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题目内容：

Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. She rented a typewriter, put it on the ____ table and began typing each morning after the kids went to school. ____ the kids came home, she moved it and made them dinner. When they were ____ she got it back and typed some more.

Debbie followed this ____ for two years. She had become a struggling writer and she loved every minute of it. One night, ____, her husband, Wayne, said, “Honey, I’m sorry, but you’re not ____ any income. We can’t do this anymore. We can’t survive on just what I make.” That night, her heart was ____. Debbie knew, with all of the ____ of keeping up a house, working 40 hours a week would ____ her no time to write.

Seeing her ____, her husband asked, “What’s wrong?” “I really think I can make it as a ____.” “All right, honey, go for it,” Wayne ____ for a long time and then said.

So Debbie returned to her ____ and her typewriter on the kitchen table, writing for another two years. Wayne worked harder and their kids went without vacations and wore hand-me-downs. But the sacrifice finally ____.

Debbie sold her first book after five years of ____. Then another. And another. Until today, Debbie has ____ more than 100 books, many of ____ have become New York Times best-sellers. Over 60 million copies of her books are in print.

And Wayne? His selfless ____ of his wife paid off. He got to retire at 50 and now spends his free time building a private airplane in the basement of their 7,000 square-foot mansion. ____, Debbie’s kids also got a gift more important than several summer camps. As adults, they ____ what Debbie gave them was far more important — persistence and encouragement to pursue their own dreams.

小题1:

A．coffee

B．bedside

C．kitchen

D．dressing小题2:

A．Unless

B．When

C．Though

D．Wherever小题3:

A．asleep

B．awake

C．free

D．convenient小题4:

A．standard

B．suggestion

C．tradition

D．routine小题5:

A．therefore

B．however

C．somehow

D．anyway小题6:

A．making up

B．cutting down

C．finding out

D．bringing in小题7:

A．broken

B．warm

C．touched

D．cold小题8:

A．abilities

B．balances

C．duties

D．problems小题9:

A．stop

B．leave

C．ensure

D．permit小题10:

A．achievements

B．behavior

C．efforts

D．sadness小题11:

A．typist

B．housewife

C．writer

D．designer小题12:

A．doubted

B．compared

C．delayed

D．hesitated小题13:

A．office

B．dream

C．state

D．home小题14:

A．paid off

B．broke up

C．came back

D．cleared up小题15:

A．challenging

B．struggling

C．thinking

D．arguing小题16:

A．collected

B．published

C．prepared

D．translated小题17:

A．them

B．that

C．it

D．which小题18:

A．support

B．respect

C．trust

D．protection小题19:

A．Surprisingly

B．Gratefully

C．Gradually

D．Similarly小题20:

A．admit

B．realize

C．wonder

D．prove

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:B

小题3:A

小题4:D

小题5:B

小题6:D

小题7:A

小题8:C

小题9:B

小题10:D

小题11:C

小题12:D

小题13:B

小题14:A

小题15:B

小题16:B

小题17:D

小题18:A

小题19:D

小题20:B

答案解析：

文章介绍家庭主妇Debbie为了自己当作家的梦想，利用平时的点滴时间写作，也得到丈夫的支持，最后她的努力得到了回报，这对孩子是一个特别的礼物，让他们学会坚持和追求梦想。

小题1:考查名词：A. coffee咖啡，B. bedside床边，C. kitchen厨房，D. dressing穿衣，从后面的句子：she moved it and made them dinner.可知她把打字机放在厨房的桌子上，选C

小题2:考查连词：A. Unless除非，B. When当…时候，C. Though虽然，D. Wherever无论什么地方，当孩子回来的时候，她把它搬开，给孩子做饭，选B

小题3:考查形容词：A. asleep睡着了，B. awake 醒着的，C. free自由的，免费的，D. convenient方便的，当他们睡着了，她再把它拿出来，再打一些字，选A

小题4:考查名词：A. standard标准，B. suggestion 建议，C. tradition传统，D. routine路线，日常工作，惯例，Debbie这样做了两年时间，选D

小题5:考查副词：A. therefore因此，B. however然而，C. somehow不知怎么，D. anyway不管怎样，从后面的句子：“Honey, I’m sorry, but you’re not ____ any income. We can’t do this anymore.可知和前面的是转折关系，选B

小题6:考查词组：A. making up组成，化妆，编造，B. cutting down减少，砍倒，C. finding out发现， D. bringing in引进，赚钱，Debbie一直在家，所以是不能挣钱，选D

小题7:考查形容词：A. broken打破的，B. warm温暖的，C. touched感动的，D. cold冷的，她的心碎了，选A

小题8:考查名词：A. abilities能力，B. balances平衡，C. duties责任，职责D. problems问题，后面的keeping up a house, working 40 hours a week养家，一个星期工作40个小时，都是职责，选C

小题9:考查动词：A. stop停止，B. leave离开，留下，C. ensure确保，D. permit允许，有这么多的职责，她就没有时间剩下写作了，选B

小题10:考查名词：A. achievements成就，B. behavior举止，C. efforts努力，D. sadness悲伤，从前面的句子：That night, her heart was ____.可知丈夫看见她很难过，选D

小题11:考查名词：A. typist打字员，B. housewife家庭主妇，C. writer作家，D. designer设计者，从前面的句子：Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer.可知选C

小题12:考查动词：A. doubted怀疑，B. compared对比，C. delayed拖延，D. hesitated犹豫，Wayne犹豫了很长时间，然后说，选D

小题13:考查名词：A. office办公室，B. dream梦想，C. state 状态，州，D. home家，从前面的句子：Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer.可知她又回到她的梦想，选B

小题14:考查词组：A. paid off有回报，还清，B. broke up分手，解体，C. came back回来，D. cleared up澄清，牺牲最后有了回报，选A

小题15:考查形容词：A. challenging有挑战性的，B. struggling努力，挣扎，C. thinking思考，D. arguing争论，Debbie经过四年的努力最后买了第一本书，选B

小题16:考查动词：A. collected收集，B. published出版，C. prepared准备，D. translated翻译，直到今天她出版了100本书，选B

小题17:考查定语从句：其中很多成为纽约时代报的畅销书，many of which引导的是定语从句，选D

小题18:考查名词：A. support 支持，B. respect尊敬，C. trust信任，D. protection保护，Wayne对妻子的无私的支持有了回报，选A

小题19:考查副词：A. Surprisingly令人惊讶的，B. Gratefully感激地，C. Gradually逐渐地，D. Similarly相似的，Debbie的孩子也得到比几个夏令营更重要的礼物，选D

小题20:考查动词：A. admit承认，B. realize意识到，C. wonder想知道，D. prove证明，做为成年人，他们意识到Debbie给他们的要更重要—坚持和鼓励使他们追求自己的梦想，选B

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。