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1、密云区2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练（23）及答案人物传记类---[201*·四川卷]IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,I_was_treading_water,_justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn’tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIha

2、ted.Finally,Igetajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeepdownwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneede

3、dtowritemyfirst55,000words.Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart－there’sadarkperiodinbetweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou’retooashamedtosay,“Well,I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.

4、”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.TheImetanagent(代理商)whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanage

5、nt,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwoandahalfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal－thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offate,re

6、ally.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there'snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract(合同)ofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding(有回报的)．49.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?A．Iwaswaitingforgoo

7、dfortune.B．Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.C．Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.D．Iwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatime.50.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel________.A．tofinishthewritingcourse-10-B．torealizeherowndreamC．tosatisfyreaders’wishD．toearnmoremoney51

8、.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?A．Disturbed.B．Ashamed.C．Confident.D．Uncertain.52.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?A．Itpaystosticktoone’sgoal.B．Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.C．Shefeelslikebeingunexpect