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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 affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coat Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no hope at all.What I did have was a friend who found me a 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 gotten 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,l 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.
1.The purpose of the passage is to .
A.warn young people of the hardships 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 a writer to seek wealth and fame
D.encourage young people to be a writer over a long period of time
2.What can be concluded from the passage?
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 little.
3.Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?
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.
4.“…people who die wondering,what if?” refers to “those ”.
A.who think too much of the dark side of life
B.who regret giving up their career halfway
C.who think a lot without making a decision
D.who are full of imagination even upon death
5.“shadow land” in the last sentence means .
A.the wonderland one often dreams about
B.the bright future that one is looking forward to
C.the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reached
D.a world that exists only in one's imagination
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完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)
When I entered the classroom, our teacher announced we were going to have a math test. I took a look at the 41 full of what looked like hieroglyphs(象形文字) to me and began to 42 . I did the best that I could, and then left my 43 to put my paper in a pile(摞) on the front desk with a(n) 44 .
I returned to my seat and then an idea came to my mind. I 45 where the teacher was before I made my 46 . She was walking in the 47 of the room with her back turned. I left my seat and went back to the pile of test papers already handed 48 and when I picked up my paper I also 49 the paper right below it before returning to my seat. When I looked at the 50 paper I had taken, I discovered it was the work of the 51 girl in our class, I copied her answers to my paper.
The next day the teacher handed back our papers turning them facedown on everyone’s desks. When I 52 my paper over, I was 53 to see an “F” on it. After class I went to the girl whose answers I had 54 and said to her, “That math test was difficult. I 55 it. I guess we need to study more.” Her 56 was, “Not me, I got every question 57 and got an A.”
The teacher knew. She never blamed me in front of the class and 58 me to keep my dignity(尊严). I made a 59 to myself never ever to cheat again. I would remember to always be 60 in the things I do. I never forgot that teacher who failed me when, really, I had failed myself.
1. A.blackboard B.paper C.book D.picture
2. A.think B.cry C.worry D.sleep
3. A.seat B.classroom C.partner D.teacher
4. A.joy B.sigh C.idea D.problem
5. A.believed B.found C.ignored D.checked
6. A.research B.mind C.move D.comment
7. A.front B.middle C.back D.outside
8. A.out B.in C.over D.on
9. A.saw B.left C.remembered D.included
10. A.extra B.new C.clean D.difficult
11. A.tallest B.oldest C.prettiest D.smartest
12. A.got B.turned C.put D.took
13. A.shocked B.angry C.happy D.excited
14. A.copied B.read C.marked D.examined
15. A.knew B.made C.failed D.lost
16. A.reply B.attitude C.opinion D.purpose
17. A.ready B.right C.done D.good
18. A.told B.reminded C.allowed D.advised
19. A.speech B.joke C.wish D.promise
20. A.honest B.friendly C.careful D.hopeful
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第二节:短文改错(共10小题,满分10分
I was walking home from school while suddenly 86. ______________
it rained heavy. What should I do? I didn’t have an 87. ______________
umbrella and a raincoat with me. I looked around and 88. ______________
see some students walking happily under their umbrellas. 89. ______________
They must listened to the weather forecast. I began to 90. ______________
run and caught in the rain. I kept running until 91. ______________
I got to a bookstore which I could wait until the rain 92. ______________
stopped and in the same time I could read my 93. ______________
favorite books. After about half a hour, 94. ______________
the rain stopped and I went home. 95.______________
When I was a little girl, every time my dad was repairing something, he 1. ask me to hold the hammer, and meanwhile, have a conversation with me. I never saw my dad drinking or taking a night out. All he did after work was taking care of his family.
I grew up and left home for college and 2. then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning, no matter what. Several years later I bought a house, 3. my dad painted by himself for three days in the 80-degree summer heat. All he asked was 4. me to talk to him. But I was always busy, 5. (able) to find any time for conversation with him.
One Sunday morning we had a telephone talk as usual. I noticed that my dad had forgotten some things we discussed lately. I was in a hurry, so our conversation was short. Later that day came a call 6. (say) my father was in hospital. Immediately I bought a ticket for a flight and on my way I was thinking about all the 7. (miss) occasions to have a talk with my dad.
8. the time I got to hospital, my father had passed away. Now it was 9. who did not have time for a conversation with me. I realized 10. little I know about my dad, his deepest thoughts and dreams. After his death I learned more about him, and even more about myself.
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Nobody Benefits
NEW YORK—America has been experiencing the longest economic increase in its history.Incomes have risen, unemployment has fallen, and cities such as New York are bursting with new office buildings.
But just a short walk from Manhattan's skyscrapers, George Brown sits on the side-walk, cooking a lunch of rice and bits of fish over a can of cooking fuel.
Brown is homeless — one of the 2.3 million people in the US who end up on the street.
During the day, Brown collects aluminium cans and sells them for five cents a piece.At night, he sleeps on the street.
"I have been on the street about eight or nine years, something like that," said the 62-year-old former construction worker.
Brown admits he's had problems with alcohol and has smoked cocaine.But he said he still wants a more stable housing arrangement.He could afford it just with the money he earns by collecting cans and small pieces of metal, if only truly low-income housing were available.
However, he sees no hope of finding affordable housing in New York.
With the strong economy and unemployment down, beautiful housing is being built to meet demand.
A US report shows rents in New York city rose more than 27 percent between 1984 and 1999, from US $549 to US $700 a month.
One of the side effects of the strong economy is that rents have been going up.
The majority of people who experience homelessness really just need some affordable housing help.
But few housing companies have been built for the poor.Many small apartments in the city now rent for US $1,500 a month or more.
Brown, the homeless New Yorker, said he has a daughter who lives in the city but he rarely sees her.She is angry about his drinking and won't allow it in her house.
Smiling, he said he also has seven grandchildren whom he'd like to see more often.
"All I've got to do is clean up my act," he said.
1.What kind of life does George Brown lead?
A.Homeless and dangerous
B.Homeless and childish
C.Homeless and miserable (痛苦的)
D.Homeless and sleepless
2.From George Brown's life we can find that ______.
A.old Americans lead a hard life
B.old Americans want to live alone
C.American cities are crowded with poor people
D.bad habits play a role in some poor people's Life
3.It can be inferred from this passage that ______.
A.America is short of housing companies
B.the poor can't benefit from the increasing economy
C.poor people in America will become rich
D.housing companies will build more houses for the poor
4.If this passage comes from a paper, on which page would it be?
A.Society. B.Science. C.Economy.D.Business
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