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　　【英语阅读理解题目】Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere'sabigdifferencebetweenbeingawriterandwriting.Inmostcasestheyaredreamingofwealthandfame,n

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　　Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere'sabigdifferencebetweenbeingawriterandwriting.Inmostcasestheyaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter."You'vegottowanttowrite,"Isaytothem,"notwanttobeawriter."

　　Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Onlyafewwriterswerekissedbyfortune,howevertherearethousandsmorewhoseworkisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter,Ihadnoproposalsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmeinmyroominaNewYorkdepartmentbuilding.Ididn'tevencarethatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikeagoodwriter.

　　AfterayearIstillhadn'tgotabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.ItwassohardtosellastorythatIhardlymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn'tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodidwondering"Whatif".Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest,eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.ThisistheShadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.

　　31.Thepassageismeantto____.

　　A.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience

　　B.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter

　　C.showyoungpeopleit'sunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfame

　　D.encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer

　　32.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

　　A.Goodwritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding

　　B.Writer'ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanoneffort

　　C.Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation

　　D.Thechancesforawritertobecomesuccessfularesmall

　　33.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?

　　A.Becausehewasn'tabletoproduceasinglebook