(江苏专用)2020高考英语二轮复习专题限时检测(十)完形填空之记叙文体(一)

专题限时检测(十) 完形填空之记叙文体(一)

(共2篇，每篇限时18分钟)

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(2019·南京、盐城一模)I first started writing in the summer of 1998.Back then I was a teacher.After years of dreaming, I decided it was finally time to write a book.For 10 years I wrote, __1__ four middle grade novels and six picture books almost only to editors.This was __2__ in the snail mail age.Remember the __3__

you experienced as a child waiting for birthday presents to arrive in the mail? That was me for the better part of a decade.

In Spring 2009, at the last minute, I decided to hand in a middle grade historical novel­in­verse to a __4__ at a local writing conference.I knew in my heart that it was my __5__ work, but I wasn't sure how it would be __6__ alongside pieces meant for the adult market.But then — I won.My prize __7__ a one­on­one interview with an editor who, after __8__ my manuscript, asked, “Why don't you have a(n) __9__ yet？”

Not long after that, I __10__ with my first agent.Then in 2013, after parting with my first agent, I was again faced with the __11__ for representation.This time I submitted to three agencies and got two __12__.Over the span of 20 years, I've got 18 completed manuscripts and was __13__ almost 350 times.It took me 14 years to see my first book __14__ the shelf.You could look at these numbers and get pretty __15__.I can look at these numbers and feel the same.I know plenty of people with a __16__ apprenticeship (学徒期)．I have friends who have been more __17__.All sorts of authors I __18__ with in 2012 have published far more than I have.But here's the __19__ thing I've learned in the last 20 years: My process is mine.My journey is mine.Each book finds its way on its own.

The writing life is a long­term journey.There is no right way.There is no __20__ fix.There is no easy road.There is a lot of frustration and disappointment, but there is joy and satisfaction, too.

C．keeping D．presenting

解析：选 A 十年来，我写了四本中档小说和六本图画书，几乎只交给编辑。submit to“提交”。第三段的第三句“This time I submitted to three agencies ...”也有提到。

2. A．soon B．back

C．already D．later

解析：选B 由空格后“snail mail age”可知是回到传统邮寄信件的年代，选B。

3．A.appreciation B．entertainment

C．anticipation D．embarrassment

解析：选C 根据后面的“waiting for birthday presents to arrive in the mail？”，可知作者等待的心情是充满期待的。anticipation “期待，希望”，符合语境。appreciation“感激，欣赏”；entertainment“娱乐”；embarrassment“难堪；窘迫”。

4．A.publisher B．newspaper

C．reception D．competition

解析：选D 我在当地的写作会议上决定用一本历史小说参加竞赛。根据第7题前面的“My prize”，可知是一个竞赛。

5．A.initial B．casual

C．innovative D．subjective

解析：选C 这些书是我的创新之作。innovative“创新的”，符合语境。initial“最初的；开始的”；casual“随便的；偶然的”；subjective“主观的；个人的”。

6．A.criticized B．processed

C．received D．distributed

解析：选C 我不知道我的书在成人读物市场received (收获)什么样的评价。获得反响，用receive。criticize“批评”；process“处理；加工”；distribute “分配，散布”。

7．A.followed B．included

C．ensured D．confirmed

解析：选B 我赢得的奖品包括(included)……，故选B。

8．A.correcting B．polishing

C．monitoring D．reviewing

解析：选D 出版商审查了我的原稿。review“回顾；检查”，符合语境。

9．A.agent B．client

C．instructor D．fan

解析：选A 原词重现，下文多次出现agent(代理商)。

10．A.signed B．bargained