2018年江苏高考英语专题二完形填空：第三步夹叙夹议文2

体裁突破(四)夹叙夹议文2

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(2017·苏北四市摸底考试)

I wrote my first novel when I was 22.It was a 1 .I didn’t know how to properly format dialogue or 2 a plot.Those were all 3 I planned to work out later.I gave the book to my father to read，and within a day he left me a voice mail saying that it was 4 and that I was going to sell it for 300,000.

5 ，and rather quickly，the book was

6 by every publisher in New York.If there were

a literary prize for Most Rejections，I would have won it.I was 7 ，of course，but I knew better than to 8 —writing wasn’t an easy job，and if this book wasn’t my 9 in，maybe the next one would be.I got back to work.

But this scenario(剧情) happened again：I wrote books...and then they wouldn’t 10 .Still，my father’s faith in me never wavered(摇摆)，even 11 I worked a host of other jobs.Some of the jobs，like being a bookseller，were great and 12 to my writing life.Some，like selling overpriced jeans to 12-year-olds，were only good insofar as they were material for future 13 .And they were—because it finally 14 .I sold a book！I was going to make it big!

I completely agree with motivational speaker and author John Maxwell’s words：“Successful and unsuccessful people do not 15 greatly in their abilities but in their 16 to reach their potential.” Life’s not 17 .It never was，it isn’t now，it won’t ever be.But do not fall into the entitlement trap of feeling you are a 18 ，you are not.Get over it and 19 with it.And yes，most things are more 20 when you break a sweat to get them.

语篇解读本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过叙述自己写书、售书的过程，体会到任何事情的成功都不是那么容易的，它需要人们的付出，因为只要付出了，就会得到回报。

1．A.mess B．mix

C．confusion D．puzzle

答案 A

解析根据后文“I didn’t know how to properly format dialogue or a plot.”可知此处指那时我的写作简直是一团糟，故选A。

2．A.follow B．structure

C．discover D．hatch

答案 B

解析我不知道如何适当地组织语言和构建(structure)情节，故选B。

3．A.facts B．messages

C．meanings D．details

答案 D

解析这些是我后来计划解决的所有细节(detail)，故选D。

4．A.practical B．complex

C．wonderful D．dissatisfactory

答案 C

解析我把这本书给我父亲读，当天他留言说我这本书很好，故选C。

5．A.But B．Instead

C．Therefore D．Regardless

答案 B

解析根据后文“the book was by every publisher in New Y ork.If there were a literary prize for Most Rejections，I would have won it.”可知，此处与前面父亲的认同形成对比，故选B。6．A.rejected B．accepted

C．abused D．commented

答案 A

解析相反，这本书很快就被纽约的所有出版商拒绝(reject)了，故选A。

7．A.depressed B．surprised

C．frightened D．embarrassed

答案 A

解析根据前文“If there were a literary prize for Most Rejections，I would have won it.”可知，作者感到很沮丧，故选A。

8．A.continue B．fight

C．withdraw D．write

答案 C

解析但是我知道比起退出这样更好，故选C。

9．A.card B．ticket

C．pen D．bill

答案 B

解析如果这本书不是我的入门票的话，那么下一本将会是的，故选B。

10．A.write B．buy

C．work D．sell

答案 D