课时分层作业16 THE VALUE OF MONEY(Word练习)-【名师导航】2024年高考英语一轮总复习(新教材新高考)人教版

课时分层作业(十六) Ⅰ.阅读理解(限时7分钟) (2022·太原市高三统考) My phone beeped as I closed the passenger door.I knew that the text was from my friend，Robin，a poet.But I did not want to read it. Robin had recently submitted her manuscript to several publishers and she expected a response from one soon.From my view，her writing life was already charmed：work at a celebrated workshop and publish articles in literary journals.I was waiting to hear back from some book consultants.Three weeks had passed since I had sent them some manuscript pages.I'd returned to my state of frustration (沮丧) and the familiar misery. I needed my phone for navigation，so I had no choice but to look at the screen.“I have news.” It was Robin.“Good news ...” My insides shook as I sat waiting for my husband.Can we escape? As I longed for some of Robin's magic to wear off，I had to figure out how to respond to her text，how to be a friend.“Is it about your manuscript？”“Yes！” she answered.“We can talk later but I have a book coming out next year! I'm in shock！”I cried，quietly.I dug deep to find the words friendship called for —“wonderful”“amazing”“extremely talented”．But as I texted，each word felt pathetic．This time，jealousy had put a valuable friendship at risk.To overcome it，I had to face the fact that Robin had achieved something I could not.None of my excuses—the demands of motherhood，financial pressure，“I'm not good at this”—seemed to hold up anymore. Two days later，I wrote to the consulting company again.They responded，“The writing is really good.” I was overjoyed.Robin and I are still stairs apart on the writing­success ladder，but all four of our feet are moving upward.After her book was released，she and I met over beers.I asked about her writing process；how did she create her book. A clue: it wasn't magic. 【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。作者的朋友Robin是一名诗人，她常在文学期刊上发表文章，明年将出版新书。与她相比，作者的投稿常石沉大海。受到朋友成功的鼓励，作者决定继续投稿，并得到了回复。 1．Why was the author unwilling to read the text? A．Because she was too busy to read it. B．Because she knew Robin's r