Question

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so that I decided to write an article about her.

I Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She and told me to come to her Studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of mind. I I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…?” I soon realized that Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The was almost unbearable. I struggled for days draft（草稿）after draft. Finally I put my manuscript（手稿）into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My manuscript . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in :

Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to . Fear of rejection cost me greatly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t to doubt yourself.

1.A. joyB. voice C. speech D. smile

2.A. proudB. activeC. satisfiedD. moved

3.A. visited B. emailedC. phonedD. interviewed

4.A. agreedB. refusedC. hesitatedD. paused

5.A. repliedB. discoveredC. explainedD. knew

6.A. seriouslyB. patientlyC. nervouslyD. quietly

7.A. blamingB. foolingC. invitingD. urging

8.A. hardshipB. failureC. commentD. pressure

9.A. withB. byC. onD. in

10.A. disappearedB. returnedC. spreadD. improved

11.A. compareB. struggleC. surviveD. compete

12.A. ignore B. deliverC. faceD. receive

13.A. decoratingB. repairingC. cleaningD. leaving

14.A. surpriseB. anxietyC. horrorD. trouble

15.A. subjectiveB. detailedC. privateD. complex

16.A. broadcastB. createC. publishD. assess

17.A. recoverB. prepareC. escapeD. concentrate

18.A. energeticB. endlessC. typicalD. enjoyable

19.A. experienceB. successC. benefitD. accident

20.A. attemptB. affordC. expectD. pretend

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：作者上大學一年級時，第一次聽Salome的演唱就被深深的打動了。于是，作者決定采訪Salome。采訪后的草稿經(jīng)過多次的修改之后，在不抱有任何希望的情況下，作者把手稿寄了出去。在收到回信時，作者不敢打開來看。幾年以后，作者驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)，當年自己寫的文章得到了雜志社的肯定。

1.I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time.”可知，作者在聽Salome Bey演唱，Salome的嗓音(歌聲)充滿了房間，故選B。

2.for the first time. The moment was exciting. ...brought the theater to life”可知，作者很受感動，故選D。

3.When I hung up當我掛電話時，由此可知，作者給Salome打電話，故選C。

4.told me to come to her Studio next Tuesday”可知，Salome同意了作者的采訪請求，故選A。

5.I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.”可知，作者知道自己在撒謊，并感到害怕，故選D。

6.all began with, “Can you tell me…?””和上文可知，作者謊稱自己是作家，在采訪中，作者很緊張，故選C。

7.I I was lying.”可知，作者是在欺騙Salome，故選B。

8.nbearable無法承受的，結(jié)合上一句可知，作者感到很大的壓力，故選D。

9.I struggled for days draft（草稿）after draft.作者奮斗了幾天，連著修改草稿，故選A。

10.t didn’t take long. My manuscript .不久之后，作者的手稿被打了回來，故選B。

11.How could I in a world of professional writers?作者認為自己無法與專業(yè)的作家競爭，故選D。

12.I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer”可知，作者無法面對被退回的信件，故選C。

13.While my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope.在打掃公寓的時候，作者發(fā)現(xiàn)了那個未拆封的信件，故選C。

14.Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic.”可知，作者寫的故事很好，這讓作者感到驚訝，in surprise驚訝地，故選A。

15.Please add those”可知，需要有關(guān)Salome的詳細信息，故選B。

16.We would like to your story soon.心中說，收到詳細信息之后會很快就出版作者的手稿，故選C。

17.Shocked, it took me a long time to .作者感到很震驚，很長時間之后才回過神來，故選A。

18.More importantly, I lost years of writing.更重要的是，作者失去了幾年寫作帶來的樂趣，故選D。

19.Looking back on this ,回顧這次經(jīng)歷，作者得出了一個教訓。故選A。

20.You can’t to doubt yourself.你承受不起懷疑自己所需要的代價，can’t常與afford連用，故選B。

考點：故事類短文閱讀