题型:阅读理解 题类:常考题 难易度:普通
河北省石家庄市第二中学2018-2019学年高二上学期英语期末考试试卷
Attention from strangers is nothing new to me. Questions about my height is the center of almost every public interaction. My friends say my height is just a physical quality and not a personality aspect. However, when I reflect on my life, I realize that my height has shaped my character in many ways and has helped to make me who I am.
I learned how to be kind. When I was younger, some parents in my neighborhood regarded me kind of dangerous because I was so much larger than other children of my age. I had to be extra welcoming and gentle simply to play with other children. Of course, now my coaches wish I weren't quite so kind on the basketball court.
I learned the quality of not being too proud about myself. At 7 feet tall, everyone expects me to be an amazing basketball player. They come expecting to see Dirk Nowitzki, and instead they might see a performance more like Will Ferrell (successfully starred a professional basketball player). I have learned to be modest and to work even harder than my fellows to meet their (and my) expectations.
I developed a sense of lightheartedness. When people playfully make fun of my height, I laugh at myself too. On my first day of high school, a girl dropped her books in a busy hallway. I got down to her level and gathered some of her notebooks. As we both stood up, her eyes widened as I kept rising over her. Astonished, she dropped her books again. Embarrassed, we both laughed and picked up the books a second time.
All of these lessons have defined me. Looking back, I realize that through years of such experiences, I have become a confident, expressive person. Being a 7-footer is both a blessing and a curse (诅咒), but in the end, accepting who you are is the first step to happiness.
Welcome to our school. You can do a lot of things here. Come and join us.
Timetable | |
Sunday 8:30—11:30 Personal Inventions You can see many inventions by the students; you may also bring your own inventions. | Monday 19:00—21:00 Space and Man Dr. Thomas West If you want to know more about the universe. |
Wednesday 19:30—21:00 Modern Medicine Mrs. Lucy Green Would you like to know medical science? | Friday 18:30—21:00 Computer Science Mr. Harry Morison from Harvard University Learn to use Windows XP. |
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