When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write and illustrate my own books. Half the students sneered. The rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this semester.” I was so humiliated(羞辱) that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capri’s Weekly newspaper. To my astonishment, they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed it to my teacher and fellow students. They laughed. “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted success. I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of poems, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I graduated from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I never mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams.
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. While the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months, just like a baby.
A month later Crying Wind, the title of my book, became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and Braille and sold worldwide. I appeared on TV talk shows. I traveled from New York to California and Canada on promotional tours. My first book also became required reading in native American schools in Canada.
People ask what college I attended, what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius. I’m not gifted and I don’t write right. To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them.” I don’t write right but I’ve beaten the odds. Writing is easy, it’s fun and anyone can do it. Of course, a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.
【小題1】Why did many students laugh after hearing what the writer said?

A．Because they didn’t like him
B．Because they wished he could be successful as a writer
C．Because their teacher laughed, too
D．Because they felt it impossible for him to succeed
【小題2】When the writer graduated from high school, ___________.
A．he had become a famous writer
B．he had made progress in his studies.
C．his classmates and teachers changed their attitudes towards him
D．he decided he wouldn’t become a writer
【小題3】What prevented him telling others about his writing?
A．The characters in his story. B．His teacher.
C．His early experience.D．His parents.
【小題4】What can we infer from the passage?
A．It is difficult for a person, who cares about what others say, to succeed.
B．It is important for a person to tell others what he wants to do.
C．It is necessary for a person, who wants to succeed, to take others’ advice.
D．It is impossible for an ordinary person to be a writer in the future.
【小題5】Which of the following is the best title?
A．A famous writer
B．I Hate My Classmates and Teachers
C．I Never Write Right
D．A Genius Can Be a Writer


【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】A
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：作者寫這篇文章是告訴我們在實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想的道路上，不要聽信別人的嘲笑和諷刺，堅(jiān)持做自己的事情，持之以恒，終會成功的。
【小題1】推理題：根據(jù)第一段中“Don’t be silly, only geniuses can become writers”別傻了，只有天才才能成為作家，可知老師和同學(xué)們都不相信他可以成功。故選D。
【小題2】推理題：根據(jù)第一段中“And you are getting a D this semester”你這個(gè)學(xué)期的成績只可能是D和第三段中“By the time I graduated from high school, with a C minus average,”中學(xué)畢業(yè)時(shí)，我的平均成績是C+，可知作者的學(xué)習(xí)成績提高了。故選B。
【小題3】推理題：閱讀第一和第二段內(nèi)容可知，當(dāng)作者說自己要寫書、畫插圖時(shí)，老師和同學(xué)嘲笑他異想天開，當(dāng)他把第一份發(fā)表的詩拿給老師和同學(xué)時(shí)，他們又說作者是瞎貓碰到死耗子，從那以后作者再也不把自己發(fā)表的了文章拿給他們看了。這是作者學(xué)生時(shí)期的經(jīng)歷，故選C。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)最后一段““Yes, you can. Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them”行的，你一定能行，不要聽信別人,由此可知如果你聽信別人對你的嘲笑放棄努力就不會成功。故選A。
【小題5】推理題：閱讀最后一段內(nèi)容可知作者不是天才，并沒有寫作天分也不懂寫作，還很懶惰、沒有經(jīng)過正式訓(xùn)練，但是就是這樣堅(jiān)持寫，不理會別人的嘲笑諷刺，最終取得了成功。故選C。
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