完形填空 (共20小題;每小題l.5分,共30分)

閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

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 my 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 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 ____:

Dear 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 dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and 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. joy B. voice C. speech D. smile

2.A. proud B. active C. satisfied D. moved

3.A. visited B. emailed C. phoned D. interviewed

4.A. agreed B. refused C. hesitated D. paused

5.A. admitted B. discovered C. explained D. knew

6.A. seriously B. patiently C. nervously D. quietly

7.A. blaming B. fooling C. inviting D. urging

8.A. hardship B. failure C. comment D. pressure

9.A. with B. by C. on D. in

10.A. disappeared B. returned C. spread D. improved

11.A. compare B. struggle C. survive D. compete

12.A. ignore B. deliver C. face D. receive

13.A. decorating B. repairing C. cleaning D. leaving

14.A. disbelief B. anxiety C. horror D. panic

15.A. subjective B. relevant C. private D. reliable

16.A. broadcast B. create C. publish D. assess

17.A. recover B. prepare C. escape D. concentrate

18.A. constant B. endless C. typical D. enjoyable

19.A. experience B. success C. benefit D. accident

20.A. attempt B. afford C. expect D. pretend

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:作者通過自己的第一次寫作經(jīng)歷,認識到我們不能對自己不自信,懷疑自己會付出代價的。

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