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1、2013高考英语二轮考点复习讲义：阅读理解-职业·话题探究·链接高考链接1.（2012四川卷）IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,Iwastreadingwater,justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn'tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajobasarightsassi
2、stantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.Ittakesconfidencelomakeanewstart—there
3、'sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou'reneitheronethingnortheother.You'reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou'retooashamedtosay,"Well.I'mwritinganovel,butI'mnotquitesureifI'mgoingtogetthere."Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.ThenImetanagent(代理商)whosaidIsh
4、ouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwonderin
5、g,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal—thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there'snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract(合同)ofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—i
6、sunbelievablyrewarding(有回报的).49.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?-9-A.Iwaswailingforgoodfortune.B.Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.C.Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.D.Iwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatime.50.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel.A.tofinishthewritingcourseB.torealizeh
7、erowndreamC.tosatisfyreaders'wishD.toearnmoremoney51.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?A.Disturbed.B.Ashamed.C.Confident.D.Uncertain.52.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?A.Itpaystosticktoone'sgoal.B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.C.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedly
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