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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　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 that 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 with draft after draft．　　9　　, 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 could hardly 　　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 a 　　14　　 way．

　　Dear Ms Profit,

　　Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic．Yet we need some 　　15　　 materials．Please add 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 having my article appear in a major magazine．More importantly, I lost years of 　　18　　 writing．Today, I have become a full – time writer．Looking back on this 　　19　　, I learned a very important lesson－You can't 　　20　　 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．	hoped
C．	explained
D．	knew

(6)


[　　]
A．	seriously
B．	patiently
C．	nervously
D．	quietly

(7)


[　　]
A．	blaming
B．	interviewing
C．	inviting
D．	urging

(8)


[　　]
A．	hardship
B．	failure
C．	comment
D．	pressure

(9)


[　　]
A．	Finally
B．	Therefore
C．	Otherwise
D．	Nearly

(10)


[　　]
A．	disappeared
B．	returned
C．	spread
D．	improved

(11)


[　　]
A．	behave
B．	struggle
C．	work
D．	compete

(12)


[　　]
A．	ignore
B．	deliver
C．	face
D．	receive

(13)


[　　]
A．	decorating
B．	repairing
C．	clearing
D．	leaving

(14)


[　　]
A．	casual
B．	terrible
C．	horrible
D．	troublesome

(15)


[　　]
A．	passive
B．	detailed
C．	negative
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

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Criticism is judgement．A critic is a juoge muststudy and think about the material presented to him,accept it,correct it or reject it after thinking over what he has read,wateched or heard．

　　That sort of critical reading might well be called creativereading because I am thinking along with the writer,asking him questions,seeing whether he answers the questions and how well he answers them．I mark the good passages to storethem in my memory and ask myself about every other part and about the complete piece of writing where,how and why I could or should improve upon it．

　　Don't believe those who say that bad reading cannot hurt a person．How do they know what will hurt others?Wouldn't you rather believe the experience of the aged that say,“Aman is what he has read”and“Our reading and studies carryover into our lives”?

　　Let's get back to the beneficial effects of thinking whilereading．It helps us to enlarge our minds．We understandmore about the universe,its people and many of its wonders．We learn to think and observe in new ways．We certainly doget a feeling for the language we are reading．All good writersin any language have been readers who read critically and creatively and continuously．

　　Reading critically also helps me to develop and refine my emotions to the point where I can tell whether a report,a story or a poem is genuinely humane（高雅的）or not— whetherthe writer is an honest writer．

　　Finally,reading will and must broaden my sympathies,expand my love for others and set it in action．How can a per-son who has a hit of kindness in his heart read about all the miseries and tragedies that people and nations have and not want to do and actually do what he can to relieve those peoplein every way he can and as much as he can?

(1)

By creative reading the writer means ________
[　　]
A．	raising questions and answering them for the author
B．	reading and giving comments on the materials one has read
C．	thinking in the same line with the author
D．	storing up facts in one's memory

(2)

According to the writer,critical reading ________
[　　]
A．	makes a person intelligent
B．	makes a person rich
C．	enables a person to write fluently
D．	gives a person extra work

(3)

We learn from the passage that all good authors ________
[　　]
A．	have a thorough insight to the problems in life
B．	observe and imitate the ways other authors write
C．	have the feeling of the language they write in
D．	have read extensively and critically

(4)

According to the last paragraph,reading makes a person ________
[　　]
A．	romantic
B．	sensitive to the feelings of others
C．	sympathetic to the miseries of his fellow-men
D．	a good writer

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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

Roger Crawford had everything he needed to play tennis except two hands and a leg. He had no palms (手掌). The baby's arms and legs were shortened, and he had only three toes on his right foot and his left leg was cut off.

The doctor said Roger 1 from ectrodactylism (先天性畸形), only one out of 90 000 children born in the United States. The doctor said Roger would probably never be able to walk or 2 himself. Fortunately Roger's parents didn't 3 the doctor.

“My parents always taught me that I was only as handicapped (残疾的) as I wanted to be,” said Roger. “They never allowed me to feel sorry for myself or take 4 of people because of my handicap. Once I got into trouble. my school papers were continually late.” explained Roger, who had to hold his pencil with both hands to write 5 . “I asked Dad to write a note to my teacher, 6 for a two-day extension on my assignments. 7 , Dad made me start writing my paper two days earlier!”

Roger's father always 8 him to get involved in ( 参加) sports, teaching Roger to catch and throw a volleyball, and play football after school. At the age of 12, Roger 9 to win a place on the school football team.

Before every game, Roger would 10 his dream of scoring a touch down (角地球，在对方球门线后着地). Then one day he got his 11 . The ball landed in his arms and off. He ran as fast as he could on his artificial leg toward the goal line, his coach and teammates 12 wildly. But at the ten-yard line, a guy from the other team 13 up with Roger, grabbing his left ankle. Roger tried to pull his artificial leg 14 , but instead it ended up being pulled off.

Roger's love of sports 15 and so did his self-confidence. But not every obstacle (障碍) gave way to Roger's 16 .

Roger went on to play college tennis, finishing his tennis career with 22 wins and 11 losses. He later became the first physically handicapped tennis player to be certified (证明) as a teaching professional by the United States Professional Tennis Association. Roger now tours the country, speaking to groups about what it takes to be a winner, no matter 17 you are.

“The only difference 18 you and me is that you can see my handicap, but I can't see 19 . We all have them. When people ask me how I've been able to overcome my physical handicap, I tell them that I haven't overcome anything. I've 20 learned what I can't do-such as play the piano or eat with chopsticks, but more importantly, I've learned what I can do. Then I do what I can with all my heart and soul,” said Roger in the end.

1．

A. suffered 　　　　　　　　 B resulted

C. heard　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. died

2．

A. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. care for

C. teach　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stand

3．

A. promise　　　　　　　　　　 B. follow

C. persuade　　　　　　　　　　 D. believe

4．

A. use　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. care

C. advantage　　　　　　　　 D. note

5．

A. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. quickly

C. slowly　　　　　　　　　　 D. easily

6．

A. asking　　　　　　　　　　 B. answering

C. playing　　　　　　　　　　 D. looking

7．

A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Instead

C. Then　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Therefore

8．

A. praised　　　　　　　　　　 B. forced

C. encouraged　　　　　　　　 D. criticized (批评)

9．

A. managed　　　　　　　　　　 B. meant

C. promised　　　　　　　　 D. prepared

10．

A. recognize　　　　　　　　 B. realize

C. visualize (设想)　　　　 D. specialize(专攻)

11．

A. memory　　　　　　　　　　 B. time

C. lesson　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. chance

12．

A. cheering　　　　　　　　　　 B. enjoying

C. watching　　　　　　　　 D. laughing

13．

A. picked　　　　　　　　　　 B. help

C. caught　　　　　　　　　　 D. kept

14．

A. free　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. round

C. through　　　　　　　　　　 D. off

15．

A. added　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. grew

C. rose　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. raised

16．

A. determination　　　　　　 B. thought

C. failure　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. confidence

17．

A. what　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. where

C. who　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. how old

18．

A. between　　　　　　　　　　 B. from

C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. by

19．

A. you　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. your

C. yourself　　　　　　　　　　 D. yours

20．

A. naturally　　　　　　　　　　 B. certainly

C. simply　　　　　　　　　　 D. especially