Question

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Meyer has been crazy about writing since she was young. She got her first lesson in story-telling from    grandfather, who gave her words of love. He set off her imagination and influenced her much. Meyer always had stories running      her head and as soon as she could write, she put them down on paper.

Meyer      remembered the call that changed her life. It was Tuesday, February 18th, when the      rang in the kitchen of her Los Angeles home. On the line was Marty Banderas, a literary agent (代理) to whom she had sent a copy of her novel three weeks earlier. She asked Meyer some    information, like age and health condition. Meyer felt     and asked what that was about. Banderas only replied, "I've just sold your      for one and a half million dollars!"

She sat down in shock. She had written over fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been      by publishers(出版商). Many people would have been discouraged (气馁的),     not her. Each time, she just got down to writing another one. Her husband advised her to find something else to do, but she never     . Seeing this book published was the most    thing that has ever happened to her.

Now she is a      of three children, but she has never stopped     , turning out novels between kids and dishes. She is writing another novel now, and she expects another success. Yes, her belief (信仰) has brought her     , and it has changed her life     . Meyer is very confident that she will enjoy a more successful and meaningful life as long as she keeps on with her dream.

1.A. myB. yourC. herD. his

2.A. throughB. withC. alongD. across

3.A. hardlyB. probablyC. clearlyD. usually

4.A. phoneB. bellC. clockD. alarm

5.A. local    B. public             C. personalD. national

6.A. happyB. afraidC. sadD. strange

7.A. paintingB. novelC. newspaperD. magazine

8.A. accepted    B. agreedC. refusedD. enjoyed

9.A. soB. orC. and               D. but

10.A. came backB. gave upC. went awayD. got down

11.A. boring         B. tiringC. excitingD. interesting

12.A. teacher         B. cousinC. nurseD. mother

13.A. writing         B. readingC. listeningD. speaking

14.A. freedom        B. success    C. friendshipD. beauty

15.A. in timeB. in publicC. in returnD. in surprise

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是Meyer从小的时候受到爷爷的影响，喜欢听故事。等到她会写字的时候，她会把自己脑子里的故事写出来。她一直坚持写作，即使自己的小说被出版商拒绝，她也没有放弃。最终她的一本小说出版了，她的坚持给她带来了成功。

1.物主代词及语境的理解。句意：她从她的爷爷那里上了第一节讲故事课，她的爷爷给了她爱的语言。my 我的；your 你的；her 她的；his 他的。根据句意可知，这里说的是Meyer的爷爷，故选C。

2.介词及语境的理解。句意：Meyer的脑子里总是会浮现出很多故事，她一学会写字，就把他们都写到纸上。through 贯穿；with 和…一起，带有；along 沿着；across穿过。根据句意可知，through her head意思是她的脑子里装满了故事。故选A。

3.副词及语境的理解。句意：Meyer清楚地记得那个改变了她的生活的电话。hardly 几乎不；probably 也许，大概；clearly 清楚地；usually通常。根据下文的意思可知，接下来的这一段，作者讲了改变Meyer生活的事情，故她清楚地记得这件事。故选C。

4.名词及语境的理解。句意：那是在2月18号，星期二，这时她家厨房里的电话响了。phone 电话；bell 铃；clock 闹钟；alarm警报。根据上句话Meyer remembered the call可知，这里是电话响了。故选A。

5.形容词及语境的理解。句意：她问了Meyer一些个人的信息，像年龄、健康情况。local当地的； public 公共的，公开的；personal 个人的，私人的；national国家的。根据下句话中的like age and health condition可知，这里问的是私人的问题。故选C。

6.形容词及语境的理解。句意：Meyer感到很奇怪，问她是关于什么的。happy 开心的，快乐的；afraid 害怕的；sad 伤心的；strange 奇怪的。根据这句话中asked what that was about可知，Meyer感到奇怪，才问这时关于什么的。故选D。

7.名词及语境的理解。句意：Bandera回答说：我们卖掉了你的小说，卖了150万美元。painting 画；novel 小说；newspaper 报纸；magazine杂志。根据上文On the line was Marty Bandera, a literary agent (代理) to whom she had sent a copy of her novel three weeks earlier可知，Meyer给Bandera在三周前发走过一本她的小说，故现在是说她的小说卖了。故选B。

8.动词及语境的理解。句意：她吃惊地坐了下来，20年来，她写了超过14本小说，但是每一次都被出版商拒绝。accept 接受；agree 同意；refuse 拒绝；enjoy喜欢，享受。根据句意和句中的but可知，这里表示的是转折的意思，即每次都被拒绝了。故选C。

9.很多人都会气馁了，但是她没有。so 因此，所以，表示因果关系；or 或者，否则；and 和，表示并列；but 但是，表示转折。根据句意可知，Meyer在被出版商拒绝后并没有气馁。故选D。

10.动词短语及语境的理解。句意：她的丈夫建议她做点别的事情，但是她从来没有放弃。come back 回来；give up 放弃；go away 离开；get down 记下，认真应对；根据句意可知，Meyer没有放弃过写作。故选B。

11.形容词及语境的理解。句意：看到这本书被出版了，这是她身上发生过的最令人兴奋的事情。boring 令人厌烦的；tiring 令人疲惫的；exciting 令人兴奋的；interesting令人感兴趣的。根据文意可知，Meyer坚持写作，在被拒绝后，仍然没有放弃。现在终于她的小说被出版了，所以这应该是一件令人兴奋的事情。故选C。

12.名词及语境的理解。句意：现在她是一个三个孩子的妈妈。teacher 老师；cousin 表姐妹，表兄弟；nurse 护士；mother 妈妈。根据句中three children可知，她现在是三个孩子的妈妈。故选D。

13.动词及语境的理解。句意：但是她从来没有停止写作。writing 写作；reading 阅读；listening 听；speaking 说。根据上文的文意可知，Meyer喜欢写作，即使现在她结婚有孩子了，她依然没有放弃写作，继续写小说。故选A。

14.名词及语境的理解。句意：是的，她的信仰给她带来了成功。freedom自由； success 成功；friendship 友谊；beauty美丽。根据文意可知，因为Meyer的坚持，她一直不放弃的写作，最后她的一本小说终于被出版了，她成功了。故选B。

15.介词短语及语境的理解。句意：作为回报改变了她的生活。in time 及时；in public在公共场合；in return 作为回报；in surprise 惊奇地，吃惊地。根据句意可知，她的信仰给她带来了成功，作为回报，也改变了她的生活。故选C。

考点：日常生活类短文。