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英语综
天道酬勤 厚积薄发
2024级高二年级上学期 英语综合练习六
答题时间： 40 分钟 分数： 100 分
第I卷 选择题 (满分66分)
I. 阅读理解 (共 12小题； 每 小题3分， 满分36 分 )
阅读下列短文， 从 每题所给的A、 B、 C和 D 四个选项中， 选出最佳选项 。
A
When Appa passed away peacefiully one morning,part ofmy priceless inheritance (遗产)from him
is a box of yellow pencils. Some barely used, some worn-down, but cach unfailingly functional, they
remind me of his love of solving crossword puzzles
In his 80s,Appa would read the day's newspaper, cover to cover. A few minutes of reading wih
the sun streaming in through the bay windows. A spark in his mind,and bingo! He'd get that puzzling
word to complete the puzzle.
While my father used words for love,I did the same for a living. In my own mind,it did not mater
how much I got paid for writing.I wrote because I loved it, often for or about non-profts— that is until
recently.
“You were paid peanuts!” said some of my younger, more worldly-wise ffiends. Unlike me, they
found the best places to publish their work and the best editors to work with. But their words didn't
affect me.
However, when an editor surprised me with a lower rate of pay for a piece they chose to publish
online rather than in print, as was originally proposed,I was shocked and… hurt! But like my father,I
saw the bright side— so many people read the piece and loved it sharing joyful emotions and pr aise on
social media. It did wonders for my confidence.
Today, when doubts cloud my mind, Ithink of Appa's sharpened pencil.Its purpose may have been
to solve a crossword. A crossword is complete — and gives one joy — with only so many words,and
only when each word rests on clements fom the others. Couldn't my words hold a duality (双重性) that
completes my purpose too And so,now I take up assignments(任务), some that pay well, some that
don't, but together, and most importantly, they fill me with joy.After al ,it is only our heartfelt passion
that matters.

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