文章大意:这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述的是作者婆婆给了她一副古朴典雅的“写字桌”,让她感到很安全,很自信,但是丈夫觉得太小不方便工作,执意决定给她重新换一个更大一点的,作者坚持不换,觉得很有安全感。在搬进新房子之后,那个小的“写字桌”给作者带了一些麻烦,后来觉得丈夫说的话是有道理的,并且认识到一张更大的桌子象征着更大的可能性。
In 2010, my mother-in-law gave me her rather simple but graceful, antique “secretary desk”. The desk easily fit into the tiny room at the top of the stairs. I felt so secure, and confident when I sat down and began each writing session. Despite the desk’s appeal, its limited storage capacity meant that I often put file folders and books on the small floor space around me. After each writing session, I painstakingly gathered the tools of the trade and placed them on a nearby shelf until the next session.
A few years into my writing journey, we moved into a bigger home and I acquired my own office. My husband, Bill offered on more than one occasion to buy me a new desk for my office, but I ignored his offer.
One day, we stopped at the local office supply store. Bill found what he thought was the perfect desk for me. “I want to buy this for you, sweetie. My writer needs a bigger desk. ”He hugged me.
“Thanks, but I don’t want a bigger desk!” I said.
“Why don’t you want a bigger desk?” he said. “You must be afraid of something.”
“I’m not afraid of anything,” I said. “Like I said, I really like my little desk. So don’t ask me again.”
He didn’t.
A few weeks later, while working in my new office. I looked around at the folders, books and papers lying all over my office floor but couldn’t find what needed to meet a contest deadline. My heart raced. I looked around my office. The room basically swallowed the tiny desk, making it look slightly out of place. Maybe I did need a bigger desk. Was Bill right? Was I afraid of something?
Unable to write, I pulled c. JoyBell C.’s book of poetry, All Things Dance Like Dragonflies (蜻蜓), from the bookshelf. I flipped through its pages, and her words about faith jumped off the page into my heart. She talked about how she had trained herself to love the feeling of not knowing where she was going, and just trusting that as she opened up her wings and flew off in an unknown direction, things would work out.
At that moment, I recognized that a bigger desk symbolized bigger possibilities, stepping out in faith, and leaving my comfort zone.
4. What was the limitation of the “secretary desk”?
A.It was too old to be functional. |
B.It competed with the shelf for room. |
C.It prevented the author focusing on writing. |
D.It was a bit small in size. |
5. When did the author want to buy a new desk?
A.After she was stuck in a mess. |
B.When she finished writing a book. |
C.When she moved into a bigger house. |
D.After she missed an important contest. |
6. What was the author afraid of before?
A.Unemployment. | B.Loss of inspiration. |
C.Uncertainty. | D.Lack of trust. |
7. What would be the best title of the passage?
A.My Writing Journey | B.On the Wings of Change |
C.My Lifelong Faith | D.On the Desk of Fate |