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students nearly fell out of their chairs, ___1___me. "Don"t be ___2___. Only geniuses (天才) can become
writers," the English teacher said sarcastically(讽刺地). "And you are getting a D this term." I was ___3___
deeply and I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short, sad poem about ___4___ dreams and mailed it to the Capper"s Weekly
newspaper. To my ___5___, they published it, and sent me two dollars. I was a(an)___6___ writer! I
showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed again. "Just plain dumb luck,(纯属侥幸)" the teacher said. However, I"d tasted ___7___. I"d sold the first thing I"d ever written.
By the time I graduated from high school(with a C-minus average), I had scrapbooks filled with my
published ___8___. I never talked about my writing to my ___9___, friends or my family again. They were
___10___ killers, and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always
choose their dreams.
Later, I wrote a book about what I understood and ___11___ about life. It took me nine months, just
like a(an)___12__. I chose a publisher and wrote a letter, which ___13___: "I wrote this book myself, I
___14__ you like it. Chapters(章节) 6 and 12 are my___15___. Thank you." I mailed it without an
envelope.
A month later, I___16___a letter, and a request to start working on___17___book. Crying Wind
became a bestseller, and was translated into 15 languages. People ask what college I attended, what
degrees I have, and what qualifications(品质) I have to
be a writer. The answer is ___18___. I just write. I"m not a genius, and I"m not gifted. I just write. To all those who dream of___19___, I"m shouting at you, "Yes, you___20__! Don"t listen to them!" Writing is easy. It"s fun, and anyone can do it. | ( )1. A. listening to ( )2. A. silly ( )3. A. hurt ( )4. A. strange ( )5. A. regret ( )6. A. welcomed ( )7. A. success ( )8. A. poems ( )9. A. parents ( )10. A. time ( )11. A. did ( )12. A. baby ( )13. A. wrote ( )14. A. demand ( )15. A. explanations ( )16. A. accepted ( )17. A. others ( )18. A. many ( )19. A. success ( )20. A. must | B. talking about B. discouraged B. cheated B. unusual B. surprise B. paid B. failure B. works B. headmasters B. hobby B. saw B. plant B. read B. think B. favourites B. received B. the other B. none B. being famous B. can | C. laughing at C. shy C. struck C. beautiful C. joy C. honored C. luck C. letters C. publishers C. thought C. heard C. animal C. showed C. hope C. dreams C. signed C. other C. some C. writing C. need | D. looking at D. pride D. hit D. broken D. disappointment D. educated D. pain D. jokes D. teachers D. dream D. felt D. boy D. told D. suggest D. reasons D. kept D. another D. few D. being rich D. should | |||||
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| 阅读理解 Around twenty years ago I was going through hard times. I could not find a satisfying job. To my shame, I had to drive a school bus to make ends meet and lived in a friend"s house. One afternoon, while driving through a quiet suburban (郊外的) neighborhood I was so sad that I kept asking myself "Why has my life become so hard?" "What"s wrong with the world?" Then I pulled over the bus to drop off (让...下车) a little girl and as she passed she handed me a pretty earring, saying she found it on the floor of the bus and I should keep  it in case(以防)the owner came to look for it.In the evening, the owner did come to look for her earring. When I handed it to her, she got very excited and continued saying "Thanks, you"re a real gentleman." I told her that she should thank the little girl who had found it. She said, "Yes, and you are a good driver, too. What a lovely world it is!" Then she left with satisfaction. I was touched by her last words. I had thought something was wrong with the world just because of  my poor condition. In fact, nothing was wrong with the world. I should change my attitude towards life. I should be positive about life. At first it was hard, and then it got easier. Every day I could find things to make me happy. Then one night there was a phone call for me at my friend"s house from a lady who was a manager in a large hospital. She said she had read my application form and asked me if I would like to work in the hospital. I said yes and got the job. Looking back at the experience I know the most important is to have a positive attitu  de towards life. | ||||||||
| 1. We know from the second paragraph that ________. | ||||||||
| A. the author cried while driving that afternoon B. a girl picked up an earring before getting off C. there was only one passenger on the bus D. the girl gave the author an earning as a gift | ||||||||
| 2. The author decided to have a change in life because ________. | ||||||||
| A. what the earring owner said moved him B. he didn"t want to be a driver any more C. his friends helped him become positive  D. he was offered a better job in a hospital | ||||||||
| 3. When the author got a call from the manager of the hospital, he felt ________. | ||||||||
| A. annoyed(生气的) B. disappointed C. shocked D. delighted(高兴的) | ||||||||
| 4. What does the author want to show in this passage? | ||||||||
| A. Lost things should be returned to the owner. B. Life is usually hard for the young at the beginning. C. One should hold a positive attitude towards life. D. It is not easy to find a good job nowadays. | ||||||||
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| It was Molly"s job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work. One morning, in addition to his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second paper bag.This one was worn and held together with staples (书钉). "Why two bags?" her father asked."The other is something else, " Molly answered."What"s in it?""Just some stuff (东西). Take it with you." Not wanting to discuss the matter, he put both sacks into his briefcase, kissed Molly and rushed off. At midday he opened Molly"s bag and took out the contents:two hair ribbons (丝带), three small stones, a plastic dinosaur, a tiny sea shell, a small doll, and 13 pennies...The busy father smiled, finished eating, and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket, Molly"s stuff included. That evening, Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper."Where"s my bag?""What bag?""The one I gave you this morning.""I left it at the office, my dear.""I forgot to put this note in it, " she said."And, besides, Daddy, the things in the sack are the things I really like.I thought you might like to play with them.You didn"t lose the bag, did you, Daddy?""Oh, no, " he said, lying."I just forgot to bring it home.I"ll bring it tomorrow."While Molly hugged her father"s neck, he unfolded the note that read, "I love you, Daddy." Molly had given him her treasures-all that a 7yearold held dear. Love was in a paper bag, and he missed it-not only missed it, but had thrown it in the wastebasket. So he went back to the office.Just ahead of the night janitor (看门人), he picked up the bag from the wastebasket.He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully.The bag didn"t look so good, but the stuff was all there and that"s what counted. After dinner, he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack.It took a long time to tell. Everything had  a story or a memory."Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life." he thought.We should all remember that it"s not the destination that counts in life, but the journey.That journey with the people we love is all that really matters.It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten. 1. Why did Molly give her father a second bag? A. She didn"t want to keep the things in the Bag. B. She hoped those things would bring happiness to her father. C. She wanted to remind her father of the stories behind the things. D. She enjoyed playing with her father. 2. How did Father deal with the bag after he opened it? A. He kept it in the drawer. B. He took it bac  k home.C. He threw it into the wastebasket. D. He put it on his table. 3. After Father heard what his daughter said, he felt________. A. regretful B. surprised C. sad D. satisfied 4. Which of the following is the most suitable title of the passage? A. An Important Journey B. Two Bags C. Father and Daughter D. Love in a Paper Bag | ||||||||
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| I can still remember when I met my best friend. She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to 1 me. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, 2 to look at each other. Soon we lost the 3 and started playing with each other. In the 7th grade, I first lost touch with her. She was 4 family problems and I deserted her to be with the 5 people. None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had 6 . However, every summer we 7 always sit at each other"s house, watch soap operas, and talk about all the boys we liked. It was last year when I noticed the problem. I guess I was 8 devoted in high school to 9 she needed someone there. Anyway, she made a new best friend and so did I. Then I didn"t know why, 10 she started cutting herself! She then was diagnosed(诊断)with clinical depression. At first, I was very 11 , but we still stayed in 12 I wanted to be there with her since her new best friend basically 13 her and people were calling her 14 . Yesterday she came to me and said, "I never knew what a best friend was 15 you, the only person, would stop me cutting. I 16 your help so much, and you didn"t even know you were 17 me." We both cried. And I guess a kind of 18 from my life so far is never to give up on your friends. Even if they aren"t as cool as others, or people think they are crazy, they need 19 there. If you desert them, you will only be 20 yourself. | ||||||||
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