(2023·重庆市南开中学月考)
Literature was something I was interested in.At school I was that kid who stuck his hand up to 1.B aloud from the Shakespeare play.Over the holidays I would visit the 2.A and read literature.While my generation was playing after school，I was in a ghetto (贫民区) learning to 3.B .
I lived then in Lagos.The ghetto landlords had unlimited 4.C .They could throw families with all their possessions out into the street.Annoyed，I wrote about 5.C .Those pieces were not published.Then it occurred to me to write a story about them.This began my long 6.D in the rigorous craft(严谨构思) of the short story.
However, after finishing my A levels，I had a job working for a paint company. 7.A in Lagos was so terrible that it took three hours to get to work.I would wake up at 4 a．m.and write for an hour before 8.D work.When I 9.C ，I would sleep and then write till one o'clock.
The first 10.B took a year.I got myself 11.C from work and bought a typewriter with the severance pay (解雇金)．I began 12.A works.I sent the manuscript(手稿) to many 13.D , who all turned it down.
Then, one morning，a letter came from Longman African Writers Series.I remember giving a cry of 14.B .That moment changed everything.I was 19.With the publication of Flowers and Shadows, the life I was meant to live 15.C .
语篇导读：这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者喜欢文学，一直努力创作，直到自己的作品出版，终于开始了想要的生活。
1．A.think B．read
C．cry D．speak
解析：考查语境推断。根据空后的“aloud from the Shakespeare play”可知，此处指朗读莎士比亚戏剧。read意为“朗读”，符合语境。think意为“思考”；cry意为“呼喊”；speak意为“说”。故选B。
2．A.libraries B．charities
C．exhibitions D．attractions
解析：考查语境&常识推断。根据“Over the holidays I would visit”和空后的“read literature”，并结合常识可知，此处指去图书馆阅读文学作品。library意为“图书馆”，符合语境。charity意为“慈善机构”；exhibition意为“展览”；attraction 意为“有吸引力的地方”。故选A。
3．A.act B．write
C．cook D．paint
解析：考查语境&复现推断。根据上文提到作者喜爱文学以及下文的“Then it occurred to me to write a story about them.”可知，作者此处是说当他的同龄人放学后玩耍时，作者却在贫民区学习写作。write意为“写作”，为原词复现，符合语境。act意为“演(戏)”；cook意为“烹饪”；paint意为“绘画”。故选B。
4．A.talents B．wealth
C．powers D．freedom
解析：考查语境推断。根据后文“They could throw families with all their possessions out into the street.”可知，房东的权力很大，可以把一家人赶出去并把他们所有的财产扔到街上。power意为“权力”，符合语境。talent意为“才能”；wealth意为“财富”；freedom意为“自由”。故选C。
5．A.friendship B．possibilities
C．injustices D．welfare
解析：考查语境推断。根据上文“Annoyed，I wrote about”以及房东的行为可知，作者写了这些不公正的事情。injustice意为“不公平”，符合语境。friendship意为“友谊”；possibility意为“可能性”；welfare意为“福利”。故选C。
6．A.memory B．suffering
C．service D．adventure
解析：考查语境推断。根据后文“in the rigorous craft of the short story”可知，想要写故事的冲动让作者开始了短篇小说创作之旅。adventure意为“冒险”，符合语境。memory意为“记忆”；suffering意为“苦难”；service意为“服务”。故选D。
7．A.Traffic B．Climate
C．Accommodation D．Security
解析：考查语境推断。根据空后的“in Lagos was so terrible that it took three hours to get to work”可知，此处是说拉各斯的交通非常糟糕，上班要花三个小时。traffic意为“交通”，符合语境。climate意为“气候”；accommodation意为“住宿”；security意为“安全”。故选A。
8．A.making up for B．getting down to
C．looking forward to D．setting out for
解析：考查语境推断。根据上文“I would wake up at 4 a．m.and write for an hour”可知，出发去工作之前，作者要写作一个小时。set out for意为“出发去”，符合语境。make up for意为“补偿”；get down to意为“着手处理”；look forward to意为“期待”。故选D。
9．A.resigned B．retired
C．returned D．resolved
解析：考查语境推断。根据前文的“I would wake up at 4 a．m.and write for an hour before __8__ work.”和后文的“I would sleep and then write till one o'clock”可知，此处指作者下班回到家中。return意为“返回”，符合语境。resign意为“辞职”；retire意为“退休”；resolve意为“解决”。故选C。
10．A.option B．draft
C．visit D．picture
解析：考查语境&常识推断。上文提到作者要写书，所以这里指写作的初稿， draft意为“草稿”，符合语境。option意为“选择”；visit意为“参观”；picture意为“图片”。故选B。
11．A.filled B．inspired
C．fired D．prevented
解析：考查语境推断。根据空后的“from work and bought a typewriter with the severance pay”可知，此处是说作者被公司解雇了，用解雇金买了一台打字机。fire意为“解雇”，符合语境。fill意为“充满”；inspire意为“鼓舞”；prevent意为“阻止”。故选C。
12．A.rewriting B．withdrawing
C．job-hunting D．exploring
解析：考查语境推断。结合后文作者没有放弃写作可知，此处指作者开始改写作品。 rewrite意为“改写”，符合语境。withdraw意为“取出”；job-hunt意为“找工作”；explore意为“探索”。故选A。
13．A.friends B．teachers
C．writers D．publishers
解析：考查语境&常识推断。根据后文“who all turned it down”和常识可知，作者应是把手稿寄给出版商。publisher 意为“出版商”，符合语境。friend意为“朋友”；teacher意为“老师”；writer意为“作者”。故选D。
14．A.fear B．joy
C．pain D．sorrow
解析：考查语境&常识推断。根据前文“a letter came from Longman African Writers Series”以及后文“That moment changed everything.”和常识可知，作者的作品被接受了，应是因为高兴而大叫。joy意为“快乐”，符合语境。fear意为“恐惧”；pain意为“痛苦”；sorrow意为“悲伤”。故选B。
15．A.ended B．changed
C．began D．improved
解析：考查语境推断。根据上文作者一直怀有文学梦想但一直历经坎坷以及“With the publication of Flowers and Shadows, the life I was meant to live”可知，作者的作品出版了，应是开始了自己想要的生活。begin意为“开始”，符合语境。end意为“结束”；change意为“改变”；improve意为“改善”。故选C。
