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【题目】My first book had been rejected by every major American publisher. My first agent, wasn’t communicating. My dream of a life as a successful author was in tatters.

“It isn’t going to happen,” I said to my friend. “And I have to accept it.”

“If you lose faith in your product, no one else will have faith in it,” she told me.

And, I knew she was right. But, how could I believe in myself when I hit a wall at every turn? I knew I had a good product. The book featured interviews with world-famous people who had learned how to succeed and lead—the hard way. It had information that could help other people. As a consumer, I would have loved that book because it had the great wisdom I so desperately needed. And, their stories made for good reading. I had a good book. What I didn’t have was a publisher. I had to find a way to get that book sold and on the shelves. But, how?

The hardest challenge was forcing myself to do battle again. I had to find the strength to believe in myself when it seemed like no one else believed in me. When I hit a wall, I usually need to get more information to figure out what is going wrong. So, I did some research and found out that my initial vision for the book-where all the interview subjects got their own chapters-wasn’t marketable to big publishers because that format does not sell tons of books. What I had to do was recognize, restructure and rewrite.

I needed an agent. There are thousands of agents. Surely one of them was right for me. So, I started sending out query（询问）letters. Within a week, I had a dozen agents who wanted the book. I chose the one who I thought would believe in me and my dream. She did get me my choices of publishers.

Hard won Wisdom wound up being a best-selling book. But, it almost never was.

【1】Which can best replace the underlined part “in tatters” in Paragraph 1?

A. Great. B. Ruined.

C. Strange. D. Cherished.

【2】How can the author’s first book be described?

A. It is very theoretical. B. It contains many love stories.

C. It is about a well-known person. D. It is quite useful for many people.

【3】Which part of the mentioned book was changed by the author?

A. The cover of it. B. The main content.

C. The structure of it. D. The introduction part.

【4】What does the author’s story tell us?

A. Never give up. B. Easier said than done.

C. Every man has his faults. D. Never judge a book by its cover.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】这是一篇叙述文。本文主要讲述了自己推销自己的第一本书的亲身经历，告诉读者无论再难都不要轻言放弃。作者的第一本书没有出版社愿意出版，找不到合适的代理人，貌似作者想成为一名成功的作家是不可能了，但是作者始终没有放弃，认为是金子总会发光，自己的书会成为畅销书。

【1】词义猜从题。该句前面讲的是作者的第一本书被出版社拒绝，第一个代理人也不能交流，所以作者的处境是艰难的，因为作者写的是书，所以他想成为一名成功的作家，但是他的处境使他成为成功的作家的梦想破灭了。A. Great.好的； B. Ruined.毁灭的；C. Strange. 奇怪的； D. Cherished.珍爱的。故B选项正确。

【2】推理判断题。由文中第四段的 It had information that could help other people.可知，作者的这本书对很多人是有用的。故D选项正确。

【3】推理判断题。由倒数第三段及What I had to do was recognize, restructure and rewrite.可知，作者书的结构需要重新写。C选项正确。

【4】主旨大意题。文中反复提到作者的书无法出版的问题，而作者正视这些问题，不断的修改，期望能出版，期间作者从未放弃，一直坚信自己的书会成为畅销书，所以他想告诉读者不要放弃。故A选项正确。