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That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capri’s Weekly newspaper. To my astonishment, they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed it to my teacher and fellow students. They laughed. “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted success. I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of poems, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I graduated from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I never mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams.
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. While the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months, just like a baby.
A month later Crying Wind, the title of my book, became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and Braille and sold worldwide. I appeared on TV talk shows. I traveled from New York to California and Canada on promotional tours. My first book also became required reading in native American schools in Canada.
People ask what college I attended, what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius. I’m not gifted and I don’t write right. To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them.” I don’t write right but I’ve beaten the odds. Writing is easy, it’s fun and anyone can do it. Of course, a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.
小题1:Why did many students laugh after hearing what the writer said?
A.Because they didn’t like him |
B.Because they wished he could be successful as a writer |
C.Because their teacher laughed, too |
D.Because they felt it impossible for him to succeed |
A.he had become a famous writer |
B.he had made progress in his studies. |
C.his classmates and teachers changed their attitudes towards him |
D.he decided he wouldn’t become a writer |
A.The characters in his story. | B.His teacher. |
C.His early experience. | D.His parents. |
A.It is difficult for a person, who cares about what others say, to succeed. |
B.It is important for a person to tell others what he wants to do. |
C.It is necessary for a person, who wants to succeed, to take others’ advice. |
D.It is impossible for an ordinary person to be a writer in the future. |
A.A famous writer |
B.I Hate My Classmates and Teachers |
C.I Never Write Right |
D.A Genius Can Be a Writer |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:C
解析
试题分析:作者写这篇文章是告诉我们在实现梦想的道路上,不要听信别人的嘲笑和讽刺,坚持做自己的事情,持之以恒,终会成功的。
小题1:推理题:根据第一段中“Don’t be silly, only geniuses can become writers”别傻了,只有天才才能成为作家,可知老师和同学们都不相信他可以成功。故选D。
小题2:推理题:根据第一段中“And you are getting a D this semester”你这个学期的成绩只可能是D和第三段中“By the time I graduated from high school, with a C minus average,”中学毕业时,我的平均成绩是C+,可知作者的学习成绩提高了。故选B。
小题3:推理题:阅读第一和第二段内容可知,当作者说自己要写书、画插图时,老师和同学嘲笑他异想天开,当他把第一份发表的诗拿给老师和同学时,他们又说作者是瞎猫碰到死耗子,从那以后作者再也不把自己发表的了文章拿给他们看了。这是作者学生时期的经历,故选C。
小题4:细节题:根据最后一段““Yes, you can. Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them”行的,你一定能行,不要听信别人,由此可知如果你听信别人对你的嘲笑放弃努力就不会成功。故选A。
小题5:推理题:阅读最后一段内容可知作者不是天才,并没有写作天分也不懂写作,还很懒惰、没有经过正式训练,但是就是这样坚持写,不理会别人的嘲笑讽刺,最终取得了成功。故选C。
核心考点
试题【When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write an】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
You probably don"t know Mark, but you might be lucky enough to know someone just like him. He"s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining great professional skills with a sweet nature. He just wants to do his job, and to do it superbly well. And now he"s moving on to an exciting new professional opportunity. It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we"re genuinely, sincerely pleased for him. But that doesn"t make it any easier to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague.
Life has a way of throwing these curve balls at us. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation. A terrific neighbor moves away. Someone in the family graduates. A child finds new love and loyalties through marriage. The family"s principle bread-winner is laid off.
But how do we do that? A friend of mine who works for the government once told me that the answer to life"s problems can be summed up in four words: "Go with the flow."
"It"s like surfing," Chris explained. "You can"t organize the ocean. Waves just happen. You ride them where they take you, then you paddle back out there and catch the next one. Sure, you"re always hoping for the perfect wave where you can get. But mostly you just take them the way they come.
I"m not exactly sure, but I think Chris was saying that life is a series of events—both good and bad. There will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no control. That doesn"t mean you don"t keep trying to make all your dreams come true. It just means that when things come up that aren"t exactly in your plan, you work around them—and then you move on. Of course, some bumps along the road of life are easier to take than others. A rained-out picnic, for example, is easier to cope with than the sudden death of a loved one. But the principle is the same.
We"re going to miss Mark, just like you"ll miss that graduate, that neighbor or that newlywed. But rather than drown ourselves in the sadness of our parting, we"ll focus on our hopes for a brighter future—for him, and for us. And then we"ll go out and do everything we can to make that future happen.
小题1:The passage is mainly about ___________.
A.how to change yourself successfully |
B.how to do if your colleague (同事) leaves |
C.how to deal with unhappy things in life |
D.how to deal with unexpected things in life |
A.let us know his colleague | B.praise his colleague |
C.introduce a topic | D.describe his life |
A.really unpleasant | B.very angry |
C.both happy and sad | D.a little disappointed |
A.A rained-out picnic. |
B.A terrific neighbor’s apology. |
C.The sudden death of a loved. |
D.The graduation of a family member. |
A.accept them and hope for a better future |
B.do as planned |
C.overcome difficulties and let them in control |
D.never give up until he succeeds |
Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose fault it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.
小题1:According to the passage, winners .
A.blame themselves rather than others |
B.meet with fewer difficulties in their lives |
C.have responsible and able colleagues |
D.deal with problems rather than blame others |
A.improve | B.accept | C.avoid | D.consider |
A.excuses for their failures | B.chances for self-development |
C.challenges to their colleagues | D.barriers to greater power |
A.A Winner’s Opportunity. | B.A Winner’s Problem. |
C.A Winner’s Secret. | D.A Winner’s Achievement. |
Then one day my best friend David pulled me aside and broke down in . He said he was infected with ADIS and was __ _. David was only 17. I had never felt so in my whole life.
As time went on, David became very ill. There was could do but watch him weaken. This to me meant was sure to come and all too quickly. I wasn’t ready to let him die. There were so many things that I wanted to do and say, couldn’t find the words. I went to doctor after doctor with him, and saw him so much. But I must keep a positive attitude . So, in times of stress I pushed all my aside and was strong for him.
Soon David was put in the . This gave him the feeling that there was no more left. He looked at me and said, “ Faye, I am dying; let’s that. All I want you to do is to remember me, life and be careful.” For the first time in front of him, I cried.
June 5, 2012 the end of David’s life. He went . That was a comfort all in its own. In a way I was that it was over, for he was no longer in pain.
It hasn’t been a year yet, but I am no longer that casual teenager. I now people about ADIS, and David is still with me and always will be, in mind and .
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I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she has _____ was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a similar one. The lady _____ to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID or the deal could not take place.
I went to the ____ with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started ______ her of asking the first random person she saw to help her. Although that was ___ , I didn’t understand why it mattered. After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to ____ an ID in this country.
Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no way to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not ______ she purchased the item.
“If I , a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be _____ the privilege--- as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he _____ to exchange the item.
There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I hesitated when the woman asked for my help, but ______ in my hand I asked myself, “ Why not? What valid reasons do I usually have?” I had none, so I helped her.
The second lesson is not to judge a book by its ______. The woman looked poor, but she _____ the same treatment as anyone else does.
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Joining a club or group, talking to those who like the same things you do is much easier. Or join someone some activity.
Many people are when talking to new people. all, meeting strangers means seeing the unknown .And it’s human nature to feel a bit about the unknown. Most of fears about new people come from doubts about .We imagine other people are us——finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself you are, and try to put the other at ease. You’ll both feel more comfortable.
Try to act self-confident even you don’t feel that way when you a room full of strangers. Walk tall and straight, look at other people directly and .
If you see someone you’d like to , say something. Don’t wait for person to start a talk.
Just meeting someone does not mean that you’ll make friends with that person. is based on mutual(相互的) likings and “give and take”. It takes time to
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