题目内容
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer” and writing. In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone as a typewriter. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.”
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose wish is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S, Coast Guard to become a freelance writer(自由撰稿者), I had no hope at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering. What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
小题1:The writer wrote the passage to ________.
小题2:What can be concluded from the passage?
小题3:The underlined part “people who die wondering. What if?” refers to “those _______.”
小题4:What is the best title of the passage?
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose wish is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S, Coast Guard to become a freelance writer(自由撰稿者), I had no hope at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering. What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
小题1:The writer wrote the passage to ________.
A.warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience |
B.advise young people to give up their ideas of becoming a professional writer |
C.show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to dream of wealth and fame |
D.encourage young people to gain a writing career |
A.Real writers often find their works interesting and rewarding. |
B.A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort. |
C.Famous writers usually live in poverty and loneliness. |
D.The chances for a writer to become successful are small. |
A.who think too much of the dark side of life |
B.who regret giving up their careers halfway |
C.who think a lot without making a decision |
D.who are full of imaginations even upon death |
A.how to be a writer | B.how to earn fame |
C.how to write well | D.how to keep dreaming |
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
试题分析:本文主要讲述的就是从事写作行业的艰难,告诉我们要想以写作为生,要耐得住寂寞,能够坚持自己的理想等。
小题1:A 推理题。根据文章1,2段,尤其是第二段内容The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose wish is never rewarded.可知写作是一种很艰难的,很寂寞的工作,不是很多人能够做到的。故A正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据第二段The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose wish is never rewarded可知很多从事写作的人都没有成功,成功的人是少数。故D正确。
小题3:B 推理题。根据本句I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering. What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure.其中的第二句我会继续坚持梦想,尽管意味着生活艰难。说明他不愿意放弃自己的理想。故B正确。
小题4:A 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的就是从事写作行业的艰难,告诉我们要想以写作为生,要耐得住寂寞,能够坚持自己的理想等。故A正确。
点评:。本文主要讲述的就是从事写作行业的艰难,告诉我们要想以写作为生,要耐得住寂寞,能够坚持自己的理想等。从题目设置的角度看,本题侧重对学生把握文章中心段落和各段落的中心句的能力的考查,所以遇到这类题后,要注意把握好文章结构,了解文章中心意思,找到各段落中心句。不要让文中的一些生词影响了注意力。
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