5.A few years ago a literary agent turned me down after he read a couple chapters of my manuscript(稿件).After I received the rejection,I responded to his email with a question."So is it the lack of platform,"I asked him,"or the quality of the writing…or both?"
He answered quickly."To tell you the truth,you don't have a strong enough platform yet,but the bigger issue right now is your voice.Your writing is okay,but your voice needs work."
Staring at that reply on my computer screen,I burst into tears.That was the day I quit writing and gave up my dream to publish my book."It's too hard,too disappointing,"I complained to my husband later that evening.My husband listened carefully,and then he asked me a single question:"Can you imagine your life without writing?"
I didn't even have to think about it."No,"I answered Brad."No,I can't image my life without writing."
"Well then keep at it,"Brad encouraged."Keep writing.Something will come of it."
Not long after,I hired a professional editor to work with me on the manuscript.The editor observed two voices competing on the pages:the personal voice and the instructional voice.The two voices didn't play well together,the editor concluded; switching from one voice to the other was unsettling to the reader.
I wish I could tell you that reworking the manuscript was an inspiring,fulfilling process.But it wasn't.It was hard,slow work.Another entire year passed before the manuscript was ultimately accepted by a different agent.And it was another two years before that agent was able to sell the book to a publisher.
I'm grateful my husband asked me that pointed question the day the agent rejected my manuscript.
And I'm even strangely grateful the agent offered such a searing criticism of my work.Without it,I might have been satisfied with writing that was merely"okay".
33.What was the author's biggest problem with her writing?A
A.The voice in it needed to be improved.
B.There was lack of platform in it.
C.He didn't show his personal voice in it.
D.There was a strong platform in it.
34.Who helped the author improve her writing?B
A.Her husband
B.A professional editor
C.A different agent
D.A famous writer.
35.Why is the author grateful to the literary agent who turned her down?A
A.He made her realize her writing needed improving.
B.He encouraged her to go on writing.
C.He pointed out her potential in writing.
D.He gave practical advice on her writing.
分析 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,屬于記敘文,幾年前一個文學(xué)經(jīng)理拒絕了我的投稿,我收到了拒絕后,他告訴我我的寫作需要提高.本文以此展開,主要講述了作者在投稿被拒后,努力提高自己的寫作,最終取得良好的效果.
解答 33.答案:A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)you don't have a strong enough platform yet,but the bigger issue right now is your voice.Your writing is okay,but your voice needs work可知,作者的語態(tài)需要改善.故選A.
34.答案:B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)I hired a professional editor to work with me on the manuscript.The editor observed two voices competing on the pages:the personal voice and the instructional voice.The two voices didn't play well together,the editor concluded; switching from one voice to the other was unsettling to the reader.可知,作者請了一個專業(yè)的編輯來幫助她提高寫作.故選B.
35.答案:A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)And I'm even strangely grateful the agent offered such a searing criticism of my work.Without it,I might have been satisfied with writing that was merely"okay".可知,我感謝那個文學(xué)經(jīng)理,因為他讓我知道我的寫作需要提高.
點評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,推理判斷題.做題時學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細(xì)閱讀原文,把握文章主要內(nèi)容,聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據(jù),切忌胡亂猜測.