Question

When growing up, I hadn't the slightest curiosity about the authors of books I read; it was the _ that was important. My mother, and sometimes my father. read _ to us every night. I could hardly wait I could read and write my own books. But in the first grade,

I would sit with a group of while the teacher turned over large sheets of paper. had been written in crayon and seemed to have something to do with in one corner-a cat or dog or a tree in autumn. One by one the other children read aloud those black while I sat unhappy. One day I decided that perhaps was just making stories up. So the next time when the teacher to the words, I eagerly _ a story about a dog attacking a cat a tree in autumn. The teacher looked sad and-shook her _ , and I knew that I still had not discovered the magic secret.

By the time I fifth grade, "writing books" was still my favorite hobby. I rushed home from school each day to write down had been forming in my head. At sixteen my first story was in a church magazine. In college, where I was studying to be a psychologist, was able to pay my by writing stories. When I got my bachelor's degree, I decided to write more than anything else, so I began writing . I have since published books for both children and _ . I'm not happy unless I spend some time writing. Usually I write about six hours each day. I spend three months to a year on a children's book. how well I know the before I begin. A neovel for adults takes a year or two. When my work is going well. I wake early in the mornings, hoping it is time to get up.

1.A. experience B. story C. process D. class

2.A. aloud B. loudly C. loud D. widely

3.A. before B. after C. until D. though

4.A. teachers B. parents C. children D. writers

5.A. Lectures B. Rules C. Meanings D. Sentences

6.A. words B. news C. pictures D. promises

7.A. pages B. marks C. dots D. grades

8.A. reading B. listening C. speaking D. playing

9.A. turned B. picked C. pointed D. intended

10.A. set up B. told up C. made up D. put up

11.A. beneath B. over C. above D. inside

12.A. arm B. head C. leg D. ruler

13.A. arrived B. finished C. reached D. managed

14.A. whichever B. however C. whatever D. wherever

15.A. rewarded B. published C. recalled D. received

16.A. family B. work C. child D. tuition

17.A. part-time B. full-time C. sometime D. in time

18.A. adults B. men C. women D. students

19.A. figuring out B. carrying on C. depending on D. bringing out

20.A. readers B. characters C. topics D. chapters

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.C

15.B

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：作者小时候很难领会老师图画上的含义，但是她有一种想写点什么的冲动感，从六年级的时候，便开始每天写下点什么。到大学毕业时，她已经能为儿童和成年人写小说了。

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考点：考查故事类短文