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Ⅰ.阅读理解
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Asachild,Iwasproudofmysouthernorigin.Myownvoicereflectedmyfamily’spastandpresent—partnorthernMississippi,partTennessee,allsouthern.
TherewasnosoundIlovedmorethanmygrandmother’saccent:thick,sweet,warm.
Whilegrowingup,Ibegantorealizeoutsideofourregion;southernerswereoftendismissedasunculturedandignorant.IwasreadytoleavebehindmytinytowninWestTennessee,startinganewlifeandjumpingatbigchancesinsomefar-offcities.Inthatembarrassingspacebetween“teen”and“adult”,myaccentwasasymbolofeverythingIthoughtIhatedaboutmylifeintheruralSouth.Ifeareditwoulddisqualifymefrombeinganotedmagazinewriter.Iwouldhavetotalkless“country”.SoIkilledapieceofmyself.I’mashamedofit,butI’mmoreashamedthatItriedtokillthatpartofsomeoneelse—changeEmily’saccent.
ImetEmilyincollege.Shewasdeterminedtoworkforthestudentnewspaper,
whichwaswhereIspentmostofmywakinghours,andwebecamefriends.She,unlikeme,acceptedherroots.Earlyinourfriendship,hermotheraskedwhereIwasfrom,
assumingitwassomewhereupnorth.ThenIfeltmyeffortspaidoffandevenwantedtoignorethemistake.
Emilyistwoyearsyoungerandshecaredaboutmyopinion.IadvisedhertobemorelikemeandhidehersignatureManchesteraccent.Istressedthatthroughoutourcollegeyears,oftenbymakingfunofhervowel(元音)sounds.ItoldmyselfIwashelpingherachieveherdreamofworkingasareporter.Now,Iseethatitwasactuallyaboutjustifyingmyhidingpartofmyself.
GrandmaCarolynusedtotellme,“Girl,don’tforgetwhereyoucomefrom.”
NowItrulyunderstandthat.Manythingshavefadedfrommemory,butthissticksinmymindwithuncomfortableclarity.NowthatIamgrownandhavelefttheSouth,it’simportanttome.
1.Whatmadetheauthorwanttoleaveherhometown?
A.Appealofconvenienc