大学英语3作业题及答案

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Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage

and such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between a writerwriting. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the

long hours at a typewriter. “You have got to want to write,”I said 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 U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found for 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 typewriter and

felt like a genuine writer.

and began to doubt After a year or so, however, I still hadn't got a breakmyself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I

to write. I had dreamed about it for many years. I wasn't going to be one wanted

of those people who died wondering. What if? I would keep putting my dream to test (even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure). This is the shadow-land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

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The passage is meant to _______ .

warn young people of the hardship that a successful writer has to experience 、A

advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer B、

show young people it is unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth C、

D、encourage young people to pursue a writing career

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What can be concluded from the passage?

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、A writer's success depends on luck rather on effort.B

isolation. Cａｎｄ、Famous writers usually live in poverty

The chances for writers to become successful are small.

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Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first years of his writing career?

He was not able to produce a single book. 、A

、He hadn't seen a change for the better.B

C 、He wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year.He found his dream would never come true.

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In “…people who died wondering”, “who”refers to those _______ .

who think too much of the dark side of life A、who regret giving up their career halfway B、

who think a lot without making a decision C 、who are full of imagination even upon death

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land”in the last sentence refers to _______ .“Shadow-

the wonderland one often dreams about

、A

the bright future that one is looking forward to