Question

When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students sneered（冷笑）, the  36  nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, only   37  can become writers, ” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term. ” I was so  38   that I burst into tears.

That night I wrote a short  39  poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my  40  , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and  41  writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They  42  . “Just plain dumb luck. ” the teacher said. I tasted  43  and 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  44  with me.

During the next two years I sold dozens of  45  , letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I   46  from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks（剪贴簿） filled with my published works. I  47   mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and  48  people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their   49  .

I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It  50  nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a self addressed stamped  51  and without making a copy of the manu script.

A month later I received a（n）  52  , and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36, 000 dollars.   53  years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isn’t enough to live  54  , but it’s still more than I’d make working part time. People ask what college I   55  , 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.

1.A. whole                      B. other                               C. most                               D. rest

2.A. generals                      B. statesmen               C. geniuses                           D. spies

3.A. delighted           B. anxious                        C. ashamed                         D. upset

4.A. sad                                B. innocent           C. disappointing            D. puzzled

5.A. delight                         B. astonishment       C. comfort                       D. happiness

6.A. borrowed                    B. lent                               C. paid                                  D. cost

7.A. cried                       B. agreed                  C. swore                     D. laughed

8.A. failure                      B. success                 C. coldness                          D. squeeze

9.A. fine                                B. mixed                   C. compared                  D. full

10.A. books                         B. poets                         C. novels                            D. poems

11.A. dropped out             B. left              C. graduated                 D. laid off

12.A. ever                      B. never                      C. seldom                      D. even

13.A. if                                 B. unless              C. until                               D. before

14.A. teachers              B. family           C. friends                          D. dreams

15.A. spent                    B. cost             C. took                              D. wasted

16.A. letter                    B. envelope         C. writer                 D. cover

17.A. agreement                 B. edition                C. trade                               D. patent

18.A. Recent                  B. Memorable       C. Most                D. Several

19.A. with                            B. on                               C. by                    D. in

20.A. deserved          B. introduced        C. founded                  D. attended

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：在文中作者讲述了自己小时候的一段经历。他曾经告诉过别人自己想当作家的梦想，但是每次都受到嘲讽讥笑，从此他选择沉默，再也不在别人面前提自己的梦想。文章告诉我们的是：永远不要做别人梦想的扼杀者。

1.D形容词辨析。A.全部的B. 其他的C. 多数的D. 剩余的。从前句作者讲的half the students sneered，可知此处是指其余的，剩下的学生，所以D选项正确。

2.C 名词辨析。A.将军B. 政治家C. 天才D. 间谍。从下句 “And you are getting a D this term.可以推测老师认为作者成绩差不可能成为作家，再根据文章最后作者说的“I just write. I’m not a genius.”可知当时老师应该指的是genius，所以答案选C。

3.C形容词辨析。 A.高兴的；B.忧虑的；C. 羞愧的；D. 沮丧的。从上文可知作者受到老师和同学们的嘲讽讥笑，根据情理判断应该感觉很羞愧以至于哭了，所以答案选C。

4.A形容词辨析。A. 悲伤的 ；B. 单纯的； C.失望的；D. 迷惑的。通过上文的讲述可以知道作者的梦想被别人无情的击碎了，由此可知心情会悲伤，难过。故正确答案为A。

5.B名词辨析。 A.乐趣；B.惊愕；C. 舒适；D. 快乐。根据上文可知作者因为别人对自己的嘲笑而梦想破灭，所以当看到自己的诗被发表后，应该感到难以置信，故B选项正确。

6.C动词辨析。A. 借入；B. 借出；C. 付款；D. 花费。从上文sent me two dollars可知此处是指付稿费的作者，所以C选项正确。

7.D动词辨析。A. 哭；B. 同意；C. 发誓；D. 笑。从上下文可知当作者告诉他们的时候，他们都不相信，连老师都说是瞎猫逮住了个死耗子，由此推断同学们听到他的话，是哄堂大笑，所以D正确。

8.B 名词辨析。A. 失败；B. 成功 ；C.冷淡；D. 挤压。上文讲作者的小诗发表了，所以作者应该是尝到了成功的喜悦，故B选项正确。

9.A 形容词辨析。A. 好的；B. 混合的；C. 作比较的。D.满的。前句讲我做到了别人做不到的，所以哪怕是偶然的运气，作者也是高兴的。正确答案是A。

10.D名词辨析。 A. 书籍；B.诗人；C. 小说；D. 诗歌。从空后面的letters, jokes and recipes.等可知此处应该是指发表的作品，而且后面说把他们粘在剪贴簿里，所以不会是书或者小说，故答案选D。

11.C 动词辨析。A. 退出；B.离开； C. 毕业；D. 中止。从故事的发展和下文的with a C minus average,可以推测作者是毕业了，所以C选项正确。

12.B副词辨析。 A. 曾经；B. 从不         ；C. 几乎不；D. 甚至。根据下文They were dream killers和作者遭到的嘲笑可知作者再也不告诉别人自己的梦想了。A选项正确。

13.A连词辨析。A.如果；B. 除非；C. 直到… 才；D.在… 之前。根据上下文可以推测得知此处是作者提出的一种假设，假设要在朋友和梦想之间做出取舍，所以A选项正确。

14.D名词辨析。A. 教师 ；B.家庭；C.朋友；D. 梦想。从作者的经历和做法可以判断作者会选择梦想。所以选D。

15.C动词辨析。A.花费（时间，金钱） ；B.花费；（某人）钱 ；C（ 做某事）；花费（某人）时间D. 浪费。从词的用法可知spend的主语得是人，而cost主语虽然可以是事物，但是花费的得是钱，所以C选项正确。

16.B名词辨析。A.书信；B. 信封； C. 作者； D. 封皮。从常识可知寄信要用信封，所以B正确。

17.A名词辨析。A.协议； B.版本；C. 贸易； D. 专利权。根据后句and a request to start working on another book.可知编辑社要求他继续写书，所以应该寄来的是一份协议，故A选项正确。

18.C 形容词辨析。A.最近的；B. 值得纪念的 C.大多数的D. 几个。前两句讲了最好的年收入，最低的年收入，由此可知此处应该是大多数时候的收入， C选项正确。

19.B介词辨析。A.跟，和 ；B.在…上；C. 由，D. 在…里。句中it指的是收入的钱，而固定短语 live on “靠。。。生活”，所以判断B选项正确。

20.D动词辨析。A. 应得；B. 介绍；C. 找到；D. 参加。下文讲别人问他的学位、资格证等，由此判断此处是问上什么大学。Attend college “上大学”。

考点：考查故事类短文。