第六章测试1.
Determining the main idea.（Choose the best answer. Do not refer to the text）.
The main idea of the story is that .( )
A:Haley recalled how his past experiences helped him to produce his masterpiece
B:Haley showed that some dreams could come true while others could not
C:Haley didn't accept a job with a high pay and finally became a successful writer
D:Haley recalled how he kept writing in spite of setbacks and poverty and succeeded in becoming a writer at last
答案:D
2.
Comprehending the text Choose the best answer.
According to Haley, there is a difference between "being a writer" and writing and the latter means .( )
A:mistaking writing for wealth and fame
B:spending hours at the typewriter writing
C:expecting the fame and wealth of a writer
D:a dream you cherish
3.
Haley thinks that .( )
A:only those who succeed in writing know neglect and poverty
B:writing is in fact a lonely, private and poor-paying affair
C:as long as you work hard at writing your works will achieve recognition
D:only those whose longing is never requited know long periods of neglect and poverty
4.Which of the following is TRUE about Haley? ( )
A:When Haley decided to work as a freelance writer, he was 20 years old.
B:When Haley began writing, he thought that he was a great writer.
C:When Haley began writing full time, he lived in a room with modern facilities.
D:A year after Haley began writing full time, he found that he could hardly support himself by writing
5.
The call that changed Haley's life was from .( )
A:an editor who was quite interested in one of the books Haley was writing
B:a friend who demanded him to pay back some debt
C:an old acquaintance who made an offer tempting him to give up his dream
D:an agent who offered to make a big contract with him
6.
Haley didn't accept the job with S6 000 a year because .( )
A:he wanted to be a full-time writer
B:the money was too easy
C:he couldn't have any time for writing
D:he wanted a nice apartment and a used car
7.
Haley cited the examples of Joe Delaney and Harry Belafonte to show that .( )
A:successful artists always have dreams
B:people have to make sacrifices to live creatively
C:some people never succeed despite their hard work
D:people who have dreams have to suffer
9.
When Haley rediscovered his sardine cans and eighteen cents years later .( )
A:he could hardly believe that they once belonged to him
B:he felt sad and cold, thinking of his past years as a lonely writer
C:he thought that they were part of his roots and important to him
D:he had them framed because they won him a lot of awards
10.
Understanding vocabulary（Choose the correct definition according to the context.）
For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never requited.( )
A:reconsidered B:required C:realized
D:rewarded
11.
When I left a 20-yqar-career in the Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects at all.( )
A:financial support
B:permanent job
C:social connections
D:chances of future success
12.
On the phone was an old acquaintance from the Coast Guard, now stationed in San Francisco.( )
A:found
B:busy
C:Resting
D:working
13.
What's more, I could write on the side.( )
A:as a secondary occupation
B:full time
C:with more concentration
D:with enough time
14.
From deep inside a bull-headed resolution welled up.( )
A:rose like water B:came into sight C:took shape
D:overwhelmed
15.
Through him I met other struggling artists like Joe Delaney, a veteran painter from Knoxville,
Tenn.( )
A:practical
B:poorly paid
C:Experienced
D:senior
16.
Often Joe lacked food money, so he'd visit a neighborhood butcher who would give him big bones with morsels of meat and a grocer who would hand him some wilted vegetables.( )
A:cheap
B:less than fresh C:less nutritious
D:edible 17.
The shadows had turned into dazzling limelight.( )
A:substantial success
B:places without shadow
C:center of public attention.
D:full daylight
18.
It was a confusing, exhilarating time, and in a sense I was blinded by the light of my success.( )
A:critical and rare
B:urgent and decisive
C:entertaining and interesting
D:delighting and exciting
19.
I opened it, and there were two corroded sardine cans, a nickel, a dime and three pennies. ( )
A:used
B:corrupted C:rusted D:salted
1.To ________ weeds is not only to destroy their visible parts but also to pull them out by the roots.（ ）
A:extirpate
B:extract
C:extricate
D:export
2.English has become a ________ language. It is a technique for students to master fluently. But many students haven't been interested in it. （ ）
A:requisite
B:adequate
C:efficient
D:sufficient
3.Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in ________. （ ）
A:devastation
B:calamity
C:defiance
D:adversity
4.I often take a moment as I wait at our grocery store checkout stand to ________ the covers of the magazines displayed there. （ ）
A:decipher
B:watch
C:scan
D:peek
5.Some scientists believe the work to ________ the human genetic code is no less important than the Apollo moon landing program. （ ）
A:defy
B:suspect
C:decipher
D:extirpate
6.The code of ethics is an ________ law; it controls peoples’ thought, and is an important dependent ways that the soft law is carried out. （ ）
A:explicit
B:implicit
C:arrogant
D:requisite
7.Americans treat doctors with a strange mixture of awe, respect, cynicism, and ________. （ ）
A:contempt
B:grandeur
C:adversity
D:suspect
8.Did they ________ the houses to make room for a big industrial complex? （ ）
A:pull over
B:pull away
C:pull off
D:pull down
9.I am too busy to ________ the Web every day, but I do try to spend a bit of time there. （ ）
A:peek
B:study
C:stare
D:browse
10.Artists' renderings of space can be pretty impressive, and sometimes hard to ________ the real thing based on hard science. （ ）
A:distinguish from
B:pass up
C:scan through
D:pull down
