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1、IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature高考阅读答案 IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,Iwastreadingwater,justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn’tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,I
2、gotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull. Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words. Itta
3、kesconfidencetomakeanewstart—there’sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou’retooashamedtosay,“Well,I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublishe
4、d,Iputitaside. ThenImetanagent（代理商）whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel. Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher
5、.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal—thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor. Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there’snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwher
6、eInowhavemyownnameonacontract（合同）ofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding（有回报的）. 49.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean? A.Iwaswaitingforgoodfortune.B.Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob. C.Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob. D.Iwasdoingseveraljobsform
7、orepayatatime. 50.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel______. A.tofinishthewritingcourseB.torealizeherowndream C.tosatisfyreaders’wishD.toearnmoremoney 51.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel? A.Disturbed.B.Ashamed.C.Confident.D.Uncertain. 52.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttote
8、llreadersinthelastparagraph? A.Itpaystosticktoone’sgoal.B.Hardworkcanleadt
