题目内容
8.Mark,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 at 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 longing is never rewarded.When I left a 20-year job in the U.S.Coast Guard to become a writer,I had no hopes 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.
32.The passage is meant toA.
A.warn young people of the hardship that a successful writer has to experience
B.advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
C.show young people it's unrealistic for writers to seek wealth and fame
D.encourage young people to seek good jobs
33.What can be concluded from the passage?D
A.Real writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.
B.A writer's success depends on luck rather than on effort.
C.Famous writers usually live in poverty.
D.The chances for a writer to become successful are small
34.Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing work?B
A.He wasn't able to produce a single book.
B.He hadn't seen a change for the better.
C.He wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year.
D.He found his dream would never come true.
35."Shadow land"in the last sentence refers toD.
A.the wonderland one often dreams about
B.the bright future that one is looking forward to
C.a world that exists only in one's imagination
D.the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reached.
分析 做为一个成名的作家,作者在本文中讲述了自己成功路上的艰辛,告诫那些想成为作家的年轻人:写作是一项孤单寂寞而又收入微薄的工作,在数千名渴望成功的作家中,能获得命运垂青只是寥寥数人而已.
解答 32.A 推理判断题.文章开头提出Ialways encourage such people,but I also explain that there's a bigdifference between"being a writer"and writing.然后讲述自己成功的艰辛,由此判断作者的目的就是要告诫想要成为作家的年轻人们成功是要历经艰辛磨难的,所以A选项正确.
33.D 推理判断题.根据文章第二段Forevery writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is neverrewarded.可知靠写作而成功的人是很少的,所以答案选D.
34.B 细节理解题.根据文章第三段Aftera year or so.However,I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself可知经过一年努力后,作者也没时来运转,所以B选项正确.
35.D 词义猜测题.根据上文Iwould keep putting my dream to the test-even though it meant living withuncertainty and fear of failure.This is the shadow land of hope,可以判断"shadow land"指的是成功之前的艰辛和一切不确定性状况,所以D选项正确.
点评 本文是人物故事类阅读,主要考查细节理解题和推理判断题.在做细节理解题时,首先根据题目要求迅速在文章里找出相应的段落、句子或短语.认真比较选项和文中细节的区别,在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.

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