四級考試閱讀備考筆記（62）
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that theres a big difference between being a writer and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. Youve got to want to write, I say to them, not want to be a writer.
注：1.一段首句細節(jié)，二段首句是文章主題句，本文為文科文章，以態(tài)度為切入點
2.But 轉(zhuǎn)折，表明了作者負態(tài)度，但I always encourage such people, but I also... 全句來看是混合態(tài)度。
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. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer , I had no prospects at all: What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didnt even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.
注：1.fortune 幸運，財富
2.本段首句主題句，第二段結論句，career 事業(yè)，經(jīng)歷
3.manual 手動 genuine 真正的 gene 基因
After a year or so, however, I still hadnt gotten 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 wasnt 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 Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
注：After a year 對應58題
59. ... 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
注：不能根據(jù)字面意思，要看上下文關系來做。
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that theres a big difference between being a writer and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. Youve got to want to write, I say to them, not want to be a writer.
注：1.一段首句細節(jié)，二段首句是文章主題句，本文為文科文章，以態(tài)度為切入點
2.But 轉(zhuǎn)折，表明了作者負態(tài)度，但I always encourage such people, but I also... 全句來看是混合態(tài)度。
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. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer , I had no prospects at all: What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didnt even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.
注：1.fortune 幸運，財富
2.本段首句主題句，第二段結論句，career 事業(yè)，經(jīng)歷
3.manual 手動 genuine 真正的 gene 基因
After a year or so, however, I still hadnt gotten 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 wasnt 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 Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
注：After a year 對應58題
59. ... 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
注：不能根據(jù)字面意思，要看上下文關系來做。
