大学英语四级考试阅读学习笔记(14)_第4页

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 there's 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. "You've got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer."
　　注：1.一段首句细节，二段首句是文章主题句，本文为文科文章，以态度为切入点
　　2.But 转折，表明了作者负态度，但I always encourage such people, but I also... 全句来看是混合(中立)态度。
　　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 (自由撰稿者), 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 didn't 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 幸运，财富
　　2.本段首句主题句，第二段结论句，career 事业，经历
　　3.manual 手动 genuine 真正的 gene 基因
　　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 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; 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 对应58题
　　59. "... people who die wondering, What if?" (Line 3, Para. 3) 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：不能根据字面意思，要看上下文关系来做。
　　●句子含义题做题方法：根据上下句之间相同、相反或
　　解释说明等关系做题。根据该句话本身字面意思得出的选项为干扰选项。（该原则适用于词汇题）
　　60. "Shadowland" in the last sentence refers to _________
　　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
　　注：出现在最后一句，但应从前一句中寻找答案。A、B和D项都是字面意思
　　56.The passage is meant 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 pursue wealth and fame
　　D) encourage young people to pursue a writing career
　　注：1.主题题。二段首句是文章主题句，本文为文科文章，以态度为切入点。
　　2.B和C项都是片面负态度，而文章中作者持混合(中立)态度，故可以排除这两项
　　57. What can be concluded from the passage?
　　A) Genuine 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 and isolation.
　　D) The chances for a writer to become successful are small.
　　注：推理题。第二段第二句的同义改写，定位方法：顺序原则(58题的关键词出现在第三段，所以此题应该是在第二段)