Many a young person tells me he wants to be a...

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 situations these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a computer. “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 (运气) there are thousands more whose longing (渴望) is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer (自由撰稿人), I had no chance of being successful 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 type-writer and felt like a real writer.　　

After a year or so, however, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely(几乎不) 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 (胡思乱想), 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 Shadowland of hope, and anyone with dream must learn to live there.

1.The passage is meant to ________.

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

B. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional （职业的）writer

C. Show young people it's unrealistic （不现实的）for a writer to gain wealth and fame

D. encourage young people to make efforts to be a writer

2.What can be concluded（推理） from the passage?

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

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

C. Famous writers usually live in the state of being poor and lonely.

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

3.“Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to ________.

A. the wonderland one often dream about

B. the bright future that one is looking forward to

C. a world that exists only in one's imagination

D. the uncertainty before one's final goal is reached

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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 at 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 longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coat Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no hope at all．What I did have was a friend who found me a 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 gotten a break and began to doubt myself．It was so hard to sell a story that I hardly made enough to eat．But I knew I wanted to write，l 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．

1.The purpose of the passage is to________．

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

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

C．show young people it's unrealistic for a writer to seek wealth and fame

D．encourage young people to be a writer over a long period of time

2.What can be concluded from the passage?

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

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

C．Famous writers usually live in poverty．

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

3.Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?

A．He wasn't able to produce a single book．

B．He hadn't seen a change for the better．

C．He wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year．

D．He found his dream would never come true．

4.“…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 career halfway

C．who think a lot without making a decision

D．who are full of imagination even upon death

5.“shadow land” in the last sentence means________．

A．the wonderland one often dreams about

B．the bright future that one is looking forward to

C．the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reached

D．a world that exists only in one's imagination

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Many young people tell me that they want to be writers. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there is a big difference between being a writer and writing. In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and being famous, not the long hours alone at the typewriter.

When I became a writer, I had no future. What I had was a friend called George. He found me a home. It was cold and had no bathroom. I could only afford a used typewriter. A year later, however, I still hadn’t received a break and began to doubt myself. But I knew I wanted to write. I would keep putting my dream to the test—even though it meant living with fear of failure. This is the shadow land (阴影) of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. Then one day I got a call from a friend who asked me to be an assistant for $6,000 a year. As the dollars were dancing in my head, something brought me to my sense. “Thanks, but no,” I heard myself saying. After that, I walked around my little room and started to feel like a fool. I felt a little low.

Later, I gradually began to sell my articles. It was after 17 years of being a writer that Roots was published. At once I had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever experienced. The shadows had turned into great sunlight. Before that, it was a long and slow climb out of the shadows.

1.The second paragraph is mainly about ______.

A. the job chance the author ever had

B. the difficulties before the author succeeded

C. the great help from the author’s friends

D. the important choices the author made

2.The underlined word “something” in Paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A. the author’s dream of being a writer

B. the author’s trouble in making money

C. the author’s hard life before success

D. the author’s wish to be successful

3. How did the author feel after he refused the job offer?

A. confident　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. angry

C. excited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Unhappy

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Many young people want to be a driver. 1.. Fortunately, there are things that you can do to help your teen become a more confident driver.

Teach your teen the rules of the road

Before your teen gets behind the wheel of a car, he or she should know well the rules of the road.2.. If your teen understands the basic rules and how the car works, then he or she will feel a little better about getting on the road.

3.

Actions speak louder than words. Many people will tell you that they learned how to drive by watching one of their close family members drive. You should show good driving skills with examples.

Practice

Practice makes perfect. The more your teen practices, the more confident he or she will become. Your teen should start off by driving in a place that is free of barriers (障碍).4.. After your teen has gotten comfortable about this, he or she can start practicing on the road.

Drive in different conditions

In order for your teen to become a good driver, he or she has to practice driving in different conditions. 5..

Get car insurance (保险)

Many teens are worried about how much their parents would have to pay if an accident occurs. You should explain to your teen that car insurance can help one save a lot of money.

A. Model good driving

B. Teach your teen by yourself

C. Then he or she can start to drive on the road

D. An empty parking lot is a good place for a new driver to practice

E. This includes things such as heavy traffic, bad weather and freeways

F. However, some of them are nervous about actually getting out on the road

G. You should have your teen review the driver’s handbook and the vehicle’s instructions

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B

Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. In fact, they have very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.

59. According to the chart, the pop star was a ________.

A. singer      B. dancer      C. player      D. pianist.

60. According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at _______.

A. 6:30     B. 7:00   C. 7:30        D.:8:00

61. At the radio station, the pop star ________.

A. showed fans how to become famous

B. gave a performance on the air

C. met fans and signed for them

D. told people how he lived his life

62. From this passage we get to know that ________.

A. not all people like pop stars

B. pop stars have their own bands

C. fans are troublesome for pop stars

D. to be a pop star is not all fun

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Li Qiang is_____ honest boy. He wants to be_____useful person when he grows up

A. a, an　　 B. an,a

C. a：a　　 D. an, an

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The writer is very popular with young people ____ he has been dead for many years.

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I wanted to travel to America instead of France, but he persuaded me 　　　　　　　　　　 ________ because France is a beautiful country.

A. not changing my mind　　 B. not into change my mind

C. not to change my mind　　 D. out of change my mind

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Mr. Smith wanted to buy the house and he told me that ____the house cost，it would be worth it.

A. however      B. how much         C. whatever         D. what

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He is a difficult person, for he ___________________ about everything.

A. often complained　　　　 B. is always complaining

C. complains　　　　　 　　　　 D. will complain

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