课时分层作业27 选修6 Unit 2 Poems(Word练习)-【名师导航】2024年高考英语一轮总复习(老高考)人教版

课时分层作业(二十七) 选修6　Unit 2　Poems Ⅰ．阅读理解 (2022·太原市统考) 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 writing—the success 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． 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 response well． C．Because she feared Robin's good news． D．Becaus