Question

【题目】 I always wanted to be a writer. When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. My classmates fell out of their chairs_________. “Don’t be silly. Only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said, “And you are getting Ds.” I was so ______ that I burst into tears.

That night I wrote a short sad poem about ________ dreams and mailed it to a newspaper. To my surprise, they published（出版） it and sent me two dollars. I couldn’t believe it. I became a published and ________ writer. Then, I wrote more and sold more poems. By the time I graduated, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I never told about my writing to my teachers or classmates again as they were dream ________.

Years later, when I was ready to write my first novel, I already had four children. I wrote on my typewriter while they napped. It took nine months to finish. I randomly chose a publisher and mailed it off with a letter saying, “I wrote this book myself and I hope you’ll like it. Thank you.”

A month later I received a contract (合同) and a request to start another book. My book, Crying Wind, became a best seller. Translated into fifteen languages, it was sold ________.

People asked what college I attended and what was needed to be a writer. The answer is: “None”. I’m not ________ and I just write. To those who ________ writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Don’t ________ others.” I don’t write right but I’ve overcome the difficulties. Writing is ________, and anyone can do it.

【1】A.cryingB.laughingC.shoutingD.talking

【2】A.surprisedB.confusedC.worriedD.ashamed

【3】A.greatB.brokenC.wildD.sweet

【4】A.respectedB.famousC.valuedD.paid

【5】A.saversB.makersC.killersD.seekers

【6】A.separatelyB.wonderfullyC.freelyD.internationally

【7】A.satisfiedB.trainedC.braveD.hard-working

【8】A.laugh atB.dream ofC.succeed inD.believe in

【9】A.argue withB.depend onC.fight againstD.listen to

【10】A.easyB.challengingC.boringD.difficult

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【6】D

【7】B

【8】B

【9】D

【10】A

【解析】

文章讲述了当作者十五岁时，他向班里宣布要写书。这让老师和同学感到意外，并得到了同学的耻笑。作者下定决心，不会再告诉老师和同学有关自己的梦想的事情。作者选择了坚持自己的梦想。

【1】句意：我的同学们笑到从椅子上掉下来。

crying哭，动名词；laughing笑，动名词；shouting喊；talking谈论。此处动名词作宾语补足语，根据Don’t be silly. Only geniuses can become writers老师在笑话他，可以推测同学们也是在嘲笑他，认为他不会成功。故选B。

【2】句意：我感觉如此的羞耻以至于我突然哭起来了。

surprised惊奇的；confused困惑的；worried担心的；ashamed羞耻的。根据“Don’t be silly. Only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said, “And you are getting Ds.” 老师说的话以及同学们的嘲笑，可推测“我”现在的心情应该是感到羞耻的。故选D。

【3】句意：那天晚上我写了一篇关于破碎梦想的伤感的短诗，然后寄给了一家报社。

great伟大的；broken破碎的；wild野生的；sweet甜蜜的。此空形容词作定语，修饰dreams，结合之前在学校同学老师耻笑的经历可知“破碎的梦想”符合作者的心境。故选B。

【4】句意：我成为了一个出版的并且有薪水的作家。

respected受尊敬的；famous著名的；valued有价值的；paid有薪水的。根据To my surprise, they published（出版） it and sent me two dollars. 可知作者收到了稿费，并且作者还是个新人，因此“有薪水的”符合句意。故选D。

【5】句意：我从来没有告诉过我的老师和同学们关于我的作品因为他们是梦想杀手。

savers拯救者；makers制造者；killers杀手；seekers寻求者。因为老师和同学嘲笑作者的梦想，作者认为他们会扼杀人的梦想。故选C。

【6】句意：它被翻译成15种语言，在全世界出售。

separately分别地；wonderfully极好地；freely自由地； internationally国际性地。此空是副词修饰动词，根据Translated into fifteen languages可知它在很多国家内出售。故选D。

【7】句意：我没经过训练，我仅仅是写。

satisfied满意的；trained训练过的；brave勇敢的；hard-working勤奋的。根据People asked what college I attended and what was needed to be a writer. The answer is: “None”. 可知人们问他上什么大学，成为作家需要什么，他的回答是没什么。并结合全文可知作者没有经过训练。故选B。

【8】句意：对那些梦想写作的人，我想要告诉你“是的，你可以……”

laugh at嘲笑；dream of梦想；succeed in成功；believe in相信。根据Yes, you can.可知他想对那些梦想写作的人说。故选B。

【9】句意：不要听别人的。

argue with争论；depend on依赖；fight against对抗；listen to听。此句与上文中他的老师和同学们说的话想对应，此处表示“不要听别人说”。故选D。

【10】句意：写作很简单，任何人都能做到。

easy简单的；challenging有挑战性的；boring无聊的；difficult困难的。根据anyone can do it.“任何人都能做到”可知写作是简单的。故选A。