Question

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 people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone as a typewriter. “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 wish is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S, Coast Guard to become a freelance writer(自由撰稿者), I had no hope 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 typewriter and felt like a real writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew 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 shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
【小題1】The writer wrote the passage to ________.

A．warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience

B．advise young people to give up their ideas of becoming a professional writer

C．show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to dream of wealth and fame

D．encourage young people to gain a writing career

【小題2】What can be concluded from the passage?

A．Real writers often find their works interesting and rewarding.

B．A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort.

C．Famous writers usually live in poverty and loneliness.

D．The chances for a writer to become successful are small.

【小題3】The underlined part “people who die wondering. What if?” refers to “those _______.”

A．who think too much of the dark side of life

B．who regret giving up their careers halfway

C．who think a lot without making a decision

D．who are full of imaginations even upon death

【小題4】What is the best title of the passage?

A．how to be a writer	B．how to earn fame
C．how to write well	D．how to keep dreaming

Answer 1

【小題1】A
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：本文主要講述的就是從事寫作行業的艱難，告訴我們要想以寫作為生，要耐得住寂寞，能夠堅持自己的理想等。
【小題1】A 推理題。根據文章1,2段，尤其是第二段內容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.可知寫作是一種很艱難的，很寂寞的工作，不是很多人能夠做到的。故A正確。
【小題2】D 細節題。根據第二段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可知很多從事寫作的人都沒有成功，成功的人是少數。故D正確。
【小題3】B 推理題。根據本句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.其中的第二句我會繼續堅持夢想，盡管意味著生活艱難。說明他不愿意放棄自己的理想。故B正確。
【小題4】A 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的就是從事寫作行業的艱難，告訴我們要想以寫作為生，要耐得住寂寞，能夠堅持自己的理想等。故A正確。
考點：考察人生百態類短文閱讀
點評：。本文主要講述的就是從事寫作行業的艱難，告訴我們要想以寫作為生，要耐得住寂寞，能夠堅持自己的理想等。從題目設置的角度看，本題側重對學生把握文章中心段落和各段落的中心句的能力的考查，所以遇到這類題后，要注意把握好文章結構，了解文章中心意思，找到各段落中心句。不要讓文中的一些生詞影響了注意力。