(2020·吉林省辉南县一中高三上学期第二次月考)For more than 25 years, Jan Karon has been delighting millions of readers with her bestselling Mitford series. At age 10 she knew 1 she was bound to be a writer. But it wasn't until her midforties that she began following her childhood dream. Was it too late?
“I kept a 2 very faithfully for two years，” Karon said. “I 3 everything—all my fears, my high expectations, my 4 to do things I wanted to do—into the journal (日志)．”
It took years, but when the green light came, Karon had no 5 about what to do. She'd never 6 a novel before. It took months of 7 starts before she saw a figure of a 8 walking down the road. He eventually 9 Father Tim, the lead character in her series. She felt unqualified to write the character that came to her: a middleaged teacher. So how did she do it?
It was determination that kept her 10 . Karon had her lead character and setting, but the 11 was just beginning. She began writing Father Tim's story in the local paper. At the end of two years, she had a novel. However, it took another two and a half years after that to 12 a publisher. Karon's first book was a surprise 13 . She went on to write 13 novels 14 in the town of Mitford.
As her journey in Mitford 15 an end, Karon is 16 yet another career (事业) change. She's not talking publicly about her new adventure yet, but it must be 17 with her love of art. She's not 18 about starting over. Her determination gives her 19 that it's never too late for anyone to follow their dream. Age doesn't 20 .
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。通过介绍著名作家Jan Karon的经历，作者告诉大家，只要有决心和毅力，什么时候开始追逐梦想都不迟，年龄不是问题。
1．A.naturally B．certainly
C．frequently D．normally
答案：B 根据下文的描述可知，Jan Karon十分肯定(certainly)自己会成为一位作家。
2．A.diary B．book
C．novel D．word
答案：A 根据下文“... to do things I wanted to do—into the journal (日志)．”可知，Jan Karon这两年一直坚持写日记(diary)。
3．A.turned B．burst
C．broke D．put
答案：D 根据上文可知，Jan Karon把所有的一切都放进(put)了日记中。
4．A.impression B．motivation
C．determination D．suggestion
答案：C 作者把自己做想做之事的决心(determination)写在了日记中。
5．A.doubts B．thoughts
C．reasons D．rights
答案：A 从小就有了决心，做好了充分的准备，当机会来临时，Jan Karon对所有要做的事没有丝毫的怀疑(doubts)。
6．A.read B．written
C．designed D．published
答案：B 根据第一段可知，Jan Karon是一位著名的作家，但是40多岁前从来没有写(written)过小说。
7．A.harmless B．early
C．false D．similar
答案：C 根据下文可知，直到Jan Karon创作Father Tim这个人物，才获得成功。说明她之前开始创作过很多次，都是只有开头没有结果，或者她写不下去。可见这些开头都是错误的(false)。
8．A.waiter B．player
C．doctor D．teacher
答案：D 根据下文中的“a middleaged teacher”可知，该空指的是老师(teacher)。
9．A.visited B．helped
C．missed D．became
答案：D 根据下一段可知，以老师为原型创作出Father Tim，所以他最终成为Jan Karon所创作的系列小说的主要人物。
10．A.walking B．going
C．running D．marching
答案：B 是Jan Karon个人的决心和毅力，使得她一直努力前进(going)。
11．A.journey B．discovery
C．period D．program
答案：A 但是创作旅程(journey)才刚刚开始。
12．A.approach B．sponsor
C．find D．welcome
答案：C Father Tim系列小说首先在当地报纸上连载，两年之后成了一本书，但是又过了两年半之后Jan Karon才找到(find)一个愿意出版她的这本小说的出版商。
13．A.effect B．hit
C．beat D．knock
答案：B Jan Karon的第一本书获得了惊人的成功(hit)。
14．A.set B．absorbed
C．lost D．caught
答案：A 根据第三段可知，Father Tim是一个系列小说中的主要人物，作者继续写了13本小说，第五段第一句提到Mitford之旅结束了。可见Father Tim系列是“以Mitford为背景(be set in)”的。
15．A.gives off B．brings about
C．comes to D．results in
答案：C 根据下文中another career (事业) change可知，Father Tim系列小说结束(comes to an end)了。
16．A.covering B．affording
C．following D．offering
答案：C 根据下文可知，结束了小说的创作，Jan Karon想改变一下，去追逐(following)另外一种事业上的转变。
17．A.busy B．familiar
C．tied D．related
答案：D 上文中提到，Jan Karon没有在公共场合谈论过这次转变，但是这一定与她所爱的艺术有关(related)。
18．A.excited B．disappointed
C．interested D．worried
答案：D 下文中提到“年龄不是问题”。可见对于重新开始，Jan Karon一点都不担心(worried)。
19．A.confidence B．enthusiasm
C．fortune D．respect
答案：A 此句阐述不担心的原因，她的决心和毅力给了她自信(confidence)。
20．A.challenge B．matter
C．exist D．disappear
答案：B 根据上一句可知，只要有决心和毅力，年龄不是问题(matter)。
