Questions61-65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
InthisageofInternetchat,videogamesandrealitytelevision,thereisnoshortageofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildoccupied.Yet,despitethecompetition,my8-year-olddaughterRebeccawantstospendherleisuretimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoawritingcontest,acompetitionshewonlastyear.
AsawriterIknowaboutwinningcontest,andaboutlosingthem.Iknowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejectionslipfromthepublisher.Ialsoknowthepressuresoftryingtoliveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousvictories.Whatifshedoesn'twinthecontestagain?That'sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.Somanyofourownpastscarsanddashedhopescansurface.
Arevelation(启示)camelastweekwhenIaskedher,"Don'tyouwanttowinagain?""No,"shereplied,"Ijustwanttotellthestoryofanangelgoingtofirstgrade."
Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoresasshespontaneously(自由地)toldthem.TellingmyselfthatIwasmerelyanexperiencedwriterguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehall,Iofferedsuggestionsforcharacters,conflictsandendingsforhertales.Thestoryaboutafearfulangelstartingfirstgradewasquickly"guided"bymeintothetaleofalittlegirlwithawildimaginationtakingherfirstmusiclesson.Ihadturnedhercontestintomycontestwithoutevenrealizingit.
Stayingbackandgivingkidsspacetogrowisnotaseasyasitlooks.BecauseIknowverylittleaboutfarmanimalswhousetoolsorangelswhogotofirstgrade,IhadtoacceptthefactthatIwascoopting(借用)mydaughter'sexperience.
Whilesteppingbackwasdifficultforme,itwascertainlyagoodfirststepthatIwillquicklyfollowwithmoresteps,puttingmyselffarenoughawaytogiveherroombutcloseenoughtohelpifasked.AllthewhileIwillberemindingmyselfthatchildrenneedroomtoexperiment,growandfindtheirownvoices.
61、Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Childrendofindlotsoffuninmanymindlessactivities.
B.Rebeccaismuchtoooccupiedtoenjoyherleisuretime.
C.Rebeccadrawsonalotofonlinematerialsforherwriting.
D.AlotofdistractionscompeteforChildren'stimenowadays.
62、Whatdidtheauthorsayaboutherownwritingexperience?
A.Shedidnotquiteliveuptoherreputationasawriter.
B.Herwaytosuccesswasfullofpainsandfrustrations.
C.Shewasconstantlyunderpressureofwritingmore.
D.Mostofherstorieshadbeenrejectedbypublishers.
63、WhydidRebeccawanttoenterthisyear'swritingcontest?
A.Shebelievedshepossessedrealtalentforwriting.
B.Shewassureofwinningwithhermother'shelp.
C.Shewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders.
D.Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest.
64、Theauthortookgreatpainstorefineherdaughter'sstoriesbecause____
A.shebelievedshehadtheknowledgeandexperiencetoofferguidance
B.shedidnotwanttodisappointRebeccawhoneededherhelpsomuch
C.shewantedtohelpRebeccarealizeherdreamofbecomingawriter
D.shewasafraidRebecca'simaginationmightrunwildwhilewriting
65、What'stheauthor'sadviceforparents?
A.Awritingcareer,thoughattractive,isnotforeverychildtopursue.
B.Childrenshouldbeallowedfreedomtogrowthroughexperience.
C.Parentsshouldkeepaneyeontheactivitiestheirkidsengagein.
D.Childrenshouldbegiveneverychancetovoicetheiropinions.
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