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.a(chǎn)dvise 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(chǎn) world that exists only in one's imagination
D.the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reached.
分析 做為一個(gè)成名的作家,作者在本文中講述了自己成功路上的艱辛,告誡那些想成為作家的年輕人:寫作是一項(xiàng)孤單寂寞而又收入微薄的工作,在數(shù)千名渴望成功的作家中,能獲得命運(yùn)垂青只是寥寥數(shù)人而已.
解答 32.A 推理判斷題.文章開頭提出Ialways encourage such people,but I also explain that there's a bigdifference between"being a writer"and writing.然后講述自己成功的艱辛,由此判斷作者的目的就是要告誡想要成為作家的年輕人們成功是要?dú)v經(jīng)艱辛磨難的,所以A選項(xiàng)正確.
33.D 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第二段Forevery writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is neverrewarded.可知靠寫作而成功的人是很少的,所以答案選D.
34.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第三段Aftera year or so.However,I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself可知經(jīng)過一年努力后,作者也沒時(shí)來運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn),所以B選項(xiàng)正確.
35.D 詞義猜測題.根據(jù)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,可以判斷"shadow land"指的是成功之前的艱辛和一切不確定性狀況,所以D選項(xiàng)正確.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是人物故事類閱讀,主要考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題.在做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí),首先根據(jù)題目要求迅速在文章里找出相應(yīng)的段落、句子或短語.認(rèn)真比較選項(xiàng)和文中細(xì)節(jié)的區(qū)別,在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.