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   21  filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so   22   that I decided to write an article about her.

I   23   Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She   24   and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   25   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   26  , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that   27   Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The   28   was almost unbearable. I struggled for days   29   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   30  . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I   31   in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   32   the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While   33   my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   34   :

Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some   35   materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to   36   your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to   37  . Fear of rejection cost me ly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of   38   writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this   39  , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   40   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．survive        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

 

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

 

 

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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   1filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so   2that I decided to write an article about her.

I   3Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She   4and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   5I 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   7Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The   8was almost unbearable. I struggled for days   9draft 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   11in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   12the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While   13my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   14:

七彩教育网 Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some   15materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to   16your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to   17. Fear of rejection cost me 七彩教育网ly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of   18writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this   19, I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   20to 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．survive        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

 

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 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  :

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．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．survive                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

完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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   36  filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so   37   that I decided to write an article about her.

I   38   Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She   39   and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   40   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   41  , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that   42   Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The   43   was almost unbearable. I struggled for days   44   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   45  . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I   46   in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   47   the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While   48   my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   49  :

Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some   50   materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to   51   your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to   52  . Fear of rejection cost mely. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of   53   writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this   54  , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   55   to doubt yourself.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

46．A．compare    B．struggle     C．survive       D．compete

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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