四级考试阅读备考笔记（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。