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 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 more relevant materials. Please 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 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 writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. this experience, I’ve learned a very important lesson: You can’t to doubt yourself.
| 小题1: | | A．voice | B．joy | C．smile | D．speech |
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| 小题2: | | A．proud | B．moved | C．satisfied | D．active |
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| 小题3: | | A．visited | B．emailed | C．interviewed | D．phoned |
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| 小题4: | | A．refused | B．agreed | C．hesitated | D．paused |
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| 小题5: | | A．explained | B．discovered | C．knew | D．replied |
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| 小题6: | | A．seriously | B．nervously | C．patiently | D．quietly |
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| 小题7: | | A．fooling | B．blaming | C．inviting | D．urging |
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| 小题8: | | A．hardship | B．failure | C．comment | D．pressure |
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| 小题10: | | A．disappeared | B．improved | C．spread | D．returned |
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| 小题11: | | A．compare | B．survive | C．compete | D．struggle |
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| 小题12: | | A．face | B．deliver | C．ignore | D．receive |
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| 小题13: | | A．decorating | B．repairing | C．leaving | D．cleaning |
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| 小题14: | | A．anxiety | B．disbelief | C．horror | D．trouble |
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| 小题15: | | A．increase | B．replace | C．add | D．mix |
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| 小题16: | | A．broadcast | B．create | C．assess | D．publish |
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| 小题17: | | A．concentrate | B．prepare | C．escape | D．recover |
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| 小题18: | | A．energetic | B．enjoyable | C．typical | D．endless |
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| 小题19: | | A．Holding on to | B．Dating back to | C．Looking back on | D．Dropping in on |
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| 小题20: | | A．afford | B．attempt | C．expect | D．pretend |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:D
小题18:B
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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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题7:考查动词。 自己向Salome说谎，也就是欺骗（fool）Salome。选A。
小题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。
小题9:考查介词。struggle with sth：与...做斗争，拼搏，奋斗。选C。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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.
小题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。
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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试题【Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing f】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the in the school had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t , they would have to retake(重考) them in September. There were usually a few who , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was about her. She went to bed too . The night before the first exam, Barbara that she have an early night and take a pill. She promised to wake up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of , she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination , but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. around her was writing pages and pages. she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write . She kept looking at her . Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, and tried another one. With only half an hour left, she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she up. She was still in bed and it had all been a dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.
| 小题1: | | A．teachers | B．students | C．classmates | D．poets |
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| 小题2: | | A．prepare | B．miss | C．gain | D．pass |
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| 小题3: | | A．succeeded | B．failed | C．ended | D．harvested |
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| 小题5: | | A．excited | B．frightened | C．worried | D．satisfied |
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| 小题6: | | A．early | B．late | C．sadly | D．eagerly |
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| 小题7: | | A．insisted | B．admired | C．ordered | D．wished |
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| 小题8: | | A．sleeping | B．starving | C．exciting | D．breathing |
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| 小题9: | | A．him | B．her | C．them | D．herself |
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| 小题11: | | A．her sister | B．her parents | C．the lessons | D．the medicine |
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| 小题12: | | A．result | B．marks | C．desk | D．paper |
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| 小题13: | | A．The teacher | B．The students | C．No one | D．Everyone |
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| 小题16: | | A．watch | B．textbook | C．sister | D．subject |
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| 小题17: | | A．gave up | B．put off | C．look around | D．thought over |
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| 小题18: | | A．examining | B．drowning | C．copying | D．crying |
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| 小题19: | | A．raised | B．woke | C．turned | D．cheered |
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| 小题20: | | A．nice | B．wonderful | C．terrible | D．special |
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Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously, Jason was determined not to go against their father"s wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loved experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.
“Dad will be really mad if he finds out you"ve been playing with his new computer.” Jason said, “He told us not to touch it.”
“He won’t find out,” Mark said. “I"ll just have a quick look and shut it down.”
Mark had been scolded before for touching his father"s equipment. But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.
It was a strange-looking machine — one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked. “It’s an experimental model," his father had explained, “so don’t touch it under any circumstances.” But his father"s warning only made Mark more curious. Without any further thought, Mark turned on the power switch. The computer burst into life and seconds later, the screen turned into colors, shifting and changing and then two big white words appeared in the centre of the screen: “SPACE TRANSPORTER.” “Yes!” Mark cried excitedly, “It"s a computer game. I knew it! Dad"s only been pretending to work. He"s really been playing games instead.”A new message appeared on the screen: “
ENTER NAMES
VOYAGER 1:…
VOYAGER 2:…
Mark"s fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names.
“INPUT ACCEPTED. START TRANSPORT PROGRAM. AUTO-RETRIEVE INITIATED( 自动回收程序已启动).”The screen turned even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume. “I think we"d better shut it off, Mark,” Jason yelled, reaching for the power switch. He was really frightened.But his hand never reached the switch. A single beam of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow(光芒) , until they themselves seemed to be glowing. Then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. And the boys were no longer there. On the screen, the letters changed.
“TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL. DESTINATION ( 目的地)：MARS. RETRIEVE DATE: 2025.”
小题1:Why did Mark touch the computer against his father"s warning?| A．He wanted to take a voyage. | B．He wanted to practice his skill. | | C．He was so much attracted by it. | D．He was eager to do an experiment. |
小题2: Where did the boys" father most likely work?| A．In an electronic factory. | B．In a computer company. | | C．In a scientific research center. | D．In an information processing center. |
小题3:Mark thought “SPACE TRANSPORTER” on the screen was the name of______.| A．a computer game | B．a company website | | C．a software producer | D．an astronomer |
小题4:Why did Jason want to shut off the computer?| A．He was afraid of being scolded. | | B．He didn"t like the loud noise and light. | | C．He didn"t want to play games any more. | | D．He was afraid something dangerous might happen. |
小题5:What happened to the boys at the end of the story?| A．They were blown into the air. | | B．They were sent to another planet. | | C．They were hidden in the strong light. | | D．They were carried away to another country. |
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阅读表达：
[1]An 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an orphan, and not knowing where to turn for money, he came up with a bright idea. He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to raise money for their education.
[2]They reached out to the great pianist Ignacy J. Paderewski. His manager demanded a guaranteed fee of $2000 for the piano recital. A deal was struck and the boys began to work to make the concert a success.
[3]The big day arrived. But unfortunately, they had not managed to sell enough tickets. The total collection was only $1600. Disappointed, they went to Paderewski and explained their plight(困境). They gave him the entire $1600, plus a cheque for the balance(差额) $400. They promised to pay the cheque at the soonest possible.
[4]“No,” said Paderewski. “This is not acceptable.” He tore up the cheque, returned the $1600 and told the two boys: “Here’s the $1600. Please deduct（扣除）whatever expenses you have spent on. Keep the money you need for your fees. And just give me whatever is left”. The boys were surprised, and thanked him a lot.
[5]It was a small act of kindness. But it clearly marked out Paderewski as a great human being.
[6]Why should he help two people he did not even know? We all come across situations like these in our lives. And most of us only think “If I help them, what would happen to me?” The truly great people think, “If I don’t help them, what will happen to them?” They don’t do it expecting something in return. They do it because they feel it’s the right thing to do.
[7]Paderewski later went on to become the Prime Minister of Poland. He was regarded as a great leader in Poland’s history.
小题1:Why did the student decide to hold the musical concert? (Within 10 words)
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小题2:What do you know about Ignacy J. Paderewski? (Within 15 words)
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小题3:Please find a word in the text to replace the word “recital” in Paragraph 2.
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小题4:How did the boys feel on hearing what Paderewski said? (No more than 5 words)
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小题5:What should we learn from Paderewski’s words in Paragraph 6? (Within 20 words)
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I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, 小题1: I dreamed of becoming a doctor.
My mother was a 小题2:. Through her work, she observed that 小题3: people spent a lot more time 小题4: than they did watch television. She 小题5: that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and 小题6: written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and under-line the important 小题7: . Years later we realized her marks were only a 小题8: My mother was a illiterate (文盲). Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be 小题9:.
When I entered high school I was an A-student, 小题10: not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang about with the guys. I went from being an A—student then to a B--student then to a C-student, but I didn"t 小题11: . I was cool.One night my mother came home from working her multiple jobs and I 小题12: about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I will give you all the money I make this week by scrubbing floors and 小题13: bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all that you want." I was very 小题14: with that arrangement but 小题15: I got through allocating (分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a 小题16: over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less to buy clothes. I also 小题17: that immediate satisfaction wasn"t going to get me anywhere. Success 小题18: intellectual preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A—student
小题19: , and eventually I fulfilled my dream and I became a 小题20: .
| 小题22: | | A．woman servant | B．teacher | C．scientist | D．nurse |
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| 小题23: | | A．healthy | B．successful | C．powerful | D．clever |
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| 小题24: | | A．searching | B．reading | C．working | D．training |
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| 小题25: | | A．ordered | B．insisted | C．suggested | D．announced |
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| 小题26: | | A．hand in | B．turn over | C．pick up | D．cut down |
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| 小题27: | | A．titles | B．magazines | C．books | D．parts |
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| 小题28: | | A．game | B．trick | C．pleasure | D．task |
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| 小题29: | | A．anybody | B．nobody | C．somebody | D．everybody |
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| 小题32: | | A．thought | B．chatted | C．complained | D．worried |
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| 小题33: | | A．repairing | B．cleaning | C．rubbing | D．watching |
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| 小题34: | | A．encouraged | B．puzzled | C．moved | D．pleased |
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| 小题35: | | A．now that | B．if | C．when | D．since |
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| 小题36: | | A．wall | B．house | C．window | D．roof |
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| 小题37: | | A．realized | B．imagined | C．believed | D．noticed |
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| 小题38: | | A．suited | B．required | C．made | D．matched |
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| 小题39: | | A．even | B．forever | C．before | D．again |
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| 小题40: | | A．professor | B．expert | C．doctor | D．boss |
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A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? But he discovered that it was a rattrap (捕鼠夹）.
Going back to the farmyard, the rat started to give a warning.
The rat turned to the pig and told him:“There is a rattrap in the house, a rattrap in the house!”
“I’m sorry, Mr. Rat,” said the pig, “I can only say this is something terrible to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered with it.”
The rat turned to the cow. But the cow said, “Like wow, Mr. Rat? A rattrap? I am in danger, Huh?”
The rat returned to the house, head down and dejected. So the rat had to face the farmer"s rattrap alone.
That very night, a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a rattrap catching its prey (猎物). The farmer"s wife rushed to see what was caught.In the darkness, she did not notice that it was a poisonous snake whose tail had been caught by the trap. The snake bit her.The farmer rushed her to hospital. She returned home with a fever. Everyone knows that a fever could be treated with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his knife to the farmyard for the soup. However, his wife"s sickness continued.
The farmer"s friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer killed the pig. But she didn"t get well. Finally, she died, and so many people came for the last sight that the farmer had the cow killed to provide meat for all of them.
So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that the whole farmyard is at risk when there is a rattrap in the house.
小题1:From the passage we know that ______.| A．the pig helped the rat get rid of the trap | | B．the cow strongly believed in what the rat said | | C．no animals showed concern over the rat"s warning | | D．the snake was killed immediately after being caught |
小题2:The underlined word ‘‘dejected” is the closest in meaning to _______.| A．disappointed | B．surprised | C．irritated | D．excited |
小题3:We can learn from the article that _______.| A．the farmer had planned to kill the rat | | B．the rat was very clever in avoiding the trap | | C．the farmer"s wife got good treatment in hospital | | D．the rat had expected what would happen to the pig and cow |
小题4: What message does the story intend to pass?| A．We should mind our own business. | | B．Everything is related to something else. | | C．We"d better treat animals in a friendly way. | | D．The farmer couple and their friends are all foolish. |
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