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A.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience

B.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter

C.showyoungpeopleit'

sunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfame

D.encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer

2.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A.Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.

B.Awriter'

ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanonefforts.

C.Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation.

D.Thechancesforwritertobecomesuccessfularesmall

3.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?

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tabletoproduceasinglebook.

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Shadowland"

inthelastsentencerefersto_____.

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spopulationlivewithineightykilometersoftheseacoast.

（78）Inthemoderntechnologicalworldtheseaoffersmanyresourcestohelpmankindsurvive.Resourcesonlandarebeginningtogrowless.Thesea,however,stilloffershopetosupplymanyofman'

sneedsinthefuture.

Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman'

stechnologyareimpressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheoceanfloor.

Besidesoilandgas,theseamayoffernewsourcesofenergy.Forexample,warmtemperatureoftheoceancanbeusedasthesteaminasteamship.Seamayalsoofferasourceofenergyaselectricityformankind.

Technologyisenablingmantoexploreevendeeperunderthesea.Itisobviousthatthetechnologytoharvesttheseacontinuestoimprove.（79）Bythe2050,expertsbelievethattheproblemstoexplorethefood,mineralsandenergyresourcesoftheseawillhavebeenlargel7ysolved.

6.Whatisthebeattitleforthepassage?

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B.SeaHarvestandFood

C.SeaandSourcesofEnergy

D.SeaExploringTechnology.

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tcompletelymadeuseoftherichesofthesea

B.technologyforexploringtheseahasbeensolved

C.harvestingriceintheseawillbemadepossible

D.inthenearfuturemancanliveontheocea