7. 山西省太原五中2010届高三下学期五月月考 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．active C．satisfied D．moved

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

39．A．agreed 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．anxiety C．horror D．trouble

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

51．A．broadcast B．create C．publish D．assess

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．accident

55．A．attempt B．afford C．expect D．pretend

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