Question

Meyer has been crazy about writing since she was young. She got her first lesson in story-telling from        grandfather, who gave her words of love. He set off her imagination and influenced her much. Meyer always had stories running        her head and as soon as she could write, she put them down on paper.

Meye            remembered the call that changed her life. It was Tuesday, February 18^th, when the           rang in the kitchen of her Los Angeles home. On the line was Marty Banderas, a literary agent (代理) to whom she had sent a copy of her novel three weeks earlier. She asked Meyer some        information, like age and health condition. Meyer felt        and asked what that was about. Banderas only replied, "I've just sold your        for one and a half million dollars!"

She sat down in shock. She had written over fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been        by publishers(出版商). Many people would have been discouraged (气馁的),        not her. Each time, she just got down to writing another one. Her husband advised her to find something else to do, but she never         . Seeing this book published was the most        thing that has ever happened to her.

Now she is a         of three children, but she has never stopped         , turning out novels between kids and dishes. She is writing another novel now, and she expects another success. Yes, her belief (信仰) has brought her         , and it has changed her life        . Meyer is very confident that she will enjoy a more successful and meaningful life as long as she keeps on with her dream.

1.A. myB. yourC. herD. his

2.A. throughB. withC. alongD. across

3.A. hardlyB. probablyC. clearlyD. usually

4.A. phoneB. bellC. clockD. alarm

5.A. localB. public             C. personalD. national

6.A. happyB. afraidC. sadD. strange

7.A. paintingB. novelC. newspaperD. magazine

8.A. acceptedB. agreedC. refusedD. enjoyed

9.A. soB. orC. and               D. but

10.A. came backB. gave upC. went awayD. got down

11.A. boring         B. tiringC. excitingD. interesting

12.A. teacher         B. cousinC. nurseD. mother

13.A. writing         B. readingC. listeningD. speaking

14.A. freedom        B. successC. friendshipD. beauty

15.A. in timeB. in publicC. in returnD. in surprise

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述一个叫做Meyer女孩。Meyer小时候受爷爷的影响便爱上了写小说，写作道路上虽然坎坷，但是她并没有放弃，最后收获了成功。

1.她从她爷爷讲故事那里上了第一节课，爷爷给了她爱的话语。A. my“我的”；B. your“你的”；C. her“她的”；D. his“他的”。Meyer是个女孩，故选C。

2.考查介词及语境的理解。句意：Meyer的脑子里总是有故事穿过，她异能写的时候就写下来。A. through“通过”；B. with“随着”；C. along“沿着”；D. across“穿过”。表示抽象上的穿过用through。故选A。

3.考查副词及语境的理解。句意：Meyer清楚地记得改变她生活的那个电话。A. hardly“几乎不”；B. probably“可能地”；C. clearly“清楚地”；D. usually“通常”。结合语境，故选C。

4.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：那是2月18日星期二，当电话在她洛杉矶家里的厨房响起时。A. phone“电话”；B. bell“铃”；C. clock“钟表”；D. alarm“闹钟”。结合上文Meyer 18 remembered the call that changed her life.故选A。

5.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：她问了Meyer一些私人的问题，像年龄和健康状况。A. local“当地的”；B. public“公众的”；C. personal“私人的”；D. national“国家的”。根据本句中的age，可知答案为C。

6.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：Meyer感到奇怪就问那是关于什么的。A. happy“高兴的”；B. afraid“害怕的”；C. sad“难过的”；D. strange“奇怪的，陌生的”。结合句意，故选D。

7.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：Banderas 只是说我把你小说卖了150万美元。A. painting“绘画”；B. novel“小说”；C. newspaper“报纸”；D. magazine“杂志”。结合上文On the line was Marty Banderas, a literary agent (代理) to whom she had sent a copy of her novel three weeks earlier.可知答案为B。

8.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：她在20年内写过超过14篇小说，每一篇都被拒绝出版了。A. accepted“接受”；B. agreed“同意”；C. refused“拒绝”；D. enjoyed“享受，喜欢”。根据后文Many people would have been discouraged可知答案为C。

9.考查连词及语境的理解。句意：许多人都会选择放弃了，但是除了她。A. so“所以”；B. or“或者，否则”；C. and“并且”；D. but“但是”。结合句意，可知是转折关系。故选D。

10.考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：她的丈夫让她找些其他的事情做，但是她从不放弃。A. came back“回来”；B. gave up“放弃”；C. went away“离开”；D. got down“下来”。结合句意，故选B。

11.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：看到这本书出版是最令她兴奋地事。A. boring“令人厌烦的”；B. tiring“累人的”；C. exciting“令人兴奋的”；D. interesting“有趣的”。结合语境，故选C。

12.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：现在她是三个孩子的妈妈。A. teacher“老师”；B. cousin“堂弟”；C. nurse“护士”；D. mother“妈妈”。结合句意，故选D。

13.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：但是她从不停止写作，在孩子和碗碟之间制造小说。A. writing“写”；B. reading“读”；C. listening“听”；D. speaking“说”。结合句意，故选A。

14.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：她的信仰带给她成功。A. freedom“自由”；B. success“成功”；C. friendship“友谊”；D. beauty“美丽”。结合句意，故选B。

15.考查短语及语境的理解。句意：并以改变她的命运做报答。A. in time“及时”；B. in public“公众”；C. in return“作为报答”；D. in surprise“惊讶”。结合句意，故选C。

考点：故事类短文。