C
Ever since I was a little girl,I've loved reading crime and detective novels,so I guess it was pretty normal(正常的)that I started writing them when I was older. However,my family is very big on having a traditional career and so when I said that I wanted to go to college and study writing,my parents told me that I couldn't. They told me that I had to study for a degree(学位)so that I would achieve a career,not something as risky as writing. I suppose I could have studied journalism(新闻),but I didn't want to lose interest in writing because it would be something I would do every day for work,not for pleasure. I thought that teaching looked like a pretty good compromise(妥协),especially because of the long holidays. It was a good choice：by the time I was 25,I'd already finished two novels and had an agent(经纪人).
To be honest,I never meant to keep my being a crime writer a secret or anything,and my friends have always known. One of the reasons most people don't know is that my agent told me that my name Hazel sounded too much like a romance(浪漫)novelist for older women. She suggested Brooke Lane and I thought,“Well,if you think it'll make me successful,okay.” I'd totally forgotten about it until I walked into school one day and saw one of my workmates reading my novel. I asked her some questions about it,and it was so clear that she had no idea that I'd written it — she even offered to lend it to me after she finished! Of course,sometimes I wonder what my students would think if they knew that their teacher was going home on the weekend to write about murders and dead bodies,but I think my parents are probably right in some ways：my teaching job keeps me in touch with the real world.
(
A. to give no advice B. to like something very much
C. to have more experiences D. to misunderstand something
(
A. helpful B. exciting C. useless D. risky
(
A. agreed to study journalism for a degree
B. accepted Brooke Lane as her pen name
C. would like to write something for teaching
D. told her workmates about her writing novels
(
A. Hazel likes showing off in public
B. Hazel's students all want to write novels
C. Hazel's agent has played a role in her success
D. older women prefer the name Brooke to Hazel
Ever since I was a little girl,I've loved reading crime and detective novels,so I guess it was pretty normal(正常的)that I started writing them when I was older. However,my family is very big on having a traditional career and so when I said that I wanted to go to college and study writing,my parents told me that I couldn't. They told me that I had to study for a degree(学位)so that I would achieve a career,not something as risky as writing. I suppose I could have studied journalism(新闻),but I didn't want to lose interest in writing because it would be something I would do every day for work,not for pleasure. I thought that teaching looked like a pretty good compromise(妥协),especially because of the long holidays. It was a good choice：by the time I was 25,I'd already finished two novels and had an agent(经纪人).
To be honest,I never meant to keep my being a crime writer a secret or anything,and my friends have always known. One of the reasons most people don't know is that my agent told me that my name Hazel sounded too much like a romance(浪漫)novelist for older women. She suggested Brooke Lane and I thought,“Well,if you think it'll make me successful,okay.” I'd totally forgotten about it until I walked into school one day and saw one of my workmates reading my novel. I asked her some questions about it,and it was so clear that she had no idea that I'd written it — she even offered to lend it to me after she finished! Of course,sometimes I wonder what my students would think if they knew that their teacher was going home on the weekend to write about murders and dead bodies,but I think my parents are probably right in some ways：my teaching job keeps me in touch with the real world.
(
B
)7. The underlined words “is very big on” in the passage most probably mean ______. A. to give no advice B. to like something very much
C. to have more experiences D. to misunderstand something
(
A
)8. Hazel finally realized that her parents' advice on her career was ______. A. helpful B. exciting C. useless D. risky
(
B
)9. It's clear that Hazel ______. A. agreed to study journalism for a degree
B. accepted Brooke Lane as her pen name
C. would like to write something for teaching
D. told her workmates about her writing novels
(
C
)10. We can infer from the passage that ______. A. Hazel likes showing off in public
B. Hazel's students all want to write novels
C. Hazel's agent has played a role in her success
D. older women prefer the name Brooke to Hazel
答案：【解析】：
这是一道英语阅读理解题，主要考查对文章中特定短语和句子含义的理解，以及对文章细节的把握和推理能力。
第7题，需要联系上下文理解“is very big on”这个短语在文中的意思。
第8题，要从文章中找出关于Hazel对父母职业建议看法的相关信息。
第9题，要仔细阅读文章，找出与Hazel相关的具体行为或决定。
第10题，需要根据文章内容进行推理判断。
【答案】：
7. B。根据文中“However,my family is very big on having a traditional career and so when I said that I wanted to go to college and study writing,my parents told me that I couldn't.”可知，当作者说想上大学学写作时，父母不同意，说明家人非常看重传统职业，“is very big on”意思是“非常喜欢，非常看重”，B选项符合。
8. A。从文中“I think my parents are probably right in some ways：my teaching job keeps me in touch with the real world.”可知，Hazel认为父母在某些方面是对的，说明父母的建议对她是有帮助的，A选项正确。
9. B。由文中“She suggested Brooke Lane and I thought,‘Well,if you think it'll make me successful,okay.’”可知，Hazel接受了Brooke Lane作为她的笔名，B选项正确。
10. C。从文中“One of the reasons most people don't know is that my agent told me that my name Hazel sounded too much like a romance(浪漫)novelist for older women. She suggested Brooke Lane and I thought,‘Well,if you think it'll make me successful,okay.’”可知，经纪人在她的成功中起到了作用，C选项正确。
这是一道英语阅读理解题，主要考查对文章中特定短语和句子含义的理解，以及对文章细节的把握和推理能力。
第7题，需要联系上下文理解“is very big on”这个短语在文中的意思。
第8题，要从文章中找出关于Hazel对父母职业建议看法的相关信息。
第9题，要仔细阅读文章，找出与Hazel相关的具体行为或决定。
第10题，需要根据文章内容进行推理判断。
【答案】：
7. B。根据文中“However,my family is very big on having a traditional career and so when I said that I wanted to go to college and study writing,my parents told me that I couldn't.”可知，当作者说想上大学学写作时，父母不同意，说明家人非常看重传统职业，“is very big on”意思是“非常喜欢，非常看重”，B选项符合。
8. A。从文中“I think my parents are probably right in some ways：my teaching job keeps me in touch with the real world.”可知，Hazel认为父母在某些方面是对的，说明父母的建议对她是有帮助的，A选项正确。
9. B。由文中“She suggested Brooke Lane and I thought,‘Well,if you think it'll make me successful,okay.’”可知，Hazel接受了Brooke Lane作为她的笔名，B选项正确。
10. C。从文中“One of the reasons most people don't know is that my agent told me that my name Hazel sounded too much like a romance(浪漫)novelist for older women. She suggested Brooke Lane and I thought,‘Well,if you think it'll make me successful,okay.’”可知，经纪人在她的成功中起到了作用，C选项正确。
解析：
翻译:
C
从我还是个小女孩的时候起，我就喜欢读犯罪和侦探小说，所以我想当我长大后开始写这类小说是很正常的。然而，我的家人非常重视传统职业，所以当我说我想去上大学学习写作时，我的父母告诉我不能去。他们告诉我，我必须攻读一个学位，这样我才能获得一份职业，而不是像写作这样有风险的事情。我想我本可以学习新闻专业，但我不想对写作失去兴趣，因为写作会成为我每天工作要做的事情，而不是为了娱乐。我认为教书看起来是一个相当不错的折中选择，尤其是因为有很长的假期。这是一个很好的选择：到我25岁的时候，我已经完成了两部小说，并且有了一个经纪人。
老实说，我从来没有打算把我是一名犯罪小说作家这件事保密，我的朋友们一直都知道。大多数人不知道的原因之一是我的经纪人告诉我，我的名字黑兹尔听起来太像面向年长女性的浪漫小说作家的名字了。她建议用布鲁克·莱恩这个名字，我想，“好吧，如果你认为这会让我成功，那好吧。”我完全忘记了这件事，直到有一天我走进学校，看到我的一个同事正在读我的小说。我问了她一些关于这本小说的问题，很明显她不知道是我写的——她甚至还提出读完后把它借给我！当然，有时候我会想，如果我的学生知道他们的老师周末回家写关于谋杀和尸体的内容，他们会怎么想，但我认为我的父母在某些方面可能是对的：我的教学工作让我与现实世界保持联系。
（ ）7. 文中划线的短语“is very big on”最有可能的意思是______。
A. 不给出建议
B. 非常喜欢某事
C. 有更多的经历
D. 误解某事
（ ）8. 黑兹尔最终意识到她父母对她职业的建议是______。
A. 有帮助的
B. 令人兴奋的
C. 无用的
D. 有风险的
（ ）9. 很明显，黑兹尔______。
A. 同意学习新闻专业以获得学位
B. 接受了布鲁克·莱恩作为她的笔名
C. 想要为教学写点东西
D. 告诉了她的同事她写小说的事
（ ）10. 我们可以从文章中推断出______。
A. 黑兹尔喜欢在公共场合炫耀
B. 黑兹尔的学生都想写小说
C. 黑兹尔的经纪人在她的成功中发挥了作用
D. 年长的女性比起黑兹尔这个名字更喜欢布鲁克这个名字
C
从我还是个小女孩的时候起，我就喜欢读犯罪和侦探小说，所以我想当我长大后开始写这类小说是很正常的。然而，我的家人非常重视传统职业，所以当我说我想去上大学学习写作时，我的父母告诉我不能去。他们告诉我，我必须攻读一个学位，这样我才能获得一份职业，而不是像写作这样有风险的事情。我想我本可以学习新闻专业，但我不想对写作失去兴趣，因为写作会成为我每天工作要做的事情，而不是为了娱乐。我认为教书看起来是一个相当不错的折中选择，尤其是因为有很长的假期。这是一个很好的选择：到我25岁的时候，我已经完成了两部小说，并且有了一个经纪人。
老实说，我从来没有打算把我是一名犯罪小说作家这件事保密，我的朋友们一直都知道。大多数人不知道的原因之一是我的经纪人告诉我，我的名字黑兹尔听起来太像面向年长女性的浪漫小说作家的名字了。她建议用布鲁克·莱恩这个名字，我想，“好吧，如果你认为这会让我成功，那好吧。”我完全忘记了这件事，直到有一天我走进学校，看到我的一个同事正在读我的小说。我问了她一些关于这本小说的问题，很明显她不知道是我写的——她甚至还提出读完后把它借给我！当然，有时候我会想，如果我的学生知道他们的老师周末回家写关于谋杀和尸体的内容，他们会怎么想，但我认为我的父母在某些方面可能是对的：我的教学工作让我与现实世界保持联系。
（ ）7. 文中划线的短语“is very big on”最有可能的意思是______。
A. 不给出建议
B. 非常喜欢某事
C. 有更多的经历
D. 误解某事
（ ）8. 黑兹尔最终意识到她父母对她职业的建议是______。
A. 有帮助的
B. 令人兴奋的
C. 无用的
D. 有风险的
（ ）9. 很明显，黑兹尔______。
A. 同意学习新闻专业以获得学位
B. 接受了布鲁克·莱恩作为她的笔名
C. 想要为教学写点东西
D. 告诉了她的同事她写小说的事
（ ）10. 我们可以从文章中推断出______。
A. 黑兹尔喜欢在公共场合炫耀
B. 黑兹尔的学生都想写小说
C. 黑兹尔的经纪人在她的成功中发挥了作用
D. 年长的女性比起黑兹尔这个名字更喜欢布鲁克这个名字