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 my 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 with draft after draft.     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 dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and 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．joy B．voice C．speech D．smile

2.A．proud B．active C．satisfied D．moved

3.A．visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed

4.A．agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．paused

5.A．replied B．discovered C．explained D．knew

6.A．seriously B．patiently C．nervously D．quietly

7.A．blaming B．fooling C．inviting D．urging

8.A．pressure B．failure C．comment D．hardship

9.A．Finally B．Luckily C．Publicly D．Gradually

10.A．disappeared B．returned C．spread D．improved

11.A．compare B．struggle C．promote D．compete

12.A．ignore B．deliver C．face D．receive

13.A．decoratingB．repairing C．cleaning D．leaving

14.A．disbelief B．anxiety C．horror D．trouble

15.A．secure B．related C．private D．reliable

16.A．broadcast B．create C．publish D．assess

17.A．recover B．prepare C．escape D．forget

18.A．energetic B．endless C．typical D．enjoyable

19.A．experienceB．success C．benefit D．accident

20.A．attempt    B．afford    C．expect       D．pretend

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.A

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：人生最重要的是什么？是自信。作者通过自己年轻时的一次经历告诉我们，无论什么事情，都要相信自己。

1. 考查名词词义辨析。A快乐；B嗓音；C演讲；D微笑；根据I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time可知我第一次听她唱歌。她的嗓音很美。故B正确。

2. 考查形容词词义辨析。A自豪；B积极；C满意；D感动；我被她的嗓音感动了，我决定为她写一篇文章。故D正确。

3. 考查动词词义辨析。A拜访，参观；B发邮件；C打电话；D采访；要想给别人写文章，所以要接触到对方，所以我打电话给她，希望能和她谈谈。故C正确。

4. 考查动词词义辨析。A同意；B拒绝；C犹豫；D暂停。根据下文told me to come to her studio next Tuesday可知同意接受我的采访了。所以A正确。

5. 考查动词词义辨析。A回复；B发现；C解释；D知道；当我挂断电话的时候，我知道我在说谎，因为我根本就是不是记者。故D正确。

6. 考查副词词义辨析。A严肃地，认真地；B耐心地；C紧张地；D安静地；第二个星期二我采访了她，我坐在那里很紧张，因为我改变就不是作家，但是我还是认真地记笔记和问问题。故C正确。

7. 考查动词词义辨析。A责备；B愚弄；C邀请；D催促；我很快就意识到愚弄她是一回事，但是要想在国家杂志上发表文章是不可能的事情。据上文可知我根本不是记者，所以我是在愚弄她。故B正确。

8. 考查名词词义辨析。A压力；B失败；C评论；D困难；这种压力是我难以承受的。因为我根本没有部分方便文章。故A正确。

9. 考查副词词义辨析。A最后，终于；B幸运地；C公开地；D逐渐地；我一稿一稿地仔细修改，最后我把手稿装进了一个大信封放进了邮箱。故A正确。

10. 考查动词词义辨析。A消失；B归还，返回；C传播；D提高，改善；时间不久，我的稿件就被退回了。稿件句意可知B正确。

11. 考查动词词义辨析。A比较；B努力；C提拔，促进；D竞争，比赛；我真是太笨了，我怎么能够和这么多专业的作家比赛呢？本句表示作者对自己的否定，认为自己肯定不行。故D正确。

12. 考查动词词义辨析。A忽视，不理睬；B投递，递送；C面对；D收到；知道我不能面对这样的拒绝的信，我把没有打开的信封扔进了抽屉。故C正确。

13. 考查动词词义辨析。A装修，装潢；B维修；C清理，清洁；D离开；五年以后，我要搬去加利福尼亚，当我清理的时候，我发现了这封没有打开的信。故C正确，

14. 考查名词词义辨析。A不相信；B焦虑；C恐惧；D麻烦；这一次我打开了信，很不相信地阅读编辑的信，仍然表示作者对自己很没有自信，故A正确。

15. 考查形容词辨析。A安全的；B相关的；D私人的，隐私的；D信赖的；你关于Salome Bey i的故事很棒，然而你需要一些相关的材料，加上以后立刻邮寄给我们，我们会很快发表你的文章。故B正确。

16. 考查动词词义辨析。A广播；B创造；C出版；D评估；我们会很快出版你的文章。本句表示编辑很认可我的文章。故C正确。

17. 考查动词词义辨析。A恢复；B准备；C逃离；D忘记；我感到很震惊，很长时间以后我才恢复过来。故A正确。

18. 考查形容词词义辨析。A精力充沛的；B没有尽头的；C典型的；D令人快乐的；我失去了多年的快乐的写作，都是因为我没有自信。

19. 考查名词词义辨析。A经历，经验；B成功；C益处，好处；D事故；回顾这次经历，我得到了一个很重要的教训：你无法承担起怀疑自己的后果。故A正确。

20. 考查动词词义辨析。A尝试；B承担得起；C期待，预料；D假装；回顾这次经历，我得到了一个很重要的教训：你无法承担起怀疑自己的后果。故B正确。

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