高中英语themeparks新人教版 17页

Unit5　Themeparks【导语】　或许你不知道沃特·迪士尼，但是你一定知道迪士尼乐园。如果你不知道迪士尼乐园，那你一定知道米老鼠和唐老鸭。WaltDisneyMaybeyoudon'tknowwaltDisney，butyoumustknowDisneyland.Ifyoudon'tknowDisneyland，youmustknowMickeyMouse(米老鼠)andDonaldDuck(唐老鸭)．WaltDisneywasanAmerican.HewasbornonDecember5，1901.AndhediedonDecember15，1966.Hediedofillness.WaltDisneyhadthreebrothersandonesister.Heenjoyeddrawingwhenhewasveryyoung.Hewasgoodatdrawing.Whenhesoldhisfirstdrawingtohisneighbours，hewasonlysevenyearsold！Hegotmarriedin1925.Andhehadtwodaughters，Disneywasveryrich，buthewasfrugal.Hespentmostofhismoneyonhiswork.In1928，hecreatedthefamouscharacter“MickeyMouse”，whichmadehimfamoustotheworld.OnJuly18，1955DisneyopenedhisfirstDisneylandinCalifornia.HewasalsointerestedinmakingTVprogrammes.BesideshefoundedanewuniversitycalledCaliforniaInstituteoftheArts.WaltDisneyisagreatperson.Althoughhediedpeopleallovertheworldwillrememberhimforever.Heisdeeplylovedbyworldwidepeople.Hewasaclever，imaginativeandcreativeman.Hebroughtjoyandhappinesstothepeopleofeverycountry.Heisaheroofthe20thcentury.【词海拾贝】1．frugaladj.节俭的2．imaginativeadj.有想象力的3．creativeadj.有创造力的【问题思考】1．WhendidWaltDisneysellhisfirstdrawing?Andtowhom?_______________________________________________________\n答案：In1908.Tohisneighbours.2.WhichmadeWaltDisneyfamoustotheworld?_______________________________________________________答案：Thefamouscharacter—“MickeyMouse”．3．ListthreethingsthatWaltDisneydid._______________________________________________________答案：①OpenedDisneyland.②MadeTVprogrammes.③Foundedanewuniversity.Ⅰ.为单词选择正确释义1．theme　　　　A．不同的；各种各样的2．centralB．独一无二的；仅有的3．variousC．保存；保留4．amusementD．有吸引力的事物；吸引5．swingE．旅游业6．attractionF．锦标赛；联赛7．tourismG．消遣；娱乐(活动)8．uniqueH．秋千；摇摆；摆动9．preserveI．中心的；中央的10．tournamentJ．题目；主题(曲)答案：1－J　2－I　3－A　4－G　5－H　6－D　7－E8－B　9－C　10－FⅡ.根据所给汉语提示写出单词1．____________n．长度；长2．____________n．行动；事迹3．____________n．移民；殖民者4．____________n．生物；动物5．____________vt.&vi.&n．前进；促进；进步答案：1.length　2.deed　3.settler　4.creature　5.advanceⅢ.根据英语释义写出单词1．________：beingadmittedtoasociety，aschool，etc2．________：short，printedarticleinapapercover\n3．________：imagination；productoftheimagination4．________：drawing，dealingwithcurrenteventsinanamusingway5．________：machinethatconvertsenergyintopowerormotion答案：1.admission　2.brochure　3.fantasy　4.cartoon　5.engineⅣ.选用正确短语的适当形式完成句子cometrue；bemodelledafter；befamiliarwith；befamousfor；nowonder1．France________itswine，whichisknowntous.答案：isfamousfor2．—Hestayeduplastnight.—________hewassleepyinclass.答案：Nowonder3．Thenewchurch________StPeter'sinRome.答案：ismodelledafter4．Yourdreamwill________someday.答案：cometrue5．We________hername，butwehaven'tmether.答案：arefamiliarwith课文表层理解Ⅰ.判断正(T)误(F)1．Parksfindonlyonewaytomeetpeople'sneed.(F)2．Itcostslittleornomoneytogotosomeparks.(T)3．Thoughthemeparksarenotsohuge，theyprovidemorethanamusementparks.(F)4．Themeparksonlymakeaprofitfromthechargeforadmission.(F)5．Disneylandistheoldestthemepark，namedafterWaltDisney.(T)6．Inthemeparks，peoplecanonlylookorwatch，theyarenotallowedtogoforactivities，letalone(更不用说)eatingorbuyinganything.(F)Ⅱ.读课文回答问题1．Whatarethemeparks?_______________________________________________________答案：Parksthathaveacertaintheme.\n2．What'stheDollywood'smainattraction?_______________________________________________________答案：Itsculture.3．What'sthemainpurposeofDollywood?_______________________________________________________答案：Themainpurposeofitistoeducatepeople.Ⅲ.读课文完成表格ParksThemesActivitiesDisneylandcartoons·Travelthrough1.________orvisitapirateship.·MeetyourfavouritefairytaleorDisneycartoon2.________.·Enjoyexcitingrides，from3.________shipstofree－falldrops.Dollywoodculture·Watchfamouscountrymusicgroups'4.________.·See5.________andothercraftsmenmakeobjects.·TrythesamekindofAmericancandymade150yearsago.·Takearideontheonly6.________trainandenjoyoneofthebestoldwoodenrollercoasters.·Seebeautifulbaldeaglesinthe7.________．CamelotPark8.______·WatchmagicshowswithMerlintheWizard.·Seefightingwith9.________oronhorsebackinthejoustingarea.·Learnhowpeoplein10.________Englandrantheirfarmsandlookedaftertheiranimals.答案：1.space　2.character　3.swinging　4.performances　5.carpenters　6.steam－engine　7.preserve　8.history　9.swords　10.ancient\n课文深层理解Ⅰ.主旨匹配Para1　A．TointroduceDisneyland.Para2B．Tointroducethemeparks.Para3C．TointroduceCamelotPark.Para4D．TointroduceDollywood.答案：Para1－B　Para2－A　Para3－D　Para4－CⅡ.单项选择1．WhichisthereasonwhytourismisincreasingwhereverthereisaDisneyland?A．Disneylandwillbringyouintoamagicalworldandmakeyourdreamscometrue.B．YoucanmeetyourfavouritefairytaleorDisneycartooncharacterinDisneyland.C．Youcantravelthroughspace，orvisitapirateshipinDisneyland.D．Disneylandhasmanyattractionssuchasexcitingrides，fantasyamusementparksandsoon.2．WhatmakesDollywoodoneofthemostuniquethemeparksintheworld?A．Dollywoodhasmanyrides.B．DollywoodcanshowvisitorsAmerica'straditionalsoutheasternculture.C．Youcanseetheworld'slargestbaldeaglepreserveinDollywood.D．Dollywoodisverybeautiful.3．Howmanythemeparksarementionedinthepassage?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.4．WhichisWRONGaboutEngland'sCamelotPark?A．YoucanwatchmagicshowswithMerlintheWizard.B．YoucanlearnhowpeopleinancientEnglandrantheirfarmsandtookcareoftheiranimals.C．Youcanseeknightsfightingwithswordsoronhorseback.D．Youcanfightinthebigjoustingtournament.5．What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Themeparksaremorethanamusement.B．Themeparkshaveacertainidea.C．Themeparksareplacesforpeopletoamusethemselves.\nD．Themeparkshavemanykindsofinterestingthingstoseeandtodo.答案：1.D　2.B　3.C　4.D　5.CⅢ.感悟下列句子所用的句型并尝试译成汉语1．Whicheverandwhateveryoulike，thereisathemeparkforyou._______________________________________________________答案：无论你喜欢哪一个，不管你喜欢什么，都会有一个适合你的主题公园。2．ThethemeparkyouareprobablymostfamiliarwithisDisneyland._______________________________________________________答案：你最熟悉的主题公园很可能就是迪士尼乐园吧。3．Withalltheseattractions，nowondertourismisincreasingwhereverthereisaDisneyland._______________________________________________________答案：有这么多引人入胜的东西，难怪哪里有迪士尼乐园，哪里的旅游业就会发展。4．CometoDollywoodtohavefunlearningallaboutAmerica'shistoricalsoutheasternculture!______________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案：来多莱坞尽情了解美国东南地区的历史文化吧！5．ToenteraworldoffantasyaboutancientEngland，cometoCamelotPark!______________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案：想进入古英格兰的梦幻世界吗，那就来卡默洛特公园吧！如何写好景点类介绍说明文本单元的写作任务是写一篇介绍景点的短文。写这类文章的具体要求是：1．景点介绍要简明扼要、主题鲜明。需要用较短的、概括性的文字给游客留下深刻的印象，达到让人产生游览欲望的目的。2.要写清景点及其中各项活动项目的功能或特点、地理位置、交通方式以及收费情况等。3．景点一般由若干活动项目组合而成。介绍时可依照先概述景点，再分述活动项目，最后总述的顺序。分述活动项目可依照游玩路线进行。4．介绍景点以说明为主，在说明中可以穿插描写和叙述。【常用句式】1．介绍功能或特点。\n①Thethemeoftheparkis...②Youwillenjoydoing/seeing...③Itisknown/famousfor...④Itishometo...2．介绍地理位置。①Itislocated/situatedinthecentreof...②Itliesin/tothesouth/eastof...③Onthetopof...stands...3．介绍面积。①Ithas/coversanareaof...squarekilometres.②...withanareaof...squarekilometres.4．介绍历史。①Ithasahistoryof...years.②...withahistoryof...years.③...haswitnessedtoomuch...inhistory.5．介绍交通方式。①Youcanreachthebuilding/museumby...②Youcangettherealittlemorequicklyby...6．介绍收费情况。①Theadmissionfeeis...②Youneedtopay...fortheentranceticketandanadditionalchargeof...yuanfor...③Theychargenoadditionalfeesexcepttheentranceticket.假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Sarah打算暑期来北京旅游，来信询问改建后前门大街的情况。请你写封回信，简单介绍以下内容：1．简况：800多米长，600多年历史，300多家商铺。2．位置：天安门广场南面。3．交通：公共汽车17、59、69路等，地铁2号线。4．特色：步行街、当当车、茶馆、剧院等。注意：1.词数100左右。2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：步行街pedestrianstreet；当当车trolleycar；地铁subway【范文点评】\n范文点评DearSarah，ThankyouforyourletterforaskingabouttherebuiltQianmenStreet.Hereissomethingaboutit.QianmenStreet，morethan800metreslong，isafamousstreetwith_a_history_of_over_600_years，①along_which_there_are_more_than_300_shops.②AsthestreetisinthecentreofBeijing，justtothesouthofTian'anmenSquare，itisveryconvenienttogettherebytakingBusesNo.17，59or69besidesSubwayLine2.QianmenStreetisapedestrianstreet，buttherearetrolleycarstotakeyounot_only_to_the_shops，but_also_to_theatres_and_teahouses_where_you_can_experience_a_truly_Chinese_way_of_life.③I'msureyou'lllikeit.Yours，LiHua本文内容安排合理，要点详略得当，层次清晰。作者通过其扎实的语境和词汇知识很好地完成了所要求的写作任务。　①with介词短语使语言表达简洁有力。　②alongwhich...非限制性定语从句，有效地补充信息，使句意完整，表达要点到位。　③notonly...butalso...；where引导的定语从句体现了作者深厚的语言功底，使文章内容更加精彩请根据下面表格的内容写一篇100词左右的英语短文，介绍郑州绿博园(TheGreenExpoGardeninZhengzhou)。地点紧邻郑开大道面积约3000亩特色展园94个，各类灌木、花卉700余种，共63.5万株宗旨展示造林方面取得的成就，提升环保意识，倡导绿色生活门票成人每人次30元公交568路和573路答案：TheGreenExpoGardeninZhengzhouislocatednexttoZhengkaiRoad.Itcoversanareaofabout3，000mu.Thereare94exhibitionparksaltogether，whicharehome\ntomorethan700typesofshrubsandflowers.Besides，thenumberofshrubsandflowersisasmanyas635，000.Theaimofbuildingthegardenistoshowtheachievementsinforestation，raisepeople'sawarenessofenvironmentalprotectionandencouragepeopletoliveagreenlife.TheGreenExpoGardenhasbecomeanewtouristattractioninZhengzhou.Theticketforanadultis30yuan.YoucantakeBus568orBus573togetthere.A级　基础过关Ⅰ.在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式1．Itwassnowingheavily.Thehomelesschildrenfeltcold，sotheystoodmuch________(close)toeachother.2．—MayItroubleyouwiththequestion?—Sorry，butitis________myknowledgeandIcan'tfigureitout.3．We'dbetterconsiderallthepossibilities________advancebeforeweworkouttheplan.4．Theoldwomaniswarm－hearted.Sheisalwaysreadytohelp________isintrouble.5．Notonly________weforgettoturnoffthelightsinthekitchen，butwealsofailedtolockthefrontdoor.6．Heisfamousboth________anovelistandpoetbutheismorefamous________hisnovels.7．Ifweworkhard，________difficultywe'refacedwith，wecanovercomeit.8．Youshouldn'tstayatyourofficeallday；________(get)closetonatureisgoodforyourhealth.9．Asatourist________(attract)，theSummerPalacedoeshavestrongattractiontovisitorsfromhomeandabroad.10．Laughteristhebestmedicine—atleastwhen________comestoprotectingyourheart.答案：1.closer　2.beyond　3.in　4.whoever　5.did　6.as　for　7.whatever　8.getting　9.attraction10．itⅡ.用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空Atoone'samusement；getcloseto；befamousfor；bemodelledafter；cometolife\n1.I________thechildrentoseewhattheyweredoing.答案：gotcloseto2．______________，whenhedeliveredaspeech，everyonefellasleep.答案：Tomyamusement3．Guilin______________itsbeautifulscenery.答案：isfamousfor4．Asspringadvances，theflowersinthegarden________．答案：cometolife5．Thelibrary________________thelibraryofCongressofWashington.答案：ismodelledafterBnowonder；gainadmissionto；avarietyof；intheminority；cometrue6．Shesucceededin________theuniversityofherchoice.答案：gainingadmissionto7.______________she'stired.Shewalkedforalongtime.答案：Nowonder8．Atlasthisdreamofbeingadoctorhad__________________.答案：cometrue9．Thereare______________flowersinKunmingalltheyearround.答案：avarietyof10．Goodsalesmenare______________inourteam.答案：intheminorityCtogetherwith；(be)familiarwith；beuniqueto；inlength；inadvance11．Youhadbetterarrivethere________tomakesomepreparations.答案：inadvance12．Thisdeskisfourfeet____________andtwofeetwide.答案：inlength13．Theissuesbeingdiscussedhere________not________ourcity.答案：are　uniqueto14．I'mquite________thehistoryofthiscity.Letmeintroduceittoyou.答案：familiarwith15．Hesentmethebook，________aletter.\n答案：togetherwithⅢ.完成句子1．Ihavefourbooks，andyoumayhave________________(不论你喜欢哪一本)．答案：whicheveryoulike2．Sheis__________________________(不仅漂亮，而且心眼也好)．答案：notonlyprettybutalsokind－hearted3．Thisisoneoftheoldestbuildingsintown,_____________(如果不是最古老的话)．答案：ifnottheoldest4．Shealwayscarriesahandbag__________________(不论她去哪里)．答案：wherevershegoes5．Heis__________________(如此吝啬以至于)Idon'twanttomakefriendswithhim.答案：someanthat6.__________________(不足为奇)thechildrenlovetovisitthefarm.答案：Itisnowonderthat7．__________________________(被他老师的话深深感动)，theboydidalotofthingstohelphisclassmates.答案：Greatlytouchedbyhisteacher'swords8．Hehasmadetenfilms，__________________________(其中多数都是世界闻名的)．答案：mostofwhichareworld－famous9．__________________(不论可能发生什么)，youmustkeepcalm.答案：Whatevermayhappen10．____________________________(可以买到各式各样的灯具)inthatshop.答案：AllkindsoflampsareavailableB级　能力提升Ⅳ.阅读理解阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Maybeitistruethatwedonotknowwhatwehavegotuntilweloseit，butitisalsotruethatwedonotknowwhatwehavebeenmissinguntilitarrives.Ittakesanhourtolikesomeone，andadaytolovesomeone，butittakesalifetimetoforgetsomeone.Givingsomeoneallyourloveisneveranassurance(保证)that\ntheywillloveyouback.Donotexpectloveinreturn;butifitdoesnot，becontentithasgrowninyours.Donotrelyonone'sappearance;itcantrickyou.Donotrelyonwealth;eventhatfadesaway.Relyonsomeonewhomakesyousmile，becauseittakesonlyasmiletomakeadarkdayseembright.Therearemomentsinlifewhenyoumisssomeonesomuchthatyoujustwanttopickthemfromyourdreamsandhugthem.Dreamwhatyouwanttodream；gowhereyouwanttogo;bewhatyouwanttobe，becauseyouhaveonlyonelifeandonechancetodoallthethingsyouwanttodo.Thebrightestfuturewillalwaysbebasedonaforgottenpast.Youcannotgoonwellinlifeuntilyouletyourpastfailuresandheartachesgooff.Mayyouhaveenoughhappinesstomakeyousweet，enoughtrials(考验)tomakeyoustrong，enoughsorrowtokeepyouhuman，andenoughhopetomakeyouhappy.Thehappiestpeopledonotnecessarilyhavethebestofeverything;theyjustmakethemostofeverythingthatcomesalongtheirway.Happinesswaitsforthosewhocryandthosewhoappreciatetheimportanceofpeoplewhohavetouchedtheirlives.Alwaysputyourselfinothers'shoes.Ifyoufeelthatithurtsyou，itprobablyhurtstheothers，too.Whenyouwereborn，youwerecryingandeveryonearoundyouwassmiling.Liveyourlifesothatwhenyoudie，youaretheonewhoissmilingandeveryonearoundyouiscrying.【语篇解读】　生命对于每个人只有一次，因此我们要勇敢地去做想做的事情，要多为他人考虑，做一个对他人有用的人。1．Inthispassage，thewriterwantstotellus________．A．whattodoinourlifeB．wheretogowithotherpeopleC．howtotreatourlifeD．howtogetonwellwithotherpeople解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Dreamwhatyouwanttodream；gowhereyouwanttogo；bewhatyouwanttobe，becauseyouhaveonlyonelifeandonechancetodoallthethingsyouwanttodo”可知，作者告诉我们应该如何对待生活，故选C项。答案：C2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Ifyougivesomeoneyourlove，youaresuretoreceiveloveinreturn.B．Weoftendon'tknowwhatwehavelostuntilithappenssomeday.C．Itiswisenottorelyonanybodybecauseyouarelikelytobecheated.\nD．Ifittakesyouashorttimetolovesomeone，youwillforgetthepersonsoon.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“butitisalsotruethatwedonotknowwhatwehavebeenmissinguntilitarrives”可知，直到事情发生，我们才知道我们正在失去什么，故选B项。根据第二段中的“Givingsomeoneallyourloveisneverallassurance(保证)thattheywillloveyouback.Donotexpectloveinreturn”可知，A项不正确。根据第二段最后一句话可知，C项不正确。根据第二段第一句话可知，D项不正确。答案：B3．Howshouldonedealwiththepainfulpastaccordingtothewriter?A．Byvaluingit.　　　B．Byrememberingit.C．Byconsideringit.D．Byforgettingit.解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Thebrightestfuturewillalwaysbebasedonaforgottenpast”(美好的未来总是以忘记过去为基础)可知，选D项。答案：D4．Thelastparagraphtellsusthatapersonintheworldshouldbeonewho________．A．canacceptthesuggestionsmadebyothersB．canlivehappilyandforgetthepastC．doesgoodforotherpeopleandisrespectedandlovedbythemD．hasmadealotofmoneyforhimselfbeforehedies解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一句话“Liveyourlifesothatwhenyoudie，youaretheonewhoissmilingandeveryonearoundyouiscrying”可知，我们要做一个对别人有意义、有价值的人，最后我们才会被别人尊重，被别人爱，故选C项。答案：CⅤ.七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Tipsfortheperfectselfie(自拍)Youcantakeaselfiewithahand－helddigitalcameraormobilephoneandlatershareitontheInternet.Soselfieshavebeenespeciallypopularovertheyears.__1__Lovethemorhatethem，selfiesshownosignofstopping.Afterall，theselfieisthemostimportantwaytoshowoffonholiday.Everyonehashisownwaytotaketheholidayselfies.Howcanyoutakethebestholidayselfies？__2__◆“Foodchew”style\nWanttoleteveryoneknowhowexcitingyourholidayfoodchoicesare？__3__Youcanalsocutoffapiecetoshowoffwhat'sinside.Butdon'thavefoodhangingoutofyourmouth.Remember，foodalwayslooksbestbeforebeingeaten.◆“I'msoadventurous”styleRockclimbing，hiking，surfing，orskiing？__4__Justletthenaturalsettingsmakepeoplego“wow”．Onecommonlyusedgestureisspreadingoutanarmtoshowhowthrilledyouare.Butrememberthatnoonelikesasweatyselfie.◆“Iamculturedtourist”style__5__Youcanalsotryanopticalillusion(视错觉)bymakingitlooklikeyou'reholdinguptheleaningtowerofPisa，touchingthetopoftheEiffelTower，orpickingtheSphinx'snose.A．Justtakingaselfieagainstafamousculturalsitemakesyoulookgreat.B．Somepeoplehavenoideawheretotravel.C．Accordingtoarecentsurvey，halfoftheintervieweesadmittedtotakingaselfiewhileonholiday.D．Theseadventurousholidaymomentsaregreatforaselfie.E．Differentcultureshavedifferentcharacteristicsoffood.F．Holdupsomefoodonyourforkorchopsticks.G．Herearesomeusefulposingtipsforyou.答案：1.C　2.G　3.F　4.D　5.AⅥ.完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Sincemychildhood，Ialwaysdreamedofbecomingafull－timewriter.Twoyearsaftermygraduation，I__1__myjobandmadeupmymindtorealizemy__2__．Noonecouldtellme__3__Iwouldsucceedornot.Irentedacoldstorageroominabuilding，setupauseddeskand__4__towrite.IhadtoomanythingstowriteandIhadtowritebecausethe__5__wasfullofmyheart.Afterayearorso，however，Ibegantodoubtmyself.Ifoundit__6__toearnmylivingbysellingwhatIwrote.Ican'trememberhowmanytimesmynovelswere__7__duringthatyear.ButI__8__toputmydreamtothetest—eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearof__9__．Ibelievedanyonewithadreammustlearntostruggleforthe__10__．\nDuringthemostdifficultperiodofmylife，oneofmyclassmatescametoseemeandtriedto__11__me，“Yun，cometoourcompany，andwewill__12__you2，000yuanamonth.”2，000yuanwasreallyabig__13__atthattime.Itwouldenablemetolive__14__．Asthemoneyweredancinginmy__15__，somethingclearedmysenses.Hadn'tIdreamedofbeingawriter?Afull－timewriter.“Thanks，butno，”Isaid__16__，“I'mgoingtosticktowriting.”Againandagain，Isaidtomyself，“Iwillbe__17__．Peoplewilllovemynovels.”Finallymyfirstnovelwas__18__in1991.Ihadthekindoffameandsuccessthatfewwritersever__19__．Twentyyearshavepassed，buttheeffectithadonmylifehaslasted.NowIoften__20__thetimeworkinginthatcoldstorageroom.Iwillsay，“Anyonewithadream，courageandpersistencewillbesuccessful.”【语篇解读】　本文是一名作家的传记。主要叙述了作者实现自己成为作家梦想的艰难历程。1．A.attained　　　　B．quitC．pausedD．seized解析：根据下文准备实现梦想，可知这里应是放弃工作。故选B。答案：B2．A.projectB．gloryC．dreamD．liberty解析：realizeone'sdream“实现梦想”。故选C。答案：C3．A.whetherB．whatC．thatD．when解析：whether...ornot“是否”，根据下文的ornot判断。故选A。答案：A4．A.gaveawayB．settleddownC．putdownD．tookover解析：gaveaway“赠送”；settleddown“安置，安定下来”；putdown“放下”；tookover“接管”。前文讲租房子，现在开始安下心来写作。故选B。答案：B5．A.principleB．justiceC．careerD．enthusiasm\n解析：根据下文的“fullofmyheart”判断此处作者豪情满怀，激情万分。故选D。答案：D6．A.difficultB．changeableC．permanentD．sceptical解析：根据前文的“doubt”和下文的“earnmyliving”，可知作者靠卖作品为生的日子很困难。故选A。答案：A7．A.adjustedB．attackedC．registeredD．rejected解析：前文提到难以为生，故推断此处应是多少次被“退稿”。故选D。答案：D8．A.pretendedB．determinedC．waitedD．agreed解析：与下文的test对应，应填“决定”。故选B。答案：B9．A.anxietyB．prejudiceC．failureD．opportunity解析：与前文uncertainty相对应，故选C。答案：C10．A.intelligenceB．fantasyC．reputationD．goal解析：intelligence“智力”；fantasy“幻想，幻觉”；reputation“荣誉”；goal“目标”。根据上下文可知选D。答案：D11．A.persuadeB．donateC．informD．require解析：此时作者正处于困难时期，朋友来劝服他加入自己的公司。故选A。答案：A12．A.sponsorB．assistC．payD．earn解析：根据下文的2000元判断是付给他报酬。故选C。答案：C13．A.accountB．moneyC．scaleD．fortune\n解析：abigfortune“一大笔财富”。故选D。答案：D14．A.steadierB．handierC．betterD．happier解析：因为这笔工作的报酬，自己的生活能好一些。故选C。答案：C15．A.handB．headC．tableD．wallet解析：句意：当这些钱在我头脑中跳跃时，某些东西清除了我的感觉。故选B。答案：B16．A.doubtfullyB．eagerlyC．firmlyD．consciously解析：根据下文的sticktowriting判断作者很坚定地拒绝对方。故选C。答案：C17．A.successfulB．luckyC．creativeD．confident解析：根据前文的“sticktowriting”，可知此时作者坚信自己将来是成功的。故选A。答案：A18．A.soldB．advocatedC．publishedD．allocated解析：novel应是被出版。故选C。答案：C19．A.experiencedB．adoptedC．associatedD．deposited解析：句意：我拥有了很少作者曾经经历过的荣誉和成功。故选A。答案：A20．A.understoodB．recalledC．remindedD．assumed解析：句意：现在我经常回想起在那个寒冷的储藏室写作的日子。故选B。答案：B