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When I was in middle school, my social studies teacher asked me to enter a writing contest. I said no without thinking. I did not love writing. My family came from Brazil, so English was only my second language. Writing was so difficult and painful for me that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic by acting out a play, where I played all the parts. No one laughed harder than he did.
So, why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail? His reply: “Because I love your stories. If you’re willing to apply yourself, I think you have a good shot at this.” Encouraged by his words, I agreed to give it a try.
I chose Paul Revere’s horse as my subject. Paul Revere was a silversmith (银匠) in Boston who rode a horse at night on April 18, 1775 to Lexington to warn people that British soldiers were coming. My story would come straight from the horse’s mouth. Not a brilliant idea, but funny; and unlikely to be anyone else’s choice.
What did the horse think, as he sped through the night? Did he get tired? Have doubts? Did he want to quit? I sympathized immediately. I got tired. I had doubts. I wanted to quit. But, like Revere’s horse, I kept going. I worked hard. I checked my spelling. I asked my older sister to correct my grammar. I checked out a half dozen books on Paul Revere from the library. I even read a few of them.
When I handed in the essay to my teacher, he read it, laughed out loud, and said, “Great. Now, write it again.” I wrote it again, and again and again. When I finally finished it, the thought of winning had given way to the enjoyment of writing. If I didn’t win, I wouldn’t care.
翻译：
当我在中学的时候，我的社会学老师让我参加一个写作比赛。我想都没想就拒绝了。我不喜欢写作。我的家庭来自巴西，所以英语只是我的第二语言。写作对我来说是如此困难和痛苦，以至于我的老师允许我通过表演一个剧本来展示我关于泰坦尼克号沉没的论文，我在剧中扮演所有的角色。没有人比他笑得更厉害了。
那么，为什么他突然强迫我做一件我肯定会失败的事情呢?他回答说:“因为我喜欢你的故事。如果你愿意努力，我认为你可以试试。”受到他的话的鼓舞，我同意试一试。
我选择保罗·里维尔的马作为我的主题。保罗·里维尔是波士顿的一名银匠，1775年4月18日晚上，他骑着马到列克星敦去警告人们英国士兵要来了。我的故事将直接来自可靠的人。不是个好主意，但很有趣;而且不太可能是别人的选择。
马在黑夜中疾驰时在想什么呢?他累了吗?有疑问吗?他想辞职吗?我立刻表示同情。我累了。我有过怀疑。我想辞职。但是，就像里维尔的马一样，我继续前进。我工作很努力。我检查了我的拼写。我请姐姐纠正我的语法。我从图书馆借了六本关于保罗·里维尔的书。我甚至读了其中一些。
当我把文章交给老师时，他读了后大笑起来，说:“太好了。现在，再写一遍。”我写了一遍又一遍。当我终于写完时，获胜的念头已经让位于写作的乐趣。如果我没赢，我也不在乎。
注意:
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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the news.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】 A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the news. I was informed that I won the first prize in the writing contest and that there would be an award presentation in two days. I was so happy to hear the news that I immediately shared it with my teacher. “I knew you’d win! I am proud of you. You made it!” he said excitedly. Then came the big day. When I was invited to the stage to receive the award, I expressed my thanks to my teacher. I said, “It’s you who make me fall in love with writing, my social studies teacher. Without your recognition and guidance, I couldn’t have written this article. Again thank you very much!”
I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation. My teacher was waiting for me. Holding my hands, he said “Congratulations! You are a good writer, so keep writing.” “You know I didn’t like writing before, but now I am crazy about it! I will try my best to create good works.” I said seriously. Since then, I have written many good works and now I am a famous writer. I owe my success to my social teacher who is a beacon in my life on the road to writing.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者上中学的时候，社会学老师邀请作者参加一个写作比赛。作者不喜欢写作，于是想都没想就拒绝了。但是在老师的鼓励下，作者同意试一试。作者在写作过程中虽然很累，但是没有放弃，坚持下来了。在作者最终完成写作时，作者感到写作让他很快乐，他已经不在乎输赢了。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“几个星期后，当我几乎忘记比赛的时候，传来了消息。”和第二段首句“颁奖后我去了老师的办公室。”可知，第一段可描写作者获得比赛一等奖，在颁奖典礼上作者表达了对社会老师的感激。
②由第二段首句内容“颁奖后我去了老师的办公室。”可知，第二段可描写老师鼓励作者继续写作，自此作者坚持写作取得了成功，作者将这一切归功于自己的老师。
2.续写线索：比赛消息传来——作者获奖——高兴——颁奖典礼感谢老师——颁奖后来到老师办公室——老师告诉作者坚持写作——作者表达了对写作的喜爱——作者写作取得了成功——感激老师
3.词汇激活
行为类
①告知：inform/tell
②成功做到：make it/succeed
③表达：express/convey
情绪类
①高兴的：happy/glad
②激动地：excitedly/with excitement
【点睛】[高分句型1] I was informed that I won the first prize in the writing contest and that there would be an award presentation in two days. (运用了由连接词that引导的宾语从句)
[高分句型2] It’s you who make me fall in love with writing, my social studies teacher.(运用了强调句)
[高分句型3] I owe my success to my social teacher who is a beacon in my life on the road to writing.(运用了who引导的限制性定语从句)