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1、Ileftbaseball,notforphysicalreasonsbutbecauseitwasmyseasonforchange.SoIdecidedtowalkawayandonceIdid,likethevastmajorityofplayers,Iwaslost.ItwouldbethefirsttimesinceIlearnedtoswingabatthatIwouldspendanentiresummerwithouteverputtingonauniform.Onceyouleavesthepitchit
2、’snolongeryouagainstthatfastball,itisyouagainstyourself.Soyouswimaroundtryingtofigureoutwhatyoung,retiredbaseballplayersdowiththeirlives.Forme,themomentwascompletelywithouttheguidingwisdomofmyfather,whocouldcommunicatewithmewithjustanodofhishead,buthepassedawaytwo
3、yearsago.Sincemyretirement,Ihavesearchedforthenextpassion.Itisadiscouragingjourney,andmanyplayersneverfindthatnextlove,eventhoughtheykeptlooking.Ofcoursemyfathercouldneverbereplaced.Hispassionwaswriting.Heleftbehindabodyofpoetrythatguidesmenow.Ididn’tstaylostforev
4、er.IfoundsomethingthatIwasn’tlookingfor:avoicethroughwriting.Writingintroducedmetopeoplewhowereotherwisestrangersandmadethemguestsatmytable.OnlylaterdidIunderstandthatthiswouldbeabridgetounderstandingmyfatherinanotherway.AwaythatledmetoconnecttoapassionIdidn’treal
5、izewebothshared.Aftermyfirstbookwaspublished,Irealizedthatwritingwaspassionandeventherapy(疗法),butnowIalsothoughtthatmaybeI’dfoundmynextprofession.Thankfully,Ialwaysknewmyfatherwasproudofme.ButdespitelivingthedreamofsomanyAmericansandreachingitshighestlevel,Ihaveno
6、doubtthathewouldbeevenprouderofwhatIamdoingwithmywords.WordsthatIcanleaveformysontoreadoneday.53.Whycouldn’thisfatherofferhimanyhelpatthemoment?A.Becausehisfatherhadbeendeadfortwoyears.B.Becausehisfatherwasbusywritingpoems.C.Becausehisfatherwasawayonbusiness.D.Bec
7、ausehisfatherhadaheadinjurytwoyearsago.54.Howdidtheauthorgetoverthemostdifficulttimeinlife?A.Byswimmingtheentiresummer.B.Bycommunicatingwithhisfatherfacetoface.C.Byturningtohisfriendforhelp.D.Byreadinghisfather’sworksandwritinghisown.55.Accordingtothepassage,theau
8、thorwasmostlikelytobecomea_______.A.reporterB.writerC.coachD.player56.Theauthorpickedupwritingasacareermainlybecause_______.A.hecouldn’tfindanyotherjoba
