六级考试阅读备考课堂笔记(46)

　　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 ones final goal is reached

　　D) a world that exists only in ones 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

　　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.

　　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.

　　注：第三段第一句的同义改写，D项中的never 为绝对语气词，故不选

　　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.

　　Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage:

　　66. Psychologists are divided with regard to their attitudes toward _________.

　　A) the choice between spiritual encouragement and monetary rewards

　　B) the amount of monetary rewards for students creativity

　　C) the study of relationship between actions and their consequences

　　D) the effects of external rewards on students performance

　　67. What is the response of many educators to external rewards for their students?

　　A) They have no doubts about them.

　　B) They have doubts about them.

　　C) They approve of them.

　　D) They avoid talking about them.