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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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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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