Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such pe

Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such pe

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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 individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a computer. “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 US Coast Guard to become a free writer, I had no promise 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 computer and felt 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 barely made enough to eat. But I know 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 Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
小题1:The passage is meant 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 be after wealth and fame
D.encourage young people to be after a writer career
小题2:What can be concluded from the passage?
A.Real writers often find their work interesting and rewarding
B.Writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort
C.Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation(隔离)
D.The chances for a writer to become successful are small
小题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
小题4: “Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to _____. 
A.thewonderlandonoftendreamsabout
B.thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto
C.thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreached
D.aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simagination

答案

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
解析

试题分析:本文主要讲述的就是从事写作行业的艰难,告诉我们要想以写作为生,要耐得住寂寞,能够坚持自己的理想等。
小题1:推理题。根据文章1,2段,尤其是第二段内容The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose wish is never rewarded.可知写作是一种很艰难的,很寂寞的工作,不是很多人能够做到的。故A正确。
小题2:细节题。根据第二段The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose wish is never rewarded可知很多从事写作的人都没有成功,成功的人是少数。故D正确。
小题3:推理题。根据第三段的句子: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 barely made enough to eat.可知作者没有看见情况有什么好转,故B正确。
小题4:猜词题:从最后一段的句子: I would keep putting my dream to the test--- even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure.可知“Shadowland”指的是成功前的一段不确定的时间。选C。
举一反三
Most glasses help people see better, but a new invention from Japan may soon improve language skills and   language barriers instead.
High-tech Company NEC has   a device that it says will   users to communicate with people of different   .
Shaped like a pair of eyeglasses   without the lenses(镜片), the computer-assisted Tele Scouter would   a picture-forming device to present almost real-time translations directly onto the   retina(视网膜). The text, provided instantly      voice recognition and   programs, would effectively provide movie-like “subtitles” (字幕) during a conversation between two people   the glasses.
“You can keep the   flowing,” NEC market development official Takayuki Omino told reporters at Tokyo exposition (展览会)   the device was on display. “This could also be used for talks     with secret information,” says Omino, stating that there would be no      for translators.
Each user’s   words would be   by microphone, translated, and be instantly   for conversation partners in   visual text and as audio delivered through headphones.
Users can still see their conversation partner’s face because the text is   onto only part of the retina—the first time such technology is used in a commercial product, according to NEC.
The company plans to put the Tele Scouter in Japan in November next year,    at the beginning without the translation mode.
小题1:
A.cut off B.cut downC.cut inD.cut up
小题2:
A.come up withB.come acrossC.come throughD.come down
小题3:
A.forceB.promiseC.allowD.leave
小题4:
A.backgroundsB.culturesC.customsD.languages
小题5:
A.soB.butC.orD.while
小题6:
A.adoptB.admitC.agreeD.adapt
小题7:
A.designer’sB.translator’sC.user’sD.producer’s
小题8:
A.throughB.duringC.withinD.beyond
小题9:
A.inventiongB.invitationC.preparationD.translation
小题10:
A.bearingB.wearingC.carryingD.taking
小题11:
A.discussionB.argumentC.conversationD.translation
小题12:
A.whichB.whereC.whyD.how
小题13:
A.connectedB.satisfiedC.joinedD.covered
小题14:
A.hopeB.doubtC.need D.wonder
小题15:
A.expectedB.imagined C.writtenD.spoken
小题16:
A.picked upB.made upC.turned upD.brought up
小题17:
A.agreeableB.acceptableC.believableD.available
小题18:
A.eitherB.neitherC.bothD.none
小题19:
A.placedB.passedC.gotD.knocked
小题20:
A.thereforeB.whileC.howeverD.although

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A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She was      of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one appeared.
Her father, a cook, took her to the     . He filled three pots with      and placed each on a high fire. In one he placed carrots, in the second     , and in the last ground(磨碎的) coffee beans.
The daughter      waited, wondering what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he      the fire. He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He      the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then he poured the      out and placed it in a cup.      to her he asked, "Darling, what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee." she replied.
He brought her closer and asked her to      the carrots. She did and said that they were     . He then asked her to take an egg and      it. After pulling off the     , she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to drink the coffee. She smiled, as she      its rich aroma(芳香).
"What does it     , Father?" she asked.
He explained that each of them had      the same adversity(逆境), boiling water, but each reacted     . The carrot went in strong and hard but then it turned softened and weak. The egg had been fragile(易碎的), but at last its inside became     . The ground coffee beans were unique, however, after they were in the boiling water, they had      the water.
"Which are you?" he asked his daughter.
When adversity knocks on your door, how do you     ? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?
小题1:
A.tiredB.ashamedC.fondD.proud
小题2:
A.hallB.kitchenC.living roomD.bathroom
小题3:
A.milkB.sugarC.waterD.powder
小题4:
A.riceB.eggsC.applesD.potatoes
小题5:
A.impolitelyB.carelesslyC.vengefullyD.impatiently
小题6:
A.put onB.put offC.turned on D.turned off
小题7:
A.wipedB.pulledC.cleanedD.washed
小题8:
A.wineB.potC.beansD.coffee
小题9:
A.LyingB.TalkingC.TurningD.Devoting
小题10:
A.cutB.buyC.feelD.cook
小题11:
A.softB.hardC.coldD.dirty
小题12:
A.sellB.boilC.holdD.break
小题13:
A.plugB.shellC.roadD.program
小题14:
A.madeB.tastedC.servedD.observed
小题15:
A.meanB.costC.matterD.contain
小题16:
A.facedB.studiedC.providedD.recognized
小题17:
A.finallyB.equallyC.differentlyD.successfully
小题18:
A.upsetB.hardenedC.effectiveD.accustomed
小题19:
A.wastedB.skimmedC.pollutedD.changed
小题20:
A.findB.knowC.respondD.practise

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“I’ve changed my mind.I wanted to have a telescope, but now I want my dad back.” Lucien Lawrence’s letter to Father Christmas, written after his father had been knifed to death outside his school gate, must have touched everyone’s heart.Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn’t see the stars in the sky.When those we love depart from us, we cannot see the stars for a while.
But Lucien, the stars are still there, and one day, when you are older and your tears have gone, you will see them again.And, in a strange way, I expect that you will find your father there too, either in your mind or heart.I find that my parents, who died years ago, still linger (留连) in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive.I still live to please them and I’m still surprised by their reactions.I remember that when I became a professor, I was so proud, or rather so pleased with myself that I couldn’t wait to cable my parents.The reply was a long time in coming, but when it did, all my mother said was “I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!” I haven’t forgotten.The values of my parents still live on.
It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care.Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence has been to face the aggressors(入侵者), and to lay down my life for those in my care? How many people would want me back for Christmas? It’s a serious thought, which gives me pause.
I pray silently, sometimes, in the dead of night, that ancient cry of a poet “Deliver my soul from the sword and my darling from the power of the God.” Yet I know death comes to us all, and sometimes comes suddenly.We must therefore plan to live together, but live as if we will die tomorrow.We live on, I’m sure, in the lives of those we loved, and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure.If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true, there might be fewer knives on our streets today.
小题1:According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph ________.
A.puts forward the subject of the text
B.shows the author’s pity on the kid
C.serves as an introduction to the discussion
D.makes a clear statement of the author’s views
小题2:In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us ________.
A.how much he misses his parents now
B.why his parents often appear in his dream
C.when Lucien will get over all his sadness
D.how proud he was when he succeeded in life
小题3:In the author’s opinion, the value of a person’s life is ________.
A.to leave a precious memory to the people related
B.to have a high sense of duty to the whole society
C.to care what others will remember and treasure
D.to share happiness and sadness with his family
小题4:What does the writer mean by the sentence taken from an old poem?
A.Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns.
B.Advise parents to stay with their children safely at home.
C.Spend every day meaningfully in memory of death.
D.Try to keep violence and murder far away from society.

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A
This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths.
It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend(超越) it. Once we truly know that life is difficult--once we truly understand and accept it--then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.
Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation.
What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one.  Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness, or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.
Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, those things that hurt, instruct. It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.
小题1:From the passage, it can be inferred that ______.
A.everybody has problems
B.we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life
C.life is difficult because our problems bring us pain
D.people like to complain about their problems
小题2: The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to ______.
A.save spaceB.persuade readers
C.make readers laughD.get readers’ attention
小题3:The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that ______.
A.most people feel life is easy
B.the writer feels life is easy
C.the writer likes to complain about his problems
D.most people complain about how hard their lives are
小题4: According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to______.
A.encourage them to learn
B.teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem
C.help them learn to deal with pain
D.teach them how to respect from problems
小题5:The saying from Benjamin Franklin “Those things that hurt, instruct” suggests that ______.
A.we do not learn from experience
B.we do not learn when we are in pain
C.pain teaches us important lessons
D.pain cannot be avoided

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There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external(外部的) result or product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a promotion, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language--- all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts (路标)or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they go through new experiences and unexpected obstacles(阻碍). In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.
In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to be faced with the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential(基本的) to our ability to grow.
These feelings of insecurity and self – doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face and overcome these internal(内部的) fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease(停止) to grow. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.
小题1:.A person is generally believed to achieve personal growth when______..
A.he has given up his smoking habit
B.he has made great efforts in his work
C.he is interested in making anything new
D.he has tried to determine where he is on his journey
小题2:.In the author’s eyes, one who views personal growth as a process would______.
A.judge his ability to grow from his own achievements
B.succeed in climbing up the social ladder
C.face difficulties and take up challenges
D.aim high and reach his goal each time
小题3:.When the author says “a new way of being” (para. 3), he is referring to _____.
A.a new way of taking risks
B.a new approach to experiencing the world
C.a new system of adapting to change
D.a new method of finding ourselves
小题4:.For personal growth, the author may not support __________.       .
A.curiosity and more chances
B.being quick in self – adaptation
C.open – minded to new experiences
D.avoidance of internal fears and doubts

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