陜西省韓城市2022-2023學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語試題（含答案無聽力音頻無聽力原文）

第第頁陜西省韓城市2022-2023學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語試題（含答案，無聽力音頻無聽力原文）韓城市2022-2023學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期末考試

英語

（時間：120分鐘滿分：150分）

老師真誠地提醒你：

1.本試卷共12頁，滿分150分，請直接在答題紙上作答；

2.答卷前請將密封線內(nèi)的項目填寫清楚；

3.書寫要認(rèn)真、工整、規(guī)范；卷面干凈、整潔、美觀。

第一部分聽力（共30分）

做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whydoesthewomanwanttomovethedesk

A.Tohangapaintingonthewall.

B.Tofindtheboy’sclothes.

C.Topaintthewall

2.Whatisthewomandoing

A.Waitingforaplane.B.HavingameetingC.Changingherflight.

3.Whathappenedtotheman

A.HisMP4playerwaslost.

B.HisMP4playerwasdamaged.

C.HefailedtogethisMP4playerback.

4.Whatpresentwillthemangivehismother

A.Aboxofchocolates.B.Acoat.C.Abook.

5.Whatwilltheweatherbelikeattheweekend

A.Sunny.B.Cloudy.C.Rainy.

第二節(jié)（共15小題：每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小顆，從題中所給的A，B，C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題、每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatlanguagescanthemanspeak

A.FrenchandJapanese.B.GermanandEnglish.C.FrenchandEnglish.

7.WhatmadethemangiveupChinesehalfway

A.TheChinesecharacters.B.Thegrammar.C.Thepronunciation.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatdoesthewomandislikeaboutthehouse

A.Theposition.B.Theprice.C.Thesize.

9.Wherecanthewomanparkhercar

A.Inacarpark.B.Inayard.C.Inthestreet.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatisthewoman’strouble

A.Shedoesn’tknowhowtofindajob.

B.Shehasnotimeforfunwithtoomuchstudy.

C.Shecan’tdecidewhethertogotouniversityorfindajob.

11.Whatdothewoman’sparentswanthertodo

A.Lookforajob.B.Studyarts.C.Liveonherown.

12.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando

A.Findapart-timejob.

B.Takeherfriend’sadvice.

C.Askherparentsformoney.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Howdidthewomanfeelafterwatchingthenewsreport

A.Angry.B.Surprised.C.Moved.

14.Whowasinjuredintheaccident

A.Themother.B.Thekids.C.Thefather.

15.Whathappenedtothefamily’shouse

A.Itcaughtfire.B.Itwasdestroyed.C.Itwasslightlydamaged.

16.Whatwillthetwospeakersprobablydonext

A.Gototheparty.B.Makeadeliciousmeal.C.Havesupperinarestaurant.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Howsooncanpeoplegetonthetrain

A.Intwominutes.B.Infiveminutes.C.Intenminutes.

18.Whoneedn’tbuyaticket

A.Peopleover60yearsold.

B.Childrenlessthan12yearsold.

C.Childrenlessthan10yearsold.

19.Whocansitinthefronttwoseats

A.Elderlypeople.B.Womenwithababy.C.Thestaff.

20.Whatisallowedabouttherulesonthetrain

A.Peoplearenotallowedtolistentomusic.

B.Nobodyisallowedtoputouttheirhands.

C.Peopleshouldnevergotoanothercar.

第二部分語法和詞匯知識（共5分）

從每小題的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

21.Myfriendtoldmehewasin________needofmoneybecausehismomwasinhospital,waitingfortheoperation.

A.briefB.urgentC.remoteD.cruel

22.Didyouseethatboy________bythepoliceoverthere.

A.questionedB.tobequestionedC.beingquestionedD.questioning

23.Afterworkinghardforawholeday,hewas________.

A.wornoutB.brokenoutC.runoutD.stressedout

24.Thebestwayhecouldthinkof________Englishwastowatchsituationcomedies.

A.tostudyB.studyingC.tostudyingD.studied

25.Ifyouknowfirstaidmethods,youcanbecalmerandmorehelpful________emergency.

A.inspiteofB.onaccountofC.onthebasisofD.incaseof

26.AretiredbrickworkerJoao,________livesinanisland,foundthesmallpenguin________onrocksathislocalbeachin2023.

A.that;lyingB.who;lyingC.who;layingD.which;laying

27.________himselfinhisstudy,hedidn’tknowthatalltheothershadleft.

A.BuriesB.ToburyC.BuriedD.Burying

28.We________therewhenit________torain.

A.wouldget;beganB.weregetting;wouldbegin

C.wereabouttoget;beganD.hadgot;hadbegun

29.I________tosendMikeagifttocongratulatehimonhissuccess,butIcouldn’tmanageit.

A.haveintendedB.amintendingC.hadintendedD.wouldintend

30.ShesuggestedthatDale________thedebatingteam,________thatpracticeinspeakingcouldgivehimtheconfidenceandrecognitionthatheneeded.

A.tojoin;believingB.tojoin;believedC.join;believingD.join;believed

第三部分閱讀理解（共40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

A

FourEuropeanFestivalsYouDon’tWanttoMissin2023

ChelseaFlowerShow,London

Alsoknownasthe"GreatSpringShow",theChelseaFlowerShowisawonderfulshowcaseofgardendesignsandflowerdisplays.ManygardenerscometoLondonfromaroundtheworldforthefive-dayevent.ThefastestwaytoreachthefestivalistogetataxifromLondonKingsCrossStation,whichusuallytakesaround13minutes.

StPatrick’sDay,Ireland

StPatrick’sDaycelebratesthepassingofthepatronsaint(守護神)andisanationalholidayinIreland.ThecapitalDublintakesthingstoawholeotherlevel,withwonderfulstreetperformances,concerts,anddisplaysofartworks.You’llalsogettheopportunitytotakepartinsomeIrishdancing.

Oktoberfest,Germany

Thisyearwillmarkthe188thanniversary(周年紀(jì)念日)ofMunichOktoberfest.WhatwaspreviouslyafewstandsisnowGermany’slargestcelebration,whichisexpectedtoholdanywherebetween5,000to11,000festivalgoers.

Thoughtheridesandgamesareamazing,thebeertentsarewherethemostexcitingeventsareheld.Allthepeopleareencouragedtodressupandjoininthestreetactivities,whichincludeliveperformancesfromfamousbands.

FiestadeSanIsidro,Spain

Eachyear,SpainholdstheFiestadeSanIsidroduringthespringinmemoryofthepatronsaintofMadrid.Overthecourseofafewdays,thewholecitybecomesaseaofLatinculture,includingSpanishmusic,dance,andtheatrebothindoorsandoutdoors.You’lltypicallyseepatronsintheirSanIsidrocostumessellingtraditionalsweetsnacksonthestreets.

31.Whereshouldyougoifyouareaflowerlover

A.London.B.Ireland.C.GermanyD.Spain.

32.WhatmayattractthevisitorsmostatOktoberfest

A.Stands.B.Beertents.

C.Ridinggames.D.Liveperformances.

33.InwhichfestivalcanvisitorsexperienceLatinculture

A.Oktoberfest.B.StPatrick’sDay.

C.ChelseaFlowerShow.D.FiestadeSanIsidro.

B

Lazypeoplewillnevergainanythinginlife.However,lazinesscanbedefeatedonceafewchangeshavebeenmadeinyourmind.

Onewaytofightlazinessistogetenoughsleep.Manypeoplelacksleepconstantly,sincetheystayuptoolateandgetuptooearlytoprepareforwork.Thesepeoplehavelittlemotivationoncetheyarrivehome.Lazinessworkshandinhandwithalackofmotivationandatendencytoputoffthings.Byadjustingyoursleepscheduletoprovideafewmorehoursofmeaningfulrest,youcanfightlazinessthroughouttheday.

Anotherwaytofightlazinessistochangeyourmindfrompassivetoactive.Somepeopletreattheirlivesasiftheywerepushedfromtasktotask.Otherstakeamorepositiveapproach,viewingeachtaskasachallengetheymustovercomealone.Lazinessappearswhenyounolongerfeelinchargeofyourownmind.

Somepeoplefightlazinessbyremovingthetemptationsthatsurroundthem.Atelevisioninthelivingroommayprovideentertainment,butwatchingtoomuchTVoftencontributestolaziness.Createarewardsystemforyourself,justasparentsdoforapleteafewtasksandrewardyourselfwithwhatyouenjoy,suchasagooddinnerorafilm.

Lazinesscanalsobealastingproblemathome.Couplesandchildrenmayallhavedifferentenergylevels,butlazinesscanbespreadifnotdealtwithimmediately.Tofightfamilylaziness,setanexample.Bethefirsttocollectandwashdishesafterameal.Othersinthehomemayeventuallyfollowyourexampleandperformtheirowntask.Itisdifficulttopracticelazinesswhenyouaresurroundedbymotivatedpeople.

Finally,takingexerciseregularlycanhelpyoufightlaziness.Enoughexerciseandabalanceddietcanhelpyoutodevelopahealthylifestyle,thusenablingyoutohavemoreenergyandhelpliftyourspirits.

34.Howmanywayshavebeenmentionedinthispassagetodefeatlaziness

A.3B.4C.5D.6

35.AccordingtoParagraph2,wecanknowthat________.

A.peoplewhodon’tgetenoughsleepmustbelazy

B.peoplewholackofmotivationmustbelazy

C.peoplewhostayuptoolateandgetuptooearlymustbelazy

D.peoplewhoadjusttheirsleepschedulemustn’tbelazy

36.Theunderlinedword“temptations”isclosestinmeaningto________.

A.ExcitementsB.HappinessC.AttractionsD.Entertainments

37.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage

A.Howtofightlaziness

B.Lazinessdoesgreatharmtoourlife.

C.Lazypeoplewillnevergainanything

D.Lazinesscanbedefeated.

C

HaveyoueverwonderedhowyourfavoriteNBAteamreceiveditsfamousnameAllNBAteamshaveaninterestingstoryorahistorybehindtheirnames.Someofthenamesreflectedthecity’scultureorhistory,somecamefrompreviousownersandmanywereselectedthrough“NametheTeam”contests.

ForteamsliketheLosAngelesLakersandtheUtahJazz,thenameswerenotalwaysareflectionofthecity.EventhoughLosAngeleshasfewlakes,theLakersnamehasbeenacitytreasureformanyyears.BeforegoingtoLosAngeles,theteamoriginatedinMinneapolis,Minnesota.In1947,teamofficialschangedthenametotheLakerstoreflecttheMinnesota’snickname,“Landof10,000Lakes”.TheteamnamewentunchangedaftermovingtoLosAngelesin1960.

BecausetheUtah’steamoriginatedinNewOrleans,Louisiana,itwascalledtheUtahJazz.In1974,NewOrleansclubofficialschosethenametorepresentthecityforitsreputationasthe“JazzCapitaloftheWorld”.ThenamestayedwiththeteamevenaftertheyfoundanewhomeinSaltLakeCity,Utahin1979.

TheoriginalowneroftheChicagoBulls,RichardKlein,namedtheteamtheBulls.Hepickedthenamebecauseafightingbullisrelentlessandneverquits.Klein,whofoundedtheclubin1966,believedthesequalitieswerenecessaryforachampionshipteamandhopedhisChicagoathleteswouldliveuptotheteamname.TheBulls,thewinnerofthesixNBAchampionships,hasdefinitelyfollowedthebelief.

In1967,theIndianaPacersselectedtheirteamnameinadifferentwayfrommostotherteams.TheirdecisionwasbasedonwhattheywantedtoaccomplishintheNBA.TeamofficialschosethePacersnamebecausetheorganizationwantedtosetthe“pace”inprofessionalbasketball.

38.WhyistheLosAngeles’teamnamedtheLakers

A.ThenameshowsthatLosAngelesisacitywithmanylakes.

B.Itwasnamedafteracitytreasure,whichhadalonghistory.

C.Theteamgotthisnameinanotherstate,whichhadalotoflakes.

D.Thenamewasselectedfroma“NametheTeam”contest.

39.Whichofthefollowingreferstothe“JazzCapitaloftheWorld”

A.NewOrleans.B.SaltLakeCity.

C.LosAngeles.D.Minneapolis.

40.WhydidRichardKleinnametheChicago’steamtheBulls

A.Hehadguessedthesuccessoftheteam.

B.Hewishedtheteamtohavethequalitiesoffightingbulls.

C.Chicagowasthenacityfamousforfightingbulls.

D.PeopleinChicagousedtolikewatchingbullfighting.

41.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage

A.TheLongHistoryofNBATeamsB.StoriesBehindtheNamesofNBATeams

C.ExcellentQualitiesofNBATeamsD.InterestingStoriesaboutNBAPlayers

D

AsWilliamShakespeareistoliteratureinEnglish,soisthepoetDuFutotheChineseliterarytradition.“WehaveDante,ShakespeareandDuFu.Thesepoetscreatetheveryvaluesbywhichpoetryisjudged,”remarkedHarvardProfessorStephenOweninDuFu:China’sGreatestPoet,aBBCdocumentarythatairedonApril7.

AimedatintroducingthecharmandbeautyoftraditionalChineseliteraturetoviewersaroundtheglobe,thedocumentaryinvitedthefamousBritishactorIanMcKellen,whoplayedthewizardGandalfinthefilmseriesTheLordoftheRings,toread15ofDu’spoemsthathavebeentranslatedintoEnglish.

Theone-hourfilmtracesthepoet’slifeexperiencesindetail.Bornin712,DulivedinthereignoftheEmperorXuanzongofTang(712—756),atimemarkedbyextraordinaryprosperity,inclusivenessandgloriousculturalaccomplishments.

However,asAnLushan’srebelarmyflooredtheempire,the43-year-oldDu,theformercivilservantattheTangcourt,hadtotakehisfamilyoutofhishometown,andfacedstarvationandsufferings.Throughupsanddowns,thepoetneverstoppedwritingandabout1,500poemshavebeenkeptovertheages.

Eventhoughheneverheldahighpositioninthegovernment,Dustillcaredaboutcommonpeople.Forexample,inthepoemMyCottageUnroofedbyAutumnGales,hewrotethat“CouldIgetmansionscoveringtenthousandmiles,I’dhouseallpoorscholarsandmakethembeamwithpleasure”.

“ThatiswhyheishonoredasthePoetSagebylatergenerations.Adifficultlifeandhisspiritofconcernabouttheworldhelpedhimcreatesomanymasterpieces,”ShiWenxue,aculturalcriticbasedinBeijing,toldtheGlobalTimes.

WithoutdoubtDuisaculturalsymbolofancientChina,buthisbrilliantworksandcorespiritshavealsoinspiredpeopleoutsideChina.Asthedocumentarynotes,hisworkrepresentsapreciousculturalheritagefortheentireworld,notjustChina.

42.Whatcanweknowaboutthedocumentary

A.ItintroducesShakespeare.

B.DuFuisactedbyIanMcKelleninit.

C.ItstargetaudienceisChinese.

D.Itshows15ofDuFu’spoemstotheaudience.

43.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“That”inParagraph6referto

A.Theconcernaboutcommonpeople.

B.MyCottageUnroofedbyAutumnGales.

C.Thelowpositioninthegovernment.

D.Thesentenceofthepoem.

44.WhatinspiredDu’screationmostaccordingtoShiWenxue

A.Hisworkexperience.B.Hardlifeandhiscaringspirit.

C.AnLushan’srebelarmy.D.TheTangDynasty’sculturalbackground.

45.Inwhichsectionofawebsitemaythistextappear

A.Entertainment.B.Health.

C.Literature.D.Science.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

ReasonsWhyChangeIsGoodforYou

Weallknowthatchangeishardbecauseyourbrainisusedtodoingthesamethingagainandagain.46.Butthepositiveconsequenceisreallygreat.Herearefourreasonswhychangeisgoodforyou:

◆Youarepushedoutofyourcomfortzone.

47.Yousimplyfollowaroutineandyoucanpredicttheresults.Outsideofthecomfortzone,yourassumptionsarequestioned.Theideaofdoingthesamethingoverandoverwithoutquestionisdiscouraged.

◆48.Changeisgoodbecauseyouhavethechancetoinvolveinnewexperiences.Whenyoulookbackonyourlife,allofthereallyamazingthingsarebecauseofanewexperienceyouhad.Allofthosevacationsyoutookandallofthepeopleyouhavemethavetaughtyoumorethanyoueverlearnedinschool.Theseexperiencesnowmakeupwhoyouaretoday.

◆You’llbemoreflexibleandadaptable.

Withoutdoubt,changemakesyoumoreflexibleandadaptable.Youlearntodealwiththingsinawaythatseemsforeignbutacceptableandachievable.49.Youbegintogrowbetterinnewsituationsbecauseyouhaveproventoyourselfthatyoucan,notonlyhandlechange,butFLOURISH.

◆Youhavemorefun.

Whenyouareopentochange,youareopentosayingYEStomore.Youareopentomoreexperiencesandopportunities.50.Whenyouaddallofthesethingstogether,youaregoingtohaveamorecolorfullifeandyou’llhaveatonoffunfiguringitalloutalongtheway—there’snodoubtaboutit.

A.YougettoexperiencemoreB.LifeinthecomfortzoneiseasyC.ExperienceiswaitingforyouatthedoorstepD.YouhavetheopportunitytomeetmorepeopletooE.Whetherthechangeisgoodorbadforyou,itdoeshappenF.WealsoknowhowchallengingitcanbetogothroughchangeG.Then,you’llbemoreconfidentwheninthenextuncomfortablesituation

第四部分語言知識運用（共55分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

MywifeandImovedintoourhometwoyearsago.Wehadayardwithalotof51.Veryoftenwhenwehaveflowers,DeniseorIwouldplantsomebetweentherocksjusttoaddsome52tothearea.

Lastsummer,IfoundatinylittleplantintheyardthatIcouldnotimmediatelyidentify.IknewIdidn’tplantitandDenisesaidshedidn’teither.

Wedecidedtoletit53growinguntilwecouldfindoutwhatitwas.

WeekspassedandasImademywaybacktothe54plant,itappearedtobeasunflower.Idecidedto

55theweedsaroundit.AsIpulledrocksfromtheareatogettotheweeds,Inoticedsomething56.Thesunflowerhadnot57whereIsawitbegin.Itactuallyhadbegununderabigrockandgrownunderandaroundittoreachthe58.

ThatwaswhenI59thatifatinylittlesunflowerdidn’tletabigrockstandinitswayofdeveloping,wealsohadtheabilitytodothesamething.Ifwe60ourselveslikethatlittlesunflower,wecanreachwherewe

61togoandgetwhatweneedforgrowth.

Weneedtobelieveinourselves,knowingwehavethe62toachieveourgoals.Likethesunflower,itknewithadtheabilitytogetovertherockbecauseithad63initselfthatitwouldsucceed.Standtalllikethesunflowerandbe64ofwhoandwhatweare,andthentheenvironmentwillbeginto65us.Wewillfindawaytogounderoraroundany“rock”inordertoreachourgoals.

51.A.treesB.insectsC.vegetablesD.rocks

52.A.waterB.soilC.colorD.shape

53.A.stopB.continueC.improveD.escape

54.A.strangeB.weakC.commonD.dangerous

55.A.collectB.tendC.removeD.watch

56.A.unusualB.pleasantC.terribleD.valuable

57.A.jumpedB.startedC.producedD.died

58.A.waterB.bottomC.sunD.house

59.A.hopedB.realizedC.doubtedD.regretted

60.A.fillinB.putinC.worryaboutD.believein

61.A.forgetB.hateC.aim，D.wait

62.A.wishB.planC.ideaD.ability

63.A.faithB.troubleC.virtueD.sadness

64.A.awareB.afraidC.proudD.tired

65.A.forgiveB.supportC.upsetD.reflect

第二節(jié)單句詞法填空（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語解釋，在答題卡指定區(qū)域的橫線上寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式，每空只寫一詞。

66.Hesearchedhis__________________(記憶)forananswer.

67.MapoTofuisa__________________(典型的,有代表性的)dishinSichuancuisine.

68.She__________________(小聲說)hersecrettome.

69.Whenhewas__________________(選舉)president,areporterwentbacktohishometowntointerviewhismother.

70.Let’svisitJerrytogiveour__________________(祝賀)tohimonhissuccess.

71.Iwasmorethangladtobe__________________(準(zhǔn)許進入)intothekeyuniversityafteryearsofhardwork.

72.Thestreamwasquite__________________(淺的)sowewereabletowalkacrossit.

73.__________________(坦率地)speaking,it’snoteasytobeanEnglishteacher.

74.Canyou__________________(測量)theheightofthetowerwithoutusinganyequipment

75.Ittakesgreateffortsand__________________(耐心)toachievesuccess.

第三節(jié)語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

BeijingHutong

TherealcultureofBeijing76(lie)inthecultureofHutongandSiheyuan(courtyards).Howtrueitis!Theyhavespecialappeal77touristsathomeandabroad.Hutongisthename78(give)toanarrowlaneorsmallstreetbetweenrowsofcourtyards,whereBeijingerslivedinthepast.When79(view)fromtheair,onecanseethatlanesarelikeachessboardwithdelicategardens,finerockeriesandancientruinswhichmakethemawonderintheworld.

Onceoneentersanyofthelanes,onecanfeelthedeepandwarmrelationshipamongpeople,80israrelyfoundinthismodernworld.Onaccountofthelanes,everyhouseisconnectedtotheother,allowingthelocalpeople

81(keep)intouchwiththeirneighbors.

Inthelanesonecanexperiencethelifeofthe82(local).Thepublicbathroomsandtoiletscan83(find).Shopssellallkindsofgoodsthatsatisfythelocalpeople’sdailyneeds.

Gossipingintheselanesisacommonsceneasitisthemainwayforpeopleto84(strength)theirrelationship.Wherethereissuchalane,thereisastory.

IfonewantstoexplorethecultureandexperienceBeijingHutongfoodandHutongshopping,aHutongtouris

85must.

第五部分讀后續(xù)寫（共20分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

LastSaturday,Davidwastakingawalkintheparknearhishomewhenhenoticedawomanwithaboyofabouteightyearsold.WhenDavidpassedthem,heheardthewomanyell.“Howstupidyouare!You’regoodatnothing.”Davidstoppedandlookedatthelittleboy.Theboysaidnothing.Hejuststoodthere,lookingupset.

DavidwasremindedofhisEnglishteacherMrsBrowninmiddleschool.Afterheenteredamiddleschool,Davidlackedself-confidencebecausehewasoftenmadefunofbyothers.Hewasoftentoldthathewasgoodatnothing,whichDavidbehaved.Butonedayitallchanged.

Oneday,inanEnglishwritingclass,MrsBrownaskedthemtoreadanovel.Theywereaskedtowriteanewchapterofthenovelaftertheyfinishedreadingit.Afewdayslater,Davidhandedinhisstory.Hedidn’tgiveitmuchthought.Butthenextday,tohissurprise,thecomment“welldone”fromMrsBrowncameintoviewthemomentheturnedtothepagewherethestorywaswritten.WhenDavidreadthat,healmostburstintotears.Heneverexpectedtobepraisedoneday.Hesuddenlygainedsomeself-confidence.

Thatdayafterhereturnedhome,hewroteashortstoryandgaveittoMrsBrownthenextmorning.Andagainhewaspraised.Davidbecameveryinterestedinwriting.HeoftenwroteshortstoriesandaskedMrsBrowntoreadthemandcorrectthemforhim.MrsBrownalwayscorrectedthemistakeshehadmadeandgavehimgoodadvicetoimprovewritingskills.Oneyearlater,Davidjoinedtheschoolnewspaperandbecameaneditorofit.Hewasnolongerthatboywholackedself-confidence.Hegainedhisconfidence,andwashopefulabouthisfuture.

Hesucceededinenteringacollegeandkeptwriting.Severalyearsaftergraduatingfromcollege,hehadhisfirstbookpublished.Withsomemorebookscomingout,hebecamefamousasawriteri