Question

补全对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

A. For every writer kissed by fortune, there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. B. What I did have was a friend who found me in my room in a New York apartment building. C. This is the shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. D. In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. E. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat.

 Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between "being a writer" and "writing".(61)________ "You've got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be awriter."

The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poorly-paid affair. (62)________ When I left a 20-year job in the US Coast Guard to become a writer, I had no hopes at all. (63)________ . It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer.

After a year or so, however, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself.(64)________ But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering "What if... ?" I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. (65)________ .

Answer

 D

 A

 B

 E

 C

【解析】

 根据前面许多人告诉我说他想成为一位作家，但是我想他们解释作家和写作有很大的不同，所以后面提到在打字机旁不能待很长时间，所以选D

 有前面一句The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poorly-paid affair.说现实是写作是孤独的、私人的、低收入的事，所以接下来写作家怎么样，所以选A

 前面说坐着离开工作了20年的地方想成为一名作家，那时对他来说，什么都没有，他所拥有的是发现了他的朋友，所以选B

 前面说他丢掉工作，并且写作收入低，所以他所挣得钱不够填满肚子，所以选E

 虽然作者收入很低，甚至他所挣得钱不够填满肚子，但他仍然坚持，最后成为一名作家，所以他说只要有一点希望，怀有们想的任何人必须学会生活在那，所以选C

考点：考查想成为一名作家的议论文