2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读理解能力综合培养（三十四）.docVIP

2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读理解能力综合培养（三十四） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。 A When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a self-employed writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not．He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a used typewriter and settled down to work． After a year or so, however, Alex began to doubt himself．He found it was difficult to earn his living by selling what he wrote．But Alex determined to put his dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure．This is the shadowland（虚幻世界）of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there． One day Alex got a call, We need an assistant, and were paying $ 6,000 a year．” $ 6,000 was real money in 1960．It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more．Besides, he could write in his spare time．As the dollars were dancing in Alexs head, something cleared his senses．He had dreamed of being a writer? Full time．Thanks, but no, Alex said firmly and swiftly, Im going to stick it out and write． After Alex got off the phone, he pulled out everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents．Alex put the cans and cents into a paper bag, saying to himself, Theres everything youve made of yourself so far．Im not sure I ever felt so low． Finally his work was published in 1970．Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever experienced．The shadows had turned into focus of attention． Then one day, Alex found a box filled with things he had owned years before．Inside was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents．Suddenly he pictured himself working in that cold storage room．It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland． 1 ．Why did Alex give up his job? A．Because he didnt like the working conditions． B．Because he couldnt earn enough to make a living． C．Because he wanted to be a full-time writer． D．Because he felt he had no potential in his job