Question

【题目】When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never dreamed that she would become a writer one day. Like many ______ writers on the Internet, the ______ woman got into this online world by chance.

Three years ago，Amy worked in a medical industry(工业、行业).Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost ______ to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing novels on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbours and their life that she is familiar(熟悉)with.

Amy has been interested in writing ______ she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels ______ people she knew. Then one day an editor(编辑)of a famous website emailed her, asking her ______ she would like to sell the electronic(电子)copyright(授权)of one of her novels, She agreed at once and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $1, 500 for that.

Now Amy is a full-time ______ . So far her eight novels have come out online，and five of them ______ . "The Internet made me famous and brought me ______ ，" she said. "I earn much more money now-about $60,000 a year. I am pleased with what I'm doing, but there is one problem-that my talent(才能)might run out after five years and I'll have to return to work in the medical industry. "

"Before that day comes，I'll keep ____ for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life

writing style, "said Amy with a smile.

【1】A. other B. others C. another D. the other

【2】A. 28-year-old B. 28-years-old C. 28 years old D. 28-year old

【3】A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

【4】A. when B. while C. since D. until

【5】A. about B. of C. to D. with

【6】A. that B. if C. why D. how often

【7】A. housewife B. editor C. saleswoman D. writer

【8】A. will print B. were printing C. printed D. were printed

【9】A. success B. succeed C. successful D. successfully

【10】A. to write B. writing C. write D. written

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】D

【6】B

【7】D

【8】D

【9】A

【10】B

【解析】本文介绍了一名网络作家Amy的成名过程，以及她功成名退的良好心态。

【1】A. other别的，其他的，后加名词的复数；B. others代词，其他的人们；C. another另一个；D. the other另一个；other后可跟可数名词复数，others不可。句意“像许多别的互联网作家一样”。故选A。

【2】the ___2___ woman got into this online world by chance.

句意：这位28岁的女士以一个偶然的机会进入了网络世界。28-year-old作定语，中间要加连字符，且year不加s。故选A。

【3】A. something一些东西；B. anything任何东西；C. everything一切的事情；D. nothing没什么。句意：她忙了6个月，而剩下的没什么什么事。这里表示否定意义。故选D。

【4】句意：自从她是个孩子的时候，Amy 一直对写作感兴趣。A. when当……的时候；B. while当……时候；C. since自从；D. until直到。这里是since引导的从句。根据题意，故选C。

【5】句意：起初，他只是想分享她的小说给她知道的那些人们。 短语share…with…表示和某人分享……；根据题意，故选D。

【6】句意：然后有一天，一个知名网站编辑发电子邮件给她，问她是否愿意出售她的一个小说电子版权。这里是if引导的条件状语从句。根据题意，故选B。

【7】句意：现在Amy是一名全职的作家。 A. housewife家庭主妇；B. editor编辑；C. saleswoman女售货员；D. writer作家。这里是说作家。根据题意，故选D。

【8】句意：到目前为止，她的八部小说已经在网上出版，其中五本将出版。根据语境可知用一般将来时。其结构是will+动词的原形。根据题意，故选D。

【9】句意：网络使我 出名和带给我成功。A. success成功，名词；B. succeed成功，动词；C. successful成功的；D. successfully成功地。这里是说带来成功，用名词。根据题意，

故选A。

【10】句意：我会用我的轻松和贴近生活的方式继续为读者写信。短语keep doing sth.表示一直做某事。根据题意，故选B。