【英语阅读理解题目】Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere'sabigdifferencebetweenbeingawriterandwriting.Inmostcasestheyaredreamingofwealthandfame,n
【英语阅读理解题目】
Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere'sabigdifferencebetweenbeingawriterandwriting.Inmostcasestheyaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter."You'vegottowanttowrite,"Isaytothem,"notwanttobeawriter."
Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Onlyafewwriterswerekissedbyfortune,howevertherearethousandsmorewhoseworkisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter,Ihadnoproposalsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmeinmyroominaNewYorkdepartmentbuilding.Ididn'tevencarethatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikeagoodwriter.
AfterayearIstillhadn'tgotabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.ItwassohardtosellastorythatIhardlymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn'tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodidwondering"Whatif".Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest,eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.ThisistheShadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.
31.Thepassageismeantto____.
A.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience
B.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter
C.showyoungpeopleit'sunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfame
D.encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer
32.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?
A.Goodwritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding
B.Writer'ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanoneffort
C.Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation
D.Thechancesforawritertobecomesuccessfularesmall
33.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?
A.Becausehewasn'tabletoproduceasinglebook
B.Becausehehadn'tseenachangeforthebetter
C.Becausehewasn'tabletohavearestforawholeyear
D.Becausehefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue
34.Theword"p