Question

When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write and illustrate my own books. Half the students sneered. The rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term.” I was so humiliated(羞辱) that I burst into tears.

That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capri’s Weekly newspaper. To my astonishment, they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed it to my teacher and fellow students. They laughed. “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted success. 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 fine with me.

During the next two years I sold dozens of poems, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I graduated from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I never mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams.

I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. While the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months, just like a baby.

A month later Crying Wind, the title of my book, became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and Braille and sold worldwide. I appeared on TV talk shows. I traveled from New York to California and Canada on promotional tours. My first book also became required reading in native American schools in Canada.

People ask what college I attended, 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. I’m not gifted and I don’t write right. To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them.” I don’t write right but I’ve beaten the odds. Writing is easy, it’s fun and anyone can do it. Of course, a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.

1.Why did many students laugh after hearing what the writer said?

A. Because they didn’t like him

B. Because they wished he could be successful as a writer

C. Because their teacher laughed, too

D. Because they felt it impossible for him to succeed

2.When the writer graduated from high school, ___________.

A. he had become a famous writer

B. he had made progress in his studies

C. his classmates and teachers changed their attitudes towards him

D. he decided he wouldn’t become a writer

3.What stopped him telling others about his writing?

A. The characters in his story. B. His teacher.

C. His early experience. D. His parents.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A. It is difficult for a person, who cares about what others say, to succeed.

B. It is important for a person to tell others what he wants to do.

C. It is necessary for a person, who wants to succeed, to take others’ advice.

D. It is impossible for an ordinary person to be a writer in the future.

5.Which of the following is the best title?

A. A famous writer B. I Hate My Classmates and Teachers

C. I Never Write Right D. A Genius Can Be a Writer

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：作者通過(guò)自己的親身經(jīng)歷告訴我們：在實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想的道路上，不要聽(tīng)信別人的嘲笑和諷刺，要持之以恒，終會(huì)成功。

1.D 推理判斷題 根據(jù)第一段中“Don’t be silly, only geniuses can become writers”可知老師和同學(xué)們都不相信他會(huì)成功。D項(xiàng)表述符合文意，故選D。

2.B推理判斷題 根據(jù)第一段中“And you are getting a D this semester”和第三段中“By the time I graduated from high school, with a C minus average,”可知作者的學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)提高了。B項(xiàng)表述符合文意，故選B。

3.C 通讀第一段和第二段可知，十五歲時(shí)，作者說(shuō)自己要寫(xiě)書(shū)、畫(huà)插圖，老師和同學(xué)嘲笑他異想天開(kāi)；當(dāng)他把第一次發(fā)表的詩(shī)拿給老師和同學(xué)看時(shí)，又被說(shuō)成是瞎貓碰到死耗子。作者的早期經(jīng)歷讓他不對(duì)任何人提他的作品。C項(xiàng)表述符合文意，故選C。

4.A 推理判斷題 根據(jù)最后一段的“Yes, you can. Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them”可知，作者認(rèn)為，如果你聽(tīng)信了別人的嘲笑而放棄努力就不會(huì)成功，與A項(xiàng)的表述一致；B項(xiàng)和C項(xiàng)表述片面， D項(xiàng)表述與文意不符，故選A。

5.5】C 標(biāo)題歸納題 根據(jù)最后一段的內(nèi)容可知，作者不是天才，沒(méi)有寫(xiě)作天分也不懂寫(xiě)作，但他就是這樣堅(jiān)持寫(xiě)，不理會(huì)別人的嘲笑，最終取得了成功。A項(xiàng)和D項(xiàng)表述偏離主題；B項(xiàng)與文意不符，故選C。

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