Question

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s       filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so       that I decided to write an article about her.

  I       Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She       and told me to come to her Studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of mind. I       I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

  I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there       , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…?” I soon realized that       Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The       was almost unbearable. I struggled for days       draft（草稿）after draft. Finally I put my manuscript（手稿）into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

  It didn’t take long. My manuscript       . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I       in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t       the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

  Five years later, I was moving to California. While       my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in       :

Ms Profit,

  Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some       materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to       your story soon.

  Shocked, it took me a long time to      . Fear of rejection cost me greatly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of       writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this       , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t       to doubt yourself.

1.A. joyB. voice C. speech D. smile

2.A. proudB. activeC. satisfiedD. moved

3.A. visited B. emailedC. phonedD. interviewed

4.A. agreedB. refusedC. hesitatedD. paused

5.A. repliedB. discoveredC. explainedD. knew

6.A. seriouslyB. patientlyC. nervouslyD. quietly

7.A. blamingB. foolingC. invitingD. urging

8.A. hardshipB. failureC. commentD. pressure

9.A. withB. byC. onD. in

10.A. disappearedB. returnedC. spreadD. improved

11.A. compareB. struggleC. surviveD. compete

12.A. ignore B. deliverC. faceD. receive

13.A. decoratingB. repairingC. cleaningD. leaving

14.A. surpriseB. anxietyC. horrorD. trouble

15.A. subjectiveB. detailedC. privateD. complex

16.A. broadcastB. createC. publishD. assess

17.A. recoverB. prepareC. escapeD. concentrate

18.A. energeticB. endlessC. typicalD. enjoyable

19.A. experienceB. successC. benefitD. accident

20.A. attemptB. affordC. expectD. pretend

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：作者上大学一年级时，第一次听Salome的演唱就被深深的打动了。于是，作者决定采访Salome。采访后的草稿经过多次的修改之后，在不抱有任何希望的情况下，作者把手稿寄了出去。在收到回信时，作者不敢打开来看。几年以后，作者惊讶地发现，当年自己写的文章得到了杂志社的肯定。

1.I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time.”可知，作者在听Salome Bey演唱，Salome的嗓音(歌声)充满了房间，故选B。

2.for the first time. The moment was exciting. ...brought the theater to life”可知，作者很受感动，故选D。

3.When I hung up当我挂电话时，由此可知，作者给Salome打电话，故选C。

4.told me to come to her Studio next Tuesday”可知，Salome同意了作者的采访请求，故选A。

5.I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.”可知，作者知道自己在撒谎，并感到害怕，故选D。

6.all began with, “Can you tell me…?””和上文可知，作者谎称自己是作家，在采访中，作者很紧张，故选C。

7.I I was lying.”可知，作者是在欺骗Salome，故选B。

8.nbearable无法承受的，结合上一句可知，作者感到很大的压力，故选D。

9.I struggled for days draft（草稿）after draft.作者奋斗了几天，连着修改草稿，故选A。

10.t didn’t take long. My manuscript .不久之后，作者的手稿被打了回来，故选B。

11.How could I in a world of professional writers?作者认为自己无法与专业的作家竞争，故选D。

12.I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer”可知，作者无法面对被退回的信件，故选C。

13.While my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope.在打扫公寓的时候，作者发现了那个未拆封的信件，故选C。

14.Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic.”可知，作者写的故事很好，这让作者感到惊讶，in surprise惊讶地，故选A。

15.Please add those”可知，需要有关Salome的详细信息，故选B。

16.We would like to your story soon.心中说，收到详细信息之后会很快就出版作者的手稿，故选C。

17.Shocked, it took me a long time to .作者感到很震惊，很长时间之后才回过神来，故选A。

18.More importantly, I lost years of writing.更重要的是，作者失去了几年写作带来的乐趣，故选D。

19.Looking back on this ,回顾这次经历，作者得出了一个教训。故选A。

20.You can’t to doubt yourself.你承受不起怀疑自己所需要的代价，can’t常与afford连用，故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读