Sheoncesaid:"WhenpeopleaskmeifwritinghasbeenahardoreasyroadIalwaysanswerwiththefamoussaying"theendisnothing;theroadisall.'”ThatiswhatImeanwhenIsaywritinghasbeenapleasure.Ihaveneverfacedthety

　　Sheoncesaid:"WhenpeopleaskmeifwritinghasbeenahardoreasyroadIalwaysanswerwiththefamoussaying"theendisnothing;theroadisall.'”ThatiswhatImeanwhenIsaywritinghasbeenapleasure.Ihaveneverfacedthetype-writer(打字机)withthethoughtthatonemoretaskhadtobedone."

　　LikemostwritersWillaCatherdidnotwritebooksforthemoneythattheybroughtherbutratherforthepleasurethatcameintheirwriting.Herworkswerelikehersimpleandfullofthevigor(活力)ofherdaysinNebraskawhereshegrewfromchildhoodtoyoungwomanhoodandwhereshedevelopedadeeploveforthetreelesslandoftheGreatPlainswithitswildflowerswheatfieldsandrivers.

　　"It'saratherstrangethingabouttheflatcountry"shewrotelater."Ittakesholdofyouoritleavesyouperfectlycold.Agreatmanypeoplefinditverydull;theylikeachurchtoweranoldfactoryawaterfallcountryallmadetolooklikeaGermanChristmascard...ButwhenIcometotheopenplainssomethinghappens.I'mhome.Ibreathedifferently."

　　【小题1】WhatdidCathermeanby"theendisnothing;theroadisall"?

　　A．Writingistheonlypathtosuccess.B．IfeelhappywhenIfinishwritingabook.C．Ienjoywritingwhetheritishardoreasy.D．Writingitselfnotitsresultisimportant.【小题2】WhatwastheplacelikewhereCathergrewup?A．Itwascoldplainandwithoutachurch.B．Itwasacolorfulworldofwildflowers.C．ItwaslikeaGermanChristmascardD．Itwasvastopenflatandwild.【小题3】Whenshesaid"Ittakesholdofyouoritleavesyouperfectlycold"WillaGathermeant______.A．youeitherlovetheplaceorhateitB．youdecideeithertostayortoleaveC．somefindtheplacewarm;othersfinditcoldD．somefindtheplacepeaceful;othersfinditwild【小题4】WhathappenswhenCathercomestotheopenplains?A．Shebreathesdifferentlyfromothers:B．Shewantstomaketheplaceherhome.C．Shefindstheplacesimilartoherhome.