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2018年广东省初中毕业生学业考试英语预测卷（二）
Mark, a young person, tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter(打字机)."You've got to want to write,"I say to them," not want to be a writer."
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded(报答). When I left a 20-year job in the US Coast Guard to become a writer, I had no hopes at all.
What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn't got a break and began to doubt (MWE ) myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wonder in " what if".
I would keep putting my dream to the test-even though it meant living with uncertainty(不确定) and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
I am Jason. I am thirteen. My birthday is on July 15th. There are five people in my family. My mother is a clerk(职员) at a book store. She is busy but happy to sell books to students. Her birthday is on April 3rd, My father is a P.E. teacher in a middle school. He likes playing basketball. He always plays basketball with his students. Today is November 30th. It's my father's birthday. His students will play a basketball game with him. My grandmother is 57. Her birthday is on the same day as mine. She likes going to stores to buy vegetables and fruits for us. I like playing soccer, volleyball and basketball. So I am healthy. We always do things we like. We are very happy to be together.
| Jason's{#blank#}1{#/blank#} | ||
| People | Birthday | {#blank#}2{#/blank#} they like |
| Mother | April 3rd | She likes selling books. Students can {#blank#}3{#/blank#} books from her book store. |
| Father | November 30th | He likes basketball and likes to play with his students. |
| Grandmother | {#blank#}4{#/blank#} | She likes going to buy nice food for her family. |
| Jason | July 15th | He likes playing {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, such as(比如) soccer, volleyball and basketball. |
Time Will Tell Some students often ask,"Although I work hard, I still cannot get good {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(score) on tests. Why? How can I enjoy success?" The story of Chinese astronaut Deng Qingming might help to answer {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(they)questions. Deng was chosen as a backup (后备) astronaut {#blank#}3{#/blank#}1998. Since that day he had spent almost all of his time training hard to become {#blank#}4{#/blank#}astronaut. Over the years, Deng has seen his fellow trainees(实习生) go into space one after another. However, he {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(be) always a backup. He often felt upset. Sometimes, he even cried {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(sad). But Deng never gave up.{#blank#}7{#/blank#}he was in his fifties, he kept training hard."I must be ready whenever the opportunity (机会) comes to me,"he once said. Finally, on the night of November 29th, 2022, he and two other astronauts boarded the Shenzhou-15 aircraft and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(fly) into space. Deng had waited 24 years for this very moment. So, if you want to give up learning something, think about Deng's story. Be{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(patient) and try to improve your methods and keep going. One day, success {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(knock) at your door! But unlike Deng, you probably won't even have to wait 24 years for that moment! |
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