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2025北京高二（上）期末英语汇编
阅读理解B篇
一、阅读理解
（2025北京朝阳高二上期末）WhenIgotmyfirstresearchprojecttowork,Iwassoexcited.Seeingresearchinactionwasenjoyable.Myexcitement,though,wassooncutshortwhenmyprofessoraskedmetowritearesearchpaperontheproject.Mybodytensed.WritingwasthelastthingIwantedtodo;it’sonereasonwhyIpursuedscienceinthefirstplace.
IhadhatedwritingsinceIwasalittleboy.ButIcouldn’tavoidit:writingclasseswererequiredinhighschool.Forhours,Istaredatblankpages,tryingtoturnmydisorganisedthoughtsintofluentsentences.Myteacherswouldreturnmypaperslitteredwithred,showingmyparagraphswereoutoforder.Iwasfrustratedtonoend.HowcouldIknowwhatwasgoodiftherewasnoobjectivelyrightanswer?MaybeIwasn’tcutoutforwriting.
Istudiedengineeringincollege.Afewyearslater,Ijoinedaresearchlab.Theprofessorassignedmeaninitialprojecttoimprovetheefficiencyofaninductor(电路感应器).Ispentweekssettingupatestforanewdesign.WhenIgottheresults,though,thenumbersweren’tgood.Ikepttryingnewdesigns,usingtheresultstobrainstormideaswithateamofresearchers.Finally,afterdozensofdesigns,wehadonethatcouldwork.Iwasoverjoyed—untilmyprofessortoldmetowritethatresearchpaper.
Inpanic,Iaskedagraduatestudentinmylabforhelp.Icarefullywroteanoutline.ButwhenIaskedhimforfeedback,Isoonfoundthepaperfullofredmarks.BeforeIcouldquitindefeat,though,thegraduatestudentexplainedreddidn’tmeanIwasabadwriter.Writingisn’taone-and-donething.Itrequiresrevisingyourwork,oftenseveraltimes.Suddenlyitoccurredtome,“Hadn’tIdonethesamethingwhenIwasdesigningmyresearchproject?”Ikeptimprovingmyoutline,eventuallyturningitintosentencesandparagraphs,guidedbyfeedbackfromothers.Finally,Imadeit,andsurprisingly,Iwashavingfun.
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