英文阅读理解题

第2题(20)分

Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetweenawriterandwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursatatypewriter.“Youhavegottowanttowrite,”Isaidtothem,“notwanttobeawriter.”

Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter,Ihadnoprospectsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundformemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn’tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuinewriter.

Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn’tgotabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitformanyyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiedwondering.Whatif?Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtotest(eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure).Thisistheshadow-landofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.

1．阅读理解(4.0)分

Thepassageismeantto_______.

A、warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience

B、adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter

C、showyoungpeopleitisunrealisticforawritertopursuewealth

D、encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer

2．阅读理解(4.0)分

Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A、Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.

B、Awriter’ssuccessdependsonluckratheroneffort.

C、Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation.

D、Thechancesforwriterstobecomesuccessfularesmall.

3．阅读理解(4.0)分

Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearsofhiswritingcareer?

A、Hewasnotabletoproduceasinglebook.B、Hehadn’tseenachangeforthebetter.

C、Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear.D、Hefoundhisdre