Question

I remember vividly the call that changed my life. It was Tuesday, February 18, when the1rang in the kitchen of my Los Angeles home. On the 2was Marty Bandera, a literary agent to whom I had sent a draft(草稿) of my novel three weeks earlier. “ I have a couple of3,” Bandera said.
“First, how old are you?” “I’m 48,” I replied.
“Are you in good 4?” “Yes, excellent. What’s this about?”
“I’ve sold your novels 5one and a half million dollars.”
I sat down in 6. I had written over fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been 7 by the publishers. I suppose many people would have been 8, but not me. Each time, I just 9 writing another one. My husband advised me to find something else to do, but I refused to 10. Seeing this book 11was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It’s a mystery story (like all the others) and it was on the best-seller 12two weeks after publication!
I got my first lesson in story 13from my grandmother. She used to read me stories. She was the one who gave me a 14of words. She sparked(激发) my 15and she has been a 16influence on me. I always had stories running through my 17and as soon as I could write I 18them down on paper.
I married young and I have three children, but I never stopped writing, 19novels between doing the diapers(婴儿的尿布) and dishes. I am writing another novel now. Yes, my 20has changed my life。

1. 1.
   1. A.
      phone
   2. B.
      bell
   3. C.
      clock
   4. D.
      alarm
2. 2.
   1. A.
      step
   2. B.
      line
   3. C.
      side
   4. D.
      doorway
3. 3.
   1. A.
      novels
   2. B.
      things
   3. C.
      questions
   4. D.
      problems
4. 4.
   1. A.
      wealth
   2. B.
      health
   3. C.
      care
   4. D.
      order
5. 5.
   1. A.
      to
   2. B.
      in
   3. C.
      on
   4. D.
      for
6. 6.
   1. A.
      need
   2. B.
      joy
   3. C.
      delight
   4. D.
      astonishment
7. 7.
   1. A.
      rejected
   2. B.
      received
   3. C.
      judged
   4. D.
      lost
8. 8.
   1. A.
      worried
   2. B.
      angry
   3. C.
      discouraged
   4. D.
      excited
9. 9.
   1. A.
      couldn’t help
   2. B.
      got down to
   3. C.
      got used to
   4. D.
      went on
10. 10.
    1. A.
       shut down
    2. B.
       find out
    3. C.
       give up
    4. D.
       set aside
11. 11.
    1. A.
       sold
    2. B.
       published
    3. C.
       printed
    4. D.
       passed
12. 12.
    1. A.
       books
    2. B.
       shops
    3. C.
       record
    4. D.
       list
13. 13.
    1. A.
       writing
    2. B.
       organizing
    3. C.
       telling
    4. D.
       reading
14. 14.
    1. A.
       use
    2. B.
       love
    3. C.
       meaning
    4. D.
       respect
15. 15.
    1. A.
       hope
    2. B.
       efforts
    3. C.
       novels
    4. D.
       imagination
16. 16.
    1. A.
       lasting
    2. B.
       normal
    3. C.
       careful
    4. D.
       general
17. 17.
    1. A.
       mind
    2. B.
       book
    3. C.
       voice
    4. D.
       work
18. 18.
    1. A.
       pulled
    2. B.
       put
    3. C.
       broke
    4. D.
       looked
19. 19.
    1. A.
       thinking
    2. B.
       reading
    3. C.
       developing
    4. D.
       translating
20. 20.
    1. A.
       friend
    2. B.
       age
    3. C.
       success
    4. D.
       failure

Answer 1

ABCBD DACBC BDCBD AABCC
试题解析：
1.由第一句I remember vividly the call ...可知这里应该是电话铃声，故选A phone.
2.on the line 在线，打电话的是，由上一题可知在打电话，故选B.
3.由下面的两个问句可推测Bandera有 两个问题，故选questions.
4.由下面I’ve sold your novels for one and a half million dollars.可知Bandera害怕作者因太惊喜而承受不了。故选health。
5.固定用法，sell sth for +钱数，以什么价格卖掉，故选for.
6.由后一句作者的小说从没被出版社接受过，故作者很震惊，故选astonishment震惊。
7.由前后句可推测出作者被出版社拒绝了，故选rejected 拒绝。
8.worry 担心；angry 生气；discourage沮丧；excited兴奋，根据句意我想很多人在这种情况下都已经沮丧了，但是我不会。故选C.
9.get down to 开始认真做某事；get used to 常常做；go on 继续做根据句意每一次我都认真开始写下一部小说。故选B.
10.根据上一题可知作者没有放弃，故选give up 放弃。
11.由第一段可知作者这本书被出版社接受了，故是这本书的出版对作者来说是最好的事情。故选B。
12.best-seller list 畅销书单句意是这本书出版后连续两周在畅销书单上排名。
13.根据句意我学习到的讲故事的第一课是跟我的祖母学的。story telling 讲故事.
14.love of words对文字的热爱。句意是她就是让我对文字产生热爱的那个人。
15.imagination 想象力，句意是她激发了我的想象力，她对我的影响是持续的。
16.lasting 持续的，句意同上。
17.mind 头脑，句意是我的脑子里一直就有故事在酝酿，而且只要能写我就立即把它们写在纸上。
18.put sth down 写下，记下，句意同上。
19.developing 发展，这里意思是构思，句意是我从来没有停止写作，在洗尿布时，我还构思小说。
20.success 成功，句意是我的成功改变了我的生活。
考点：考查的是记叙文。
点评：整个完形填空大题，设空科学合理，考生不难从中领会大意，从而下手会比较顺利，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。