Question

When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never imagined（想象） that she would become a writer one day. Like many    writers on the Internet, the     woman got into this online world accidentally(偶然地).

Three years ago, Amy worked in a medical industry（制药厂）. Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost             to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing    on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbors and their life because     has known them well. Amy has been interested in writing      she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels     people she knew. Then one day an editor of a famous website emailed her, asking her    she would like to sell the electronic copyright(授权) of one of her novels. She   at once and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $ 1,500 for that.

Now Amy is a full-time      . So far her eight novels have come out(出版) online, and five of them were printed. “The Internet     me famous and brought me      ,” she said. “I earn much more money now— about $60,000 a year. I am     with my career, but there is one problem — that my talent might run out after five years and I’ll have to     to work in the medical industry.” “Before that day comes, I’ll keep    for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said Amy with a smile.

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

2.A. 28-year-old   B. 28-years-old    C. 28 years old     D. 28-year old

3.A. something   B. anything     C. everything    D. nothing

4.A. reports    B. novels     C. diaries     D. plays

5.A. her     B. herself     C. she         D. hers

6.A. when    B. while     C. since     D. until

7.A. about       B. of      C. to      D. with

8.A. that     B. if       C. why         D. how often

9.A. agreed    B. disagreed     C. refused     D. left

10.A. housewife   B. editor     C. saleswoman     D. writer

11.A. will make   B. making     C. made     D. makes

12.A. success    B. successes     C. successful    D. successfully

13.A. unhappy   B. angry     C. happy     D. proud

14.A. come     B. go      C. return     D. get

15.A. to write    B. writing     C. to  read     D. reading

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.C

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要介绍了作家艾米一开始只是为了打发时间开始在网络上写小说。后来她的小说被网络编辑看重，花重金买下了授权。现在她已经成为一个全职作家。

1.A考查词义辨析及语境的理解。句意:像网络上的其他作家一样. other 其他的，后加复数; others 代词，后不加名词; another另一个; the other另一个指剩余的那个，故选A。

2.A考查形容词及语境的理解。句意:这位28岁的女人偶然地进入了网络世界。 数字加连字符加名词的单数，构成复合形容词，故选A。

3.D考查代词及语境的理解。句意: 这份工作使她忙六个月，但一年的剩余时间无事可做。something 某事；anything任何事；everything每件事；nothing无事。故选D。

4.B考查名词及语境的理解。句意：为了填补时间，她就开始在网络上写小说。Reports报道； novels 小说；diaries日记；plays剧本。根据上下文，故选B。

5.C考查代词及语境的理解。her 她的；herself她自己；she她；hers她的。该句是个定语从句，缺少主语，结合句意, 故选C。

6.C考查连词及语境的理解。句意：从她是个孩子时她就对写作感兴趣。When当……时候；while当……时候；since自……以来；until直到。since从句可以和现在完成时态连用。故选C.

7.D考查介词及语境的理解。句意：一开始她只想和她认识的人分享她的小说。about关于；of的；to的；with 与……一起。share…with …和……分享……分。故选D。

8.B考查连接词及语境的理解。句意：一天一个网站编辑询问她是否她愿意把她的小说中的一个电子授权出售。that 关系词； if 是否，引导宾语从句； why为什么；how often多久。结合句意和结构，故选B。

9.A考查动词及语境的理解。句意：她马上就同意了，小说被移到网站的VIP部分。Agreed同意；disagreed不同意；refused 拒绝；left离开。根据句意，故答案选A。

10.D考查名词及语境的理解。句意：现在艾米是个全职作家。housewife家庭主妇；editor编辑； saleswoman.售货员；writer .作家。根据句意和上下文，故选D。

11.C考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：网络使我出名。will make将使；making现在分词； made使的过去式；makes 三单。make sb adj. 根据上下文及结构，故选C。

12.A 考查名词及语境的理解。句意：网络使我出名并带给我成功。success名词，成功； succeed动词，成功；successful形容词，成功的；successfully成功地。根据句意，应选名词。故选A。

13.C 考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：我很高兴与我的职业生涯。Unhappy不高兴的；angry生气的；happy高兴的；proud自好的。根据上下文及结构故选C。

14.C 考查动词及语境的理解。句意：我将不得不回去工作，come来；go去；return归还、返回； get to 到达。return 返回，根据句意及上下文，故选C。

15.B考查动词及语境的理解。句意：我将用鼠标和贴近日常生活的写作风格一直为读者写下去，keep doing sth,一直做某事，故选B。

考点：考查人物传记类短文。