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kitchen of my Los Angeles home. On the 2 was Marty Banderas, a literary agent to whom I had sent a draft
(草稿) of my novel three weeks earlier. "I have a couple of 3 ." Banderas said, "First, how old are you?" "I"m
48," I replied. "Are you in good 4 ?" "Yes, excellent. What"s this about?" "I"ve sold your novels 5 one and
a half million dollars."
I sat down in 6 . I had written over fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been 7 by the
publishers. I suppose many people would have been 8 , but not me. Each time, I just 9 writing another one.
My husband advised me to find something else to do. But I refused to 10 up. Seeing this book 11 was the
best thing that has ever happened to me. It"s a mystery story (like all the others) and it was on the best seller
12 two weeks after publication!
I got my first lesson in story 13 from my grandmother. She used to read me stories. She was the one who
gave me encouragement of 14 . She sparked (鼓舞, 激励) my 15 and she has been a 16 influence on me. I
always had stories running through my 17 as soon as I could write. I 18 them down on paper.
I married young and have three children, but I never stopped writing, 19 novels between doing the diapers
(尿布) and dishes. I am writing another novel now. Yes, my 20 has changed my life.
( )1. A. phone | B. bell B. step B. things B. health B. for B. joy B. received B. encouraged B. got down to B. look B. published B. shops B. organizing B. love B. efforts B. normal B. mouth B. put B. reading B. call | C. clock C. outside C. questions C. state C. on C. settlements C. decided C. discouraged C. got used to C. give C. printed C. record C. telling C. meaning C. novels C. careful C. voice C. broke C. developing C. success | D. alarm D. doorway D. problems D. order D. in D. shock D. lost D. excited D. went on D. set D. passed D. list D. reading D. respect D. imagination D. general D. work D. added D. translating D. work |
| 1-5: A A C B B 6-10: D A C B C 11-15: B D C B D 16-20: A A B C C | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents" | |||
| 1. The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City _____. | |||
| A. to visit a friend B. to see his parents C. to pay at the cash register D. to have more gas for his car | |||
| 2. The phrase "took off" underlined in Paragraph 2 means "_____". | |||
| A. turned off B. moved off C. put up D. set up | |||
| 3. What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car? | |||
| A. He had it pulled back to the gas station. B. The couple sent him a business card. C. The couple offered to help him. D. He called his friend for help. | |||
| 4. The battery of the author"s car was dead because _____. | |||
| A. something went wrong with the lights B. the meeting lasted a whole day C. he forgot to turn off the lights D. he drove too long a distance | |||
| 5. By telling his own experiences,the author tries to show _____. | |||
| A. how to write a thank-you letter B. how to deal with car problems C. the kind-heartedness of older people D. the importance of expressing thanks | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he was interested in meeting me. I was told it would mean a great deal to him, so I agreed. During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩症). When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to five, and then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about overcoming difficulties and going for my dreams. I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain or ask, "Why me?" He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He didn"t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weights with me. When we had finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I had won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles (困难) than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, "You are a champion. You eamed that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you." Last summer I received a letter from Matthew"s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before: Dear Dick, My mum said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to tet you know that the doctors tell me that I don"t have long time to live any more, but I still smile as much as I can. I told you someday that I would go to the Olympics and win, a gold medal, but I know now I will never get to do that. However, I know I"m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me. Your friend, Matthew | |||
| 1. The boy looked forward to meeting the author because ____. | |||
| A. he was also good at weight lifting B. he wanted to get to the Olympics and win a medal C. he was one of the author"s fans D. he admired the author very much | |||
| 2. From the underlined sentence in the third paragraph we can know the boy never complained about ____. | |||
| A. how unlucky he was to have this disease B. not being able to go to school C. why the author had never come to see him before D. not getting a medal | |||
| 3. From the passage we learn that ____. | |||
| A. Matthew was an athlete B. Matthew had a positive attitude towards life C. The author used to have the same disease as Matthew D. Matthew became a champion before he died | |||
| 4. Matthew didn"t accept the author"s medal because ____. | |||
| A. he thought it was too expensive B. he was sure that he could win one in the future C. he thought it was of no use to him as he would die soon D. he would not be pitied by others | |||
| 5. What would be the best title of this passage? | |||
| A. A Sick Boy B. A Special Friend C. A Real Champion D. A Famous Athlete | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Some time ago, I discovered a whole lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair that had a broken leg. I didn"t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly recaption (接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn"t even look at my chair. The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth-so I decided that my approach must be wrong. I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, "Would you like to buy a chair?" He looked it over carefully and said, "Yes. How much do you want for it, sir?" "Twenty pounds," I said. "OK," he said, "I"ll give you twenty pounds." "It"s got a slightly broken leg," I said. "Yes, I saw that, it"s nothing." Everything was going according to the plan and I was getting excited. "What will you do with it?" I asked. "Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done." "I"ll buy it," I said. "What do you mean? You"ve just sold it to me," he said. "Yes, I know but I"ve changed my mind. I"m sorry, I"ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it." "Your must be crazy," he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. "I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair." "You"re right," I said. "And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, "Would you mend this chair for me?"" "I wouldn"t have agreed to do it," he said. "We don"t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I"ll mend this for you, shall we say for five?" He was a very nice man and was greatly amused (感到有趣) by the whole thing. | |||
| 1. We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ____. | |||
| A. was rather impolite B. was warmly received C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair | |||
| 2. The expression "the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ____. | |||
| A. changed his mind B. accepted the offer C. saw the writer"s purpose D. decided to help the writer | |||
| 3. How much did the writer pay? | |||
| A.￡5. B.￡7. C.￡20. D.￡27. | |||
| 4. From the text, we can learn that the writer was ____. | |||
| A. honest B. careful C. smart D. funny | |||
| 5. The underlined word "approach" in the second paragraph means ____. | |||
| A. a plan for doing things B. a decision to sell things C. an idea of repairing things D. a way of doing things | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn (旅馆) at the foot of a hill. One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city. They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to go to bed hungrily, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were therefore surprised when the man who received them in the hall asked whether they would take dinner there that night. "Are you still serving dinner?" asked Mr. Smith. "Yes, certainly, sir," answered the man, "We serve it until half past nine." "Well, sir," continued the man, "We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the aftemoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine." "But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sight of London!" said Mrs. Smith. | |||
| 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith ____ in the past. | |||
| A. often stayed in a big hotel in New Jersey B. travelled to many places C. often stayed in a small inn D. made a lot of money | |||
| 2. They decided to go to a really good hotel because ____. | |||
| A. it was famous B. it was difficult to find a cheap hotel C. it was near many interesting places D. they now had enough money | |||
| 3. When they arrived at the hotel, they found ____. | |||
| A. no meals were served after seven B. dinner was still being served C. they had arrived too late D. they had to go to bed hungrily | |||
| 4. When the man told them the time of meals at the hotel, Mrs. Smith felt ____. | |||
| A. disappointed B. excited C. delighted D. satisfied | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Mr. Scott has worked at a police station since he left army five years ago. He"s brave and has already caught many thieves. He was promoted (提升) to the rank of officer last month. Now he works harder. It was Mrs Scott"s birthday yesterday. The woman thought her husband was very busy,and she decided to hold a small party only with her husband. Mr. Scott agreed with her and they didn"t invite any friends of theirs to the party. At noon he didn"t go home for lunch and went to a shop. There he bought an expensive diamond necklace for his wife. He hoped to put it on her neck with his own hands at the party. To his sorrow, a rich woman"s house was broken into and some jewellery was stolen, and at once he was sent there to solve the cas e (案件). When he came back to his office, it was late at night. He was tired and hungry. He brought out the necklace and was going to leave when he was asked to answer a telephone. Several minutes later when he came into his office, he found the necklace was gone, and he saw the case (盒子) only on his table. He became very angry and called all the policemen in and told them about it. But nobody acknowledged (承认) having stolen the necklace. "I"ll give you a chance," said Mr. Scott, "All the lights will be tumed off. The man who took the necklace away will be able to put the necklace into the case in the dark." A few minutes later, Mr. Scott tumed on the lights again. To his surprise, the case was also stolen. | |||
| 1. Mr. Scott had been ____ before he worked at the police station. | |||
| A. a government official B. a school teacher C. a soldier D. a worker | |||
| 2. Mr. Scott was promoted because ____. | |||
| A. he had been in the army B. he was young C. he had worked there for five years D. he did his duty better than his workmates | |||
| 3. Having read the story, we can know ____. | |||
| A. Mr. and Mrs. Scott loved each other B. the necklace was the most expensive in the town C. the Scotts had a few friends there D. Mr. Scott was the richest at the police station | |||
| 4. ____, the necklace was stolen. | |||
| A. When Mr. Scott was sent to the woman"s house B. When Mr. Scott went to the shop C. When Mr. Scott went to answer the telephone D. When the lamps were turned off | |||
| 5. At last, _____. | |||
| A. Mr. Scott knew who had stolen the necklace B. Mr. Scott lost both the necklace and the case C. the thief put the necklace back into the case D. Mr. Scott caught the thief in his office |