7.?山西省太原五中2010屆高三下學(xué)期五月月考 完形填空

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s ? 36 ? filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so ? 37 ? that I decided to write an article about her.

I ? 38 ? Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She ? 39 ? and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I ? 40 ? I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there ? 41 ?, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that ? 42 ? Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The ? 43 ? was almost unbearable. I struggled for days ? 44 ? draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My manuscript ? 45 ?. How stupid of me! I thought. How could I ? 46 ? in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t ? 47 ? the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While ? 48 ? my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in ? 49 ?:

Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some ? 50 ? materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to ? 51 ? your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to ? 52 ?. Fear of rejection cost mely. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of ? 53 ? writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this ?54???, I learned a very important lesson: You can’t ? 55 ? to doubt yourself.

36.A.joy B.voice C.speech D.smile

37.A.proud B.a(chǎn)ctive C.satisfied D.moved

38.A.visited B.emailed C.phoned D.interviewed

39.A.a(chǎn)greed B.refused C.hesitated D.paused

40.A.replied B.discovered C.explained D.knew

41.A.seriously B.patiently C.nervously D.quietly?

42.A.blaming B.fooling C.inviting D.urging

43.A.hardship B.failure C.comment D.pressure

44.A.with B.by C.on D.in

45.A.disappeared B.returned C.spread D.improved

46.A.compare B.struggle C.survive D.compete

47.A.ignore B.deliver C.face D.receive

48.A.decorating B.repairing C.cleaning D.leaving

49.A.disbelief B.a(chǎn)nxiety C.horror D.trouble

50.A.subjective B.relevant C.private D.reliable

51.A.broadcast B.create C.publish D.a(chǎn)ssess

52.A.recover B.prepare C.escape D.concentrate

53.A.energetic B.endless C.typical D.enjoyable

54.A.experience B.success C.benefit D.a(chǎn)ccident

55.A.a(chǎn)ttempt B.a(chǎn)fford C.expect D.pretend

答案:36—40 BDCAD ? ?41—45 CBDAB ? ?46—50 DCCAB ? ?51—55 CADAB