新東方：英語四級考試閱讀30天學(xué)習(xí)筆記

　　注：不能根據(jù)字面意思，要看上下文關(guān)系來做。

　　●句子含義題做題方法：根據(jù)上下句之間相同、相反或

　　解釋說明等關(guān)系做題。根據(jù)該句話本身字面意思得出的選項為干擾選項。(該原則適用于詞匯題)

　　60. "Shadowland" in the last sentence refers to _________

　　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 goal is reached

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

　　注：出現(xiàn)在最后一句，但應(yīng)從前一句中尋找答案。A、B和D項都是字面意思

　　56.The passage is meant to _________.

　　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

　　注：1.主題題。二段首句是文章主題句，本文為文科文章，以態(tài)度為切入點(diǎn)。

　　2.B和C項都是片面負(fù)態(tài)度，而文章中作者持混合(中立)態(tài)度，故可以排除這兩項

　　57. What can be concluded from the passage?

　　A) Genuine 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 and isolation.

　　D) The chances for a writer to become successful are small.

　　注：推理題。第二段第二句的同義改寫，定位方法：順序原則(58題的關(guān)鍵詞出現(xiàn)在第三段，所以此題應(yīng)該是在第二段)

　　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 writer (自由撰稿者), 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.

　　58. 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.

　　注：第三段第一句的同義改寫，D項中的never 為絕對語氣詞，故不選

　　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 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? 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.

　　Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage:

　　66. Psychologists are divided with regard to their attitudes toward _________.

　　A) the choice between spiritual encouragement and monetary rewards

　　B) the amount of monetary rewards for student's creativity

　　C) the study of relationship between actions and their consequences

　　D) the effects of external rewards on students' performance