B
When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write and illustrate my own books. Many students nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. "Don't be silly, only geniuses can become writers," the English teacher said, "and you are getting a D this semester." I was so humiliated(感到羞辱的) that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capri's Weekly Newspaper. To my surprise, they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed the newspaper and the dollars to my teacher and fellow students. They laughed. "Just plain dumb luck," the teacher said. I tasted success. I'd sold the first thing I'd ever written. That was more than any of them had done and even if it was just dumb luck, it was fine with me.
During the next two years, I sold dozens of poems, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I graduated from high school with a C average, I had never mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams.
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. While the children were sleeping, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. Crying Wind, the title of my book, became a best-seller, which was translated into fifteen languages and Braille(盲文) and sold worldwide.
People ask what college I attended, what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: "None." I just write. I'm not gifted and I don't write right. To all those who dream of writing, I'm shouting at you: "Yes, you can. Don't listen to them." I don't write right but I've succeeded. Writing is easy and fun and anyone can do it.
56. Why did many students laugh after hearing what the writer said?
A. Because they envied her.
B. Because they felt it impossible for her to succeed.
C. Because they wished she were successful as a writer.
D. Because their teacher laughed, too.
57. When the writer graduated from high school, .
A. she had become a famous writer
B. her classmates and teachers admired her very much
C. she decided she wouldn't become a writer
D. she had made progress in her studies
58. prevented the writer from telling others about her writing.
A. The editors in the newspaper
B. The characters in her writing
C. Her busy schoolwork
D. Her early experience
59. What can we infer from the passage?
A. It is difficult for a person, who cares about what others say, to succeed.
B. It is important for a person to tell others about what he wants to do.
C. It is necessary for a person, who wants to succeed, to take others' advice.
D. It is impossible for a normal person to be a writer in the future.
60. The best title for the passage could be "".
A. A Famous Writer
B. I Hate My Classmates and Teachers
C. I Never Write Right
D. A Genius Can Be a Writer

56.B 57.D 58.D 59.A 60.C

翻译:
B
我15岁时，向我的英语课宣布我要创作并为自己的书绘制插图。许多学生差点从椅子上摔下来，大笑起来。“别傻了，只有天才才能成为作家，”英语老师说，“而且你这学期的成绩是D。”我感到非常屈辱，以至于哭了起来。
那天晚上，我写了一首关于破碎梦想的悲伤短诗，并把它寄给了《卡普里周刊》。令我惊讶的是，他们发表了这首诗，并给了我两美元。我成了一名发表过作品并获得报酬的作家。我把报纸和钱拿给我的老师和同学们看。他们笑了。“只是纯粹的运气好，”老师说。我尝到了成功的滋味。我卖掉了我写的第一件东西。这比他们任何人都做得多，即使只是运气好，我也觉得没关系。
在接下来的两年里，我卖出了几十首诗、信件、笑话和食谱。当我以平均成绩C从高中毕业时，我再也没有向我的老师、朋友或家人提起过我的写作。他们是梦想的扼杀者，如果人们必须在他们的朋友和梦想之间做出选择，他们必须永远选择梦想。
当时我有四个孩子，最大的只有四岁。当孩子们睡觉时，我在我的老式打字机上打字。我写下我的感受。我的书《哭泣的风》成了畅销书，被翻译成15种语言和盲文，并在全球销售。
人们问我上过什么大学，有什么学位，有什么成为作家的资格。答案是：“都没有。”我只是写作。我没有天赋，而且我写得也不好。对于所有那些梦想写作的人，我要对你们大喊：“是的，你能行。别听他们的。”我写得不好，但我成功了。写作既容易又有趣，任何人都能做到。
56. 为什么许多学生听到作者的话后大笑？
A. 因为他们嫉妒她。
B. 因为他们觉得她不可能成功。
C. 因为他们希望她成为一名成功的作家。
D. 因为他们的老师也笑了。
57. 当作者从高中毕业时，她在学业上取得了进步。
A. 她已经成为一名著名的作家
B. 她的同学和老师非常钦佩她
C. 她决定她不会成为一名作家
D. 她在学业上取得了进步
58. 她早期的经历阻止了作者向别人讲述她的写作。
A. 报纸的编辑
B. 她作品中的人物
C. 她繁忙的学业
D. 她早期的经历
59. 我们能从这篇文章中推断出什么？
A. 一个在意别人说什么的人很难成功。
B. 一个人把他想做的事情告诉别人是很重要的。
C. 对于一个想要成功的人来说，接受别人的建议是必要的。
D. 一个普通人将来不可能成为一名作家。
60. 这篇文章的最佳标题可能是“我写作并不出色”。
A. 一位著名作家
B. 我讨厌我的同学和老师
C. 我写作并不出色
D. 天才才能成为作家