Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer．I always encourage such people, but also 1   that there's a big difference between"   2   a writer "and writing．In most   3   these individuals （个人） are dreaming of   4   and fame, not the long hours   5   at a typewriter．"You've got to want to write, "I say to  6_, "not want to be a writer"．

    The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and   7   paying affair．For every writer kissed   8   fortune there are thousands more whose desire is   9    rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U．S．Coast Guard to become a freelance writer （自由撰稿人），I had no prospects （chances of success）   10 ．What I did have was a friend who   11   me my room in a New York apartment building．  12    didn't even matter that it was cold and had   13   bathroom．I immediately bought a used manual（手控的）   14    and felt like a genuine writer．

     After a year or so,   15   ,I still hadn't got a break and began to   16 myself．It was so hard to sell a story that hardly made enough to eat．  17   I knew I wanted to write．I had   18   about it for years．I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering．  19   if ? I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of   20   ．This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there．

1．A．demand           B．require             C．explain            D．add

2．A．liking              B．admiring         C．respecting        D．being

3．A．cases            B．conditions        C．aspects        D．ways

4．A．health              B．wealth           C．future               D．happiness

5．A．deeply             B．alone          C．lonely            D．alive

6．A．you              B．him             C．them          D．myself

7．A．high               B．poor            C．rich             D．average

8．A．by                 B．with            C．of               D．to

9．A．ever           B．never              C．even              D．still

10．A．at all             B．in all            C．above all           D．after all

11．A．helped              B．provided         C．supplied           D．found

12．A．He              B．I                C．It                D．They

13．A．no               B．any              C．some              D．each

14．A．bathroom        B．pen              C．typewrite             D．machine

15．A．though          B．however          C．yet              D．therefore

16．A．doubt             B．comfort         C．believe             D．express

17．A．While           B．So              C．But               D．As

18．A．dreamed         B．thought          C．known            D．talked

19．A．Even            B．As               C．Only             D．What

20．A．darkness            B．loss         C．failure             D．change

    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．In most cases these people 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．Coat Guard to become a freelance writer，I had no hope at all．What I did have was a friend who found me a 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 real 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 hardly made enough to eat．But I knew I wanted to write，l 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．This is the shadow land of hope，and anyone with a dream must learn to live there．

67．The purpose of the passage is to          ．

    A．warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience

    B．advise young people In give up their idea of becoming a professional writer

    C．show young people it's unrealistic for a writer to seek wealth and fame

    D．encourage young people to he a writer over a long period of time

68．What can be concluded from the passage?

    A．Real writers often find their work interesting and rewarding．

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

    C．Famous writers usually live in poverty．

    D．The chances for a writer to become successful are little．

69．Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?

    A．He wasn't able to produce a single book．

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

    C．He wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year．

    D．He found his dream would never come true．

70．“…people who die wondering，what if?” refers to “those          ”．

    A．who think too much of the dark side of life

    B．who regret giving up their career halfway

    C．who think a lot without making a decision

    D．who are full of imagination even upon death

71．“shadow land”in the last sentence means          ．

    A．the wonderland one often dreams about

    B．the bright future that one is looking forward to

    C．the state of uncertainty before one's final goat is reached

    D．a world that exists only in one's imagination

There’s a small cross by the side of Highway128, near the town o Boonville. If this cross could talk, it would tell you this 16 story:

Seven years ago my brother, Michael, was at a friend’s farm. They decided to go out for dinner. Joe arrived and 17 to drive—after just one 18.

19, the four friends traveled the winding road. They didn’t know where it would end ---- 20 did. Suddenly, they turned 21 into the opposite lane(车道), running into an oncoming car.

22 home we were watching E.T. on video in front of a warm fire. Then we went to bed. At 2:00 am a police officer 23 my mom with the shocking 24. Michael had been killed.

In the morning, I 25 my mother and sister crying. I stood there 26. “What’s wrong?” I asked, rubbing my 27 eyes.

Mom took a deep breath. “Come here…”

Thus began a difficult 28 through grief, where all roads lead to nowhere. It 29 hurts to remember that day.

The only thing tat helps is telling my story, 30 you will remember it 31 you want to get into a car with someone who has had a drink ---- even just one drink.

Joe chose the road to 32. He was convicted of manslaughter(过失杀人罪) and served time. However, the real punishment is 33 the consequences(后果) of his actions. He left us 34 and ache in our hearts that will never go away, a nightmare that will 35 him--- and us ---- or the rest of our lives. And a small cross by the side of Highway 128.

It’s hardly surprising that weather is a favorite topic for so many people around the world—it affects where we choose to love, what we wear, our moods, and perhaps even our national characteristics. Studies have shown the changeable weather can make it difficult to concentrate, cloudy skies slow sown reaction, and high humidity with hot, dry winds makes many people bad-tempered.

If you live in a place like Britain, where the weather seems to change daily if not hourly, you could be forgiven for thinking that the weather is random. In fact, the weather is controlled by systems which move around areas of the globe. In the UK the weather depends on depressions（低气压）, often called lows, and anticyclones（高气压）, also known as highs. These systems start in the Atlantic Ocean, and make their way across the British Isles from the west to the east. Highs bring sunny weather, while lows bring rain and wind. In modern times, human activities seem to be altering weather patterns. Gases produced by heavy industry change the temperature of the Earth’s surface, and affect cloud formation. Some researchers say that factories in Europe and North America may have been one of the causes of the droughts in Africa in the 1980s.

The human race has always tied to guess the weather, especially in areas of the world where there are frequent changes. Traditional rhymes point to early attempts to identify weather patterns, popular poems include:

Red sky at night, shepherds’ delight; red sky in the morning, shepherds’ warning.

Flies will swarm before a storm.

Rain before 7, clear by 11.

While folk wisdom can still provide a guide to help forecast weather, today’s methods of prediction increasingly rely on technology. Satellites, balloons, ships, aircrafts and weather centers with sensitive monitoring equipment, send data to computers. The date is them processed, and the weather is predicted. However, even this system cannot predict weather for longer than about a week.

1.When weather keeps changing,          .

       A．people become bad-tempered

       B．people’s reaction slows down

       C．people find it hard to focus on their work

       D．people become hungrier

2.What is mainly talked about in the second paragraph?

       A．Changes in weather.                             B．Weather in Britain.

       C．African droughts.                                D．Research on weather.

3.The weather in Britain is       .

       A．random               B．moist                  C．depressing           D．satisfying

4.According to a traditional rhyme, if there is red sky at night, the next day will be      .

       A．windy                 B．rainy                   C．fine                     D．snowy

5.Which of the following statements in true?

       A．Anticyclones often bring rain and wind.

       B．Weather forecasting has been done for a long time.

       C．Weather could never be predicted.

       D．Modern methods of weather prediction are developed from folk wisdom.

It’s hardly surprising that weather is a favorite topic for so many people around the world—it affects where we choose to love, what we wear, our moods, and perhaps even our national characteristics. Studies have shown the changeable weather can make it difficult to concentrate, cloudy skies slow sown reaction, and high humidity with hot, dry winds makes many people bad-tempered.

If you live in a place like Britain, where the weather seems to change daily if not hourly, you could be forgiven for thinking that the weather is random. In fact, the weather is controlled by systems which move around areas of the globe. In the UK the weather depends on depressions（低气压）, often called lows, and anticyclones（高气压）, also known as highs. These systems start in the Atlantic Ocean, and make their way across the British Isles from the west to the east. Highs bring sunny weather, while lows bring rain and wind. In modern times, human activities seem to be altering weather patterns. Gases produced by heavy industry change the temperature of the Earth’s surface, and affect cloud formation. Some researchers say that factories in Europe and North America may have been one of the causes of the droughts in Africa in the 1980s.

The human race has always tied to guess the weather, especially in areas of the world where there are frequent changes. Traditional rhymes point to early attempts to identify weather patterns, popular poems include:

Red sky at night, shepherds’ delight; red sky in the morning, shepherds’ warning.

Flies will swarm before a storm.

Rain before 7, clear by 11.

While folk wisdom can still provide a guide to help forecast weather, today’s methods of prediction increasingly rely on technology. Satellites, balloons, ships, aircrafts and weather centers with sensitive monitoring equipment, send data to computers. The date is them processed, and the weather is predicted. However, even this system cannot predict weather for longer than about a week.

1．When weather keeps changing,          .

       A．people become bad-tempered

       B．people’s reaction slows down

       C．people find it hard to focus on their work

       D．people become hungrier

2．What is mainly talked about in the second paragraph?

       A．Changes in weather.                             B．Weather in Britain.

       C．African droughts.                                D．Research on weather.

3．The weather in Britain is       .

       A．random               B．moist                  C．depressing           D．satisfying

4．According to a traditional rhyme, if there is red sky at night, the next day will be      .

       A．windy                 B．rainy                   C．fine                     D．snowy

5．Which of the following statements in true?

       A．Anticyclones often bring rain and wind.

       B．Weather forecasting has been done for a long time.

       C．Weather could never be predicted.

       D．Modern methods of weather prediction are developed from folk wisdom.