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13.When I was fifteen,I announced to my English class that I was going to write and illustrate my own books.Half the students sneered.The rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing."Don't be silly,only geniuses can become writers,"the English teacher said,"And you are getting a D this semester."I was so humiliated(羞辱) that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capri's Weekly newspaper.To my astonishment,they published it and sent me two dollars.I was a published and paid writer.I showed it to my teacher and fellow students.They laughed."Just plain dumb luck,"the teacher said.I tasted success.I'd sold the first thing I'd ever written.That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck,that was fine with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of poems,letters,jokes and recipes.By the time I graduated from high school,with a C minus average,I had scrapbooks filled with my published work.I never mentioned my writing to my teachers,friends or my family again.They were dream killers and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams,they must always choose their dreams.
I had four children at the time,and the oldest was only four.While the children slept,I typed on my ancient typewriter.I wrote what I felt.It took nine months,just like a baby.
A month later Crying Wind,the title of my book,became a best seller,was translated into fifteen languages and Braille and sold worldwide.I appeared on TV talk shows.I traveled from New York to California and Canada on promotional tours.My first book also became required reading in native American schools in Canada.
People ask what college I attended,what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer.The answer is:"None."I just write.I'm not a genius.I'm not gifted and I don't write right.To all those who dream of writing,I'm shouting at you:"Yes,you can.Yes,you can.Don't listen to them."I don't write right but I've beaten the odds.Writing is easy,it's fun and anyone can do it.Of course,a little dumb luck doesn't hurt.
61.Why did many students laugh after hearing what the writer said?D
A.Because they didn't like him      
B.Because they wished he could be successful as a writer
C.Because their teacher laughed,too 
D.Because they felt it impossible for him to succeed
62.When the writer graduated from high school,B  
A.he had become a famous writer      
B.he had made progress in his studies.
C.his classmates and teachers changed their attitudes towards him
D.he decided he wouldn't become a writer
63.What prevented him telling others about his writing?C
A.The characters in his story
B.His teacher.
C.His early experience
D.His parents.
64.What can we infer from the passage?A
A.It is difficult for a person,who cares about what others say,to succeed.
B.It is important for a person to tell others what he wants to do.
C.It is necessary for a person,who wants to succeed,to take others'advice.
D.It is impossible for an ordinary person to be a writer in the future.
65.Which of the following is the best title?C
A.A famous writer                                                  
B.I Hate My Classmates and Teachers
C.I Never Write Right                                            
D.A Genius Can Be a Writer.

分析 作者写这篇文章是告诉我们在实现梦想的道路上,不要听信别人的嘲笑和讽刺,坚持做自己的事情,持之以恒,终会成功的.

解答 61.D 推理题:根据第一段中"Don't be silly,only geniuses can become writers"别傻了,只有天才才能成为作家,可知老师和同学们都不相信他可以成功.故选D.
62.B 推理题:根据第一段中"And you are getting a D this semester"你这个学期的成绩只可能是D和第三段中"By the time I graduated from high school,with a C minus average,"中学毕业时,我的平均成绩是C+,可知作者的学习成绩提高了.故选B.
63.C 推理题:阅读第一和第二段内容可知,当作者说自己要写书、画插图时,老师和同学嘲笑他异想天开,当他把第一份发表的诗拿给老师和同学时,他们又说作者是瞎猫碰到死耗子,从那以后作者再也不把自己发表的了文章拿给他们看了.这是作者学生时期的经历,故选C.
64.A 细节题:根据最后一段""Yes,you can.Yes,you can.Don't listen to them"行的,你一定能行,不要听信别人,由此可知如果你听信别人对你的嘲笑放弃努力就不会成功.故选A.
65.C 推理题:阅读最后一段内容可知作者不是天才,并没有写作天分也不懂写作,还很懒惰、没有经过正式训练,但是就是这样坚持写,不理会别人的嘲笑讽刺,最终取得了成功.故选C.

点评 首先,要求考生在阅读时,要抓住文章的主题和细节,分析文章结构,根据上下文内在联系,挖掘文章的深层含义.在进行推理时,考生一定要仔细阅读短文,千万不可脱离原文而仅凭个人的看法,主观臆断.
  其次,对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机、事件的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析,进一步增强理解能力,抓住材料实质性的东西.
  再次,在解答推理性问题时,应清楚所要解答的问题是针对某个细节进行推断,还是针对主题 思想、作者的意图进行推断.

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B.Because he had been so angry with his daughter's shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.
C.Because he didn't believe in his daughter
D.Because he wasn't quite sure which girl was telling the truth.
57.What did the father do after he heard his daughter's complaint?C
A.He told her not to pay any attention to what her"enemy"said.
B.He criticized her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.
C.He told her to write down all that her"enemy"had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.
D.He refused to take the list and have a look at it.
58.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?C
A.Not an Enemy,but a Best Friend   
B.My Father
C.The Best Advice I've Ever Had                        
D.My Childhood.

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