话题01 挑战自我-2023年新高考英语读后续写之十年高考真题微编微练

2023年新高考英语读后续写之十年高考真题微编微练

主题01挑战自我

【真题微编】

（2020•天津高考・B）

“Theytellmethatyou'dliketomakeastatueofme—isthatcorrect,MissVinnieReam?^^

Thedeep,gentlevoicehelpedcalmthenervousgirl.AskingafavorofthePresidentoftheUnitedStateswas

nocasualmatter,especiallyfbraseventeen-year-oldgirl.

“Yes,sir,"shereplied,herdarkeyesmeetinghis."Iwouldn'thavedaredtoaskyou,butmyteacher,MrMills,

saysIamready.Iplantomakeitinanadmirablemanner.^^

PresidentLincolnsmiled/Tainters,sculptors-they'vealltriedtomakethebestofthisordinaryface,butI'm

afraidthere'snotmuchhope.Whatdidyouhaveinmind,MissReam?Abust?”

BeforeVinniecouldsayyes,thePresidenthurriedon,ashadeofapologyinhisvoice/'Ofcourse一I

shouldn'thaveasked.Afull-lengthposewouldbemuchtoobigaprojectforayoungwomanyoursize.”

Vinnie'sfaceturnedred.Sherealizedshelookedlikeachild,withhertinyfigure."SmaHdoesnotmeanweak,

sir,“shedefendedherself.461wasborninthecountryofWisconsin.Fvedriventeamsofhorsesandcarried

water.Makingafull-lengthclayfigurewouldnotexhaustmystrength-andthatiswhatIintendtodo!”

ThePresident'seyes,brightenedathershowofspirit/'Sorry,madam,IhaveunderestimatedyouasIdidn't

knowyourbackground.”

Buthissinilefadedasherubbedhisbeardwithbonyfingers,inthought.

ThePresidentseemedtoconsiderherideaseriously.

故事解读：

本文为记叙文，讲述一位17岁的来自威斯康星州的少女维尼为第十六任美国总统亚伯拉罕•林肯塑像的

故事。在两人的对话过程中，自信的维尼用自己的智慧和应变能力，打消了总统的顾虑，说服了总统自己

是有能力在他日理万机的行程中为他塑像的。

范文赏析：

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Buthissmilefadedasherubbedhisbeardwithbonyfingers,inthought."MissReam,”hesighed,'Tdliketo

letyoudoit,butasyouknow,weareinthemiddleofawar.HowcouldIpossiblytakethetimetoposefora

sculpturenow?Ihardlyhaveaminutetomyself.^Vinnieglancedaroundandnotedthesizeofhisoffice.rwork

quickly,vshesaid.Hervoicewassoftbutconfidentasshepointedtothecornernearthewindows.'TfIweretobring

myclayhereandworkforthreehourseveryafternoon,Icouldcompletemostoftheprojectwhileyouareatyour

desk.”

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ThePresidentseemedtoconsiderherideaseriously.HegotupandshookVinnie'shandwarmly,"I'veheard

thatyouareatalentedyoungwoman,andIhavefoundyoucharmingandintelligentaswell.Icannotmakemy

decisionimmediately,butyouwillhearfrommesoon/'Theverynextday,Vinniereceivedaninvitationfromthe

President.

【真题微练01】

（2019•北京卷・B）

AliceMooreisateenagerentrepreneur,whoinMay2015setupherbusinessAilieCandy.Bythetimeshewas

13,hercompanywasworthmillionsofdollarswiththeinventionofasuper-sweettreatthatcouldsavekids'

teeth,insteadofdestroyingthem.

ItallbeganwhenMoorevisitedabankwithherdad.Ontheouting,shewasofferedacandybar.However,her

dadremindedherthatsugarytreatswerebadforherteeth.ButMoorewassickofmissingoutoncandies.Soshe

desiredtogetroundthewarning,4tWhycan'tImakeahealthycandythat'sgoodformyteethsothatmyparents

can'tsaynotoit?”Withthatinmind,Mooreaskedherdadifshecouldstartherowncandycompany.He

recommendedthatshedosomeresearchandtalktodentistsaboutwhatahealthiercandywouldcontain.

Withherdad'spermission,shespentthenexttwoyearsresearchingonlineandconductingtrialstogetarecipe

thatwasbothtastyandtooth-friendly.Shealsoapproacheddentiststolearnmoreaboutteeth

cleaning.Consequently,shesucceededinmakingakindofcandyonlyusingnaturalsweeteners,whichcanreduce

oralbacteria.

Moorethenusedhersavingstogetherbusinessoff'theground.

Meanwhile,withherparents"help,Mooreisgenerallyabletoliveanormalteenagelife.

参考范文:

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Moorethenusedhersavingstogetherbusinessofftheground.Afterwards,sheandherfathersecuredtheir

firstbusinessmeetingwithasupermarketowner,whofinallyagreedtosellMoore'sproduct-CanCandy.As

CanCandy'ssuccessgrows,sodoesMoore'scredibilityasayoungentrepreneur.Mooreisenthusiasticaboutthe

candyshecreated,andshe'salsopositiveaboutwhatthefuturemightbring.Shehopesthateverykidcanhavea

cleanmouthandabroadsmile.

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Meanwhile,withherparents'help,Mooreisgenerallyabletoliveanormalteenage/z/e.Althoughshefounded

hercompanyearlyoninlife,shewasn'tdrivenprimarilybyprofit.Moorewantstouseheruniquetalenttohelp

othersfindtheirsmiles.Shedonates10%ofAilieCandy\profitstoBigSmiles.Withhertalentanddetermination,it

appearsthattheskycouldbethelimitforAliceMoore.

【真题微练02】

（2017浙江卷・A）

BenjaminWest,thefatherofAmericanpainting,showedhistalentforartwhenhewasonlysixyearsofage.

Buthedidnotknowaboutbrushesbeforeavisitortoldhimheneededone.Inthosedays,abrushwasmadefrom

carnePshair.Therewerenocamelsnearby.Benjamindecidedthatcathairwouldworkinstead.Hecutsomefur

fromthefamilycattomakeabrush.

Thebrushdidnotlastlong.SoonBenjaminneededmorefur.Beforelong,thecatbegantolookragged.His

fathersaidthatthecatmustbesick.Benjaminwasforcedtoadmitwhathehadbeendoing.

Thecat'slotwasabouttoimprove.Thatyear,oneofBenjamin'scousins,MrPennington,cametovisit.He

wasimpressedwithBenjamin'sdrawings.Whenhewenthome,hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes.

Healsosentsixengravingsbyanartist.ThesewerethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaintandbrushesBenjaminhad

everseen.

In1747,whenBenjaminwasnineyearsold,MrPenningtonreturnedforanothervisit.

WilliamWilliams,awell-knownpainter,cametoseehimwork.

参考范文：

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In1747,whenBenjaminwasnineyearsold,MrPenningtonreturnedfaranothervisit.Hewasamazedatwhat

Benjaminhaddonewithhisgift.HeaskedBenjamin'sparentsifhemighttaketheboybacktoPhiladelphiafora

visit.Inthecity,MrPenningtongaveBenjaminmaterialsforcreatingoilpaintings.Theboybeganalandscape（风

景）painting.

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WilliamWilliams,awell-knownpainter,cametoseehimwork.WilliamswasimpressedwithBenjaminand

gavehimtwoclassicbooksonpaintingtotakehome.Thebookswerelonganddull.Benjamincouldreadonlya

little,havingbeenapoorstudent.Buthelatersaid,“Thosetwobooksweremycompanionsbyday,andundermy

pillowatnight.9,Whileitislikelythatheunderstoodverylittleofthebooks,theywerehisintroductiontoclassical

paintings.Thenine-year-oldboydecidedthenthathewouldbeanartist.

【真题微练03]

（2016•江苏卷・D）

Notsolongago,mostpeopledidn'tknowwhoShelly-AnnFraser-Prycewasgoingtobecome.Shewasjustan

averagehighschoolathlete.TherewaseveryindicationthatshewasjustanotherJamaicanteenagerwithoutmuch

ofafuture.However,onepersonwantedtochangethis.StephenFrancisobservedtheneighteen-year-oldShelly-Ann

atatrackmeetandwasconvincedthathehadseenthebeginningsoftruegreatness.Hertimeswerenotexactly

impressive,butevenso,hesensedtherewassomethingtryingtogetout,somethingtheothercoacheshadoverlooked

whentheyhadassessedherandfoundherlacking.HedecidedtoofferShelly-Annaplaceinhisverystricttraining

sessions.Theircooperationquicklyproducedresults,andafewyearslateratJamaica'sOlympictrialsinearly

2008,Shelly-Ann,whoatthattimeonlyrankednumber70intheworld,beatJamaica'sunchallengedqueenofthe

sprint.

“Wheredidshecomefrom?vaskedanastonishedsprintingworld,beforeconcludingthatshemustbeoneof

thoseone-hitwondersthatspringupfromtimetotime,onlytodisappearagainwithoutsigns.ButShelly-Annwasto

provethatshewasanythingbutaone-hitwonder.AttheBeijingOlympicsshesweptawayanydoubtsabouther

abilitytoperformconsistentlybybecomingthefirstJamaicanwomanevertowinthe100metresOlympicgold.She

diditagainoneyearonattheWorldChampionshipsinBerlin,becomingworldchampionwithatimeof10.73-the

four由fastesttimeever.

Shelly-Annisalittlewomanwithabigsmile.Shehasamentaltoughnessthatdidnotcomeaboutby

chance.Herjourneytobecomingthefastestwomanonearthhasbeenanythingbutsmoothandeffortless.Shegrew

upinoneofJamaica'stoughestinner-citycommunitiesknownasWaterhouse,whereshelivedinaone-room

apartment,sleepingfourinabedwithhermotherandtwobrothers.Waterhouse,oneofthepoorestcommunitiesin

Jamaicansareallyviolentandoverpopulatedplace.SeveralofShelly-Ann^friendsandfamilywerecaughtupin

thekillings;oneofhercousinswasshotdeadonlyafewstreetsawayfromwhereshelived.Sometimesherfamily

didn'thaveenoughtoeat.Sheranattheschoolchampionshipsbarefootedbecauseshecouldn'taffordshoes.Her

motherMaxime,oneofafamilyoffourteen,hadbeenanathleteherselfasayounggirlbut,likesomanyothergirls

inWaterhouse,hadtostopaftershehadherfirstbaby.Maxime'searlyentryintotheadultworldwithits

responsibilitiesgaveherthedeterminationtoensurethatherkidswouldnotendupinWaterhouse'sroundaboutof

poverty.OneofthefirstthingsMaximeusedtodowithShelly-Annwastakinghertothetrack,andshewasreadyto

sacrificeeverything.

Itdidn7takelongforShelly-AnntorealizethatsportscouldbeherwayoutofWaterhouse.

ButShelly-Ann'svictorywasfargreaterthanthat.

参考范文：

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Itdidn7takelongforShelly-AnntorealizethatsportscouldbeherwayoutofWaterhouse.Onasummer

eveninginBeijingin2008,allthoselong,hardhoursofworkandcommitmentfinallyborefruit.Thebarefootkid

whojustafewyearspreviouslyhadbeenlivinginpoverty,surroundedbycriminalsandviolence,hadwrittenanew

chapterinthehistoryofsports.

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ButShelly-Ann*svictorywasfargreaterthemthat.ThenightshewonOlympicgoldinBeijing,theroutine

murdersinWaterhouseandthedrugwarsintheneighbouringstreetsstopped.Thedarkcloudaboveoneofthe

world'stoughestcriminalneighbourhoodssimplydisappearedfbrafewdays/41havesomuchfireburningfbrmy

country,^Shellysaid.Sheplanstostartafoundationfbrhomelesschildrenandwantstobuildacommunitycentrein

Waterhouse.ShehopestoinspiretheJamaicanstolaydowntheirweapons.Sheintendstofighttomakeita

woman'saswellasaman'sworld.AsMuhammadAliputsit,“Championsaren'tmadeingyms.Championsare

madefromsomethingtheyhavedeepinsidethem.Adesire,adream,avision.^OneofthethingsShelly-Anncanbe

proudofisherunderstandingofthistruth.

【真题微练04】

（2015・四川卷・B）

NothingcouldstopDad.Afterhewasputondisabilityforabadback,heboughtasmallfarminthe

country,justenoughtogrowfoodforthefamily.Heplantedvegetables,fruittreesandevenkeptbeesforhoney.

AndeveryweekhecleanedOldManMcColgin'schickenhouseinexchangefbrmanure.Thesmellreally

burnedtheinsideofyournose.Whenwecomplainedabouttheterriblesmell,Dadsaidthestrongerthemanure,the

healthierthecrops,andhewasright.Forexample,justoneofhiscantaloupesfilledtheentirehousewithitssweet

smell,andthetastewase