高考英语完形填空题专项演练阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIremembervividlythecallthatchangedmylife.ItwasTuesday,February18,whenthe1ranginthekitchenofmyLosAngeleshome.Onthe2wasMartyBandera,aliteraryagenttowhomIhadsentadraft(草稿)ofmynovelthreeweeksearlier.“Ihaveacoupleof3,”Banderasaid.“First,howoldareyou?”“I’m48,”Ireplied.“Areyouingood4?”“Yes,excellent.What’sthisabout?”“I’vesoldyournovels5oneandahalfmilliondollars.”Isatdownin6.Ihadwrittenoverfourteennovelsintwentyyears,buteachonehadbeen7bythepublishers.Isupposemanypeoplewouldhavebeen8,butnotme.Eachtime,Ijust9writinganotherone.Myhusbandadvisedmetofindsomethingelsetodo,butIrefusedto10.Seeingthisbook11wasthebestthingthathaseverhappenedtome.It’samysterystory(likealltheothers)anditwasonthebest-seller12twoweeksafterpublication!Igotmyfirstlessoninstory13frommygrandmother.Sheusedtoreadmestories.Shewastheonewhogavemea14ofwords.Shesparked(激发)my15andshehasbeena16influenceonme.Ialwayshadstoriesrunningthroughmy17andassoonasIcouldwriteI18themdownonpaper.ImarriedyoungandIhavethreechildren,butIneverstoppedwriting,19novelsbetweendoingthediapers(婴儿的尿布)anddishes.Iamwritinganothernovelnow.Yes,my20haschangedmylife.1.A.phoneB.bellC.clockD.alarm2.A.stepB.lineC.sideD.doorway3.A.novelsB.thingsC.questionsD.problems4.A.wealthB.healthC.careD.order5.A.toB.inC.onD.for6.A.needB.joyC.delightD.astonishment7.A.rejectedB.receivedC.judgedD.lost8.A.worriedB.angryC.discouragedD.excited9.A.couldn’thelpB.gotdowntoC.gotusedtoD.wenton10.A.shutdownB.findoutC.giveupD.setaside11.A.soldB.publishedC.printedD.passed12.A.booksB.shopsC.recordD.list13.A.writingB.organizingC.tellingD.reading14.A.useB.loveC.meaningD.respect15.A.hopeB.effortsC.novelsD.imagination16.A.lastingB.normalC.carefulD.general17.A.mindB.bookC.voiceD.work18.A.pulledB.putC.brokeD.looked19.A.thinkingB.readingC.developingD.translating20.A.friendB.ageC.successD.failureBI’vealwayslovedpigeons(鸽子).SomeyearsagoImanagedtopersuademywifetoletmebuyafewandstarted1themmyself.Theycostalotofmoneyandsoitspoilt(破坏)our2abit,butmywifeneveractuallystoppedmesoI3carriedon.IlearntsomuchaboutthemthatIcould4agoodraceranywhereandIboughtsomebeauties.Mypigeonswonsometopraces,andIevenbegantomakeabitof5.Yousee,peoplearepreparedtopaybigpricesiftheygettoknowthatyourpigeonsare6bigprizes.Mywifehadbeenchangingher7tothepigeonsoverthelastyearortwoanyway.Shewasquite8ofalltheprizeswe’dwon.Thentherewasalotoftravelling,whichsheliked.Yousee,someonehastotakethepigeonsa9wayoffandreleasethem.Someofthe10werereallynice.Inevertraveled.Iusedtoliketowaitathomeandseethemcomein.Theygotthewonderfulsenseof11,whichcouldbringthembackhomesoquickly.They’dflownhundredsofmilessometimes12stormsoragainststrongwinds.Andtherethey’dcome,tinywhitebirdsagainstthegreat13.ThenI’dwatchthem14roundandcomedownontothelandingshelf.I’dlookatmywatchandthink,“Mygoodness,that’sagood15.”AndI’dtakeoffthelittlelegringandpushitthroughthemachineto16whattimehe’darrived.Thenmywifewould17upandsay,“Hashearrivedyet?”Thenwewouldworkoutifwe’dwon18.However,lastyearwehada19!Oneofthemgotsomesortofflu(流感)anddied;thentheyall20.Itwasterrible;Ihadtoburnthemall.Welostafortune,ofcourse.1.A.racingB.understandingC.sellingD.flying2.A.dreamB.workC.lifeD.hobby3.A.justB.evenC.almostD.hardly4.A.noticeB.learnC.imagine...
