Question

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 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so that I decided to write an article about her.

I ___ Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 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 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The was almost unbearable. I struggled for days draft(草稿) 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 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in _ .

Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to . Fear of rejection cost me greatly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t to doubt yourself.

1.A. joy B. voice C. speech D. smile

2.A. proud B. active C. satisfied D. moved

3.A. visited B. emailed C. phoned D. interviewed

4.A. agreed B. refused C. hesitated D. paused

5.A. replied B. discovered C. explained D. knew

6.A. seriously B. patiently C. nervously D. quietly

7.A. blaming B. fooling C. inviting D. urging

8.A. hardship B. failure C. comment D. pressure

9.A. with B. by C. on D. in

10.A. disappeared B. returned C. spread D. improved

11.A. compare B. struggle C. live D. compete

12.A. ignore B. deliver C. face D. receive

13.A. decorating B. repairing C. cleaning D. leaving

14.A. disbelief B. anxiety C. horror D. trouble

15.A. subjective B. relevant C. private D. reliable

16.A. broadcast B. create C. publish D. assess

17.A. recover B. prepare C. escape D. concentrate

18.A. energetic B. endless C. typical D. enjoyable

19.A. experience B. success C. benefit D. accident

20.A. attempt B. afford C. expect D. pretend

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了作者作者接到杂志社返回的稿子后，由于害怕被拒绝而不敢打开。五年后要搬家的时候才打开，他很意外的发现原来杂志社是准备发表他的文章的。作者感叹，怀疑自己使自己失去了很多好的机会。我们要相信自己。

1.A. joy欢乐；B. voice声音；C. speech演讲；D. smile笑容。上文提到作者第一次听到Salome Bey唱歌。故此处应为Salome Bey的声音充满了整个教室。故选B。

2.A. proud骄傲的；B. active活跃；C. satisfied满意的；D. moved感动的。句意：作者被她的声音所感动，所以决定写一篇关于她的文章。故选D。

3.When I hung up.可知作者时打电话给Salome Bey的。故选C。

4.A. agreed同意；B. refused拒绝；C. hesitated犹豫；D. paused停顿。根据本句句意：Salome Bey告诉作者下周二去她的工作室可知她同意了作者的要求。故选A。

5.A. replied回答；B. discovered发现；C. explained解释；D. knew知道。根据句意可知作者根本不是一个作家，所以他知道自己在撒谎。故选D。

6.A. seriously严肃地；B. patiently耐心地；C. nervously紧张地； D. quietly安静地。作者不是一个作家，所以他在采访Salome Bey的时候，坐在那儿很紧张。故选C。

7.A. blaming责备；B. fooling愚弄；C. inviting邀请；D. urging敦促。根据语境可知，作者认识到愚弄Salome Bey是一回事，为一个杂志写一篇文章是不可能的。故选B。

8.A. hardship困难；B. failure失败；C. comment评论；D. pressure压力。由语境可知，采访的时候作者的压力很大。故选D。

9. with sb./sth.与……作斗争。此处意为作者努力修改稿子。故选A。

10.A. disappeared消失；B. returned回来，返回；C. spread蔓延； D. improved提升，提高。由下文可知，作者的稿子返回来了。故选B。

11.A. compare与……相比；B. struggle挣扎，斗争；C. live生活；D. compete与……竞争。句意：在一个满是作家的世界里，我有什么能力去竞争？故选D。

12.A. ignore忽视；B. deliver投递，发表，接生；C. face面临；D. receive收到。根据句意可知作者没有勇气打开信封，因为他没有勇气面对稿子被拒绝。故选C。

13.A. decorating装饰，装修；B. repairing修理；C. cleaning清洁，打扫；D. leaving离开。由句意可知，五年后作者要离开此地去加利福尼亚。所以此处为当离开公寓的时候。故选D。

14.A. disbelief不信，怀疑；B. anxiety焦急，焦虑；C. horror恐怖，震惊；D. trouble麻烦。由下文可知信的内容出乎作者的意料，所以作者读这封信的时候是怀疑的心情。故选A。

15.A. subjective主观的，个人的；B. relevant相关的；C. private私人的；D. reliable可信任的。根据句意可知，杂志社认为作者的文章非常好，他们还需要相关的资料。故选B。

16.A. broadcast广播；B. create创造；C. publish出版；D. assess评估。根据前文内容可知，杂志社想尽快出版作者的文章。故选C。

17.A. recover恢复；B. prepare准备；C. escape逃跑；D. concentrate集中。根据语境可知，作者看到信的内容很吃惊，花了很长时间才恢复过来。故选A。

18.A. energetic精力充沛的；B. endless无穷的，无尽的；C. typical典型的；D. enjoyable快乐的。由语境可知，由于害怕被拒绝，作者这些年都没有快乐地写作。此处用形容词修饰writing。故选D。

19.A. experience经验，经历；B. success成功；C. benefit利益，好处；D. accident事故。此处为作者回顾这段经历。故选A。

20.attempt企图，尝试；B. afford负担的起，足以；C. expect期待，预料；D. pretend假装。本句意为：你付不起怀疑自己的代价。也就是说，你不能怀疑自己。故选B。

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