题型:阅读理解 题类:常考题 难易度:普通
四川省广元市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末教学质量监测英语试题
On June 12, 1942, Anne Frank's parents gave her a small diary for her 13th birthday. She and her family had been living in Amsterdam for nine years after fleeing their native country in 1933. They could not escape the influence of the war sweeping across Europe.
On July 6, 1942, her family was forced to go into hiding. For the next two years, Anne put down her innermost thoughts and feelings to her diary. Her reports of daily life painted a picture of a bright girl. She described her love of writing and her desire to make a career of it one day, saying, “I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death. ”
She got her wish far too soon. Her diary came to an abrupt end in August of 1944, when she and others hiding in the" Secret Annex" were discovered, arrested, and sent to prison. Tragically, Anne, her sister and her mother, all died there.
Her father, Otto, the only survivor among those who hid in Annex, returned to Amsterdam after the war. He was deeply moved by his daughter' descriptions of life in Annex and her feelings about her family and other residents. He devoted the rest of his life to sharing her story with the world so that the same tragedy that happened to his family might never be repeated. Through her courage, her hope, and her unshakable faith in the goodness of people, her short life left a long legacy(遗产), touching and inspiring generation after generation of people she never met.
I would never forget visiting the Anne Frank House when I was just 23 and thought that I had already been alive eight years longer than she had been. Like millions of people moved by Anne Frank's story, I have tried my best since then to live my life. We all would do well to remember the wisdom of a young girl who taught us that our differences make life more interesting, but our common men matter more.
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