Question

【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 paint, it became normal for me to temporarily pass out during my lunch hour.

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(昏厥). 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 an advertisement for 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 a job 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’d 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.

【1】What does the underlined part mean in the passage?

A. Losing heart. B. Losing one’s memory.

C. Feeling sleepy. D. Becoming unconscious.

【2】What once weakened the author’s love for writing?

A. The unpleasant smell in the factory.

B. Being given consistent writing work.

C. Something’s being wrong with society.

D. Writing advertisements at a low price.

【3】What message does the author deliver in the passage?

A. Never give up nor stop trying.

B. A good beginning is half done.

C. Behind bad luck comes good luck.

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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】A

【解析】本文介紹了作者的經(jīng)歷。他的夢(mèng)想是成為一名作家，18歲時(shí)在油漆廠工作，業(yè)余時(shí)間寫東西給任意的出版商，也以低廉的稿費(fèi)給content mills寫稿，他也曾經(jīng)失去對(duì)寫作的熱情，但他沒有放棄，還是堅(jiān)持了下來，并在給不斷嘗試中獲得了持續(xù)給某娛樂網(wǎng)站寫稿的機(jī)會(huì)，最終成了該網(wǎng)站的內(nèi)部作者，還升了職。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段中的“l(fā)osing consciousness while eating my ham sandwiches”吃火腿三明治時(shí)失去知覺可知pass out 意為失去知覺，無意識(shí)。故選D。

【2】細(xì)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(shí)，我會(huì)失去對(duì)一張床寫500個(gè)字的廣告幾磅的的熱情�？芍�低價(jià)寫作廣告會(huì)削弱作者的寫作熱情。故選D。

【3】主旨大意題。由二至五段的“Because of the terrible smell of paint, it became normal for me to temporarily pass out during my lunch hour.”可知由于油漆的難聞氣味，我在午飯時(shí)間暫時(shí)昏倒是正常的。但作者仍然沒有放棄自己喜歡的寫作。后來作者給content mills寫稿，“At times, I would lose all passion for writing 500 words about an advertisement for a bed for a few pounds, but the terrible smell of paint reminded me to get back to writing.”可知雖然稿費(fèi)很低，一度使作者失去寫作的熱情，但作者還是堅(jiān)持了下來，并在給不斷嘗試中獲得了持續(xù)給某娛樂網(wǎng)站寫稿的機(jī)會(huì)，最終成了該網(wǎng)站的內(nèi)部作者，還升了職，由此可見，只要堅(jiān)持并不斷嘗試，機(jī)會(huì)總會(huì)有的。故選A。