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1、Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthattheresabigdifferencebetweenawriterandwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursatatypewriter“.Youhavegottowanttowrite,”Isaidtothem,“notwanttobeawriter.”Therealityisthatwritingis
2、alonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter,Ihadnoprospectsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundformemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidntevenmatterthatitwascol
3、dandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuinewriter.Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadntgotabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitformanyyears.Iwasntgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiedwondering.Whatif?
4、Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtotest(eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure).Thisistheshadow-landofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.Thepassageismeantto_A_A、warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperienceBadviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessional
5、writerCshowyoungpeopleitisunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthDencourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer2.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?DA、Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingrewarding.B、Awriterssuccessdependsonluckratheroneffort.C、Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyisolation.D、Thechancesfor
6、writerstobecomesuccessfularesmall.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearsofhiswritingcareer?BA、Hewasnotabletoproduceasinglebook.B、Hehadntseenachangeforthebetter.C、Hewasntabletohavearestforawholeyear.D、Hefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue.4.In“peoplewhodiedwondering”,“who”referstothose_B_.A
7、、whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflifeB、whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfwayC、whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecisionD、whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath5.“Shadow-land”inthelastsentencerefersto_C_.A、thewonderlandoneoftendreamsaboutB、thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardtoC、thestateofuncertaintybeforeonesf
8、inalgoalisreachedD、aworldthatexistsonlyinonesimaginationInmanystoriesonTVandinscience-fictionbooks,mentraveltofarawaystars.Theyhavequick,easyjourneys.Butsofar,menhavebeenabletoreachonlytheearthsownmoon.Supposeamanwantedtoreachadistantstar.Evenifhetraveledhiswholelife,hewouldhavetomovefasterthanthesp
9、eedofthelight.Nothingcanmovethatfastexceptlightitself.Strangethingshappentoanobjectwhenitmovesrapidly.Theobjectweighsmore.Anobjectmovingat86percentofthespeedoflightistwiceasheavyasitisatrest.Astickappearsshorter.Aclockrunsmoreslowly.Amanwouldnotagesofastashewouldontheearth.Lighttravelsmorethan186,00
10、0milesasecond,orabout11millionmilesaminute.Inoneyear,lighttravelssixtrillionmiles.Thatgreatdistanceiscalledalight-year.Itisusedtomeasuredistanceinspace.ThestarclosesttooursunisAlphaCentauri.Itismorethanfourlight-yearsaway.Ifonetraveledatthespeedoflight,hecouldmakearoundtriptoAlphaCentauriinnineyears
11、.But,evenatthatspeed,hecouldnotreachAlcaid(北斗星)inthehandleoftheBigDipper.Aone-wayjourneytoAlcaidwouldtakealmost200years.Inthispassagethewords“closesttooursun”meansthestar_B_.A、theearthweliveonB、AlphaCentauriC、theBigDipperD、themoon2.Aone-wayjourneytoAlcaidwouldtake_C_.A、aboutnineyearsB、lessthanfourye
12、arsC、almost200yearsD、lessthan100years3.Whydowemeasurethedistanceinlight-yearsinsteadofmiles?BA、Unitsoflight-yearssoundbetter.B、Usinglight-yearsreducedthenumberoffiguresused.C、Weusedtomeasuredistanceinlight-yearslongago.D、Wedonotmakemistakeswhenwelight-years.Ifastonemovedatthespeedoflight,it_A_A、woul
13、dweightwicemorethanitismotionlessB、wouldweighasmuchasitisonearthC、wouldweighlessthanitisonearthD、wouldnothaveweightatall5.Thisstoryismainlyabout_B_.A、thedistancebetweenthesuntheotherstarsB、theproblemsoftravelingtofarawaystarsC、whathappenswhenwetravelfasterthanthespeedoflightD、thetoolwewhenwegotofara
14、waystarsStudentscantravelintheUnitedStateswithoutspendingtoomuchmoneyiftheyfollowthesesuggestions.Atravelagentcangiveyouinformationonspecialeconomyfaresfortrains,busesandplanes.Thinkabouthikingorbikingforapartofyourtrip,too.Youllnotonlysavemoney,butyoullalsoseealotmoreofthecountry.Somestudentsmaywan
15、ttotravelbycar.Besuretothinkaboutgoingwithotherstudentsmanycollegeshave“rideboards”thatlistwhenandwhereotherstudentsplantotravel.Manyradiostationsprovidethesamesortofservicetheyannouncewhosdrivingwhere,when,howmanyriderstheywilltakeandwhattheexpenseswillbe.Therearemanyinexpensive,olderhotelsnearbuso
16、rtrainstations.Checkyourtravelguidefornamesofthebest.Manypartsofthecountryalsohaveyouthhostelswhereyoungpeoplecanstayforonlyafewdollarsanight.Youdonthavetoeatinrestaurantsallthetime,butwedontrecommendadietofcandyandcola,either.Youcanusuallygetahealthy,cheapbreakfastinarestaurant.Iftheweatheriswarm,y
17、oucanbuyfoodinsupermarketsoratroadsidestandsandhaveapicnicforlunch.Fordinneryoucangetthenamesofgood,cheaprestaurantsfromtravelguidesorfriends.Thepassagetellsstudents_C_.A、howtomaketravelplansB、howtogethelpwhiletravelingC、howtolessmoneywhiletravelingD、howtochoosehotels2.Toseemoreofthecountry,youdbett
18、ertravel_D_.A、byplaneB、bybusC、bytrainD、bybike3.Ifyouwanttosharerideswithothers,youcangetinformation_B_.A、ontheblackboardsinclassroomsB、fromschooladministratorsC、throughcertainradioprogramsD、fromtravelagents4.Accordingtothepassage,stayingatyouthhostelsis_A_.A、cheapB、convenientC、comfortableD、enjoyable
19、5.Tosavemoney,youcan_C_.A、havemorecandycolaB、inviteyourfriendsforapicnicC、takesomefoodwithyouD、eatinrestaurantssometimesIfthereisanysinglefactorthatmakesforsuccessinliving,itistheabilitytoprofitbydefeat.EverysuccessIknowhasbeenachievedbecausethepersonwasabletoanalyzedefeatandactuallyprofitbyitinhisn
20、extundertaking.Confusedefeatwithfailure,andyouaredoomedindeedtofailure,foritisntdefeatthatmakesyoufail:itisyourownrefusaltoseeindefeattheguideandencouragementtosuccess.Defeatsarenothingtobeashamedof.Theyareroutineincidentsinthelifeofeverymanwhoachievessuccess.Butdefeatisadeadlossunlessyoudofaceitwit
21、houtfeelingashamed,analyzeanditlearnwhyyoufailed.Defeat,inotherwords,canhelptocureitsowncause.Notonlydoesdefeatprepareusforsuccess,butnothingelsecanarousewithinussuchacompellingdesiretosucceed.Ifyouletababygrasparodandtrytopullitaway,hewillclingmoreandmoretightlyuntilhiswholeweightissuspended.Itisth
22、issamereactionthatshouldgiveyounewandgreaterstrengtheverytimeyouaredefeated.Ifyoufullyusethepowerwhichdefeatgives,youcanaccomplishwithitfarmorethanwhatyouarecapableof.1.Theauthor_D_.A、ordersyoutoanalyzedefeatB、wantsyoutofacedefeatC、advisesyoutoletababygrasparodD、warnsyounottoconfusedefeatwithfail2.D
23、efeatisvaluable_C_.A、becauseitisafactorB、becauseitisntdefeatthatmakesyoufailC、becauseitprovidestheguideencouragementtosuccessD、becauseitisnotathingtobeashamedof3.Whatdoestheauthorknow?_B_.A、heknowseverysuccessinlifeB、heknowsthefactormakingforsuccessC、heknowseverymanwhoisabletoanalyzedefeatD、heknowst
24、helifeofeverymanThepersonwhowasabletoanalyzethedefeatislikely_C_.A、tobeasuccessorB、tofaceitwithfeelingashamedC、toachievesuccessD、tobeashamedofitWhatdoestheauthoradviseonetodowiththepowerwhichdefeatgives?Oneshould_A_.A、exploreitB、explainitC、letababygrasparodD、learnit第1題(20)分Nomancanchangetheweather.N
25、obodycancontroltheweather.Butifpeoplereadcorrectlythesignsaround,theycantell_1_theweatherwillbelikethefollowingdayortwo.Formanycenturiespeoplehavestudiedtheweatherandtriesto_2_weatherforecasting.Sometimesdistantobjects_3_hillsandtalltreesdontseemtobeveryclear.Thisisa_4_aterofmuchvaporwinthe_5_andthereforerainwillprobabl
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