内容正文:
寻找我心中的“彩虹”
题目来源:浙江强基联盟2023学年第一学期9月联考
原文展示:Living in the shadow of my two elder sisters at college who
already had their lives planned out since they were little,I was always
undecided about everything.As a teenager,I was fickle(反复无常的).I would
like one thing for a week and then hate it the next.But I was constantly
searching for the beginning of the rainbow.
Changing my dream from a vet to an astronaut,I thought there were
various options available to me.However,my parents would shake their heads
and repeatedly asked me such questions as,"Why can't you be more like your
sisters?What are you going to do with your life?Aren't you interested in
anything at all'?”After a couple of shrugst(耸肩),my parents usually stopped
talking.I was not sure if they gave up or anticipated my dull reactions.I often
responded,"I couldn't answer all of your questions now."
Actually,my parents just had high expectations that never seemed to be
fulfilled.Plus,like other parents,they just wanted to give the best to me and
expected me to achieve success.The arguments with my parents seemed
childish.One day,my mother made her thoughts clear,"Your grades aren't high
enough.No schools are going to want you,dear.We didn't pay so much money
for nothing."Hesitating for a while,I said,"No matter what you say,I believe I
will enter a good college."Still,I let my emotions control myself.
Certainly,I had never planned not to go to college.After another debate
with my mom,I decided to make a change.No longer would I sit back and let
my parents mistake me for a bad boy.It was time to take action.
I knew it was a crucial year at high school.Releasing my feelings,I began to
collect all the knowledge I had learned and review it with all my heart.I didn't
argue with my parents any more,but instead turned to my sisters for help and
tried my best to study.Finally,I took the national college entrance examination
with ease and confidence.
Paragraph 1:A few days later,I received a call from my school,saying my
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