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2021-2023年中考英語一模試題分類匯編

閱讀理解

2023年江蘇省蘇州市工業園區中考一模英語試卷

三、閱讀理解（共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分）

請認真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出最佳選項，并在

答題卷上將該項涂黑。

A

TSUNAMI、

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usuallycausedbyanearthquakeundertheocean.

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Mostearthquakeshappenwheretwoplates,or

OCEAN\11MB

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blocksofEarth'scrustcometogether.（O）

Wlwntheplatespushagainsteacht>lhcr?oneplate

CRUST\XZV7CRUST

cansnapupsuddenly,sendingoutenergyupward.

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Theenergyisthentransferred（轉f?）intothe

ocain,causingatsunamiwnvetoriseandspread

outintwodirections.AUunamicantravelmore

^^600milesbeforeitreaches屈shore.

________________/

Guildhall.TheMayorofLondonandotherimportantpeoplearetheretowelcomethem.Aftera

shorttime,servantsarrivewithfoodanddrinks,andsooneveryonestartseatinganddrinking.

Afterdinner,morenoblesenterthehall.Theyarewearingexoticcostumes（異域月艮飾）and

colouredhats.Therearealsomusiciansandsingerswhosinganddancewithpeoplearound.

YoungTomwatcheseverythingwithinterest.

Atthesametime,outsidetheGuildhall,withouthavinganythingtoeattherealprinceEdward

iswearingTom'sdirtyoldclothes.Hewantstogoin.

"Letmein.IamEdwardthePrinceofWales,'1Edwardshouts.

Acrowdofpeoplearestandingaroundhim,laughingathim.

ThismakesEdwardevenmoreangry."Itellyou.IamthePrinceofWales,"Edward

continues,"IamaloneandIhavenofiendstohelpmebutIamtherealprinceandIamnot

leaving.0

Atthatmoment,amancomestoEdwardandsays,uYouarenotalone.MynameisMiles

HendonandIamyourfriendnow."

ThecrowdlaughsatMiles,too.

“Hey,anotherprince"onemanshoutsandtheotherslaughmore.

''Let'sthrowthedirtybeggarinthewater,'*anothermanshouts.

MilesstandsinfrontofEdwardtoprotecthim.Hepullsouthissword（僉ij）butthepeople

moveforward.

Atthatmomentatrumpet（小號）issoundedandtheking'ssoldierspassthroughthecrowd.

Theyhaveamessagefromthepalace.Thecrowdrunaway.MilesliftsEdwardupandcarrieshim

awayfromdanger.

-TakenfromThePrinceandthePauper

22.WhatisTom'spresentlifelike?

A.Busy.B.Tiring.C.Meaningful.D.Enjoyable.

23.HowdoesthewriterdescribeTom'spresentlife?

A.Bytellingstories.B.Byprovidingdetails.

C.Bylistingreasons.D.Byexpressingopinions.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Hey,anotherprince"mean?

A.Thecrowdfeelsveryexcitedtoseeanotherprince.

B.ThecrowdofferstohelpEdwardgetintoGuildhall.

C.ThecrowdwantstomakefunofEdwardandMiles.

D.ThecrowdthinksbothEdwardandMilesareprinces.

25.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthischapter（章）？

A.Tom'searlylifeB.Tom'smeetingwiththeprince

C.AttheGuildhallD.ThebirthofEdwardandTom

C

Tohaveagoodconversationisapleasureformostpeople.Butnoteveryconversationis

good.Sometimesthereareuncomfortablesilenceswhilepeopletrytothinkofsomethingtosay.

Someconversationsareone-sided.Onepersonasksallthequestions,andtheotherjustgives

one-wordanswers.Agoodconversationneedstwoormorepeopletokeepitgoing.

Togettheballrollinginaconversation,asksomethingabouttheotherperson,"Whatdoyou

do?"isagoodplacetostart.Orsimplysay,"Tellmeaboutyourself."Mostpeopleloveachance

totalkaboutthemselves.

Astheotherpersonbeginstorespondto（回應）yourquestion,lookforcommonground.

Ifyouasksomeoneabouttheirweekend,thepersoncouldtalkaboutwhattheydid.Thenyoucan

sharewhatyoudidandevenyourplansforthecomingweekend.

Whentheotherpersonistalking,itisimportanttobeinterestedinthem.Listencarefullyand

donotcutintoaddyourexperience.Whentheyfinish,asksomemorequestions.Don'tallowyour

eyestowanderaround（游離）astheytalk.Thatgivesthemessagethatyou'renotreallyinterested

inthem.Besides,ifyou'reansweringaquestion,don'tgoonandon.Giveananswerandstop.A

goodconversationisalittlelikeatennisgame,inwhichtheballgoesbackandforth.Also,avoid

yes/noquestions.Theycanstopaconversation.Instead,askopen-endedquestionsusingwhator

why.

Aconversationshouldendwell,too.Youcansay,"Ineedtorunnow."Youmayalsogivea

reason.Saysomethinglike,"Ireallyneedtogetgoing.Myclassstartsin20minutes."

Now,gooutandenjoyagoodconversation!

26.Whichofthefollowingishelpfulforhavingagoodconversation?

A.Giveone-wordanswerstokeeptheconversationgoing.

B.Asksomethingabouttheotherpersontostartaconversation.

C.Talkmoreaboutyourselftogettheotherpersoninterested.

D.Cutintoaddyourownexperiencewhentheotherpersonistalking.

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"commonground"inparagraph3mean?

A.Properreplies.B.Goodexamples.C.Differentopinions.D.Shared

interest.

28.Accordingtothewriter,howareagoodconversationandatennisgamealike?

A.Theyarebothbasedoninterest.B.Theyarebothtwo-sidedactivities.

C.Theyarebothwaysofcommunication.D.Theyarebothimprovedthrough

practice.

29.Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanyoureadthepassage?

A.LIFESKILLSB.SCHOOLTIMEC.MAGICWORLDD.NEWS

DESK

D

LeohMingPei,oneoftheworld'sbest-knownarchitects（建筑

師）,leftover50designsduringhislongcareer.Theseamazingworks

standashisgiftstotheworld.

TheglasspyramidoftheLouvreMuseuminParis,Francemight

be

Pei*smostfamouswork.Backinthe1980s,theLouvreMuseumwashavingtroublewithtraffic.

Tosolvetheproblem,Peiplannedtodiganundergroundhallandplaceaglasspyramidontop.

Manypeopledidn'tliketheidea.Theysaiditwastoomodernfortheclassicalmuseum.However,

theideaturnedouttobeasuccess.Itisnotonlythemuseum'smainentrance,butalsoahuge

skylight（天窗）.

In2006,PeiwasinvitedtobuildamuseuminhishometownSuzhou.

Hetriedtoincludelocalandhistoricalideasinhisdesign.Hebuiltsmall

hallswithtraditionalwhitewallsanddarkroofs,justliketheclassical

Chinesegardens.Moreover,thelinesandwindowsintheroofbring

somethingmoderntothemuseum.

Hisstylemaycomefromhis..ThefamousLionGroveGarden（獅子林）inSuzhou

usedtobeownedbyPei'sfamily.Peispentsomesummersthereasachild.Maybethatwaswhen

Peidevelopedhisinterestinarchitecture.PeispentmostofhisadultyearsintheUS,firststudying

atuniversitiesandthenworkingindifferentplaces.EventhoughhewastrainedintheUS,the

beautyofChineseClassicswaswelldisplayedinmanyofhisdesigns."FveneverleftChina

becausehomeisaplaceyourheartalwaysbelongsto,"Peioncesaid.

Overthelastcentury,manybuildingtrends（潮流）havecomeandgone.ButtheworksofPei

havenot."Alastingarchitecturehastohaveroots."PeioncetoldTheNewYorkTimes.Thatmay

explainwhyheandhisworkshavestoodthetestoftime.

30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabout"theglasspyramidoftheLouvreMuseum"?

A.Itistoomodernfortheclassicalmuseum.

B.Itismorethantheentrancetothemuseum.

C.ItwaswelcomedbyFrenchpeopleatthebeginning.

D.ItwasdesignedtosolvethetrafficprobleminFrance.

31:WhatmakesSuzhouMuseumspecial?

A.ItisinPei'shometown.B.Ithasmodernwhitewalls.

C.It'sbothclassicalandmodern.D.ItisbuiltinabeautifulChinese

garden.

32.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletobeputin9

A.lifeexperiencesB.designsintheUS

C.interestinarchitectureD.educationalbackgrounds

33.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Tocomparedifferentcultures.B.Toshowaspecialbuildingtrend.

C.Tointroduceagreatarchitect.D.Torecommendtwofamousmuseums.

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三、閱讀理解（本大題共12小題，共24.0分）

A

Simpletipson

ROADTRIPPREPARATION

Preparingaroadtripcanbetiring.Thereareafewthingsyoucandoto

makeitasuccess.

①SERVICEYOURCAR

Keepyourcarrunningwellby③TAKETHINGSTODO

checkingtheoilandtires的信）.Makesureyoupackthingsfor

Youmayprobablysaveyourselfyourkidstodotokillthetime.It

lateron.willstopthemfromcomplaining

allthetime.

②DON'TFORGETTHESNACKS④STOPTOHAVEAREST

<Theonlythingworsethan'AreThereisnothingfunaboutgettingto

wethereyet?risTmhungry!uyourdestination（目的地）tiredout.

every2minutes.Sopacksnacks.Stopatcoolplaces,getsomefrediair

Lotsofsnacks.andtakealookaround.

THEPOWEROFPREPARATION!

Stayandhavefun!

21.Accordingtothepassage,thetipsonroadtrippreparationdonotinclude.

A.checkingyourcar

B.packingthingstokillthetime

C.buyingnosnacks

D.relaxingyourselfduringthetrip

22.Thebestwordfortheblankis.

A.healthyB.safeC.awakeD.wealthy

B

MynameisLucyRazii.I'maveryluckypersonbecauseImakemylivingdoingwhatI

love-paintingbeautifulpictures.

FvelovedpaintingforaslongasIcanremember.IpaintedmyfirstpicturewhenIwasjustfour.Ihad

abedroomwithwallsthecolorofthesummersky.Oneday,whenMomwasnrtlooking,!gatheredup

mypaintpotsandpaintedasummersceneononebluewalLIpaintedmyselfandmydogClydeina

meadowfilledwithflowers.!paintedthesunbehindafluffywhitecloud.

IwasjustfinishingthepaintingwhenMomwalkedintomyroom.Hermouthdroppedopenandshe

stoodcompletelystill."I'minbigtrouble,"Irememberthinkingtomyself.SoIwasreallysurprised

whenMomsaid,MWhatabeautifulpicture,Lucy!HThepicturestayedonmybedroomwallandis

stilltheretoday,nearly30yearslater.IseeiteverytimeIgohometovisitMom.

ItellthisstorybecauseitshowshowmuchMomsupportedmyloveofpainting.WhenIwasin

school,shecaredasmuchaboutwhatIdidinartclassaswhatIdidinmathorreadingorscience.

Shesavedallmypaintings,andshehungmanyofthemonthewallsinourhouse.Sheneversaid,

'Taintingisafinehobby,butit*sahardwaytomakealiving.1*Instead,shesaid,"Youareso

talented.You'llbeasuccess.Followyourdream."

TodayIamasuccessasapainter.Iamhappythatpeoplelovemypaintingsenoughtohangthemin

theirhomes.Iamproudthatsomeofmypaintingshanginmuseumsaroundthecountry.Mostofall,I

amgratefulthatMomhasalwayssupportedme.Muchofmysuccessisbecauseofher.

23.MotherfeltwhenshefirstsawLucy'spaintingonthewall.

A.angryB.surprisedC.relaxedD.worried

24.HowcanwetellthatLucyisasuccessasapainter?

A.Shepaintedherfirstpaintingattheageof4.

B.Herbedroompaintingisstillthere30yearslater.

C.Peopleloveherpaintingsandhangthemintheirhomes.

D.Herloveofpaintinggotmuchsupportfromhermother.

25.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLucy'smother?

A.Strictbutpatient.B.Supportiveandopen-minded.

C.Kindbutcareless.D.Carefulandwell-organized.

C

Intheworkhouse,Oliversoonlearntthattheworkerswereservedthreemealsofthingruel（稀

粥）,withanoniontwiceaweekandhalfaloafofbreadonSundays.

Theeveningarrived,andtheboystooktheirplacesatthetable.Themaster,inhiscooled

uniform,stoodatthetable.Hispoorhelperswerebehindhim.Thegruelwasservedoutandafterthey

spoketoGodtogivethanks,therewaslittletimelefttoeat.Thegruelsoondisappearedandthe

bowlswereemptyagaininafewseconds.Theboyswhisperedeachother,andencouragedOliverto

askformore.Oliverdecidedtotakearisk.Herosefromthetableandwenttothemaster,plateand

spooninhand,said,nplease,sir,Iwantsomemore."Thehelperswerefrozenwithwonderandthe

boyswithfear.

Themasterwasafat,healthyman,butheturnedverypale.HelookedatOliveringreatsurprisefor

someseconds,andnearlyfellbutforthesupporttothetable.Nobodyelsespoke.

"What?”heaskedatlast,inavoice,hardlytobeheard."Please,sir,"repliedOliver,nIwantsome

more.1'

ThemasterhitOliver'sheadwiththespoonandshoutedforMr.BumbletocometodealwithOliver

Twist.

Mr.Bumblecamequickly,heardthenewsandbroughttheproblemtotheworkhouseboard（委員

會）foradvice.Aheateddiscussiontookplace.Atlast,theyputOliverinacold,darkroomandno

boyswereallowedtotalktohim.Anoticewashungontheoutsideofthegate,offeringarewardof

fivepoundstoanybodywhowouldtakeOliverTwistoffthehandsoftheworkhouse.

Oliverwasleftintheroomforaweek.Hecriedsadlyallday,andwhenthelongnightcame,he

spreadhislittlehandsoverhiseyestoshutoutthedarkness,andlaidinthecorner,tryingtosleep.The

cold,hardwallswereprotectioninthefearandlonelinessaroundhim.

26.WhydidOliveraskformoregruel?

A.Becausehelikedthegruel.B.Becausehelikedtakingarisk.

C.Becausehewasveryhungry.D.Becausehedidn'tknowtherule.

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"faint"mean?

A.Loud.B.High.C.Calm.D.Weak.

28.WhatwouldprobablyhappentoOlivernext?

A.Hewouldbetakenawaybysomeone.

B.Hewouldbeservedwithmoregruel.

C.Hewouldrunawayfromtheworkhouse.

D.Hewouldbeofferedarewardoffivepounds.

D

Everynowandthenyoumayseenewsofsatellites（衛星）sent

intospace.OnFeb21,forexample,UScompanySpaceXtook46

satellitesintoorbit（軌道）.OnFeb27,Chinasent22satellites

intospace.Whydoweneedsomanysatellites?Whatdotheydo

outthere?

Atpresent,therearemorethan3,000activesatellitesmovingaroundtheEarth.Satellitesdoall

kindsofwork.TheyareusedtosendTVsignals,giveyoudirectionsontheroadandhelpscientists

doresearch.

Forexample,the22satellitesChinajustsentuparepartoftheBeidouNavigation（導航）Satellite

System.SharedbikesthatuseBeiDouchips（芯片）canbefoundmoreeasily.

Beforesatellites,TVsignalsdidn'tgoveryfar.Mountainsortallbuildingswouldblock（阻礙）

them.Phonecallstofarawayplaceswerealsoabigproblem.Withsatellites,TVsignalsandphone

callscanbesentdirectlytoasatelliteandbackdowntodifferentplacesonEarth.SpaceX'sStarlink

projectistryingtogofurther.ltplanstousesatellitestoprovideInternetinthefuture.

Satellitescanalsoprovideinformationaboutclouds,oceans,landandice.Theyhelpscientistspredict

changesinweatherandclimate.Bycloselywatchingwildfiresandvolcanoes,satelliteshelppeople

dealwithnaturaldisasters.Farmerscanusesatelliteimagestodecidethebesttimetowatertheir

fields.

Somesatellitesflynearotherplanets.TheymaylookforwateronMarsortakeclose-uppicturesof

otherplanets.In2020,videowebsiteBilibilisentasatelliteintospace.Itsjobistolookatother

planetsandsharethepicturesandvideoswithBilibili*susers.

Likeanyothermachines,satellitesdonotlastforever.Whentheydie,theyeitherburnuporbecome

spacejunk.SomedaywemayneedtosendHgarbagetrucks11tocleanthemup.

29.What*sthefunction（作用）ofParagraph1?

A.Tointroducethetopicofsatellites.

B.Todescribewhatsatellitesarelike.

C.Toexplaintheimportanceofsatellites.

D.Tocomparethetwocountries'satellites.

3O.Whatcansatellitesdoatpresentaccordingtothetext?

a.Preventnaturaldisasters.

b.Sendtelephonesignals.

c.Helpscientistsdoresearch.

d.Takepicturesofotherplanets.

A.abcB.abdC.acdD.bed

3l.Howdoesthewriterorganizethispassage?

A.Bytellingstories.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bylistingreasons.D.Byaskingquestions.

32.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SatellitesGuidingtheWayB.SpaceX'sStarlink

C.ChineseSpaceDevelopmentD.Sky-highTechnology

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三、閱讀理解（共12小題；每小題2分，滿分24分）

閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項，并

填寫在答題卷相應的位置上。

A

RainbowRun

Saturday,May15

10:30a.m.warmup

11a.m.start

WilliamPark

3kmforfamily

5kmfunrun/walk

Fiverainbowcolorstations

Tickets:

$10perperson

Family$30（2adultswith2children,morechild:

$5/each）

Wearwhiteorblacktogetafullburst（爆滿）ofcolor!

www.rainbowrungo.comfortickets

21.Howmuchwillitcostiftwoparentsbringthreechildren?

A.$10,B.$30.C.$35.D.$50.

22.Whatshouldyouweartogetthemostcolor?

A.Yellowpants.B.AwhiteT-shirt.C.Acolorfuldress.D.Ablue

hat.

nccfc*xracctwdwith

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abeavtirdl?o*u

Ideasofbeautyarelikethesea:theyalwayschange,butthey'realwayssomehowthesame.

Therearesomethingsthathavealwaysbeenconsideredbeautiful,whileotherfashionscomeand

go.

Somebeautifulqualitiesarethesameacrossculturesandcenturies.Oneimportantpartof

beautyissymmetry.Symmetrymeanshowaliketwohalvesofanobjectare.Facesthatare

symmetricalareconsideredmorebeautifulthanthosethataren't.Signsofgoodhealtharealso

alwayscalledbeautiful,suchasshinyhair,clearskin,andstrongteeth.Strongteethdon't

necessarilyhavetobewhite,though.InsomepartsofVietnam（越南），blackteethareconsidered

attractive.

Otherpartsofbeautychangewithtimeandgeography.Untilrecently-40or50yearsago,itwas

beautifultobesoftandround.Havingsomefatwasconsideredbeautifulthroughoutmostofhistory.

Itmeantthatyouwerehealthyanddidn'thavetoworkhard.Nowweknowthatbeingfitishealthy,

too.Beingfitissomethingthattakestimeandeffort-andprobablymoney.Beingthinnowshows

status（地位）thewaybeingfatdid.

Differentcultureshavedifferentideasofbeauty.SomeculturesinAfricaandAsiavaluelong

necks.Womenhavetheirnecksstretchedwithmetalringstoachieveabeautifullook.Inancient

China,boundfeet（裹足）werebeautifulthoughtheypreventedwomenfromwalkingcomfortably.

Someideasofbeautychangewithouropinionsofhealthandstatus,butothersstaythesame.

Therearefewrulesaboutbeauty.Intheend,themostbeautifulpersonintheworldistheoneyou

lookatwithlove.

23.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"symmetry”?

A.energyB.featureC.habitD.balance

24.Accordingtothispassage,whyisthinnessconsideredattractivenowadays?

A.Itrepresentshappiness.

B.Itrepresentswealthandgoodhealth.

C.Itrepresentsillness.

D.Itrepresentsadeepunderstandingofculture.

25.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheSearchforBeautythroughAgesandAreas

B.ThreeTipsforaBeautifulNeck

C.SimilarStandardsofBeauty

D.TheImportanceofClearSkin

C

WnyiUvr?rs

Sunscreenorsunblock,SPF15,SPF60,sunscreeniscoveredwithstrangelettersandnumbers.

Doyouknowhowsunscreenreallyworks?

First,let'sexplainthemeaningofsunscreen.Sunscreenisdifferentfromsunblock:unlike

sunblock,sunscreenallowssomelighttoreachtheskin.Theingredients（原料）insunscreenblock

somelight,unlikethoseinsunblock,whichblockallofit.Somesunscreeningredientsabsorblight

andturnitintoheat.Othersbounce（反射）itoffyourskin.Differentingredientsactondifferent

kindsoflightrays.

LefsmoveontoSPF.SPFstandsfor“sunprotectionfactor”.ThehighertheSPFnumber,the

moreprotectionyouget.Experts（專家）usuallyrecommendSPF15orhigher.

Youshouldlearntouseitcorrectly.Expertsrecommendputtingsunscreenon15-30minutes

beforeyougooutintothesun.Somerecommendreusingsunscreeneveryhourorsoafterthat.

Otherssayyoushouldreuse30minutesaftergoingoutintothesun,butthenleaveitaloneunless

yousweatorswim.Anadultinaswimsuitshoulduseaboutanounceofsunscreenforhisorher

wholebody.Aboutone-quartertoone-thirdofateaspoonisenoughfortheface.

Usingsunscreencorrectlycanbethedifferencebetweenhealthyorunhealthyskin.Think

aboutwhatyouwant,andgettherightsunprotectionforyou.

26.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Howtousesunscreen.B.Thehistoryofsunblock.

C.Howtochoosesunscreen.D.Theimportantfactsaboutsunscreen.

27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Lessthanateaspoonofsunscreenisenoughforyourface.

B.Ingredientsinsomesunscreenscanabsorblightandturnitintoheat.

C.Sunblockallowssomelighttoreachtheskin.

D.AhigherSPFmeansmoresunprotection.

28.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinthispassage?

A.Totellaseriesofshortstories.

B.Todescribedifferentsunprotectionchoices.

C.Tomakereadersinterestedusingjokes.

D.Towarnofthedangersoftoomuchsunshine.

D

Someyearsago,ourheadteacher,Mrs.Waterdecidedtostartaschoolnewspaper,andgetas

manystudentsaspossibletotakeonthejobofproducingit—andparents,too.Shefeltthe

newspaperwouldhelpthemlearnmoreaboutschoollife,througharticlesonthingslikesports

achievementsandartprojects,whichnotallstudentsknowaboutifthey'renottakingpart.Students

tookthewholethingveryseriously-andwenowhaveaprize-winningnewspaper!

Someofmyfriendsjoinedthenewspaperteamimmediatelyandenjoyedit.I'dalwaysloved

creativewritinganddrawingcartoons,whichIthoughtwouldbeperfectinthenewspaper,soI

signedup.Mydad,who'sareporter,waspleased-hethoughtthateventhoughIwasn'tfondofa

joblikehis,thenewspaperwouldbeagreatchanceforme.Andhewasright—Ilovedit!Dadoften

camealongtogiveadvice,whichwaspopularwiththestudents.Itwasdifficultsometimes,ifhe

wasbusy,buthelearnedalotabouttheschoolthatway.

Myfirstjobwaswritingareportaboutasportsevent一awritingstyleI'dnevertriedbefore.

ButDadremindeditwassimilarinsomewaystowritingastory-gettinginformationintheright

order.OnceI'dunderstoodthat,therewasnostoppingme-andaftermyfirstefforts,Ideveloped

quiteaprofessional（專業的）style,whichwasfantastic.Sometimestheteamcouldn'tusewhatTd

written,ormycartoons,forwhateverreason,butIdidn'tmind.Andsometimesitwashardtofinish

articlesontime,butIusuallygotthere.

I'mnowoneoftheeditors—wedecidewhatgoesintothenewspaper,soournamesnolonger

appearinprint.Andifsstressfulsometimesaswedon'thavemuchtime,butwetrytomanagethat

properly.Wealsocorrectmistakesinpeople'sarticles,whichweallhadtogetusedto,butwewere

soondoingitwithoutthinking——andinourownschoolwork,too.Istillputoffcallingpeople

outsideschoolforcomments（評論）onarticles,butIguessit'sallgoodexperience—atleast,that's

whatDadsays!

29.Mrs.Wa