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18.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 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 thing.For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose wishes are never rewarded.When I left a 20-year job in the U.S.Coast Guard to become a freelance 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 I hardly 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(阴影)land of hope,and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
33.The passage is meant toB.
A.encourage young people to seek good jobs
B.warn young people of the suffering a successful writer has to experience
C.show young people it's unrealistic for writers to seek wealth and fame
D.advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a writer
34.Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing work?D.
A.He wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year.
B.He wasn't able to produce a single book.
C.He found his dream would never come true.
D.He hadn't seen a change for the better.
35.What can be concluded from the passage?C.
A.Famous writers usually live a poor and lonely life.
B.Writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.
C.The chances for a writer to become successful are small.
D.A writer's success depends on luck rather than on efforts.
分析 作为一个成名的作家,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,能获得命运垂青的只有寥寥数人而已.
解答 33-35 BDC
33题答案:B考查推理判断,文章开头提出I always encourage such people,but I also explain that there's a big difference between"being a writer"and writing.我总是鼓励这样的人,但是我也说明"作家"和"写作"之间是有很大的不同的.后面讲述了自己成功的艰辛.由此可知作者的目的是告诫那些年轻人想要成功是要历经磨难的,故本题答案为B选项.
34题答案:D考查细节推理,根据文章第三段的After a year or so,however,I still hadn't got a break and began to doubt myself.然而一年左右之后我没有任何突破并且开始怀疑我自己.可知本题答案为D选项.
35题答案:C考查细节推理,根据第二段的For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose wishes are never rewarded.每一个被命运垂青的人背后都有数以千计的梦想从未得到回报的人.可知作家成功的机会是很少的,故本题答案为C选项.
点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案.
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