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10．I left university with a good degree in English Literature，but no sense of what I wanted to do．Over the next six years，I was treading water， just trying to earn an income．I tried journalism，but I didn't think I was any good，then finance，which I hated．Finally，I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher．I loved working with books，although the job that I did was dull．
I had enough savings to take a year off work，and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel．Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55，000words．
It takes confidence to make a new start-there's a dark period in-between where you're neither one thing nor the other．You're out for dinner and people ask what you do，and you're too ashamed to say，"Well，I'm writing a novel，but I'm not quite sure if I'm going to get there．"My confidence dived．Believing my novel could not be published，I put it aside．
Then I met an agent（代理商）who said I should send my novel out to agents．So，I did and，to my surprise，got some wonderful feedback．I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and，after signing with an agent，I finished the second half of the novel．
The next problem was finding a publisher．After two-and-a-half years of no income，just waiting and wondering，a publisher offered me a book deal-that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for．
It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck-of fate，really．When you set out to do something different，there's no end in sight，so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract（合同）of the publisher-to be a published writer-is unbelievably rewarding（有回报的）．
29．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1mean？C
A．I was waiting for good fortune．
B．I was trying to find an admirable job．
C．I was being aimless about a suitable job．
D．I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time．
30．The author decided to write a novelB．
A．to finish the writing course
B．to realize her own dream
C．to satisfy readers'wish
D．to earn more money
31．How did the writer feel halfway with the novel？D
A．Disturbed．
B．Ashamed．
C．Confident．
D．Uncertain．
32．What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph？A
A．It pays to stick to one's goal．
B．Hard work can lead to success．
C．She feels like being unexpectedly lucky．
D．There is no end in sight when starting to do something．

分析文章中主人公"我"是一个有着英语文学学位的毕业生，但对自己做什么工作在开始的时候很迷茫，做了一段时间的记者，后来又到出版商那里工作，后来有了足够的积蓄暂停了工作去搞写作，开始时对自己的写作并没有足够的信心，见了一次出版商，把自己的作品送了过去结果得到了好的反馈，从而增加了信心，最终幸运地找到自己喜爱的写作这种职业，并最终取得了成功．作者通过自己的故事想告诉我们坚持自己的目标就会得到回报．

解答 CBDA
29．C 推理判断题．根据上文的"but no sense of what I wanted to do"和下文的"just trying to earn an income．I tried journalism，…then finance，which I hated．Finally，I got a job…"可知作者对于找怎样的一份适合自己的工作这件事漫无目的．故选C．
30．B 细节理解题．根据第二段的"I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel"可知作者决定写小说的目的只是满足自己内心深处的愿望，实现自己的梦想．故选B．
31．D 推理判断题．根据文章第三段的"It takes confidence to make a new start""My confidence dived""Believing my novel could not be published，I put it aside"及本段叙述了作者回答别人问题时提到"I'm writing a novel，but I'm not quite sure if I'm going to get there"可知，此时他的感觉应该是还不完全确定他现在是否还要继续写他的小说．故选D．
32．A 推理判断题．最后一段的大意为：我感觉似乎是难以置信的运气，当你开始去做一些不寻常的事情时，我们是看不到结局的．我最终还是在出版商的合同上找到了自己的名字，也就是说自己的小说还是出版了，这是一次难以置信的回报．因此是想告诉我们坚持自己的目标就会得到回报．故答案应为A．B项"刻苦努力是成功之路"，不符合文章意思．C、D项停留于文章表面意思．

点评阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．

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