大学英语精读3英语作业

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1、阅读理解题第1题(20)分Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetweenawriterandwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursatatypewriter.“Youhavegottowanttowrite,”Isaidtothem,“notwanttobeawriter.”Thereal

2、ityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter,Ihadnoprospectsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundformemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn’

3、tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuinewriter.Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn’tgotabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitformanyyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosep

4、eoplewhodiedwondering.Whatif?Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtotest(eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure).Thisistheshadow-landofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.1．阅读理解(4.0)分Thepassageismeantto_______.A、warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperienceB、advise

5、youngpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriterC、showyoungpeopleitisunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthD、encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer2．阅读理解(4.0)分Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A、Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingａｎｄrewarding.B、Awriter’ssuccessdependsonluckrathe

6、roneffort.C、Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyａｎｄisolation.D、Thechancesforwriterstobecomesuccessfularesmall.3．阅读理解(4.0)分Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearsofhiswritingcareer?A、Hewasnotabletoproduceasinglebook.B、Hehadn’tseenachangeforthebetter.C、Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyea

7、r.D、Hefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue.4．阅读理解(4.0)分In“…peoplewhodiedwondering”,“who”referstothose_______.A、whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflifeB、whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfwayC、whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecisionD、whoareful