When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students sneered（冷笑）, the 36 nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, only 37 can become writers, ” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term. ” I was so 38 that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short 39 poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my 40 , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and 41 writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They 42 . “Just plain dumb luck. ” the teacher said. I tasted 43 and I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was 44 with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of 45 , letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I 46 from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks（剪貼簿） filled with my published works. I 47 mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and 48 people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their 49 .
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It 50 nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a self addressed stamped 51 and without making a copy of the manu script.
A month later I received a（n） 52 , and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36, 000 dollars. 53 years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isn’t enough to live 54 , but it’s still more than I’d make working part time. People ask what college I 55 , what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is： “None. ” I just write. I’m not a genius.
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【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】C
【小題4】A
【小題5】B
【小題6】C
【小題7】D
【小題8】B
【小題9】A
【小題10】D
【小題11】C
【小題12】B
【小題13】A
【小題14】D
【小題15】C
【小題16】B
【小題17】A
【小題18】C
【小題19】B
【小題20】D
解析試題分析：在文中作者講述了自己小時(shí)候的一段經(jīng)歷。他曾經(jīng)告訴過別人自己想當(dāng)作家的夢(mèng)想，但是每次都受到嘲諷譏笑，從此他選擇沉默，再也不在別人面前提自己的夢(mèng)想。文章告訴我們的是：永遠(yuǎn)不要做別人夢(mèng)想的扼殺者。
【小題1】D形容詞辨析。A.全部的B. 其他的C. 多數(shù)的D. 剩余的。從前句作者講的half the students sneered，可知此處是指其余的，剩下的學(xué)生，所以D選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題2】C 名詞辨析。A.將軍B. 政治家C. 天才D. 間諜。從下句 “And you are getting a D this term.可以推測(cè)老師認(rèn)為作者成績(jī)差不可能成為作家，再根據(jù)文章最后作者說(shuō)的“I just write. I’m not a genius.”可知當(dāng)時(shí)老師應(yīng)該指的是genius，所以答案選C。
【小題3】C形容詞辨析。 A.高興的；B.憂慮的；C. 羞愧的；D. 沮喪的。從上文可知作者受到老師和同學(xué)們的嘲諷譏笑，根據(jù)情理判斷應(yīng)該感覺很羞愧以至于哭了，所以答案選C。
【小題4】A形容詞辨析。A. 悲傷的 ；B. 單純的； C.失望的；D. 迷惑的。通過上文的講述可以知道作者的夢(mèng)想被別人無(wú)情的擊碎了，由此可知心情會(huì)悲傷，難過。故正確答案為A。
【小題5】B名詞辨析。 A.樂趣；B.驚愕；C. 舒適；D. 快樂。根據(jù)上文可知作者因?yàn)閯e人對(duì)自己的嘲笑而夢(mèng)想破滅，所以當(dāng)看到自己的詩(shī)被發(fā)表后，應(yīng)該感到難以置信，故B選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題6】C動(dòng)詞辨析。A. 借入；B. 借出；C. 付款；D. 花費(fèi)。從上文sent me two dollars可知此處是指付稿費(fèi)的作者，所以C選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題7】D動(dòng)詞辨析。A. 哭；B. 同意；C. 發(fā)誓；D. 笑。從上下文可知當(dāng)作者告訴他們的時(shí)候，他們都不相信，連老師都說(shuō)是瞎貓逮住了個(gè)死耗子，由此推斷同學(xué)們聽到他的話，是哄堂大笑，所以D正確。
【小題8】B 名詞辨析。A. 失敗；B. 成功 ；C.冷淡；D. 擠壓。上文講作者的小詩(shī)發(fā)表了，所以作者應(yīng)該是嘗到了成功的喜悅，故B選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題9】A 形容詞辨析。A. 好的；B. 混合的；C. 作比較的。D.滿的。前句講我做到了別人做不到的，所以哪怕是偶然的運(yùn)氣，作者也是高興的。正確答案是A。
【小題10】D名詞辨析。 A. 書籍；B.詩(shī)人；C. 小說(shuō)；D. 詩(shī)歌。從空后面的letters, jokes and recipes.等可知此處應(yīng)該是指發(fā)表的作品，而且后面說(shuō)把他們粘在剪貼簿里，所以不會(huì)是書或者小說(shuō)，故答案選D。
【小題11】C 動(dòng)詞辨析。A. 退出；B.離開； C. 畢業(yè)；D. 中止。從故事的發(fā)展和下文的with a C minus average,可以推測(cè)作者是畢業(yè)了，所以C選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題12】B副詞辨析。 A. 曾經(jīng)；B. 從不；C. 幾乎不；D. 甚至。根據(jù)下文They were dream killers和作者遭到的嘲笑可知作者再也不告訴別人自己的夢(mèng)想了。A選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題13】A連詞辨析。A.如果；B. 除非；C. 直到… 才；D.在… 之前。根據(jù)上下文可以推測(cè)得知此處是作者提出的一種假設(shè)，假設(shè)要在朋友和夢(mèng)想之間做出取舍，所以A選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題14】D名詞辨析。A. 教師 ；B.家庭；C.朋友；D. 夢(mèng)想。從作者的經(jīng)歷和做法可以判斷作者會(huì)選擇夢(mèng)想。所以選D。
【小題15】C動(dòng)詞辨析。A.花費(fèi)（時(shí)間，金錢） ；B.花費(fèi)；（某人）錢 ；C（ 做某事）；花費(fèi)（某人）時(shí)間D. 浪費(fèi)。從詞的用法可知spend的主語(yǔ)得是人，而cost主語(yǔ)雖然可以是事物，但是花費(fèi)的得是錢，所以C選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題16】B名詞辨析。A.書信；B. 信封； C. 作者； D. 封皮。從常識(shí)可知寄信要用信封，所以B正確。
【小題17】A名詞辨析。A.協(xié)議； B.版本；C. 貿(mào)易； D. 專利權(quán)。根據(jù)后句and a request to start working on another book.可知編輯社要求他繼續(xù)寫書，所以應(yīng)該寄來(lái)的是一份協(xié)議，故A選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題18】C 形容詞辨析。A.最近的；B. 值得紀(jì)念的 C.大多數(shù)的D. 幾個(gè)。前兩句講了最好的年收入，最低的年收入，由此可知此處應(yīng)該是大多數(shù)時(shí)候的收入， C選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題19】B介詞辨析。A.跟，和 ；B.在…上；C. 由，D. 在…里。句中it指的是收入的錢，而固定短語(yǔ) live on “靠。。。生活”，所以判斷B選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題20】D動(dòng)詞辨析。A. 應(yīng)得；B. 介紹；C. 找到；D. 參加。下文講別人問他的學(xué)位、資格證等，由此判斷此處是問上什么大學(xué)。Attend college “上大學(xué)”。
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| A．They are hardworking and courageous. |
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| D．the education there was excellent |
| A．Audrey’s parents lived in Germany during World War Ⅱ |
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Ten days later, they had walked for about 500 miles but were still in the desert. On the 11th morning, an oasis came into their view. They were back at Bissel. Levin now understood why the Bissel people couldn’t escape the desert. They had no knowledge of the North Star, which had for centuries provided sailors and other travelers with a point of direction. In the desert, if a person goes forward relying only on their senses, they will not be able to travel in a straight line. Rather they will travel in a very large circle and eventually track back to where they began. Levin explained to Argutel the function of the North Star and said, “As long as you rest in the daytime and walk towards the brightest star at night, you would be able to walk out of the desert.” Argutel did as he was told. Three days later, he came to the edge of the desert.
Now in the West Sahara, Bissel has become a bright pearl, where tens of thousands of tourists come every year. Argutel’s bronze statue stands in the center of the town. On its base are the words: __________________________________.
【小題1】Ken Levin asked Argutel to walk to the north in order to ________.
| A．prove that people could walk out of the desert see |
| B．how far away Bissel was to the edge of the desert |
| C．tell people not to walk in circles |
| D．show Argutel was a great person |
| A．knew Argutel before he came to the village |
| B．came to Bissel to do experiments on behalf of his college |
| C．became the first man to walk out of the desert from Bissel Village |
| D．taught Bissel villagers knowledge of the North Star when he first arrived |
| A．Ken Levin didn’t walk south because it would take more days |
| B．the use of a compass was necessary to walk out of the desert |
| C．tourism in Bissel has been greatly developed and improved |
| D．Argutel became the leader of Bissel after his return |
| A．A new life starts from the fixed direction. |
| B．Where there is a will, there is a way. |
| C．A long journey starts with the first step. |
| D．Two heads are better than one. |
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Edgar felt quite excited at the thought of his first swim of the summer. With the sun shining down so strongly, the sea was certain to be warm enough. He walked quickly along the sea-front towards the steps that led on to the sands. He smiled cheerfully at the passersby. He had just smiled and raised his hat to an elderly lady when a man with a camera caught his arm and stopped him. Edgar heard a little buzzing noise from the camera.
“Your photograph, sir, in glorious colour in just one moment if you please,” said the man in one breath. Then the buzzing stopped, and he held the photograph in his hand and was waving it to and fro. In a
moment he handed it over, and Edgar saw the bright blue splash of his shirt half filling the picture.
“Seventy pence, sir,” the man said. “It’s the bargain of your holiday.”
“Seventy pence,” Edgar repeated, mildly. “For this?” He stared at the photographer.
“They’re normally eighty-five, sir, but for a single subject I make a cut-price offer. It’s the best value you’ll get in Chadwell.”
“You’ll have to make a better offer,” Edgar said. It was a good photo though, he thought, so bright and clear. His hat was held high, and he was smiling broadly at the old lady, whose arm and handbag came into a lower corner. He had had no idea that he was being snapped. He thought he was really quite a good-looking chap.
“That’s as good as any studio job that would cost you pounds,” said the cameraman. “It’s better in a way because it’s so natural. Only seventy pence, sir.”
“I’ve never paid so much for a snap in my life. It simply isn’t worth that kind of money. It’s not as if I need the thing. Look, I’ll give you twenty-five.”
“No, I can’t do that. Each of these instant colour shots costs me 50p — that’s the price of the blank frame, so you see…”
“Criminal, criminal,” Edgar broke in. “You want a profit of forty per cent. Well, not at my expense, I’m afraid. I’ll give you your 50p and that’s that.”
“Let me see, then.” The man suddenly took the photograph out of Edgar’s hand. “I can’t waste any more time with you. It’s 70p or I keep it.”
“Keep it,” Edgar said. He turned, looked out to the sea, and then walked quickly away.
【小題1】Why do you suppose Edgar was in Chadwell?
| A．It was his hometown. |
| B．He was there on holiday. |
| C．He was in the making of a film. |
| D．He was there to have his photograph taken. |
| A．he thought he recognized her |
| B．he wanted the photograph to be amusing |
| C．she was having her photograph taken |
| D．he was feeling excited and cheerful |
| A．Edgar wanted to bargain for the photo |
| B．Edgar couldn’t afford to pay the normal price |
| C．Edgar was the only person in the photo |
| D．there was only one copy of the photo |
| A．He thought it made him look like a criminal. |
| B．He liked it but thought it was too dear. |
| C．It annoyed him because he hadn’t expected it. |
| D．He thought it was a bargain at the price. |
| A．Edgar was an indifferent but good-looking man |
| B．Edgar smiled at the photographer because he was being photographed |
| C．the photographer was actually a criminal |
| D．Edgar didn’t buy the snap at length. |
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When a first-time father saw his newborn son, he immediately noticed the baby's ears obviously standing out from his head. He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might tease his child. A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy- the ears presented only a minor problem with its appearance.
But the nervous father persisted. He wondered if the child might suffer psychological effects of ridicule, or if they should consider plastic surgery. The nurse assured him that it was really no problem, and he should just wait to see if the boy grows into his ears.
The father finally felt more optimistic about his child, but now he worried about his wife's reaction to those large ears. She had been delivered by operation, and had not yet seen the child.
“She doesn't take things as easily as I do,” he said to the nurse.
By this time, the new mother was settled in the recovery room and ready to meet her new baby. The nurse went along with the dad to lend some support in case this inexperienced mother became upset about her baby's large ears.
The baby was in a receiving blanket with his head covered for the short trip through the cold air-conditioned corridor. The baby was placed in his mother's arms, who eased the blanket back so that she could look at her child for the first time.
She took one look at her baby's face and looked to her husband and gasped, “Oh, Honey! Look! He has your ears!”
No problem with Mom. She married those ears...and she loves the man to whom they are attached.
The poet Kahlil Gibran said, “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” It's hard to see the ears when you're looking into the light.
【小題1】When the father first saw his baby, he was worried that________.
| A．The baby might not grow up healthily |
| B．The baby might be laughed at by others. |
| C．The baby might disappoint its mother |
| D．the baby might have mental problems. |
| A．could not function well. | B．looked the same as others. |
| C．only caused a small problem. | D．needed to have plastic surgery. |
| A．She blamed her husband for the baby’s big ears. |
| B．She was the first to discover the baby’s large ears. |
| C．She suggested having an operation on the baby immediately. |
| D．She found something similar between the baby and its father. |
| A．The ears. | B．The parents |
| C．The doctor and nurse. | D．The problems |
| A．To advise readers to listen carefully. |
| B．To draw a conclusion from the story. |
| C．To criticize the wrong attitude to physical beauty. |
| D．To stress the importance of doctor-patient relationship. |
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