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 1. filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 2. that I decided to write an article about her.
I 3. Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She 4. and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 5. 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 6. , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 7. Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 8. was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 9. draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript 10. . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I 11. in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t 12. the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While 13. my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 14. :
Ms. Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some more relevant materials. Please 15. those and return the article immediately. We would like to 16. your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to 17. . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of 18. writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. 19. this experience, I’ve learned a very important lesson: You can’t 20. to doubt yourself.
21. A．voice B．joy C．smile D．speech
22. A．proud B．moved C．satisfied D．active
23. A．visited B．emailed C．interviewed D．phoned
24. A．refused B．agreed C．hesitated D．paused
25. A．explained B．discovered C．knew D．replied
26. A．seriously B．nervously C．patiently D．quietly
27. A．fooling B．blaming C．inviting D．urging
28. A．hardship B．failure C．comment D．pressure
29. A．on B．by C．with D．in
30. A．disappeared B．improved C．spread D．returned
31. A．compare B．survive C．compete D．struggle
32. A．face B．deliver C．ignore D．receive
33. A．decorating B．repairing C．leaving D．cleaning
34. A．anxiety B．disbelief C．horror D．trouble
35. A．increase B．replace C．add D．mix
36. A．broadcast B．create C．assess D．publish
37. A．concentrate B．prepare C．escape D．recover
38. A．energetic B．enjoyable C．typical D．endless
39. A．Holding on to B．Dating back to C．Looking back on D．Dropping in on
40. A．afford B．attempt C．expect D．pretend
1.A
2.B
3.D
4.B
5.C
6.B
7.A
8.D
9.C
10.D
11.C
12.A
13.D
14.B
15.C
16.D
17.D
18.B
19.C
20.A
【解析】
试题分析：作者通过自己的第一次写作经历，认识到我们不能对自己不自信，怀疑自己会付出代价的。
1.考查名词。 A．voice声音B．joy快乐 C．smile微笑D．speech演讲，与前面的sing相呼应。选A。
2.考查形容词。Salome优美的歌声是剧院活跃起来。我深受感动，决心写篇关于她的文章。 选B。
3.考查动词。结合下文的When I hung up（挂断电话）,可知此处作者是给Salome打电话。选D。
4.考查动词。 A．refused拒绝B．agreed同意C．hesitated犹豫D．paused停顿，她同意了。选B。
5.考查动词。A．explained解释 B．discovered发现C．knew知道D．replied回答，
我知道自己在说谎。自己了解自己。选C。
6.考查副词。 自己向对方撒了谎，面对对方时，自是感到紧张nervously。选B。
7.考查动词。 自己向Salome说谎，也就是欺骗（fool）Salome。选A。
8.考查名词。 A．hardship困难B．failure失败C． comment评论D．pressure压力，作者根本就没写过文章，所以要写篇关于她的文章的压力pressure很大，几乎是难以忍受的。选D。
9.考查介词。struggle with sth：与...做斗争，拼搏，奋斗。选C。
10.考查动词。A．disappeared消失B．improved提高C．spread传播D．returned回来，
没过多久， 我的手稿就返回来了。选D。
11.考查动词。A．compare对比B．survive幸存C．compete竞争D．struggle奋斗，我如何能在一个满是职业作家的世界里竞争呢？选C。
12.考查动词。结合下文的Fear of rejection cost me可知作者害怕被拒绝，而不敢面对，不敢拆开信。选A。
13.考查动词。A．decorating装饰B．repairing修理C．leaving离开D．cleaning打扫，
搬家前，打扫房间。选D。
14.考查名词。in disbelief怀疑地，不相信地。结合信的内容可知，当初作者的稿子被采用了，而这是作者没想到的。选B。
15.考查动词。 A．increase增加B．replace 代替C．add增加D．mix混合，从前面的Yet we need some more relevant materials.可知我们需要与文章相关（related）的资料。要加上，选C。
16.考查动词。A．broadcast广播B．create创造C．assess获得D．publish出版，杂志社赞赏作者的文章，自然想不久后就能出版（publish）。 选D。
17.考查动词：A．concentrate集中B．prepare准备C．escape逃跑 D．recover恢复，花了很长时间，我才从震惊（shocked）中恢复（recover）过来。选D。
18.考查形容词。当初是作者第一次写文章，如果当时作者打开信封的话，他就成功了，就会赢得至少500美元，那就是次快乐的enjoyable写作。选B。
19.考查词组。A．Holding on to抓住B．Dating back to追溯C．Looking back on回顾D．Dropping in on拜访，回顾这次经历。 选C.
20.考查动词。A．afford负担B．attempt尝试C．expect期望D．pretend假装，can't afford to do sth 负担不起做某事。 选A。
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点评：这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。阅读这类材料时，同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据情节展开想象，即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。
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