Question

補全對話（共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分）

A. For every writer kissed by fortune, there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. B. What I did have was a friend who found me in my room in a New York apartment building. C. This is the shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. D. In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. E. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat.

 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".(61)________ "You've got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be awriter."

The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poorly-paid affair. (62)________ When I left a 20-year job in the US Coast Guard to become a writer, I had no hopes at all. (63)________ . 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 gotten a break and began to doubt myself.(64)________ 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. (65)________ .

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 D

 A

 B

 E

 C

【解析】

 根據前面許多人告訴我說他想成為一位作家，但是我想他們解釋作家和寫作有很大的不同，所以后面提到在打字機旁不能待很長時間，所以選D

 有前面一句The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poorly-paid affair.說現實是寫作是孤獨的、私人的、低收入的事，所以接下來寫作家怎么樣，所以選A

 前面說坐著離開工作了20年的地方想成為一名作家，那時對他來說，什么都沒有，他所擁有的是發現了他的朋友，所以選B

 前面說他丟掉工作，并且寫作收入低，所以他所掙得錢不夠填滿肚子，所以選E

 雖然作者收入很低，甚至他所掙得錢不夠填滿肚子，但他仍然堅持，最后成為一名作家，所以他說只要有一點希望，懷有們想的任何人必須學會生活在那，所以選C

考點：考查想成為一名作家的議論文

點評：本文主要講述了想成為一名作家，作家和寫作的區別，只要堅持夢想就會實現。在答題中，應首先略讀一下短文，了解一下短文的大致意思，然后把幾個選項含義理解透，尤其注意意思相近，表達有交叉的選項之間的區別。然后再細讀短文，把答案填入合適位置。答題時可以把含義相近的幾個選項輪流填入同一處位置，反復閱讀，反復體會，找出最佳選項，對于實在沒有把握的小題可以留待最后完成。完成短文后，再認真通讀一遍全文，看看上下語意是否通順，是否符合邏輯關系。