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Allthroughmyboyhoodandyouth，Iwasknownasanidler;andyetIwasalwaysbusyonmyownprivateend，whichwastolearntowrite.Ikeptalwaystwobooksinmypocket，onetoread，onetowritein.AsIwalked，mymindwasbusyfittingwhatIsawwithappropriate
words;whenIsatbytheroadside，Iwouldeitherread，orapencilandanote-bookwouldbeinmyhand，tonotedownthefeaturesofthesceneorwritesomepoorlinesofverse.ThusIlivedwithwords.
AndwhatIthuswrotewasfornofutureuse;itwaswrittenconsciouslyforpractice.ItwasnotmuchthatIwishedtobeanauthor(thoughIwishedthat，too)asthatI
hadvowedthatIwouldlearntowrite.Thatwasaproficiencythattemptedme;andIpractisedtoacquireit.Descriptionwastheprincipalfieldofmyexercise;fortoanyonewithsensesthereisalwayssome-thingworthdescribingandtownandcountryarebutonecontinuoussubject.But
Iworkedinotherwaysalso;Ioftenaccom-paniedmywalkswithdramaticdialogues，inwhichIplayedmanyparts;andoftenexercisedmyselfinwritingdownconversationsfrommemory.
Thiswasallexcellent，nodoubt.Andyetthiswasnotthemostefficientpartofmytraining.Goodasitwas，itonlytaughtmethechoiceoftheessentialnoteandtherightword.Andregardedastraining，ithad
onegravedefect;foritsetmenostandardofachievement.Sotherewasperhapsmoreprofit，astherewascertainlymoreeffort，in
mysecretlaboursathome.WheneverI
readabookorapassagethatparticularlypleasedme，inwhichathingwassaidoraneffectrenderedwithpropriety，inwhichtherewaseithersomeconspicuousforceorsomehappydistinction(巧妙特色)inthestyle，Imustsitdownatonceandsetmy-selftoapethatquality.IwasunsuccessfulandIknew
it;andtriedagain，andwasagainunsuccessfulandalwaysunsuccessful;butatleastinthesevainboutsIgotsomeprac-ticeinrhythm，inharmony，inconstructionandthecoordinationofparts.Ihavethus
playedthesedulousapetoHzlitte，toLamb，toWordsworth，toDefoe，to
Hawthorne.That，likeitornot，istheway
tolearntowrite;whetherIhaveprofitedornot，thatistheway.Itwasso，ifwecouldtraceitout，thatallmenhavelearned.
1.Inthispassage______.
A.anexperttellsabouthowwritersbecome
successful
B.awritertellsaboutthetechniquesofwriting
C.astudenttellsabouthowhelearnedtowrite
D.awritertellsabouthisexperienceof
learningtowrite
2.Fromthispassagewecaninferthat____.
A.itisagoodhabitforeveryonetotakebooksinhispocketwhileidlinginthestreet.
B.practiceandimitationareimportantin
learningtowrite
C.onehadbetterstarttolearntowrite
fromone'syoungerdays
D.failureisthemotherofsuccess
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