Question

I sat at my seat waiting for the school paper to be passed around. I waited anxiously, knowing that once I received it I would know how good a writer I really am.

When the paper arrived at my classroom, I nearly knocked down five of my classmates to get to the first paper. With a school paper in my hands, I returned to my seat. About a month earlier, I had handed in one of, what I believed to be, my best stories. I named it Symbol of Success. The head of the English Department at my school, Professor Cullen had said that she would include some reviews of students’ stories in the latest school paper. Professor Cullen was known for her rough criticism. Impressing her was very hard but I wanted to be the first to do so.

I sat at the edge of my seat as I read through the other story reviews. There wasn’t one story that got more than three stars .I became calm and wasn’t anxious to know my review. It was long after that I heard someone shout out “Five stars?! Seriously!” from behind me. I turned around and saw the shocked expression of Gene’s face, “Peter, your story got five stars!” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I turned my attention back to my story and saw the five stars at the end of the review that I had not read yet. I looked through the review written by Professor Cullen. She wrote that I had a gift for story writing.

I was proud that I achieved what I thought was impossible .For so long I believed I wasn’t as good as I thought I was and that my talent was not enough to cover up my lack of wring skills .But this review proved that I was truly a good writer and that there was a future ahead of me in the field of fiction writing. The review and the five stars meant the world of me. Those five stars became the symbol of my success.

1.How did the writer get the school paper?

A．His teacher gave it to him first

B．The publisher sent it to him first

C．His friend helped him get the first one.

D．He rushed ahead to get the first one by himself.

2.What can we learn about Professor Cullen?

A．She was very gentle to everyone.           B．She seldom praised her students.

C．She was very cold to her students.          D．She was respected by her students.

3.We can learn from this text that Peter_______.

A．had thought his story was better than those of others

B．was always anxious to know the review about him

C．didn’t know he got five stars until others told him

D．looked through a few stories that had got four stars

4.What did Professor Cullen think of Peter’s story?

A．She thought highly of it .

B．She thought it was just so-so.

C．She thought it was extremely bad

D．She doubted if it was written by him.

5.Why did the review and the five stars mean the world to Peter?

A．Because they helped him learn writing skills

B．Because they made him happy for some time

C．Because they helped him enter a key university

D．Because they made him see his writing talents

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是peter的作文得到了Professor Cullen的表扬，认为他有做作家的潜质，让他对自己的未来充满了信心。

1.D 细节题。根据文章第二段第一句When the paper arrived at my classroom, I nearly knocked down five of my classmates to get to the first paper.可知他冲过去第一个拿到自己的paper。故D正确。

2.B 推理题。根据文章第二段倒数第二句Professor Cullen was known for her rough criticism.可知他很严格很严厉，说明他很少表扬别人。故B正确。

3..C 细节题。根据第三段2,3,4行It was long after that I heard someone shout out “Five stars?! Seriously!” from behind me. I turned around and saw the shocked expression of Gene’s face, “Peter, your story got five stars!” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.可知是别人告诉他得了五颗星。故C正确。

4.A 细节题。根据文章第三段最后2句I looked through the review written by Professor Cullen. She wrote that I had a gift for story writing.可知这位老师对我的作品评价很高，认为我有写作的天赋。故A正确。

5.D 细节题。根据文章最后一段But this review proved that I was truly a good writer and that there was a future ahead of me in the field of fiction writing.可知这次的表扬让我意识到自己在写作方面的巨大的潜力和才能。所以才说我可能有很好的未来。故D正确。

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