Question

完形填空(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)

When I was 15, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. All the students nearly fell out of their chairs, me. “Don’t be . Only geniuses (天才) can become writers,” the English teacher said sarcastically（諷刺地）. “And you are getting a D this term.” I was deeply and I burst into tears.

That night I wrote a short, sad poem about unusual dreams and mailed it to the Capper’s Weekly newspaper. To my , they published it, and sent me two dollars. I was a paid writer! I showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed again. “Just plain dumb luck,（純屬僥幸）” the teacher said. However, I’d tasted . I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written.

By the time I graduated from high school（with a C-minus average）, I had scrapbooks filled with my published works. I never talked about my writing to my , friends or my family again. They were killers, and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams.

Later, I wrote a book about what I understood and felt about life. It took me nine months, just like a(an) . I chose a publisher and wrote a letter, which : “I wrote this book myself, I you like it. Chapters(章節(jié)) 6 and 12 are my favourites. Thank you.” I mailed it without an envelope.

A month later, I a letter, and a request to start working on book. Crying Wind became a bestseller, and was translated into 15 languages. People ask what college I attended, what degrees I have, and what qualifications(品質(zhì)) I have to be a writer. The answer is . I just write. I’m not a genius, and I’m not gifted. I just write. To all those who dream of , I’m shouting at you, “Yes, you ! Don’t listen to them!” Writing is easy. It’s fun, and anyone can do it.

1.A. listening to B. talking about C. laughing at D. looking at

2.A. silly B. discouraged C. shy D. pride

3.A. hurt B. cheated C. struck D. hit

4.A. regret B. surprise C. joy D. disappointment

5.A. success B. failure C. luck D. pain

6.A. parents B. headmasters C. publishers D. teachers

7.A. time B. hobby C. thought D. dream

8.A. baby B. plant C. animal D. boy

9.A. wrote B. read C. showed D. told

10.A. demand B. think C. hope D. suggest

11.A. accepted B. received C. signed D. kept

12.A. others B. the other C. other D. another

13.A. many B. none C. some D. few

14.A. success B. being famous C. writing D. being rich

15.A. must B. can C. need D. should

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.D

8.A

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇記敘文。在作者15歲的時候，作者在英語課上宣布自己寫書的打算，結(jié)果卻遭到了老師和同學(xué)們的懷疑與諷刺。這讓作者受到了很大的打擊。作者認(rèn)為夢想比朋友更重要，作者把自己對生活的理解寫成了書，并寄給了出版社，作者的第一本書得到了出版社的認(rèn)可。

1.All the students nearly fell out of their chairs同學(xué)們聽到作者要寫書，差點沒從椅子上摔下來，根據(jù)“Only geniuses (天才) can become writers,”可知，老師和同學(xué)們都不相信作者能寫書，根據(jù)第二段“They laughed again.”可知，同學(xué)們都嘲笑作者，故選C。

2.Don’t be . Only geniuses (天才) can become writers別傻了，只有天才能夠成為作家，故選A。

3.I was deeply and I burst into tears聽了老師說的話，作者很傷心，根據(jù)“burst into tears”可知，作者受到了很大打擊，故選A。

4.they published it讓作者感到驚訝的是，Capper’s Weekly newspaper.竟然出版了作者的詩，故選B。

5.However, I’d tasted . I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written.老師認(rèn)為作者是運氣好，但是作者認(rèn)為自己嘗到了成功的滋味，故選A。

6.I never talked about my writing to my 26 , friends or my family again.作者沒有再跟老師、朋友、家人提起寫作的事，前文出現(xiàn)的人物是作者的老師和同學(xué)們，故選D。

7.They were killers,...they must always choose their dreams作者把老師、同學(xué)、家人等不相信他的人看作“夢想殺手”，作者寧愿選擇夢想，故選D。

8.It took me nine months”可知，這九個月就像是一個嬰兒的孕育過程一樣，故選A。

9.wrote a letter, which :作者在信中寫到，故選A。

10.I you like it我希望你們能喜歡它，故選C。

11.I a letter, and a request作者收到了一封信和一個請求，故選B。

12. a request to start working on _book來信要求作者開始寫另一本書，故選D。

13.I just write. I’m not a genius, and I’m not gifted. I just write.”可知，學(xué)歷、品質(zhì)這些東西作者都不具備，作者只是喜歡寫作，故選B。

14.Writing is easy. It’s fun, and anyone can do it.”可知，這是作者對那些有著作家夢的人所說的話，故選C。

15.能夠；C需要；D應(yīng)該。Yes, you ! Don’t listen to them!這是作者對懷有作家夢的人說的話，“是的，你可以的！不要相信他人說的話！”故選B。

考點：教育類短文閱讀