9ApplyingMyself

一、請根據(jù)兩個提示句進行故事續(xù)寫，150詞左右。

Atthirteenyearsold,Iwaslikeanyotherkid.However,insideIhadasecretthatmademefeeldifferent

andweird.IwasdiagnosedwithADD,whichisthetermforattentiondeficitdisorder（注意力缺陷癥）.This

meansI'mprettybright,andyetI'malsolearningdisabled.Thismakesschoolchallengingforme.

Inmiddleschool,ItookLanguageArtswithMrs.Smith.Shehaddeepbrowneyesthatmadeyoufeellike

youhaddonesomethingwrong.Asmilerarelycrackedhercomplexion.Icouldimagineonlyanintermittent

smirk（^i^grazingthosethinredlipsassheX'dherwaythroughsomeone'sfailingtestpaperwithher

gloriousredmarker.

IwasenrolledinMrs.Smith'sgiftedsection.Thatfirstday,shenotonlysetdowntherulesofher

cellblock（細胞塊切片），butshehandedoutcopiesofthemforustomemorizeandbetestedonthefollowing

day.IknewrightawaythatIhadbetter"advocate“formyself.Basically,Ihavebadreadingcomprehension

and"finemotorskill（精細動作技能）”problems.SoItoldherthatIhaveADDandaskedherifImightbe

abletousemywordprocessorathometodowrittenassignments.

AsIexplainedallthistoMrs.Smith,shegavemeasquinty-eyedlookdownherbespectacled（戴眼鏡的）

noseandsaid,“Youarenodifferentfromanyoneelse,youngman.IfIdoforyou,Ihavetodoforallthe

others.^^Shesnortedonceandthenadded,“Iwillnotgiveyouanunfairadvantageoveryourpeers!”Andwith

that,thebellrangandaherdofstudentssweptmeawaytomynextperiod.

Thecomprehensionpacketswererough.Youhadtoreadthem,digestthemandwriteanessayonthem,

allwithin45minutes.Notonlycouldn'tIfinishthereading,butIcouldn'twritemyessayfastenoughor

neatlyenough.TheresultwasthateachpapercamebackdecoratedbyMrs.Smith'sflamingredpen.Shewas

likethemadZorroofredX's（佐羅的紅叉）.

Oneday,aftershehadhandedmebackmyfifthX'doutpaperoftheterm,Iapproachedher

deskforthesecondtime.

Isecretlyunfoldedthecomprehensionpacketonmybedthatnight.

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Atthirteenyearsold,Iwaslikeanyotherkidmyage.However,insideIharboredasecretthatmademe

feeldifferentandweird.IwasdiagnosedwithADD.Thisisthehiptermforattentiondeficitdisorder（注意力

缺陷癥）.ThismeansI'mprettybright,andyetI'malsolearningdisabled.Thismakesschoolchallengingfor

me.

Inmiddleschool,ItookLanguageArtswithMrs.Smith.Shehadpiercingbrowneyesthatmadeyoufeel

likeyouhaddonesomethingwrong.Asmilerarelycreasedherwell-powderedcomplexion.Icouldimagine

onlyanintermittentsmirkgrazingthosethinredlipsassheX'dherwaythroughsomeone'sfailingtestpaper

withhergloriousredmarker.

IwasenrolledinMrs.Smith'sgiftedsection.Thatfirstday,shenotonlysetdowntherulesofher

cellblock（細胞塊切片）,butshehandedoutcopiesofthemforustomemorizeandbetestedonthefollowing

day.IknewrightawaythatIhadbetter“advocate“formyself.Basically,Ihavelousyreadingcomprehension

andmyhandwritingisthepits.SoItoldherthatIhaveADDandthatImightneedtotakehomesomereading

assignmentsbecausemyconcentrationisbetterwhenIaminaquietsetting.Iwentontoexplaintoherabout

my"finemotorskill（精細動作技能）“problems,whichmakemyhandwritinglooklikechickenscratch.I

askedherifImightbeabletousemywordprocessorathometodowrittenassignments.

AsIexplainedallthistoMrs.Smith,shegavemeasquinty-eyedlookdownherbespectaclednoseand

said,"Youarenodifferentfromanyoneelse,youngman.IfIdoforyou,Ihavetodoforalltheothers.^^She

snortedonceandthenadded,66Iwillnotgiveyouanunfairadvantageoveryourpeers!”Andwiththat,the

bellrangandaherdofstudentssweptmeawaytomynextperiod.

Thecomprehensionpacketswererough.Youhadtoreadthem,digestthemandwriteanessayonthem,all

withintheforty-five-minuteallottedtime.Notonlycouldn'tIfinishthereading,Icouldn'twritemyessay

fastenoughorneatlyenough.TheresultwasthateachpapercamebackdecoratedbyMrs.Smith'sflaming

redpen.ShewaslikethemadZorroofredX's（佐羅的紅叉）.

Oneday,aftershehadhandedmebackmyfifthX'doutpaperoftheterm,Iapproachedherdeskforthe

secondtime."WouldyoumindverymuchifIcompletedthenextpacketathome,Mrs.Smith?IthinkImight

dobetterwherethereislessdistractionyThenIbackedawayfromherdeskasthoughIwerewithinfiring

rangeofherloadedmouth.Mrs.Smithbitherthinredlipsashertrademarksmirkspreadacrossthem."It's

againstschoolpolicy,youngman.Nounfairadvantages.Ihavetreatedallstudentsthesameinthethirtyyears

Ihavetaughthere.,,Thensheflaredhernose,clickedherheelsandturnedawayfromme,inmorewaysthan

one.SoIdidwhatanyotherkidwoulddoinmysituation:Ismuggledthepacketoutoftheclassroom.Ifelt

likeIwasdoingsomethingillegal,andyetmymotiveswerepure.Ihadtoprovetoher,orratherproveto

myself,thatIcoulddotheworkundertherightconditions.

Isecretlyunfoldedthecontrabandonmybedthatnight.Thestory,whichhadseemedsoconfusinginclass,

becamequitecleartomeinthestillofmyroom.Inotonlygotit,Icouldevenrelatetoit.ThatnightIsat

downatmywordprocessor.Mythoughtsspilledoutsofastthatmyfingersdancedacrossthekeyboard,

strainingtokeepup.IexplainedmyselfinhopesthatMrs.Smithwouldfinallyunderstandme.Funnything

is,somewherealongthelineIbegantounderstandmyselfinawayIneverhadbefore.Icitedmanyother

famouspeoplewhowereinsomewaydifferentintheirlearningstylesandabilitiesthroughouthistory.

Mrs.Smithneverlookedatmeasshehandedmypaperbackfacedownonmydeskthatday.Shenever

evencommentedthatmyworkwasdoneonthewordprocessor.Asmyeyesfocusedinonthewhitepage,I

foundanAdecoratingthemargininsteadofhercustomaryX.Underneathwereherneatlyred-pennedwords:

“Seewhatyoucandowhenyouapplyyourself?^^

I.Wordsforunderstanding(加粗的單詞為熟記單詞，其它認識即可)：

單詞音標(biāo)詞性釋義單詞音標(biāo)詞性釋義

harbor「ha：bo]V.心懷squinty「skwintadj.斜視眼

I]的

weird[wiad]adj.奇怪的snortsno:t]V.用鼻子哼

hip[hip]adj.時髦的advantag[od'va：nt.n.好處

eid3]

challenging「tfaelind3adj.艱巨的rough[rAf]n.艱難的

ig]

piercing['Piasig]adj.銳利的digest[dal'd3esV.理解

t]

rarely「reoli]adv.少有地allot[a'lot]V.分配

crease[kri:s]vt.使有皺褶decorate「dekoreitV.裝飾

]

complexion[ksm'plekfnn.膚色approach[o'proutjV.接近

]]

intermittentLInto'mitadj.間歇的distracti[di'straekn.使人分心的

ont]onfn]事

smirk[sm3:k]vi.傻笑trademark['treldman.特征

：k]

enrol[in'rou1]V.注冊；登flare[flea(r)]V.（火）燒旺

記

memorize「memoralz]V.記住range[reind3]n.范圍

advocate['advskeit]V.擁護trademark「treldman.特征

：k]

lousy['lauzi]adj.討厭的smuggle['smAgl]vt.偷運

pit[pit]n.麻子illegal[i'li：91]adj.不合法的

assignment[o'salnm0ntn.任務(wù)motive['moutivv.動機

]]

concentrationLkDnsn'tren.專注contraban['kDntrobn.禁運品

IJn]dsend]

setting['setig]n.環(huán)境confusin[ksn'fju：zadj.難以理解

gig]的

scratch[skraetj]n.劃痕strain[streln]V.盡力

processor['prouseso(r)n.數(shù)據(jù)處理comment「kDment]V.批評

機

短語釋義短語釋義

wasdiagnosedwith被診斷為backawayfrom躲開

wasenrolledin參加relateto與……相關(guān)

setdown制定spillout溢出

handout分發(fā)applyoneself努力

Sweepsb.away將某人掃走

III.Readtoappreciate:FillintheblanksaccordingtoChinesetranslations

1.她褐色的眼睛眼神銳利，使你感覺你做錯了事。

Shehadbrowneyesthatmadeyoufeellikeyouhaddonesomethingwrong.(Appearance)

2.她直直地坐著，不說任何廢話，看起來好像忘記把鐵絲衣架從衣服里拿出來。

Herno-nonsense,posturemadeherlookasthoughshe'dforgottentotakethewirecoat

hangeroutofherdress.(Action)

3.她的臉瘦削呆板而蒼白，像剛漿洗熨平的手帕。

Herfacewasangular,andwhite,likeafreshlystarchedandlaundered

hanky.(Appearance+Simile)

4.她哼了一聲又說：“我不會給你任何超越同齡人的特殊待遇。

Sheonceandthen,“Iwillnotgiveyouanunfairadvantageoveryour

peers!"(Action)

5.我文思泉涌，手指不斷在鍵盤上跳舞，盡量跟上思路。

Mythoughtsoutsofastthatmyfingersacrossthekeyboard,strainingto

keepup.(Action)

IV.Languageinuse

(1)Applicationofthekeywords:FillintheblanksaccordingtotheChinesesentences

1.馬輕蔑地打了個響鼻兒，晃晃腦袋。Thehorsecontemptuouslyandits

head.

2.大家伸長了脖子想看一看這個陌生人。Neckswereforaofthestranger.

3.她開始對這個決定產(chǎn)生懷疑。Shebegantodoubtsaboutthedecision.

4.她任由自己被人流挾裹著前行。Sheletherselfalongbythecrowd.

(2)Imitationofthescenes：

Theteacherhadpiercingbrowneyesthatmadeyoufeellikeyouhaddonesomethingstrange.Herrigidposture

madeherlookasthoughshe'dtakenthewirecoathangeroutofherdress,withherfaceangularlikeafreshly

starchedandlaunderedhanky.Shestoppedonceandthenadded,“Iwillnotforgiveit!”Theboyappearedto

befocusingwhileallthewhilehismindissomewheremilesaway.

模仿：請描寫一個老師批評學(xué)生，學(xué)生心不在焉的場景。

Key:

一、讀后續(xù)寫

Oneday,aftershehadhandedmebackmyfifthX'doutpaperoftheterm,Iapproached

herdeskforthesecondtime."WouldyoumindifIcompletedthenextpacketathome,Mrs.Smith?

IthinkImightdobetterathomewherethereislessdistractionyThenIbackedawayfromherdesk

asthoughIwerewithinfiringrangeofherloadedmouth.Mrs.Smithbitherthinredlipsasher

trademarksmirkspreadacrossthem."It'sagainstschoolpolicy,youngman.Nounfair

advantages.9,Thensheflaredhernose,clickedherheelsandturnedawayfromme.SoIsmuggledthe

packetoutoftheclassroom.!hadtoprovetoher.

Isecretlyunfoldedthecomprehensionpacketonmybedthatnight.Thestory,whichhad

seemedsoconfusinginclass,becamequitecleartomeinthestillofmyroom.Inotonlygotit,butI

couldevenrelatetoit.Withmywordprocessor,mythoughtsspilledoutsofastthatmyfingersdanced

acrossthekeyboard,explainingmyselfinhopesthatMrs.Smithwouldfinallyunderstandme.The

nextday,asmyeyesfocusedonthewhitepage,IfoundanAdecoratingthemargininsteadofher

customaryX.(181words)

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