Question

Since my childhood, I always dreamed of becoming a full - time writer. Two years after my graduation, I     my job and made up my mind to realize my     .

No one could tell me     I would succeed or not. I rented a cold storage room in a building, set up a used desk and     to write. I had too many things to write and I had to write because the     was full of my heart.

After a year or so, however, I began to doubt myself. I found it     to earn my living by selling what I wrote. I can’t remember how many times my novels were     during that year. But I     to put my dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of     . I believed anyone with a dream must learn to struggle for the     .

During the most difficult period of my life, one of my classmates came to see me and tried to  __  me, “Yun, come to our company, and we will     you 2,000 yuan a month.” 2,000 yuan was really a big     at that time. It would enable me to live     . As the money were dancing in my     , something cleared my senses. Hadn’t I dreamed of being a writer? A full - time writer.

“Thanks, but no,” I said     , “I’m going to stick to writing.”

Again and again, I said to myself, “I will be     . People will love my novels.”

Finally my first novel was     in 1991. I had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever     .

Twenty years have passed, but the effect it had on my life has lasted. Now I often     the time working in that cold storage room. I will say, “Anyone with a dream, courage and persistence will be successful.”

1.A. Attained        B. quit       C. paused D. seized

2.A. Project         B. glory C. dream D. liberty

3.A. Whether        B. What         C. that       D. when

4.A. gave away       B. settled down C. put down D. took over

5.A. principle    B. justice       C. career D. enthusiasm

6.A. difficult    B. changeable C. permanent D. Skeptical

7.A. adjusted    B. attacked       C. registered D. rejected

8.A. pretended    B. determined C. waited D. agreed

9.A. anxiety    B. prejudice C. failure D. opportunity

10.A. Intelligence    B. fantasy       C. reputation D. goal

11.A. persuade    B. donate       C. inform D. require

12.A. Sponsor       B. Assist         C. pay       D. earn

13.A. account    B. money       C. scale D. fortune

14.A. steadier    B. handier       C. better D. happier

15.A. hand           B. head C. table D. wallet

16.A. doubtfully      B. eagerly       C. firmly D. consciously

17.A. successful     B. lucky       C. creative D. confident

18.A. sold           B. advocated C. published D. allocated

19.A. experienced    B. adopted       C. associated D. deposited

20.A. understood     B. recalled    C. reminded D. Assumed

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.C

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者从小就立志成为一名作家，大学毕业后放弃了工作，决心实现梦想。经历过一些困难挫折，也拒绝了一些诱惑，作者终于成功地实现了自己的梦想。

1.B考查动词。A. Attained“实现，获得，达到”；B. Quit“停止，离开，退出”；C. Paused“暂停，中止，犹豫不决”；D. Seized“抓住，夺取”；从语境可知，作者从小立志成为作家，大学毕业后便辞掉工作，决心实现梦想。故选B。

2.C考查名词。A. Project“工程，项目”；B. Glory“荣光，荣耀”；C. Dream“梦，梦想”；D. Liberty“自由，自由权”；根据语境可知，作者辞掉工作是为了实现自己的梦想，故答案为C。

3.A考查固定搭配。Whether or not“不管怎样，无论如何”。句意“没人告诉我是否会成功。”故答案为A。

4.B考查动词短语搭配。A. gave away“赠送，背叛，泄露”；B. settled down“安定下来，定居”；C. put down“镇压，几下，批评”；D. took over“接收，接管，接任”；根据情境可知，作者辞掉工作，租了住的地方，是为了安心写作，故选B。

5.D考查名词。A. Principle“原则，原理，主义”；B. Justice“公平，公正，正义”；C. career “事业，职业”；D. Enthusiasm“热情，热心”；根据前文I had too many things to write and I had to write可知，作者对写作非常有热情，故答案为D。

6.A考查形容词。A. Difficult“困难的，艰难的”；B. Changeable“多变的，易变的”；C. Permanent“永远的，永久的”；D. Sceptical“怀疑的”；find sth+adj.“发现某事...”。根据后文even though it meant living with uncertainty 说明写作并不能为作者提供稳定的生活。故答案为A.。

7.D考查动词。A. Adjusted“调整，调节，适应”；B. Attacked“攻击，抨击”；C. Registered“登记，记录，注册”；D. Rejected“拒绝，排斥”；根据语境可知，最初作者遭遇了很多挫折与打击，作品总是被拒绝，故答案为D。

8.B考查动词。A. Pretended“假装，装作”，pretend to“自以为...”；B. Determined“决定，决心”，determine to do sth“下定决心做...”;C. Waited“等待，等候”；D. Agreed“同意，赞同”agree to do sth“同意做...”；从前文可知，作者对作家这个梦想决心坚定，此处B符合题意，答案为B。

9.C考查名词。Fear of+n./v-ing“害怕...;害怕做...”A. Anxiety“焦虑，担心，渴望”；B. Prejudice“偏见，伤害”；C. Failure“失败”；D. Opportunity“机会”；前文提到作者被拒绝了很多次，根据语境可知，写作意味着生活充满了不确定和失败的恐惧，故答案为C。

10.D考查名词。A. Intelligence“智力，才能”；B. Fantasy“幻想”；C. Reputation“名誉，声誉”；D. Goal“目标”；根据语境可知anyone with a dream肯定是为自己的目标而努力，故答案为D。

11.A考查动词。A. Persuade“劝说，说服”；B. Donate“捐赠，捐献”；C. Inform“通知，通告”；D. Require“要求，需求，命令”；根据后文Yun, come to our company，可知my classmates是来劝我放弃梦想，选择薪水高的工作，故答案为A。

12.C考查动词。A. Sponsor“发起，赞助，倡议”；B. Assist“帮助，协助”；C. Pay“支付，赢利，获利”；D. Earn“获得，赚得”；根据语境，此处是作者的同学请作者去公司上班的薪水，每月支付2000元，故答案为C。

13.D考查名词。A. Account“账户，账目”；B. Money“金钱，货币”，a lot of money；C. Scale“刻度，等级”；D. Fortune“命运，财产”a big/small fortune；故答案为D。

14.C考查形容词比较级。A. Steadier“更稳定地”；B. Handier“更方便地，更灵巧地”；C. Better“更好的”；D. Happier“更幸福地”；前文提到作家梦meant living with uncertainty and fear of rejected，这里与前文形成对照，有了钱之后作者能过上更好的生活，故答案为C。

15.B考查名词。A. Hand“手”；B. Head“头”；C. Table“桌子”；D. Wallet“钱包”；根据语境可知，此处为作者的心理活动，故答案为B。

16.C考查副词。A. Doubtfully“怀疑地”；B. Eagerly“渴望地”；C. Firmly“坚定地”；D. Consciously“有意识地，自觉地”；根据前文Hadn’t I dreamed of being a writer? A full - time writer.可知作者对于自己的梦想十分坚定，故拒绝时也是十分坚定的，答案为C。

17.A考查形容词。A. Successful“成功的”；B. Lucky“幸运的”；C. Creative“有创造性的”；D. Confident“自信的”；根据下句People will love my novels可知，作者相信自己会成功，故答案为A。

18.C考查动词。A. Sold“卖，出售”；B. Advocated“提倡，主张”；C. Published“出版，发行”；D. Allocated“分配，分系”；根据语境，而且句子主语为first novel，可知此处为第一部小说出版了，故答案为C。

19.A考查动词。A. Experienced“经历，体验”；B. Adopted“收养，采用”；C. Associated“联系，联合”；D. Deposited“寄存，储蓄”；根据前文可知，作家的路很难走，1991年作者出版了第一本小说，这种成功和光荣是很少的作家经历过的，故答案为A。

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