高考总复习英语60第三部分专题二第1讲续写热门话题个人成长116.pdfVIP

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(2023·新课标Ⅰ卷)WhenIwasinmiddleschool,mysocialstudies

teacheraskedmetoenterawritingcontest.Isaidnowithoutthinking.I

didnotlovewriting.MyfamilycamefromBrazil,soEnglishwasonly

mysecondlanguage.Writingwassodifficultandpainfulformethatmy

teacherhadallowedmetopresentmypaperonthesinkingoftheTitanic

byactingoutaplay,whereIplayedalltheparts.Noonelaughedharder

thanhedid.

第1讲续写热门话题个人成长

So,whydidhesuddenlyforcemetodosomethingatwhichIwas

suretofail?Hisreply：“BecauseIloveyourstories.Ifyourewillingto

applyyourself,Ithinkyouhaveagoodshotatthis.”Encouragedbyhis

words,Iagreedtogiveitatry.

IchosePaulRevereshorseasmysubject.PaulReverewasa

silversmith(银匠)inBostonwhorodeahorseatnightonApril18,1775

toLexingtontowarnpeoplethatBritishsoldierswerecoming.Mystory

wouldcomestraightfromthehorsesmouth.Notabrilliantidea,but

funny；andunlikelytobeanyoneelseschoice.

第1讲续写热门话题个人成长

Whatdidthehorsethink,ashespedthroughthenight?Didheget

tired?Havedoubts?Didhewanttoquit?Isympathizedimmediately.I

gottired.Ihaddoubts.Iwantedtoquit.But,likeRevereshorse,Ikept

going.Iworkedhard.Icheckedmyspelling.Iaskedmyoldersisterto

correctmygrammar.Icheckedoutahalf-dozenbooksonPaulRevere

fromthelibrary.Ievenreadafewofthem.

WhenIhandedintheessaytomyteacher,hereadit,laughedout

loud,andsaid,“Great.Now,writeitagain.”Iwroteitagain,andagain

andagain.WhenIfinallyfinishedit,thethoughtofwinninghadgiven

waytotheenjoymentofwriting.IfIdidntwin,Iwouldntcare.

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