六级考试阅读备考课堂笔记(45)

　　58. 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 hadnt 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.

　　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

　　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 ones imagination

　　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 , 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 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 对应58题

　　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)