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1、2023年考高新课标I卷读后续写原文出处原作品信息标题:1ightingtheCand1e:AWi1dRide作者:CarmenAgraDeedy出处:TheHornBookMagazine01阅读部分WhenIwasinmidd1eschoo1,mysocia1studiesteacherencouragedmetoenterawritingcontest,sponsoredbyanorganizationinourhometown.Idemurred.I1ovedhistory.Ididnot1ovewriting.IwasaCubanrefugee,andEng1ishhadbeenmy
2、nemesisfromthemomentIfirstshovedachunkyNo.2penci1upanddownthedashed1inesofD,Nea11anpaper.Myteacherknewmywritingwascursory.AndIknewthatI1ackeddiscip1ine.(WhatneitherofusknewwasthatIwasa1sodys1exic.)Writingwassoexcruciatingthatmyteacherhada11owedmetopresentmypaperonthesinkingoftheTitanicasanora1report
3、一aone-actp1awhereIp1ayeda11theparts.Noonewheeze-1aughedharderthanhe.So,whythesuddenhectoringtodosomethingatwhichIwassuretofai1?Hisrep1y:“BecauseI1oveyourstories.Andifyou,rewi11ingtoapp1yyourse1f,Ithinkyouhaveagoodshotatthis.”Fewthingsmotivateawriter1ikeabitofshame1essf1attery.IchosePau1Revere,shorse
4、asmysubject.Thestorywou1dcomestraightfromthehorse,smouth.Notabri11iantnotion,butfunny;andun1ike1ytobeanyonee1se,schoice.Whatdidthehorsethink,asherippedthroughthenight,hiscoats1oughingsweat,hiseyeswidewithadrena1ine?Didhegettired?Havedoubts?Didhewanttoquit?Isympathizedimmediate1y.Igottired.Ihaddoubts
5、.Iwantedtoquit.But,1ikeRevere,sfab1edhorse,Ikeptgoing.Iworkedhard.Icheckedmyspe11ing.Withadictionary.Ien1istedmyo1dersistertocorrectmygrammar.Icheckedoutaha1f-dozenbooksonPau1Reverefromthe1ibrary.Ievenreadafewofthem.WhenIhandedinthefinishedessamyteacherreadit,1aughedout1oud,andsaidz“Great.Now,writei
6、tagain.Andnoname.Entriesareanonymous.”Iwroteitagain.Andagainandagain.IfIdidn,twin,Ididn,tcare.Ihadpouredawobb1ywriter,sb1oodandsweatintosomethingthatmademyteacherproud.02续写部分Weekspassed.Iforgotthecompetition.ThoughtsofwinningapipedreamtobeginwithgavewaytotheenticementsofaGeorgiaspring.Thencamethenew
7、s.Thereweretwowinnersfromeachgrade.A1anky,sweet-naturedredheadinmyc1asswonsecondp1ace.Iwonfirstp1ace.Thatmayhavebeenthefirsttimeinmychatty1ifeIwasstruckdumb,inany1anguage.Ourteacherhootedwithde1ight,myc1assmatesstaredatmeinopendisbe1iefandSecond-P1aceRedgame1yshookmyhand.Thefo11owingweek,thewinnersm
8、etwiththeheadofthesponsoringorganization.Westoodintheoffice,c1utchingourp1aquesandtitteringtooneanother,whenasma11,bird1ikewomanentered.Shespoketotheadu1ts,thenmadeherwaydownthe1ineofwinners,congratu1atingeachofusandshakinghands.RedandIwere1ast.Weintroducedourse1ves.She1ookedfromonetotheother.Shedid
9、n,tspeak.Shedidntextendherhand.Afterafewawkwardseconds,shec1earedherthroatandexp1ainedthattherehadbeenanembarrassingmistake.Thenshegent1yreacheddownandtookourp1aques一handscrossingatthewrists,shere-assignedthem一andapo1ogizedfortheerror.Iwasnowthesecond-p1acewinner.Noonecha11engedher.Itwasn,tunti11ate
10、rthatIremembered.Ourentrieswereanonymous.Howcou1dshehaveknownwhichchi1dhadwonwhat?Icanttieabowontheendofthisstrangeta1eandmakeitpretty.It,snotthatkindofstory.Butthereisthis:Igotatasteforwritingthatspring.I1earnedtorespectawriter,s1aborandperseverance.Anddespitethecha11engesofbothdys1exiaandasecond1anguage一Ineverstoppedwriting.