Question

I sat at my seat waiting for the school paper to be passed around. I waited anxiously, knowing that once I received it I would know how good a writer I really am.

When the paper arrived at my classroom, I nearly knocked down five of my classmates to get to the first paper. With the school paper in my hands, I returned to my seat. About a month earlier, I had handed in one of, what I believed to be, my best stories. I named it Symbol of Success. The head of the English Department at my school, Professor Cullen, had said that she would include some reviews of students' stories in the latest school paper. Professor Cullen was known for her rough criticism. Impressing her was very hard but I wanted to be the first to do so.

I sat at the edge of my seat as I read through the other story reviews. There wasn't one story that got more than three stars .I became calm and wasn't anxious to know my review. It was long after that I heard someone shout out "Five stars?! Seriously !" from behind me. I turned around and saw the shocked expression of Gene's face, "Peter, your story got five stars!" I couldn't believe what I had heard . I turned my attention back to my story and saw the five stars at the end of the review that I had not read yet. I looked through the review written by Professor Cullen. She wrote that I had a gift for story writing.

I was proud that I achieved what I thought was impossible. For so long I believed I wasn't as good as I thought I was and that my talent was not enough to cover up my lack of writing skills. But this review proved that I was truly a good writer and that there was a future ahead of me in the field of fiction writing. The review and the five stars meant the world of me. Those five stars became the symbol of my success.

1.How did the writer get the school paper?

A. He rushed ahead to get the first one.

B. His friend helped him get the first one.

C. The publisher sent it to him first

D. His teacher gave it to him first.

2.What can we learn about Professor Cullen?

A. She was very cold to her students.

B. She was hated by her students.

C. She seldom praised her students.

D. She was very gentle to everyone

3.We can learn from this text that Peter _______.

A. had thought his story was better than those of others

B. was always anxious to know the other story reviews

C. looked through a few stories that got four stars

D. didn't know he got five stars until someone told him

4.Why did the review and the five stars mean the world to Peter?

A. Because they helped him learn writing skills

B. Because they made him see his writing talent.

C. Because they helped him enter a key university

D. Because they made him happy for some time

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章作者通过一篇在校报上刊登的文章，证明了自己在写作方面的才华，并让作者意识到自己在小说写作上有光明的前途。

1. 细节理解题。根据第二段When the paper arrived at my classroom, I nearly knocked down five of my classmates to get to the first paper.可知，他冲到前面去得到了第一份报纸，故选A。

2.C 推理判断题。根据第二段Professor Cullen was known for her rough criticism. Impressing her was very hard but I wanted to be the first to do so.可知，Cullen非常严格，很少表扬他的学生。故选C。

3.D 细节理解题。根据第三段It was long after that I heard someone shout out “Five stars?! Seriously !” from behind me.可知，他是在别人看见以后才知道的。故选D。

4.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段But this review proved that I was truly a good writer and that there was a future ahead of me in the field of fiction writing.可知，他是通过这篇文章看到自己的写作才华的。故选B。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。