2021年高考英语高频考点专项练习： 短文续写（2）含答案.docVIP

专题写作：短文续写（2） 一、阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。 It seemed Id done everything Td ever wanted to do in my life, but I had one regret. I was bom in 1898, the oldest of five kids. Papa couldnt spare me to go to school, so I worked in the fields with him till I was 21 years old. Everywhere I went, I learned some hard lessons about what happens to a man who even cant read the alphabet. People cheat you out of wages. They sell you a ticket to one city, take your money and hand you a ticket to somewhere else. By 1928, Td been wandering for nine years. I met a woman named Elzenia. We fell in love, married and moved to Dallas, where I got work fixing roads for the city. When Amelia, the oldest of our seven children, first went to school, I took my wife aside. “Elzenia,” I said. “I don’t want the kids to know I can’t read or write. In 1938, one day my boss called me in. “George,” he said. “No one knows those machines like you do. I’d like to promote you.” But my thrill and surprise were cut short when he said, “Fill out this application and we’ll get you a raise.” I couldn’t admit the truth. I thanked him and walked out of his office. I did stay right where I was, until I turned 65 and my boss made me retire. But I didnt stop working. For the next 25 years, I lived a happy life, but it still seemed to me like something was missing. A young fellow handed me a piece of paper. Its information about adult education classes. People can learn to read and write. Now Tm 102. I thought of my friends and neighbours and what they might think if they found out I couldnt read. After all these years, my secret would be out. But all my life I’ve wanted to read. It was high time for action. Paragraph 1: The young man drove me to a huge building and led me into a spacious classroom, which was crowded with elderly people like me.? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________