In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year. As a writer I know about winning contest, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn't win the contest again? That's the strange thing about being aparent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface. Arevelation came last week when I asked her, "Don't you want to win again?" "No," she replied, "I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade." I had just spent weeks correcting her stores as she spontaneo
What do we learn from the first paragraph?
- A、Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities
- B、Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time
- C、Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing
- D、A lot of distractions compete for Children's time nowadays
正确答案:D
答案解析:有
What did the author say about her own writing experience?
- A、She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer
- B、Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations
- C、She was constantly under pressure of writing more
- D、Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers
正确答案:B
答案解析:有
Why did Rebecca want to enter this year's writing contest?
- A、She believed she possessed real talent for writing.
- B、She was sure of winning with her mother's help
- C、She wanted to share her stories with readers
- D、She had won a prize in the previous contest
正确答案:C
答案解析:有
What's the author's advice for parents?
- A、A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.
- B、Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience
- C、Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in
- D、Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.
正确答案:B
答案解析:有
The author took great pains to refine her daughter's stories because
- A、she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance
- B、she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much
- C、she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dream of becoming a writer
- D、she was afraid Rebecca's imagination might run wild while writing
正确答案:A
答案解析:有
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