Question

I wrote my first novel when I was 20. It was a ______. I didn‘t know how to properly format dialogue or ______ a plot. Those were all ______ I planned to work out later. I gave the book to my father to read, and within a day he left me a voice mail saying that it was _______ and that I was going to sell it for $300,000.

________, and rather quickly, the book was ______ by every publisher in New York. If there were a literary prize for Most Rejections, I would have won it. I was _______, of course, but I know better than to _______— writing wasn’t an easy job, and if this book wasn’t my ______ in, maybe the next one would be. I got back to work.

But this scenario(剧情) happened again: I wrote books…and then they wouldn‘t ______ . Still, my father’s faith in me never wavered(摇摆), even ______  I worked a lot of other jobs. Some of the jobs, like being a bookseller, were great, and _______ to my writing life. Some, like selling overpriced jeans to 12-year-olds, were only good to some extent (在某种程度上）as they were material for future _______.  And they were -- because it finally _______. I sold a book! I was going to make it ！

I completely agree with the inspiring speaker and author John Maxwell’s words: “ Successful and unsuccessful people do not _______ greatly in their abilities but in their ________ to reach their potential.” Life’s not ______ . It never was, it isn’t now, it won’t ever be. But do not fall into the trap of feeling you are a ________, you are not. Get over it and _______ with it. And yes, most things are more _______ when you break a sweat to get them.

1.A. mess    B. mix    C. confusion    D. puzzle

2.A. follow    B. structure    C. discover    D. hatch

3.A. facts    B. messages    C. meanings    D. details

4.A. practical    B. complex    C. wonderful    D. dissatisfactory

5.A. So    B. Instead    C. Therefore    D. Regardless

6.A. rejected    B. accepted    C. admitted    D. commented

7.A. depressed    B. surprised    C. frightened    D. embarrassed

8.A. pass by    B. fight for    C. give up    D. write on

9.A. card    B. ticket    C. pen    D. bill

10.A. write    B. buy    C. work    D. sell

11.A. if    B. because    C. as    D. since

12.A. turned    B. opened    C. led    D. contributed

13.A. lives    B. decisions    C. stories    D. jobs

14.A. happened    B. failed    C. made    D. passed

15.A. vary    B. change    C. match    D. diversify

16.A. request    B. demand    C. hope    D. desire

17.A. sad    B. happy    C. hard    D. easy

18.A. witness    B. loser    C. owner    D. winner

19.A. get round    B. get on    C. get about    D. get by

20.A. challenging    B. demanding    C. rewarding    D. paying

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.A

16.D

17.D

18.B

19.B

20.C

【解析】本文讲述了一位作家从无到有，努力创作，最终在写作领域站稳脚步，取得一定成就的奋斗历程。

1.A

考查推测。根据上下文，作者22岁第一次写小说，却不知道如何写对话，如何构造情节。所以很混乱，应该是一团糟。mess混乱；mix 混合 ； confusion迷惑；puzzle迷惑。

2.B

考查名词。此处含义是我不知怎样建构对话，也不知怎样勾画情节。structure 此处为动词，表示使（某事物）形成结构； 计画；组织。: 如 structure one’s day, life, career，an essay 等。 而hatch a plot，是密谋一项阴谋, 采用plot的另外一个意思。故选B项。

3.D

考查名词。句意：那些对话或者情节我认为是可以以后再加工的细节（details）之处。A.事实B信息C意思。所以选D。

4.考查形容词。 根据上下文，父亲认为我的小说很棒（wonderful. ），可以卖30万美元。. Practical可行的； complex复杂的 ；dissatisfactory不满意的。

5.B

.考查副词。根据后面的and quickly可知，此处应该是一个副词, 意思应该是（真实情况）与此相反（Instead）。Therefore 因此， Regardless不管，不论。

6.A

考查动词。可知是小说是拒绝（reject），且下文“Literary prize for Most Rejections”也给的提示。 accept接受； admitt承认； comment评论。故选A

7.A

考查形容词。depressed沮丧的 ；surprised惊讶的 ；frightened 恐惧的；embarrassed尴尬的。句意：被拒绝了多次，想来心情应该是很沮丧（depressed）

8.C

考查动词短语。pass by经过; 过去; 疏忽 ；fight for为…而战斗/竞争， 争取，争夺； give up放弃；write on写，记述。根据句型结构：I knew better than to…的意思是不至于放弃（give up）。

9.B

考查名词。card卡，名片 ； ticket票，入场劵；pen 笔；bill账单; 钞票; 清单。my ticket in入场券。句意：这也不是我的（职场）入场券。

10.D。

考查动词。根据上文：同样的剧情在上演。我写了书，但是就是卖（sell）不出去。they指的是书。The books wouldn’t sell.含义是书卖不出去。

11.C

.考查连词。 as. 根据上文：即使在此期间我做了很多其他的工作，父亲对我的信心从不摇摆。

12.D

考查动词搭配。contribute to 有助于，促使，导致。句意：售书的工作有助于我的写作。故选D。

13.C

考查名词。根据上文，卖给12岁孩子昂贵的牛仔裤，是对以后故事（story）的有效的素材。

14.A

考查动词。此句的含义是他们确实是有效的素材，因为最后这事发生（happen）了。我卖了一本书。故选A。

15.A

考查动词。最后一段抒发感慨：我赞同知名演说家和作家的话：成功与不成功的人士在能力上并没有什么区别，只是他们在迫切要展示潜能上的欲望上有所不同。此处应该为vary不同。而非change改变，match搭配，diversify 多彩。

16.D见

考查名词。见第16题分析。

17.D

考查形容词。句意：生活不容易（easy），从前，现在，以后都不会容易。也可以从第二段第三行wring wasn’t an easy job上找到信息

18.B

考查名词。句意：切忌陷入自我定义的泥沼，总是感觉自己是生活的失败者（loser），其实你并不是。witness 证人； owner拥有者，物主； winner胜利者。

19.B

考查动词辨析。句意：努力克服苦难吧，并且（朝着梦想）继续前行！get round 含义是走动，避免与传播。get about为四处行走。get by 为勉强及格，通过的含义。只有get on有继续前行，争取成功的含义。

20.C

考查形容词。此句含义是当你为之付出努力与汗水的时候，你会发现大部分的事情都是值得的（rewarding）. challenging为有挑战的，demanding为高要求的，paying为付款的。只有rewarding为有所回报，值得的含义。