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【題目】Like many young people, I dreamed of growing up and becoming a successful writer one day. My first part-time job came when I was 18 years old. I was working in a paint factory. Because of the terrible smell of pain, it because normal for me to temporarily pass out during my lunch time.

All of my spare time was spent writing and sending stories to any publisher that would read them, dreaming that one day losing consciousness while eating my ham sandwiches would no longer be a part of my daily routine.

I discovered content mills, where a writer could devote his time to writing soul-destroying online copy. It provided a little pay, but I wouldn’t faint. So I quit my day job. But it is difficult to work from home. At times, I would lose all passion for writing 500 words about a bed for a few pounds, but the terrible smell of paint reminded me to get back to writing.

Several months later, the money got better. I was given consistent work writing for one of the largest entertainment websites in the world. The job was simple: I complained about everything that was wrong with society and they paid me 50 for each article. A guy from the website asked if I would be interested in leaving my small town life to move to the big city of Manchester to become a professional writer for them. I accepted.

After a pretty successful year, I was offered a promotion. Just 18 months earlier, I was suffering from the smell of paint on a daily basis and now I was managing a team of nine writers. I had come a long way.

【1】What happened to the writer when he was in a paint factory?

A. He passed out for a long time.

B. He lost his breath during lunch time.

C. He loved his part-time job.

D. He became unconscious due to the bad smell of paint.

【2】Which of the following can be learned according to the text?

A. The writer quit his job to get a higher salary.

B. The writer declined to become an in-house writer.

C. The writer was in charge of a team of 9 writers now.

D. The writer fainted daily due to the bad pay.

【3】Why did the writer once lose love for writing?

A. He was given a little pay for writing.

B. He lost consciousness while writing.

C. He was given consistent work.

D. The smell of paint was unpleasant.

【4】What does the writer mainly want to express?

A. A man can do no more than he can.

B. Follow dreams and never give up.

C. The last leg of a journey just marks the halfway point.

D. No pains, no gains.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】本文介紹了作者的經歷。他的夢想是成為一名作家，18歲時在油漆廠工作，業(yè)余時間寫東西給出版商，也以低廉的稿費給content mills寫稿，他也曾經失去對寫作的熱情，但他沒有放棄，還是堅持了下來，并在給不斷嘗試中獲得了持續(xù)給某娛樂網站寫稿的機會，最終成了該網站的內部作者，還升了職。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據第一段中的Because of the terrible smell of paint, it became normal for me to temporarily pass out during my lunch time 由于油漆的難聞氣味，我在午飯時間暫時昏倒是正常的�？芍�pass out意為失去知覺，無意識。故選D。

【2】推理判斷題。根據and now I was managing a team of nine writers.得知作者現在職位晉升，負責管理9人團隊。故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。由第三段的“ At times, I would lose all passion for writing 500 words about an advertisement for a bed for a few pounds有時，我會失去為幾磅薪酬而對一張床寫500個字的廣告的熱情。可知低價寫作廣告會削弱作者的寫作熱情。故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。根據but the terrible smell of paint reminded me to get back to writing.”可知雖然稿費很低，一度使作者失去寫作的熱情，但作者還是堅持了下來，并在給不斷嘗試中獲得了持續(xù)給某娛樂網站寫稿的機會，最終成了該網站的內部作者，還升了職，由此可見，只要堅持并不斷嘗試，機會總會有的。作者想要表達的是：追隨夢想，不要放棄。故選A。