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Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. (76) I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. (76) I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big
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2018-09-25
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问题
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. (76) I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. "You’ve got to want to write," I say 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 (自由栏目) writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found 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 manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. 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? (77)
I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure.
This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
选项
A、warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience
B、advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
C、show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame
D、encourage young people to pursue a writing career
答案
A
解析
这道题考查考生对文章的整体把握能力。作者在开头便点明“当作家”和写作是不同的,指出很多年轻人的想法是不成熟的。接下来又以亲身经历说明成为作家的艰辛。
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