Question

No One’s Words but My Own

The classroom was full of those of us who wanted to work on the school newspaper. I didn’t write a lot, but working on the paper sounded like fun. I liked the idea of being a reporter, interviewing my friends, and covering middle school events. 

To be chosen, we had to turn in an example of our _______. I wrote an article about the joys of summer, and showed it to my father, a talented poet. He read it and frowned(皱眉).

“It’s okay,” my father said, taking out a pencil. “But how about changing this sentence to …” And as a result, he rewrote the whole piece─without me, for I never said anything to _______ him.

No surprise─his version (版本) was wonderful. He had a gift for language. It was so much better than my piece that I turned in his version instead of mine. 

“Welcome to the Dundee School News,” my teacher said to me. But before I could be _______ about the news, he added, “based on that excellent article you wrote about summer, I expect you to write a personal opinion article every week for the second page of the paper.”

I was so surprised. I was unable to write at that level, but I couldn’t tell the _______ to the teacher, and I couldn’t ask my father for help, either.

That term working on the paper was really painful. And my teacher expressed _______, “Can’t you write something more like that first piece you wrote?” he said, each time I turned in my article.

I couldn’t, because at that age, I didn’t have my father’s ability and experience as a writer. Week after week, I tried hard, but my writing never _______ the level of the first article. 

At last, to my total shame, another student took my place. I _______ that my father rewrote my first article himself, instead of trying to help me to improve it. But in my heart I knew it was my fault (错误) because I allowed him to do it. 

Later, I did become a successful writer on my own. Looking back, I realized that the pain and shame of that school experience had a _______ side. It taught me to depend on myself and be myself. So every day, I try to use my own words, find my own style and be my own best self. It feels great.

1.A.report B.newspaper C.writing D.homework

2.A.help B.stop C.allow D.praise

3.A.excited B.worried C.nervous D.confident

4.A.truth B.excuse C.feeling D.answer

5.A.honestly B.patiently C.hopefully D.disappointedly

6.A.set B.reached C.raised D.changed

7.A.agreed B.realized C.remembered D.complained

8.A.magic B.serious C.bright D.strange

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述作者想加入学校报社，写了一篇文章让父亲修改，结果父亲重写了全篇，作者也没有阻止，作者上交了这篇被父亲修改过的文章，凭借此加入了报社。老师要求他每周写一篇个人评论，可是作者无论怎样都写不出当初的那篇文章；最后他通过自己不断的努力，用自己的语言去写作，凭借自己的风格写作而成为了一名优秀的作家。

1.

句意：想要被选入报社，我们不得不上交一份写作样张。

report报道；newspaper报纸；writing作品，写作； homework作业。根据“I wrote an article”可知此处指的是上交作品。故选C。

2.

句意：因为我没说任何话来阻止他。

help帮助； stop 阻止； allow允许； praise赞誉。作者让父亲帮助改作文，因为作者没有阻止他所以全篇都被父亲重写了，上交的是爸爸修改的面目全非的文章，此处用动词stop表示“阻止”。故选B。

3.

句意：但是在我对消息感到兴奋之前，我的老师又说：“基于你暑假写的出色的文章，我期望你每周给报纸的第二页写一篇个人评论。”

excited兴奋的；worried担心的；nervous紧张的；confident自信的。根据“Welcome to the Dundee School News”作者被告知自己进入了报社，是兴奋的excited。故选A。

4.

句意：但是我不能告诉老师真相，也不能找父亲帮忙。

truth真相；excuse借口；feeling感情；answer答案。根据前文“It was so much better than my piece that I turned in his version instead of mine”及“I was unable to write at that level”可知作者将父亲改写的文章交上去结果被报社录入，作者自己不能写出那个水平，此处指的是不敢把真相告诉老师。用tell the truth。故选A。

5.

句意:老师很失望地说：“你不能写出点像你第一篇那样的东西么？”

honestly诚实地；patiently有耐心地；hopefully充满希望地；disappointedly失望地。根据“Can’t you write something more like that first piece you wrote”可知老师对作者后来交的作品感到失望，此处用副词disappointedly。故选D。

6.

句意：一周一周过去，我努力尝试，但是我的写作水平永远达不到第一篇的水平。

set设置；reached到达；raised上升；changed改变。根据“the level of the first article”可知此处用动词reached表示“达到第一篇的水平”。故选B。

7.

句意：我抱怨我父亲亲自改写了我的第一篇文章，而不是帮我改进它。

agreed同意；realized意识到；remembered记得；complained抱怨。根据“my father rewrote my first article himself, instead of trying to help me to improve it”可知此处表示作者的埋怨，用动词complained。故选D。

8.

句意：回看过往，我意识到那次学校经历的痛苦和羞耻，也有光明的一面。

magic魔法，有魔力的；serious严肃的；bright明亮的；strange奇怪的。根据“It taught me to depend on myself and be myself”可知此处用形容词bright side表示“痛苦和羞耻也有好的一面（光明的一面）”。故选C。