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notwanttobeawriter."

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tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodieWondering:

Whatif?

（77）Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetesteventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.

1.Thepassageismeantto______.

A.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience

B.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter

C.showyoungpeopleit'

sunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfame

D.encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer

2.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A.Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.

B.Awriter'

ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanonefforts.

C.Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation.

D.Thechancesforawritertobecomesuccessfularesmall.

3.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?

A.Hewasn'

tabletoproduceasinglebook.

B.Hehadn'

tseenachangeforthebetter.

C.Hewasn'

tabletohavearestforawholeyear.

D.Hethoughtthathelackedimagination.

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those______.

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B.whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfway

C.whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecision

D.whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath

5."

Shadowland"

inthelastsentencerefersto______.

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B.thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto

C.thestateofuncertaintybeforeone'

sfinalgoalisreached

D.aworldthatexistsonlyinone'

simagination

Passage2

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spopulationlivewithineightykilometersoftheseacoast.

（78）Inthemoderntechnologicalworldtheseaoffersmanyresourcestohelpmankindsurvive.Resourcesonlandarebeginning,togrowless.Thesea,however,stilloffershopetosupplymanyofman'

sneedsinthefuture.

Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman'

stechnologyareimpressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheoceanfloor.

Besidesoilandgas,theseamayoffernewsourcesofenergy.Forexample,warmtemperatureoftheoceancanbeusedasthesteaminasteamship.Seamayalsoofferasourceofenergyaselectricityformankind.

Technologyisenablingmantoexploreevendeeperunderthesea.Itisobviousthatthetechnologytoharvesttheseacontinuestoimprove.（79）Bytheyear2050,expertsbelievethattheproblemstoexplorethefood,mineralsandenergyresourcesoftheseawillhavebeenlargelysolved.

6.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NeedsofManB.SeaHarvestandFood

C.SeaandSourcesofEnergyD.SeaExploringTechnology

7.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.manhasn'

tcompletelymadeuseoftherichesofthesea

B.technologyforexploringtheseahasbeensolved

C.harvestingriceintheseawillbemadepossible

D.inthenearfuture