Some years ago I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s  36 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so  37 that I decided to write an article about her.
I   38 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She  39 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   40 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  41 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that  42  Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story was just impossible. The  43  was almost unbearable. I    44  for days with draft after draft（草稿）. Finally I put my article into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My article   45 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I  46  in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   47  the refusal letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, while   48 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   49 :
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is nice. Yet we need some   50  materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to  51  your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to   52 . Fear of refusal cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars. More importantly, I lost years of   53  writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this   54 , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   55 to doubt yourself. 
小題1:
A．joyB．voiceC．speech D．smile
小題2:
A．proudB．a(chǎn)ctiveC．satisfied D．moved
小題3:
A．visitedB．orderedC．phonedD．interviewed
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)greedB．refusedC．hesitatedD．paused
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)dmittedB．discoveredC．explained D．knew
小題6:
A．seriouslyB．patientlyC．nervouslyD．quietly
小題7:
A．blamingB．foolingC．inviting D．urging
小題8:
A．hardshipB．failureC．commentD．pressure
小題9:
A．struggledB．paintedC．woreD．kept
小題10:
A．disappearedB．returnedC．spreadD．improved
小題11:
A．compareB．boardC．surviveD．compete
小題12:
A．ignoreB．deliverC．face D．receive
小題13:
A．decoratingB．repairingC．cleaningD．leaving
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A．disbeliefB．a(chǎn)nxietyC．horrorD．panic
小題15:
A．subjectiveB．relatedC．privateD．reliable
小題16:
A．broadcastB．createC．publishD．judge
小題17:
A．recoverB．prepareC．escapeD．concentrate
小題18:
A．steadyB．endlessC．typicalD．enjoyable
小題19:
A．experienceB．successC．benefitD．a(chǎn)ccident
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)ttemptB．a(chǎn)ffordC．expectD．pretend

小題1:B小題1:D小題1:C小題1:A小題1:D  
小題1:C小題1:B小題1:D小題1:A小題1:B  
小題1:D小題1:C小題1:C小題1:A小題1:B 
小題1:C小題1:A小題1:D小題1:A小題1:B

小題1:考查名詞。 與前面的sing相呼應(yīng)。選B。
小題2:考查形容詞。Salome優(yōu)美的歌聲是劇院活躍起來。我深受感動，決心寫篇關(guān)于她的文章。 選D。小題3:考查動詞。結(jié)合下文的When I hung up（掛斷電話）,可知此處作者是給Salome打電話。選C。
小題4:考查動詞。 她同意了。選A。
小題5:考查動詞。 我知道自己在說謊。自己了解自己。選D。
小題6:考查副詞。 自己向?qū)Ψ饺隽酥e，面對對方時，自是感到緊張nervously。選C。
小題7:考查動詞。 自己向Salome說謊，也就是欺騙（fool）Salome。選B。
小題8:考查名詞。 作者根本就沒寫過文章，所以要寫篇關(guān)于她的文章的壓力pressure很大，幾乎是難以忍受的。選D。
小題9:考查動詞。struggle with sth：與...做斗爭，拼搏，奮斗。選A。
小題10:考查動詞。沒過多久， 我的手稿就返回來了。選B。
小題11:考查動詞。我如何能在一個滿是職業(yè)作家的世界里競爭呢？選D。
小題12:考查動詞。結(jié)合下文的Fear of rejection cost me可知作者害怕被拒絕，而不敢面對，不敢拆開信。選C。
小題13:考查動詞。 搬家前，打掃房間。選C。
小題14:考查名詞。in disbelief懷疑地，不相信地。結(jié)合信的內(nèi)容可知，當初作者的稿子被采用了，而這是作者沒想到的。選A。
小題15:考查形容詞。 我們需要與文章相關(guān)（related）的資料。選B。
小題16:考查動詞。雜志社贊賞作者的文章，自然想不久后就能出版（publish）。 選C。
小題17:考查動詞 花了很長時間，我才從震驚（shocked）中恢復(fù)（recover）過來。選A。
小題18:考查形容詞。當初是作者第一次寫文章，如果當時作者打開信封的話，他就成功了，就會贏得至少500美元，那就是次快樂的enjoyable寫作。選D。
小題19:考查名詞�；仡欉@次經(jīng)歷。 選A.
小題20:考查動詞。can’t afford to do sth 負擔不起做某事。 選B。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Gyber language is popular among Chinese netizens, who create English words to reflect novel phenomenon in society.
"Gelivable", combining pinyin of Chinese characters Geili (giving strength) with the English suffix for adjectives, literally means "giving power" or "cool". Similarly, "Hengelivable" means "very cool", and "ungelivable" means "dull, not cool at all". "Antizen" referred to the group of college graduates who, earning a meager salary and living in small rented apartments, are like the tiny and laborious ants.
David Tool, a professor with the Beijing International Studies University said it’s very interesting to combine Chinese with English to create new words. “English is no longer mysterious to the Chinese people. They can use the language in a flexible way according to their own experiences,” he said. Chinese words and expressions were created, as well, by netizens. One example was “Suan Ni Hen”. This three-charessions were created, as well, by netizens. One example was “Suan Ni Hen”. This three-character expression, which originally meant “you win” with the first character carrying the same pronunciation as garlic in Chinese, is used to satirize（諷刺）high garlic and food prices this winter.
Chinese people use the character “bei” before a verb to show a passive voice, and it is used by netizens to show the helplessness in front of false conclusions and fake media reports. For instance, “zisha” means “suicide” while “beizisha” means “be officially presumed to have committed suicide”, and xiaokang means “fairly comfortable life” while “beixiaokang” means “be said to be living a fairly comfortable life”.
Wu Zhongmin, a professor at the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, saw the phenomenon of word creation as a natural response of young people to social issues. “Cyber language is more vivid and it shortens people’s distances,” he said.
小題1:The passage mainly tells us that           .
A．cyber language is popular among all people
B．cyber language is of great fun
C．cyber language needs to be taught at coolege
D．cyber language in China is popular for it’s relation with society
小題2:Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Ungeilivable means “dull, not cool at all”.
B．Antizens live in small rented apartments with small salaries.
C．Suan Ni Hen refers to the highest food prices ever.
D．Beixiaokang means “be said” to be living a comfortable life.
小題3:What can we infer from the phenomenon of word creation?
A．It’s getting more difficult to understand cyber language.
B．Young people are more likely to respond to nature.
C．Social phenomena are more easily reflected in cyber language.
D．The best way to create new cyber words is to combine Chinese and English.
小題4:Chinese netizens created English words by         .
A．combining pinyin of Chinese characters with the English suffix
B．using the character carrying the same pronunciaton
C．combining Chinese characters with the English
D．putting the character “bei” before an English word

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