题文
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 computer. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.”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 US Coast Guard to become a free writer, I had no promise 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 computer and felt a real writer.
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 know 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.
小题1:The passage is meant to _______.A．warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experienceB．advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writerC．show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to be after wealth and fameD．encourage young people to be after a writer career小题2:What can be concluded from the passage?A．Real writers often find their work interesting and rewardingB．Writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effortC．Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation（隔离）D．The chances for a writer to become successful are small小题3: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 bookB．He hadn’t seen a change for the betterC．He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole yearD．He found his dream would never come true小题4: “Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to _____. A．thewonderlandonoftendreamsaboutB．thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardtoC．thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreachedD．aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simagination 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
解析
本文主要讲述的就是从事写作行业的艰难，告诉我们要想以写作为生，要耐得住寂寞，能够坚持自己的理想等。
小题1:推理题。根据文章1,2段，尤其是第二段内容The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose wish is never rewarded.可知写作是一种很艰难的，很寂寞的工作，不是很多人能够做到的。故A正确。
小题2:细节题。根据第二段The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose wish is never rewarded可知很多从事写作的人都没有成功，成功的人是少数。故D正确。
小题3:推理题。根据第三段的句子：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.可知作者没有看见情况有什么好转，故B正确。
小题4:猜词题：从最后一段的句子： I would keep putting my dream to the test--- even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure.可知“Shadowland”指的是成功前的一段不确定的时间。选C。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Many a young person .....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
