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选择性必修第四册Unit2Lessonsinlife

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Istillrememberthatday.Lookingattheseaofpeople，Iwantedtorunoffthestage.ButIdivedintothespeechIhadpracticeddiligently，nervousbutdeterminedtomakemyvoiceheard.

Itallstartedwithmyessayinresponsetoaradiohost’sslanderouscommentsaboutwomen’srights.Aftermybossrefuseditforpublication，Isubmittedittoothers，untilfinallyIreceiveda“YES！”fromanonlineblogfocusedonwomen.

Mystoryhadthousandsofviewsonline.Oneoftheminvitedmetospeakatagrass-rootgatheringplannedinWashingtonD．C.，Iagreedhastily.Thenrealitysunkin.Iwasanunemployedwriter，neededtofindgainfulemployment，notfocusonameetinghundredsofmilesaway.Ifoughtwithmyself，readytoreplywiththereasonswhyIcouldnotattendtheirgathering.

Stillunsureofwhattodo，Icalledmykindergartenteacher.Asalways，heradvicewaswhatIneeded.Iwasgoingtodothistripwithoutspendingacent.IbegancontactingeveryoneIknewonthepathfrommyhousetoWashingtonD．C.，explainingthatIneededaride.Isetupawebsiteformy“RoadTripforRights”．Smalldonationsformytripstartedrollingin.

Armedonlywithmycomputer，phoneandabackpackofessentials，Ibeganmyadventure.Onmyway，awomanwhohadbeenwatchingonthewebsitepulledup.Sheandherdaughterwereheadingtothegatheringandwentalongwayroundtopickme.Afterarrival，shedroppedmeoffatmyhotel，andIfinallyrelaxedbeforethebigday.

Uponreturningtomyhotelafterthemostamazingday，Ireceivedanenvelopewithmynameonit.Insidewereatrainticketandanotethatread，“Thankyouforbeingavoiceforthoseofuswhocannotspeak.”Iboardedthetrain，gratefulandexhausted.

Sincethen，Ihavebeentomanygatheringsandmarches.Iwillalwaysbethankfulforthatradiohostwhosewordsfueledapassioninmetofindmyvoice.

1．Whatledtotheauthor’sbeinginvitedtothegathering?

A．Herbossrefusedto