Question

先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。

When I was 15, I said to my class that I was going to write my own books. All the students nearly fell out of their chairs,______ me. “Don’t be silly. Only geniuses(天才) can become writers. And you are getting a D this term.” I was deeply______ and I couldn’t help crying.

That night I wrote a short, sad poem about my ______ dreams and mailed it to the Weekly Newspaper. To my surprise, they published(发表) it, and sent me two dollars. I was a paid writer! I ______it to my classmates. They laughed again. “Just luck.” they said. However, I had tasted success. Because my first poem _______ published.

By the time I graduated from high school, I had collected all my published works together. But I ______ talked about my writing to my classmates again. They were ______ killers. And people must always keep on their own dreams by ______.

Later, I wrote a book about ______ I understood and felt about my life. It ______ me nine months to finish it. I chose a publisher(出版商) and mailed my book. I wrote a note _______ it, “I wrote this book myself. I hope you will like it. Thank you.”

A month later,______ I received a letter, with an invitation for publishing the book. It became a bestseller(畅销书), and ______ into 15 languages. People ask what college I attended and what degrees(学位) I have got. The answer is none. I just write. I’m not a genius, and I’m not talented. I just write. To all those who dream of _______, I should say to you, “Yes, you ______be writers! Always keep writing!”

1.A. laughing at    B. listening to    C. talking about    D. looking at

2.A. reminded    B. changed    C. hurt    D. hit

3.A. strange    B. unusual    C. beautiful    D. broken

4.A. showed    B. advised    C. encouraged    D. taught

5.A. has been    B. had been    C. was    D. were

6.A. always    B. never    C. sometimes    D. usually

7.A. time    B. dream    C. thought    D. money

8.A. them    B. their    C. they    D. themselves

9.A. what    B. why    C. where    D. which

10.A. caused    B. made    C. took    D. won

11.A. off    B. down    C. without    D. with

12.A. exactly    B. finally    C. easily    D. wisely

13.A. was translated    B. translated    C. translating    D. translate

14.A. being successful    B. being famous    C. being rich    D. being writers

15.A. must    B. should    C. can    D. have

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.C

【解析】本文主要内容：作者十五岁时，他的功课得了个D，而且他向他的同班同学说他将写自己的书，他的同学都嘲笑他．后来作者坚持写，作者梦想成功了，成为一名畅销书作家．他的作品被翻译１５种语言．作者认为他不是天才，他没有天分，只是不断地坚持写作，最后成功了。

1.A

句意：所有学生都嘲笑我，几乎从他们的椅子上摔下来。A. laughing at 嘲笑； B. listening to听； C. talking about谈论； D. looking at看。根据下文“Don’t be silly. Only geniuses(天才) can become writers. And you are getting a D this term.”可知选A。

2.C

句意：我深受伤害，情不自禁地哭了。A. reminded提醒；B. changed改变； C. hurt伤害；D. hit击打。根据上文同学的嘲笑，和下文and I couldn’t help crying.（情不自禁地哭了。）可知我受到了伤害，结合选项可知选C。

3.D

句意：那天晚上我写了一首伤感的关于我的梦碎了的短诗，并把它寄给了《周报》。A. strange 奇怪的，陌生的；B. unusual不寻常的；C. beautiful 美丽的； D. broken碎的，坏了的。根据第一段可知作者的梦想当一名作家，同学都嘲笑他，都认为作者成为不了作家，结合语境和选项可知选D。

4.A

句意：我把它展示给我的同学看。A. showed 展示，把某物展示给某人看：show sth. to sb.；B. advised 建议，建议某人做某事：advise sb. to do sth.； C. encouraged鼓励，鼓励某人做某事：encourage sb. to do sth.； D. taught教。结合句意及语境和选项可知选A。

5.C

句意：因为我的第一首诗出版了（被出版社出版了）。根据句意可知用此句是被动语态；被动语态构成：be+动词的过去分词。作者只是陈述过的事实，故用一般过去时的被动语态，主语是my first poem，第三人称单数，填was。选C。

6.B

句意：但是我从不再向我的同学谈论我的写作。A. always 总是；B. never 从不； C. sometimes有时； D. usually通常。根据第一段作者向他的同学，说写自己的书，第二段向他的同学展示他发表的诗，同学们都嘲笑他，结合连词but（转折）及语境可知选B。

7.B

句意：他们是梦想的杀手。A. time 时间，时光； B. dream 梦； C. thought思想；名词，或电话think的过去时 D. money钱。根据上文But I ___6___ talked about my writing to my classmates again.结合作者的两次经历及句意可知选B。

8.D

句意：人们自己必须一直坚持自己的梦想。By oneself:独自地，单独；根据主语是people,第三人称复数，可知用themselves，选D。

9.A

句意：后来,我写了一本关于我对生活的理解和感受的书。A. what 什么；B. why为什么； C. where在哪里？ D. which哪一个。understood and felt是及物动词，后跟宾语，结合句意和语境可知选A。

10.C

句意：花费了我九个月的时间完成它。It takes sb. st. /sm. to do sth.：花费某人的时间或金钱去做某事；结合句意和语境可知选C。

11.D

句意：我写了一个便条，夹在书里面。A. off离开； B. down 向下，沿着；C. without 没有； D. 用；随着；支持；和…在一起。结合句意和语境可知选D。

12.B

句意：一个月后，终于我收到了一封信，附有一份要求出版这本书的请柬。A. exactly恰好地；正是；精确地；正确地； B. finally 最终，最后；C. easily 容易地；D. wisely明智地。作者把书寄给出版社，等了一个多月，结合选项可知选B。

13.A

句意：它成为一本畅销书，而且被翻译成15种文字。主语是书，结合语境和句意可知用被动语态，可知选A。

14.D

句意：对于梦想成为作家的所有人，我应该对你们说，“是的，你会成为作家！一直坚持写下去。” A. being successful 成功；B. being famous 成名；C. being rich成为富翁； D. being writers成为作家。根据下文you ___15___be writers! Always keep writing!可知选D。

15.C

句意：对于梦想成为作家的所有人，我应该对你们说，“是的，你会成为作家！一直坚持写下去。” A. must一定；B. should应该；C. can可能，会，能； D. have有。结合句意和语境可知选C。

点睛：完型填空是一卷难度最大的题。它集阅读理解、语法、词法、句法于一体。是考查语言综合运用的能力的一道题。 解题的方法第一要带着空，通读文章，搞清事件发生的背景。（1）结合上下文背景语境，选择适合语境的选项。例如第1题，根据下文“Don’t be silly. Only geniuses(天才) can become writers. And you are getting a D this term.”可知嘲笑，结合选项可知A。（2）根据语境，选择正确的时态和语态的选项，例如，第13和5题，根据主语结合语境和句意可知用被动语态，可知选A和C。（3）根据固定句型，例如，第10题，It takes sb. st. /sm. to do sth.：花费某人的时间或金钱去做某事；结合句意和语境可知选C。