【大学英语精读三作业Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetweenawriterandwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealtha】
大学英语精读三作业
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、Hefoundhi