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

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. 1.

   The purpose of the passage is to         ．

   1. A.
      warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience
   2. B.
      advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
   3. C.
      show young people it's unrealistic for a writer to seek wealth and fame
   4. D.
      encourage young people to be a writer over a long period of time
2. 2.

   What can be concluded from the passage?

   1. A.
      Real writers often find their work interesting and rewarding．
   2. B.
      A writer's success depends on luck rather than on effort．
   3. C.
      Famous writers usually live in poverty．
   4. D.
      The chances for a writer to become successful are little．
3. 3.

   Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?

   1. A.
      He wasn't able to produce a single book．
   2. B.
      He hadn't seen a change for the better．
   3. C.
      He wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year．
   4. D.
      He found his dream would never come true．
4. 4.

   “…people who die wondering，what if?” refers to “those         ”．

   1. A.
      who think too much of the dark side of life
   2. B.
      who regret giving up their career halfway
   3. C.
      who think a lot without making a decision
   4. D.
      who are full of imagination even upon death
5. 5.

   “shadow land” in the last sentence means         ．

   1. A.
      the wonderland one often dreams about
   2. B.
      the bright future that one is looking forward to
   3. C.
      the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reached
   4. D.
      a world that exists only in one's imagination

    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．

67．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 In 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 he a writer over a long period of time

68．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．

69．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．

70．“…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

71．“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 goat is reached

    D．a world that exists only in one's imagination

I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend． I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother,   36  to look at each other． But we soon lost the   37   and started playing with each other． In the 7^th grade, I first lost touch with her． She was going through family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people”.   38  of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had “problems”． However, every summer we would   39  sit at each other’s home and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked．

It was last year when I noticed the problem． I guess I was just too busy in high school to realize she needed someone there for her． Well, she made a new “best friend” and   40  did I． Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself．

She was diagnosed with clinical depression(抑郁症)． I was very   41_  at first, but with the late night calls, we still stayed in touch. I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend   42  deserted her. When people were calling her   43 , I knew I still   44  her like a sister．

Yesterday she came   45  me and said this,” I never knew what a best friend was   46  I found you were the only person that would stop me from cutting,  the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my   47  ． You don’t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you   48  me． I owe you so much, and you didn’t even know you were   49  me．” We both cried． And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never   50  your friends．

1.                A．pleased         B．excited         C．scared   D．disappointed

2.                A．happiness       B．kindness        C．shyness   D．sadness

3.                A．All            B．None           C．No  D．Every

4.                A．hardly          B．seldom         C．just  D．always

5.                A．neither         B．so             C．too  D．also

6.                A．mad           B．careless        C．hopeful   D．upset

7.                A．luckily          B．successfully      C．actually   D．calmly

8.                A．selfish          B．crazy           C．brave    D．lonely

9.                A．believed in      B．waited for       C．cared about   D．replied to

10.               A．with           B．after           C．upon D．to

11.               A．until           B．when          C．since D．if

12.               A．mistakes        B．parents         C．friends    D．problems

13.               A．visited         B．encouraged     C．called D．prevented

14.               A．helping         B．reminding       C．cheating   D．praising

15.               A．give up         B．look back at     C．drop in at  D．look down on

I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend． I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother,   36   to look at each other． But we soon lost the   37    and started playing with each other． In the 7^th grade, I first lost touch with her． She was   38   family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people．”   39   of my new friends liked her as much as I did   40   they knew she had “problems”． However, every summer we would   41   sit at each other’s home and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked．

It was last year when I   42   the problem． I guess I was just too busy in high school to realize she needed someone there for her． Well, she made a new “best friend” and   43   did I． Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself．

She was diagnosed with clinical depression(抑郁症)． I was very   44   at first, but with the late night calls, we still stayed in   45  ． I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend   46  deserted her, when people were calling her   47  , but I knew I still   48   her like a sister．

Yesterday she came   49   me and said this,” I never knew what a best friend was   50   I found you were the only person that would stop me from cutting, the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my   51  ． You don’t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you   52   me． I   53   you so much, and you didn’t even know you were   54   me．” We both cried． And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never   55   your friends．