5/5華師網(wǎng)絡(luò)學(xué)院作業(yè)答案-大學(xué)英語精讀(3)閱讀理解Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetweenawriterandwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursatatypewriter.“Youhavegottowanttowrite,”Isaidtothem,“notwanttobeawriter.”

Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter,Ihadnoprospectsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundformemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn’tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuinewriter.

Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn’tgotabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitformanyyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiedwondering.Whatif?Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtotest(eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure).Thisistheshadow-landofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.

1.Thepassageismeantto___A____

A、warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience

B、

adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter

C、

showyoungpeopleitisunrealisticforawritertopursuewealth

D、

encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer

2.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?D

A、Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingａｎｄrewarding.

B、Awriter’ssuccessdependsonluckratheroneffort.

C、Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyａｎｄisolation.

D、Thechancesforwriterstobecomesuccessfularesmall.

3.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearsofhiswritingcareer?B

A、Hewasnotabletoproduceasinglebook.

B、Hehadn’tseenachangeforthebetter.

C、Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear.

D、Hefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue.

4.In“…peoplewhodiedwondering”,“who”referstothose___B___.

A、whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflife

B、whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfway

C、whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecision

D、whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath

5.“Shadow-land”inthelastsentencerefersto____C__.

A、thewonderlandoneoftendreamsabout

B、thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto

C、thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreached

D、aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simagination

InmanystoriesonTVandinscience-fictionbooks,mentraveltofarawaystars.Theyhavequick,easyjourneys.Butsofar,menhavebeenabletoreachonlytheearth’sownmoon.

Supposeamanwantedtoreachadistantstar.Evenifhetraveledhiswholelife,hewouldhavetomovefasterthanthespeedofthelight.Nothingcanmovethatfastexceptlightitself.

Strangethingshappentoanobjectwhenitmovesrapidly.Theobjectweighsmore.Anobjectmovingat86percentofthespeedoflightistwiceasheavyasitisatrest.Astickappearsshorter.Aclockrunsmoreslowly.Amanwouldnotagesofastashewouldontheearth.

Lighttravelsmorethan186,000milesasecond,orabout11millionmilesaminute.Inoneyear,lighttravelssixtrillionmiles.Thatgreatdistanceiscalledalight-year.Itisusedtomeasuredistanceinspace.

ThestarclosesttooursunisAlphaCentauri.Itismorethanfourlight-yearsaway.Ifonetraveledatthespeedoflight,hecouldmakearoundtriptoAlphaCentauriinnineyears.But,evenatthatspeed,hecouldnotreachAlcaid(北斗星)inthehandleoftheBigDipper.Aone-wayjourneytoAlcaidwouldtakealmost200years.

1.Inthispassagethewords“closesttooursun”meansthestar____B____.

A、theearthweliveon

B、AlphaCentauri

C、theBigDipper

D、themoon

2.Aone-wayjourneytoAlcaidwouldtake___C_____.

A、aboutnineyears

B、lessthanfouryears

C、almost200years

D、lessthan100years

3.Whydowemeasurethedistanceinlight-yearsinsteadofmiles?B

A、Unitsoflight-yearssoundbetter.

B、Usinglight-yearsreducedthenumberoffiguresused.

C、Weusedtomeasuredistanceinlight-yearslongago.

D、Wedonotmakemistakeswhenweｕｓｅlight-years.

4.Ifastonemovedatthespeedoflight,it___A_____

A、wouldweightwicemorethanitismotionless

B、wouldweighasmuchasitisonearth

C、wouldweighlessthanitisonearth

D、wouldnothaveweightatall

5.Thisstoryismainlyabout_____B___.

A、thedistancebetweenthesunａｎｄtheotherstars

B、theproblemsoftravelingtofarawaystars

C、whathappenswhenwetravelfasterthanthespeedoflight

D、thetoolweｕｓｅwhenwegotofarawaystars

StudentscantravelintheUnitedStateswithoutspendingtoomuchmoneyiftheyfollowthesesuggestions.

Atravelagentcangiveyouinformationonspecialeconomyfaresfortrains,busesandplanes.Thinkabouthikingorbikingforapartofyourtrip,too.You’llnotonlysavemoney,butyou’llalsoseealotmoreofthecountry.

Somestudentsmaywanttotravelbycar.Besuretothinkaboutgoingwithotherstudents—manycollegeshave“rideboards”thatlistwhenandwhereotherstudentsplantotravel.Manyradiostationsprovidethesamesortofservice—theyannouncewho’sdrivingwhere,when,howmanyriderstheywilltakeandwhattheexpenseswillbe.

Therearemanyinexpensive,olderhotelsnearbusortrainstations.Checkyourtravelguidefornamesofthebest.Manypartsofthecountryalsohaveyouthhostelswhereyoungpeoplecanstayforonlyafewdollarsanight.

Youdon’thavetoeatinrestaurantsallthetime,butwedon’trecommendadietofcandyandcola,either.Youcanusuallygetahealthy,cheapbreakfastinarestaurant.Iftheweatheriswarm,youcanbuyfoodinsupermarketsoratroadsidestandsandhaveapicnicforlunch.Fordinneryoucangetthenamesofgood,cheaprestaurantsfromtravelguidesorfriends.

1.Thepassagetellsstudents____C__.

A、howtomaketravelplans

B、howtogethelpwhiletraveling

C、howtoｕｓｅlessmoneywhiletraveling

D、howtochoosehotels

2.Toseemoreofthecountry,you’dbettertravel__D____.

A、byplane

B、bybus

C、bytrain

D、bybike

3.Ifyouwanttosharerideswithothers,youcangetinformation____B__.

A、ontheblackboardsinclassrooms

B、fromschooladministrators

C、throughcertainradioprograms

D、fromtravelagents

4.Accordingtothepassage,stayingatyouthhostelsis____A__.

A、cheap

B、convenient

C、comfortable

D、enjoyable

5.Tosavemoney,youcan___C___.

A、havemorecandyａｎｄcola

B、inviteyourfriendsforapicnic

C、takesomefoodwithyou

D、eatinrestaurantssometimes

Ifthereisanysinglefactorthatmakesforsuccessinliving,itistheabilitytoprofitbydefeat.EverysuccessIknowhasbeenachievedbecausethepersonwasabletoanalyzedefeatandactuallyprofitbyitinhisnextundertaking.Confusedefeatwithfailure,andyouaredoomedindeedtofailure,foritisn’tdefeatthatmakesyoufail:itisyourownrefusaltoseeindefeattheguideandencouragementtosuccess.Defeatsarenothingtobeashamedof.Theyareroutineincidentsinthelifeofeverymanwhoachievessuccess.Butdefeatisadeadlossunlessyoudofaceitwithoutfeelingashamed,analyzeitandlearnwhyyoufailed.Defeat,inotherwords,canhelptocureitsowncause.Notonlydoesdefeatprepareusforsuccess,butnothingelsecanarousewithinussuchacompellingdesiretosucceed.Ifyouletababygrasparodandtrytopullitaway,hewillclingmoreandmoretightlyuntilhiswholeweightissuspended.Itisthissamereactionthatshouldgiveyounewandgreaterstrength

everytimeyouaredefeated.Ifyoufullyusethepowerwhichdefeatgives,youcanaccomplishwithitfarmorethanwhatyouarecapableof.

1.Theauthor____D____.

A、ordersyoutoanalyzedefeat

B、w