometimes __44__
readers uneasy: those about the super nature. “ My mother believe I could __45__
the afterlife world, ” she told a close friend, “ She used to have me speak
with my grandmother , who died many years ago.”
“Could I? I don’t think I can, ” Tracy
said with a laugh, “But I do have __46__ when things come to me __47__.
” Once she was wondering how to complete a __48__ set in ancient(古代的) China, __49__ the doorbell rang. It
was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese __50__ . It
came without her having __51__ it.
Though she has published 10 books, Tracy
has remained __52__ by her fame. She lived in the same __53__ she
lived 27 years ago – although in a more comfortable home. There is more room
for __54__ in her life – and it wasn’t just __55__.
36. A.
skill
B. experience
C. practice
D. method
37. A.
duty
B. effort
C. job
D. task
38. A.
Instead
B. Normally
C. Certainly
D. Then
39. A. general
B. deep
C. personal
D. lively
40. A.
Interested
B. Anxiously
C. Seriously
D. Encouraged
41. A.
film
B. story
C. program,
D. article
42. A. a
foreign B. a
popular
C. an unusual
D. an unknown
43. A.
Now that B.
Even though
C. Just because
D. Except that
44. A.
find
B. turn
C. leave
D. hold
45. A.
make up
B. connect with
C. control
D. explain
46. A.
events
B. chances
C. feelings D.
moments
47. A.
for no reason B.
from a distance C.
by accident
D. as gifts
48. A. description B. painting
C. scene
D. talk
49. A.
Surprisingly B.
Suddenly
C. Expectedly D.
Fortunately
50. A.
cooking
B. history
C. play
D. medicine
51. A.
known
B. sent
C. realized
D. ordered
52. A.
unchanged
B. excited
C. determined D. unmoved
53. A. life
B. city
C. house
D. way
54. A.
success
B. work
C. joy
D. variety
55. A. writing
B. reporting
C. luck
D. fun