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【2023 新高考I&II卷】
阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When I was in middle school, my social studies teacher asked me to enter a writing contest. I said no without thinking. I did not love writing. My family came from Brazil, so English was only my second language. Writing was so difficult and painful for me that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic by acting out a play, where I played all the parts. No one laughed harder than he did.
So, why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail His reply: “Because I love your stories. If you’re willing to apply yourself, I think you have a good shot at this.” Encouraged by his words, I agreed to give it a try.
I chose Paul Revere’s horse as my subject. Paul Revere was a silversmith (银匠) in Boston who rode a horse at night on April 18, 1775 to Lexington to warn people that British soldiers were coming. My story would come straight from the horse’s mouth. Not a brilliant idea, but funny; and unlikely to be anyone else’s choice.
What did the horse think, as he sped through the night Did he get tired Have doubts Did he want to quit I sympathized immediately. I got tired. I had doubts. I wanted to quit. But, like Revere’s horse, I kept going. I worked hard. I checked my spelling. I asked my older sister to correct my grammar. I checked out a half dozen books on Paul Revere from the library. I even read a few of them.
When I handed in the essay to my teacher, he read it, laughed out loud, and said, “Great. Now, write it again.” I wrote it again, and again and again. When I finally finished it, the thought of winning had given way to the enjoyment of writing. If I didn’t win, I wouldn’t care.
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the news.
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I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation.
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【答案】
A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the news. I was informed that I won the first prize in the writing contest and that there would be an award presentation in two days. I was so happy to hear the news that I immediately shared it with my teacher. “I knew you’d win! I am proud of you. You made it!” he said excitedly. Then came the big day. When I was invited to the stage to receive the award, I expressed my thanks to my teacher. I said, “It’s you who make me fall in love with writing, my social studies teacher. Without your recognition and guidance, I couldn’t have written this article. Again thank you very much!”
I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation. My teacher was waiting for me. Holding my hands, he said “Congratulations! You are a good writer, so keep writing.” “You know I didn’t like writing before, but now I am crazy about it! I will try my best to create good works.” I said seriously. Since then, I have written many good works and now I am a famous writer. I owe my success to my social teacher who is a beacon in my life on the road to writing.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者上中学的时候，社会学老师邀请作者参加一个写作比赛。作者不喜欢写作，于是想都没想就拒绝了。但是在老师的鼓励下，作者同意试一试。作者在写作过程中虽然很累，但是没有放弃，坚持下来了。在作者最终完成写作时，作者感到写作让他很快乐，他已经不在乎输赢了。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“几个星期后，当我几乎忘记比赛的时候，传来了消息。”和第二段首句“颁奖后我去了老师的办公室。”可知，第一段可描写作者获得比赛一等奖，在颁奖典礼上作者表达了对社会老师的感激。
②由第二段首句内容“颁奖后我去了老师的办公室。”可知，第二段可描写老师鼓励作者继续写作，自此作者坚持写作取得了成功，作者将这一切归功于自己的老师。
2.续写线索：比赛消息传来——作者获奖——高兴——颁奖典礼感谢老师——颁奖后来到老师办公室——老师告诉作者坚持写作——作者表达了对写作的喜爱——作者写作取得了成功——感激老师
3.词汇激活
行为类
①告知：inform/tell
②成功做到：make it/succeed
③表达：express/convey
情绪类
①高兴的：happy/glad
②激动地：excitedly/with excitement
【点睛】[高分句型1] I was informed that I won the first prize in the writing contest and that there would be an award presentation in two days. （运用了由连接词that引导的宾语从句）
[高分句型2] It’s you who make me fall in love with writing, my social studies teacher.（运用了强调句）
[高分句型3] I owe my success to my social teacher who is a beacon in my life on the road to writing.（运用了who引导的限制性定语从句）
【2022新高考I&II卷】
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was the day of the big cross-country run. Students from seven different primary schools in and around the small town were warming up and walking the route(路线)through thick evergreen forest.
I looked around and finally spotted David, who was standing by himself off to the side by a fence. He was small for ten years old. His usual big toothy smile was absent today. I walked over and asked him why he wasn’t with the other children. He hesitated and then said he had decided not to run.
What was wrong He had worked so hard for this event!
I quickly searched the crowd for the school’s coach and asked him what had happened. “I was afraid that kids from other schools would laugh at him,” he explained uncomfortably. “I gave him the choice to run or not, and let him decide.”
I bit back my frustration(懊恼). I knew the coach meant well—he thought he was doing the right thing. After making sure that David could run if he wanted, I turned to find him coming towards me, his small body rocking from side to side as he swung his feet forward.
David had a brain disease which prevented him from walking or running like other children, but at school his classmates thought of him as a regular kid. He always participated to the best of his ability in whatever they were doing. That was why none of the children thought it unusual that David had decided to join the cross-country team. It just took him longer—that’s all. David had not missed a single practice, and although he always finished his run long after the other children, he did always finish. As a special education teacher at the school, I was familiar with the challenges David faced and was proud of his strong determination.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.
We sat down next to each other, but David wouldn’t look at me.
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I watched as David moved up to the starting line with the other runners.
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We sat down next to each other, but David wouldn’t look at me. I said gently and quietly, “No one can change your mind, except yourself. If you desire to challenge yourself, there is nothing to do with others’ thoughts.” He sat still with a deep breath. “You have a full preparation before this event, which is the most important reason why you show up here”, I added with a sincere tone. Hearing my words, David turned to me tremblingly with tears spilling out of his eyes and expressed he had made a firm determination to finish the cross-country run. His coach heard what David said and gave me a look—the kind that was more determined than anyone else’s.
I watched as David moved up to the starting line with the other runners. The race started. It seemed that the runway was extremely long for young children, not to mention a child with a heart disease. David insisted on running as if he had forgotten all his weaknesses, though he was tripped over within the a few kilometers. It didn’t take long before he picked himself up again and continued his mission. Classmates all appeared on the racing track, cheering for him. “Come on! You can make it! We are proud of you!” they shouted enthusiastically. To everyone’s joy, he reached the final line and ranked the 20th. It was no more important whether he won the first place or not. It was his brave heart and strong faith that could make something unusual happen finally.
【导语】本文以赛跑为线索展开。作者是一名特殊教育教师，在大型越野赛跑那天，发现患有大脑疾病的大卫独自站在一旁。作者问其原因，他说准备放弃比赛。从教练口中得知，因为担心同学们会嘲笑大卫，所以教练想让大卫自己去决定是否参加赛跑。作者让大卫追寻自己的内心，不理会别人的看法，大卫最终参赛，尽管遇到困难，他战胜了自己，这已经无关名次，而是他的勇敢和坚定让这一切成为可能。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“我们挨着坐着，但大卫不愿看我一眼。”和第二段首句内容”我看着大卫和其他选手一起走到起跑线上。”可知，第一段可描写作者鼓励大卫继续完成比赛，大卫经过强烈的心理斗争，最终决定参加比赛。
②由第二段首句内容“我看着大卫和其他选手一起走到起跑线上。”可知，第二段可描写大卫开始参赛，虽然中途遇到困难，仍然坚持到最后，完成比赛。
2.续写线索：鼓励大卫——心理变化——决定参赛——克服困难——加油助威——完成比赛
3.词汇激活：
行动类：
①深呼吸：with a deep breath/breathe deeply
②坚持做：insisted on doing/be stick to doing
情绪类：
①热情：enthusiastically /with great passion
②骄傲：be proud of/take pride in
【点睛】[高分句型1]. You have a full preparation before this event, which is the most important reason why you show up here. (由which引导的非限制性定语从句和 why引导的限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2]. Hearing my words, David turned to me tremblingly with tears spilling out of his eyes and expressed he had made a firm determination to finish the cross-country run. (现在分词作状语和省略that的宾语从句)
[高分句型3]. It was his brave heart and strong faith that could make something unusual happen finally. (含有It was…that结构的强调句型)
【2021新高考I&II卷】
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
A MOTHER’S DAY SURPRISE
The twins were filled with excitement as they thought of the surprise they were planning for Mother’s Day. How pleased and proud Mother would be when they brought her breakfast in bed. They planned to make French toast and chicken porridge. They had watched their mother in the kitchen.There was nothing to it. Jenna and Jeff knew exactly what to do.
The big day came at last. The alarm rang at 6 a.m. The pair went down the stairs quietly to the kitchen. They decided to boil the porridge first. They put some rice into a pot of water and left it to boil while they made the French toast. Jeff broke two eggs into a plate and added in some milk. Jenna found the bread and put two slices into the egg mixture. Next, Jeff turned on the second stove burner to heat up the frying pan. Everything was going smoothly until Jeff started frying the bread. The pan was too hot and the bread turned black within seconds. Jenna threw the burnt piece into the sink and put in the other slice of bread. This time, she turned down the fire so it cooked nicely.
Then Jeff noticed steam shooting out of the pot and the lid starting to shake. The next minute, the porridge boiled over and put out the fire. Jenna panicked. Thankfully, Jeff stayed calm and turned off the gas quickly. But the stove was a mess now. Jenna told Jeff to clean it up so they could continue to cook the rest of the porridge. But Jeff’s hand touched the hot burner and he gave a cry of pain. Jenna made him put his hand in cold water. Then she caught the smell of burning. Oh dear! The piece of bread in the pan had turned black as well.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右。
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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As the twins looked around them in disappointment, their father appeared. Knowing what they were preparing for, he was greatly surprised. So immediately, he offered to get involved in the kids’ job. Firstly, he put the pot of porridge on a gentle heat, asking Jeff to watch out for it going for fifteen minutes. And then, he asked Jenna to break another two eggs and mix them with milk. With all preparations done, they started to fry bread together. In a flash, sweet smell filled the air in the kitchen. To their delight, the breakfast was a success in the end.
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The twins carried the breakfast upstairs and woke their mother up. Eyes opened, the woman heard a harmonious “Happy Mother’s Day” from her twin kids with hot, sweet breakfast before her. Behind the children stood their father. To shed light on the game of the gift, he told the mother the whole story. After learning about what happened, she rose quickly to gaze at the boy’s hand with moved tears rolling down her cheeks. “Thank you, my honey!” said the mother.
【导语】本文以母亲节为线索展开，讲述了双胞胎Jenna和Jeff为了献给母亲一份美味的早餐，自己动手，做起饭餐来，但是不幸的是，他们连连失败的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“当双胞胎失望地环顾四周时，他们的父亲出现了。”可知，第一段可描写他们的父亲指导帮助他们准备早餐。
②由第二段首句内容“这对双胞胎把早餐端到楼上，叫醒了他们的母亲。”可知，第二段可描写母亲收到孩子们的礼物早餐，非常感动。
2.续写线索：指导——积极——献礼——感动
3.词汇激活
行为类
①帮助：help/assist
②完成：finish/complete
③拥抱：hug/embrace
情绪类
①高兴：happy/delighted
②感动：moved/touched
【点睛】
[高分句型1]. Father helped them adjust the fire, which was the key to success. (which引导的非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2]. It was not only the breakfast, but the love of the children for her that moved her very much. (固定短语not only…but (also)和强调句型)
2023年高考模拟真题
1．（2023·浙江·校联考模拟预测）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I had all the usual child fears. I couldn’t go to sleep unless the light in my bedroom was on. I dreaded that someday when my mother was distracted, Crazy Betty (our local small-town oddball) would grab me in the grocery store. On the hottest summer nights, my feet had to be wrapped tightly in my bed sheets; if one of them hung bare over the side of the bed, who knew what might grab it in its cold, slimy claw.
But all other frights paled in comparison with the Great Fear, the Titanic of my childhood terrors. That fear — and I admit, I feel a tightening in stomach typing the words even today — was that something would happen to Monk-Monk, my beloved toy monkey. That was the deepest fear of my childhood and I learned from it the lesson of cherishing what’s important in my life.
Looking at Monk-Monk today, you wouldn’t see what I see. You’d see a torn, discolored sock monkey, very much past his prime, stuffing leaking from his stumpy tail, holes on his sock-body inexpertly stitched up with thread that doesn’t match. I see my dearest childhood friend, my companion of a thousand nights. When I was only two and very ill, an aunt made him for me and delivered him to the hospital. I bonded with him fiercely and rarely let him out of my sight. When no one else was around, Monk-Monk played endless games with me, soaked up my tears, and listened to my secrets.
And then Uncle Ken came to visit. He lived in Ohio and occasionally he would come and stay with us for a couple of days. I didn’t know Uncle Ken well, and I didn’t like him very much. I had the feeling that he didn’t really like me, either. He clearly thought it was pretty silly that a big first-grader was dragging a sock monkey around, and he teased me by saying he thought he’d take Monk-Monk home to Ohio with him. His words almost scared me to death. I clutched Monk-Monk more tightly.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I was at school a few days later when Uncle Ken left.
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Finally Monk-Monk was found jammed behind the sofa.
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【答案】One possible version:
I was at school a few days later when Uncle Ken left. As I sat at my desk, trying to focus on my lessons, a sense of unease lingered in the pit of my stomach. Thoughts of Monk-Monk being taken away from me continued to haunt my mind. When I came home, I couldn’t find Monk-Monk anywhere. I can hardly describe the depths of my panic. I don’t think I cried; my terror was beyond that. I could barely breathe. Where was Monk-Monk What has Uncle Ken done to him Had Uncle Ken thrown him out of his car window Was Monk-Monk lying in a weedy strip along the interstate, lonely and cold, never to be loved again
Finally Monk-Monk was found jammed behind the sofa. A surge of relief washed over me like a warm embrace. Tears of joy welled up in my eyes, blurring my vision as I rushed to retrieve my beloved sock monkey. Gently cradling Monk-Monk in my arms, I examined him closely. His discolored fur was covered in dust and his stitches were even more frayed than before, but he remained resilient. That near-loss of Monk-Monk was my first encounter with real, deep-down fear and I was so blessed to have it back.
【导语】本文以事件为线索展开，作者讲述了自己童年时期的恐惧，那时候作者害怕各种东西，其中最害怕的是心爱的玩具猴子Monk-Monk会发生什么事。这是作者童年时最深的恐惧，也教会了作者珍惜生命中重要的东西。虽然今天Monk-Monk已经过了黄金时代，但是它是作者儿时最好的伴侣，作者无法离开它。Ken叔叔来作者家里做客的时候，取笑作者一直拿着Monk-Monk，说自己会把它带回俄亥俄州的家，作者非常害怕。
【详解】1. 段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“几天后Ken叔叔离开时，我在学校。”可推知，第一段可描写作者在学校里非常担心Monk-Monk被Ken叔叔带走，然后回家的时候没有找到Monk-Monk，内心非常慌张恐惧。
②由第二段首句内容“最后，Monk-Monk被发现被卡在沙发后面。”可知，第二段可描写作者重新找到Monk-Monk时喜悦的心情，找到后仔细检查Monk-Monk。
2. 续写线索：Ken叔叔离开——担心Monk-Monk被带走——没有找到Monk-Monk时内心的恐惧——发现Monk-Monk——找回的喜悦——仔细检查
3. 词汇激活
行为类
①专心于：focus on/ pay attention to/concentrate on
②停留：linger/stay/remain
③描述：describe/give an account of/recount
④找回：retrieve/get back/bring back/repossess
⑤抱：cradle/embrace/cuddle
⑥检查：examine/inspect/look into/scrutinize
情绪类
①恐惧：panic/fear/fright/terror
②宽慰：relief/comfort/relaxation/ease
③幸运的：blessed/fortunate/lucky
【点睛】[高分句型1] As I sat at my desk, trying to focus on my lessons, a sense of unease lingered in the pit of my stomach. (从属连词As引导时间状语从句、现在分词短语trying…作伴随状语)
[高分句型2] Was Monk-Monk lying in a weedy strip along the interstate, lonely and cold, never to be loved again (不定式短语never to be…作结果状语)
[高分句型3] Tears of joy welled up in my eyes, blurring my vision as I rushed to retrieve my beloved sock monkey. (现在分词短语blurring…作伴随状语、从属连词as引导时间状语从句)
2．（2023·江苏扬州·扬州中学校考模拟预测）阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
A Painting Just Like Home
Lisa wasn’t so happy when the bell went for break. At her old school, she used to play with her friends. Now she sat alone in the corner of the field and watched the other kids play. The only thing Lisa liked about her new school was art. She hadn’t had art classes at her old school, but here they lasted a whole hour. During the art classes, Lisa forgot that she didn’t have friends here.
When clearing her table, Lisa noticed a box of chalk by the window. She put it in her pocket. Then she took her usual place at the end of the line. As she and her classmates walked down the hall and out into the playground, Lisa remembered how she and her mother used to draw chalk designs on the long drive way leading to their old apartment. The patterns are called rangoli, a traditional Indian decoration, and they look like stars and roses. Lisa’s mother said the drawings were to welcome guests to their home. Lisa missed the times.
Lisa walked to the basketball court and sat on the sidelines. She took the chalk out and began to draw her favorite rangoli pattern with huge petals and stars with eight points. “That’s pretty,” a voice said. She turned around and saw that Eric, a boy in her class, was watching her. “It’s called rangoli,” she said. “The floor of my grandmother’s house has pattens like that,” Erie said.
“What do you mean ” Lisa asked. “Hand me a piece of chalk,” Eric said. Eric sat down and began to draw. He drew flowers that were more detailed than Lisa’s, but still had huge petals. Then he drew circles inside circles, and surrounded them with small diamonds. Lisa kept drawing too.
“What are you guys doing ” a voice asked. Lisa and Eric had been so absorbed in drawing that the hadn’t noticed their classmate Emma had been watching them. “Hey,’ Emma said, sitting down beside them, “that looks like the rugs in my house. Except on the rugs, the shapes are bigger and flatter.”
注意：
1. 续写词数应为 150 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
“Show us,” said Eric, handing Emma a piece of chalk.
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Hearing the teacher’s praise, many students gathered around.
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【答案】范文：
“Show us,” said Eric, handing Emma a piece of chalk. Emma took the chalk and began drawing. She drew shapes that were full of straight lines and bright colors. They were bigger than the shapes Lisa and Eric had drawn, covering each other to form new shapes. She colored the drawings purple, blue, and white. “Wow!” the art teacher showed up and said. “It’s beautiful.” The three students stood up and looked at what they had done, their heart swelling with pride.
Hearing the teacher’s praise, many students gathered around. They made various comments, varying from the universe with planets and stars to a coral reef full of fish. Finally the teacher asked for Lisa’s opinion. Glancing at Eric and Emma, whose knees, elbows, and fingers were covered in colorful chalk dust, she beamed sweetly and said, “It looks like home.” “I think so. Why don’t you enlarge the home together ” At their teacher’s words, the students joined in the painting cheerfully, joy permeating the air of the court.
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了丽莎在新学校感到孤独，对新学校唯一喜欢的就是艺术。在美术课上，丽莎忘记了她在这里没有朋友。某天，她走到篮球场，坐在场边。她拿出粉笔，开始画她最喜欢的rangoli图案，男孩埃里克被吸引，两人也成为了朋友。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“‘给我们看看。’埃里克说着，递给艾玛一支粉笔”可知，第一段可描写艾玛作画的经过，三人一起画画吸引了老师。
②由第二段首句内容“听到老师的表扬，许多学生围了过来”可知，第二段可描写围过来围观的学生的反应以及评价。
2.续写线索：艾玛作画——三人自豪——老师表扬——同学围观——气氛欢乐
3.词汇激活
行为类
充满：be full of /be filled with
出现：show up/appear
看：glance at/stare at
情绪类
美丽：beautiful /pretty
快乐：joy /happiness
【点睛】[高分句型1] They were bigger than the shapes Lisa and Eric had drawn, covering each other to form new shapes. (运用了现在分词作状语)
[高分句型2] Glancing at Eric and Emma, whose knees, elbows, and fingers were covered in colorful chalk dust, she beamed sweetly and said, “It looks like home.”(运用了whose引导非限制性定语从句)
3．（2023·福建厦门·统考三模）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was the longest heat wave anyone could remember, and Sebastian couldn’t wait to cool off at the beach with his dad. Before heading out of town, they stopped at the library and dropped off a few books.
Sebastian noticed a crew working on the library roof. He asked Dad what they were doing. Dad explained that they were repairing the roof, a difficult job he had done himself for a few years.
It was then that an idea flashed into Sebastian’s head: I bet they could use some water. But the idea disappeared just as quickly as the scenery passing by his window, and his thoughts turned to swimming.
The waves were perfect for bodyboarding, and a sea breeze cooled the air. But all too soon they were headed home, back to the heat. Sebastian was half listening to the radio when the DJ gave the weather report, “The record-breaking heat will continue throughout the afternoon,” she said. “If you have to be outside, remember to hydrate (补水) and stay in the shade.”
When they drove by the library, the roofers were still working and the sun was beating down on them. Sebastian wondered whether they have enough water. Sebastian had just finished two weeks of soccer camp, and even with frequent water breaks, it had been miserably hot. It made him think again about taking some water to the roofers. So he shared the idea with his brother, Marcos. Marcos shrugged. “You don’t even know those guys. They’ve probably gone home already anyway.”
Maybe Marcos was right Sebastian walked to the end of his driveway, where he could get a view of the library. But the roofers were still there, and the sun was still broiling (酷热的). Sebastian didn’t see any coolers or jugs anywhere. Then he told Dad, “I really think they need some water.” A look of concern came over Dad’s face. He picked up his car keys, saying “I think you’re right. It’s only going to get hotter.”
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Sebastian stuffed a bag with water bottles and got into the car with his dad.
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“It was all his idea,” dad smiled, nodding at Sebastian.
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【答案】 Sebastian stuffed a bag with water bottles and got into the car with his dad. As they drove to the library, Sebastian nervously approached the roofers and offered the water. A man got down the ladder and held the bag open for the others to see, signaling them to come into the shade for a water break. The roofers looked surprised but grateful. As they passed around the bottles and opened them, one crew member asked, “How do you guys know we have run out of water ”
“It was all his idea,” dad smiled, nodding at Sebastian. Sebastian didn’t know how to respond. But the crew’s smiles said it all. Having finished their water, the roofers put the empty bottles back into the bag. They thanked Sebastian and his dad again and waved them goodbye as they drove away. Arriving home, Dad praised Sebastian for his kindheartedness. A simple act made Sebastian feel good. He tossed the empties into the recycling bin. Then he poured two big glasses of cold water, one for himself and one for his dad.
【导语】本文讲述了在炎热的季节里，塞巴斯蒂安和爸爸一起去海滩上避暑，途径图书馆，塞巴斯蒂安注意到有工人在图书馆屋顶上工作，他认为天气很热，工人们会需要一些水。回来的路上，他注意到工人仍在工作，他考虑给他们送一些水，他和爸爸说了自己的想法，爸爸同意他的意见。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“塞巴斯蒂安把一个袋子塞满水瓶，和他爸爸一起上了车。”可知，第一段可描写塞巴斯蒂安给工人们送水的过程及工人们的反应。
②由第二段首句内容““这都是他的主意，”爸爸微笑着对塞巴斯蒂安点点头。”可知，第二段可描写经过这件事后，塞巴斯蒂安的感受。
2.续写线索：给工人们送水——工人们的反应——工人们表示感谢——塞巴斯蒂安和父亲离开——塞巴斯蒂安的感受
3.词汇激活
行为类
①提供：offer/provide
②用完：run out of/use up
③扔：toss/throw
情绪类
①焦急地：nervously/anxiously
②惊讶的：surprised/amazed
【点睛】[高分句型1]. As they drove to the library, Sebastian nervously approached the roofers and offered the water. （由As引导的时间状语从句）
[高分句型2]. As they passed around the bottles and opened them, one crew member asked, “How do you guys know we have run out of water ”（由As引导的时间状语从句）
4．（2023·江苏南京·南京市第一中学校考三模）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给的段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Alexis Langlois, who manages a large farm, heard her neighbor crazily knocking on her front door on a Monday afternoon.
“There’s an emergency”, Amber Countryman yelled. “The horses are stuck in the water.” Langlois was struck with “absolute panic”. She threw on her winter boots — without socks — and rushed toward the small pond on the 80-acre property. She was surprised by what she saw: four horses were in the water up to their necks in10 feet of ice water.
She immediately called 911.While waiting for help to arrive, “people just started showing up,” she said. “Neighbors were pouring in. People came with ropes, chainsaws, shovels and pick axes.”
“I grabbed a bunch of supplies,” said Countryman, whose two teenagers and their friend also as sited with the effort.
“It was-8℃that day,” she said, adding that she brought out handwarmers and water for the helpers.
Everyone was determined to get the horses out of the pond — which is about 15feetwide.
Beneath a six-inch layer of ice, the water was “just barely above freezing”, said Chris Yerkes, the South Kalispell Fire Department chief who rushed to the pond with about a dozen volunteer personnel.
When the firefighters arrived, neighbors had already attempted to pave a path through the ice toward the edge of the pond using pick axes, sledgehammers and shovels, and “we continued with that effort.” Yerkes said. Unfortunately, “as we got closer to the edge, we realized there was about three to four inches of mud.”
The thick layer of mud — which the rescuers couldn’t cut through — blocked the horses from climbing out. Firefighters enlisted additional support from Flathead County Animal Control, as well as staff from local equestrian organization Rebecca Farm.
“There had to have been at least 60 people here,” Langlois said. “It was very swift action on everybody’s part.”
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1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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It took nearly two hours to find a workable solution that could bring all four horses to safety.
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To get the horses out, they used a powerful tractor (拖拉机) to get the animals out of the mud and ropes to pull them over the edge.
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【答案】One possible version
It took nearly two hours to find a workable solution that could bring all four horses to safety. It was a process of trial and error that required a few firefighters to slip into the cold water to tie belts under the chests of the horses. The scene was chaotic, and everyone was panicky. Eventually emergency responders secured a rope around the first horse. The method worked, and the first horse was saved.
To get the horses out, they used a powerful tractor to get the animals out of the mud and ropes to pull them over the edge. Using the same method but with a more powerful tractor, they saved the remaining three horses, one by one. The effort took a total of about three hours. Despite being chilled and startled, all four horses seemed healthy.
【导语】本文以故事发展为线索展开。周一下午，Alexis Langlois的四匹马被困在水塘里了，她拨打了911后等待救援。邻居们也都来了，带来了绳子、链锯、铲子和镐。每个人都决心把马就出来。很快，消防队员来了，和邻居们一起把马救了出来。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“花了将近两个小时才找到一个可行的解决方案，使四匹马都安全。”可知，第一段可描写救援过程的艰难以及怎么找到有效办法救出第一匹马。
②由第二段首句内容“为了把马弄出来，他们用一辆马力强大的拖拉机把马从泥里拖出来，用绳子把它们拉到边缘。”可知，第二段可描写他们用同样的办法救出其余三匹马。
2.续写线索：马被困水塘——拨打911求助——邻居们来帮忙——消防队员到来——实施救援——四匹马得救
3.词汇激活
行为类
①滑倒：slip/slide
②系，栓：tie/attach
③拉，拖：pull/draw/drag
情绪类
①恐慌的：panicky/terrified
②受惊吓的：startled/frightened
【点睛】[高分句型1] It took nearly two hours to find a workable solution that could bring all four horses to safety.（由关系代词that引导的限制性定语从句）
[高分句型2] Using the same method but with a more powerful tractor, they saved the remaining three horses, one by one.（运用现在分词作状语）
5．（2023·湖南长沙·湖南师大附中校考一模）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The chain of kindness
The rain was coming down so hard that each drop seemed to explode as it hit the roof of the car. Tom looked out into the coal-black night, struggling desperately to keep his car on the road. The rain beatdown continuously and the road was deserted except for Tom and his car.
Tom could see his wheelchair in the backseat from the rear-view mirror and quickly looked down at his thin, broken legs. He could feel a familiar wave of despair start to wash over him. Suddenly, a loud noise shook him out of his moment of hopelessness as the car began to bump down the road. “Great,” he thought, “a flat tyre.”
With a heavy sigh, Tom brought the car to a stop, resting his head on the steering wheel, defeated! After a few seconds, he looked up and peered out of the window. In the distance, he could see a light twinkling in the blackness.
When Tom approached the house, a young girl around ten years old was standing in the doorway. He pulled up and rolled down the window. “Are your parents at home ” he shouted over the wind and rain. “I have a flat tyre and I need help.”
“Wait a minute,” the girl replied and went into the house. A few minutes later, she returned with an old man. The girl held his arm and smiled lovingly up at him.
Tom explained the problem to the old man and added, “I need help because my legs are paralyzed.” The words came out flat. But he did not know how else he could convey the fact that he needed help from this weak old man in the middle of the rainstorm. The old man simply nodded.
The old man and the little girl concentrated on their work and the rain was soaking them. Once again, Tom couldn’t help but feel he was useless. Soon the old man stepped to the window. “You’re all set,” he said. Tom handed some money to the old man, but he made no move to take it. Finally, the young girls aid, “Grandfather is blind.”
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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Tom did not know what to say.
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Inspired by the chance encounter, Tom started to see everything differently.
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【答案】One possible version:
Tom did not know what to say. He just gestured towards the girl and the old man helplessly as he stumbled through an explanation that he would like to pay them for their help. The grandfather waved a hand and said, “There is no need. Just be careful about getting home and continue the chain of kindness.” Tom got back on to the road. The rain was now only a light mist, revealing the road ahead. A she drove through the night, he found himself looking forward to the journey ahead.
Inspired by the chance encounter, Tom started to see everything differently. He contacted his doctor the next day to see if he could do something to increase his mobility. Later, he pursued his long-lost dream of becoming a teacher and reconnected with his family. Perhaps Tom was disabled in one way, but he decided that he would not let this define who he was or what he could accomplish. Most importantly, he began to look forward to each new day and view it as an opportunity to help others so that he could continue the chain of kindness.
【导语】文章以人物为线索展开，讲述一天夜里双腿残疾的Tom独自一人驾车行驶在倾盆大雨之中，突然他发现他的车子爆胎了。Tom将车开到路边的一幢小屋求助。在那里，一个小女孩和她的爷爷冒雨为Tom修好了车。当Tom准备给这对爷孙钱以示感谢时，他发现爷爷竟然是一位盲人。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①根据第一段首句“Tom吃惊得说不出话来”可知，下文可描写Tom付钱给老人，但被拒绝，老人告诉他可以把这份传递下去。
②根据第二段首句“这件事让Tom大受鼓舞，他决定联系医生来改善自己的行动能力”可知，下文可描写Tom不再颓废，重拾自己的梦想，并努力将这份信念转化为有益于他人的行动。
2. 续写线索：吃惊——付钱——拒绝并叮嘱将爱心传递下去——受到鼓舞——不再颓废，重拾梦想——帮助他人
3.词类激活
行为类
①发现：find/feel/realize
②联系：contact/get in touch with
③决定：decide/determine/make up one’s mind
情绪类
①善良：kindness/goodness
②无助地：helplessly/hopelessly
【点睛】[高分句型1]A she drove through the night, he found himself looking forward to the journey ahead.（运用了as引导的时间状语从句）
[高分句型2]He contacted his doctor the next day to see if he could do something to increase his mobility.（运用了if引导的宾语从句）
[高分句型3]Most importantly, he began to look forward to each new day and view it as an opportunity to help others so that he could continue the chain of kindness.（运用了so that引导的目的状语从句）
6．（2023·浙江·校联考模拟预测）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Up in Lights
For some, putting up Christmas lights is a holiday chore. But for the Pascucci family, it was always a big day of celebration.
Every year on the day after Thanksgiving, Sara’s father, Anthony Pascucci, 60, woke up excited to string lights and decorate the lawn of his home and didn’t take them down until February, being the only house with Christmas decorations in the community. Anthony Pascucci believed the brightness of the lights could counter (抵消) some of the darkness of the past year with COVID-19.
In 2020, as in every other year, Anthony Pascucci strung colorful lights all around their roof until it looked as if sparkles were dripping onto the hallway. Sara’s brother, Anthony Jr. helped with the wiring, while Sara hung ornaments (装饰物) on the tree inside the house playing the song “White Christmas” over and over to keep everyone in the spirit. The whole place looked like a scene from a pop-up Christmas storybook.
On Christmas Eve, the whole house twinkled with lights and gifts were piled under the tree. Everyone was looking forward to overly stuffed clams——a typical Italian feast. But most of all, they looked forward to enjoying another Christmas together as a family.
However, Sara received a call from her colleague who had tested positive for COVID-19. Though Sara didn’t have any symptoms she decided to get tested right away, as well as the whole family. When their results came back they all learned that they also had COVID-19. Several weeks later on early February, Anthony Pascucci passed away after getting lung infections.
In addition to helping to plan the funeral for her father, Sara had to tackle a seemingly endless list of difficult to-dos. It was almost too much to bear.
注意：1续写词数应为150左右；2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
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But when she returned to the house after the funeral, the twinkling Christmas lights brought her a spark of joy.
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In the following days, more and more Christmas lights were reappearing on neighbors’ houses.
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【答案】But when she returned to the house after the funeral, the twinkling Christmas lights brought her a spark of joy. The lights were a sign of hope and resilience, a reminder that even in the darkest times, there is still beauty and brightness to be found. Sara realized that her father’s tradition of putting up Christmas lights wasn’t just about making their own home festive, it was about spreading that joy and hope to others as well.
In the following days, more and more Christmas lights were reappearing on neighbors’ houses. And soon the whole street was aglow with colorful lights and decorations. Every evening, families would take walks around the neighborhood, admiring the festive displays and feeling a sense of community and togetherness. The Pascucci family’s tradition had taken on a life of its own, becoming a symbol of resilience and hope in the face of difficult times. And as the years went on, the lights continued to shine brightly, bringing joy and comfort to all who saw them.
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了Anthony家族每年都会早早进行圣诞装饰，而今年，Anthony一家感染了COVID-19， Anthony Pascucci也因此去世。就在Sara感到悲伤时，整个街区都亮起了节日的彩灯，而这给Sara也带来一丝慰藉。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“但当她在葬礼后回到家里时，闪烁的圣诞彩灯给她带来了一丝欢乐。”可知，第一段可描写Sara回想起父亲在世时，心中有了一丝慰藉。
②由第二段首句内容“在接下来的几天里，越来越多的圣诞彩灯重新出现在邻居的房子里。”可知，第二段可描写整个街区的圣诞装饰都亮了起来，传统延续，给人们带来了欢乐。
2.续写线索：Anthony Pascucci每年都会进行圣诞装饰，觉得圣诞灯光会带来欢乐——2020年，Anthony Pascucci像往常一样进行圣诞装饰，一切都看起来很美好——突然，Sara的同事被确诊感染了COVID-19——Sara一家也感染了COVID-19———Anthony Pascucci不幸去世——Sara处理完葬礼事宜——回到家，闪烁的圣诞彩灯给自己的启示和慰藉——看到整个街区都亮起了圣诞彩灯——帕斯库奇家族的传统延续——心中倍感安慰
3.词汇激活
行为类
①散步：take walks/go for a walk
②欣赏：admire/appreciate
③继续：go on/continue
情绪类
①开心：joy/happiness/delight
②慰藉：comfort/consolation
【点睛】【高分句型1】Sara realized that her father’s tradition of putting up Christmas lights wasn’t just about making their own home festive, it was about spreading that joy and hope to others as well. (运用了that引导的宾语从句)
【高分句型2】And as the years went on, the lights continued to shine brightly, bringing joy and comfort to all who saw them. (运用了as引导的时间状语从句和who引导的限制性定语从句)
7．（2023·江苏南京·金陵中学校考模拟预测）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The economic downturn caught us. We sold our ranch and moved to town, Mother had decided to open a day nursery. She had had no training, but that didn’t stand in her way. She sent away for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task. It wasn’t long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. I accepted all this as a perfectly normal instance of Mother’s ability. But neither the nursery nor the motel my parents bought later had provided enough income to send my sister and me to college. In two years I would be ready for college. Time was running out, and Mother was anxious for ways to save money. It was clear that Dad could do no more than he was doing already — farming 80 acres in addition to holding a full-time job. A few months after we’d sold the motel, Mother arrived home with a used green typewriter.
“That’s all we can afford,” Mother said. “It’s good enough to learn on.” And from that day on, as soon as the table was cleared and the dishes were done, Mother would disappear into her sewing room to practice. The slow tap, tap, tap went on some nights until midnight. Soon I heard Mother got a job at the radio station. I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was wild with joy.
Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone.
Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing. “Is Mother all right ” I asked Dad. “She’s having a little trouble with her typing,” he said. “She needs to practice. I think she’d appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more. You might just remember that she is working primarily so you can go to college.”
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1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Wednesday, I arrived home earlier and was surprised by what I saw — Mother was crying in the corner of the couch.
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Mother took another job earning half, but the evening practice sessions on the old green typewriter continued.
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【答案】One possible version:
Wednesday, I arrived home earlier and was surprised by what I saw — Mother was crying in the corner of the couch. I approached cautiously and touched her shoulder. “Mother ” I said. “What’s happened ” She took a long breath and managed a weak smile. “I’m going to lose this new job. I can’t type fast enough. I guess we all have to fail sometime,” Mother said quietly. I could sense her pain and the tension of holding back the strong emotions that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me turned. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand the pressures on her.
Mother took another job earning half, but the evening practice sessions on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very different feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping away. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type. And I knew there was something strong growing in my heart. In time we harvested the fruits of labor. I went to college. Years after, I proudly accepted a job as a newspaper reporter, and Mother had already been a journalist with our hometown paper. Now the old green typewriter sits in my office, unrepaired. It is a reminder — not of failure, but of my mother’s courage, the courage to go ahead.
【导语】本文以事件为线索展开，经济衰退影响了作者一家的生活，家里不得不卖掉农场，搬到城里，母亲从零开始学起在六个月后开了一家日托所，但是母亲的日托所和父亲的汽车旅馆的收入都无法满足作者和妹妹上大学的需求。父亲已非常忙碌无法做更多的事情，在卖掉汽车旅馆后母亲买了旧的打字机，开始勤奋地练习打字，不久后在广播电台找到一份工作，她非常兴奋。但是周一的时候，母亲上班的第一天，她的兴奋就消失了。周二，父亲向作者解释这是因为母亲在打字上遇到了问题，并提醒作者这一切都是为了作者可以上大学。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“周三，我提早到家，看到的情景让我很吃惊——妈妈在沙发的角落里哭。”和第二段首句内容中的“母亲找了另一份工作”可知，第一段可描写作者上前询问母亲发生了什么事，母亲告知作者自己丢了打字的新工作，然后作者上前安慰母亲。
②由第二段首句内容“母亲找了另一份工作，挣一半的钱，但晚上仍在那台旧的绿色打字机上练习。”可知，第二段可描写在一家人的努力下，作者成功上了大学，母亲也取得了成就，作者因母亲的这一段经历有所感悟。
2.续写线索：母亲在哭泣——作者上前询问——作者安慰母亲——母亲另找工作，继续练习打字——一家人付出有所收获——作者感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①靠近：approach/go toward/go near
②感觉到：sense/feel/discern
③理解：understand/comprehend
④收获：harvest/gather/bring in
情绪类
①痛苦：pain/agony
②勇气：courage/bravery/fearlessness
【点睛】[高分句型1] I could sense her pain and the tension of holding back the strong emotions that were interrupted by my arrival. (关系代词that引导限制性定语从句修饰先行词the strong emotions)
[高分句型2] I had a very different feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping away. (从属连词when引导时间状语从句)
8．（2023·福建泉州·福建省德化第一中学校联考一模）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The Perfect Gift
Colin walked through the mall with his head down. He couldn’t bear to look at another window display of great Christmas gifts he couldn’t afford. There were only a few days left until Christmas, and Colin still didn’t t have a present for his parents. He had only managed to save four dollars and seventeen cents. He counted the money in his pocket and sighed heavily.
“You look upset today, Colin. What is the matter ” Colin’s older sister Whitney asked.
Colin explained his problem to his sister.
“Why don’t you make them something ” Whitney suggested.
“Making presents is for babies,” Colin said. “Mom and Dad won’t like baby stuff.”
“Hey, that is not true. When I was your age, I wrote Mom and Dad a poem for Christmas. They loved it so much that they had it framed (给……做框),” Whitney said.
Colin knew that was true. The poem was hanging in the living room right above the fireplace. Mom and Dad often stood at the fireplace and read the poem to him. But Colin wasn’t good at writing poems, so that didn’t really help him.
“It doesn’t have to be a poem,” Whitney said, “It could be anything that makes them think of you whenever they look at it. That’s why homemade gifts are special — because they make you think of the person who made it.”
“But I don’t know how to make anything Mom and Dad would actually want!” Colin said, kicking a tiny stone across the parking lot.
Whitney opened the car door. “Yes, you do! You’re always drawing those funny little comics. Why don’ t you do a family portrait(全家福) as a comic Mom and Dad would love it.”
”Maybe," Colin said. He thought about the idea the whole way home. He even pictured how he would draw everyone.
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Paragraph 1: For the next two days, Colin drew one picture after another.
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Paragraph 2: After all the other presents were opened, Colin handed his gift to his parents.
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【答案】One possible version:
For the next two days,Colin drew one picture after another. He was so absorbed in his work that he even ignored his sister’s calling him from downstairs to have dinner. The waste-paper basket was filled with pictures he was not satisfied with but he wouldn’t give up. He was trying to make sure everyone was drawn perfectly. Finally, he had everyone just right, his mother wearing her usual kind smile, his father holding his favorite book, his sister looking good in her red dress, and he himself standing beside them smiling widely. He wrapped the present carefully and put it under the tree on Christmas morning.
After all the other presents were opened, Colin handed his gift to his parents. Colin held his breath as his mom carefully unwrapped it. He had expected his mum would be disappointed but the moment she saw the comic, she started to cry.“ This is the best present you’ve ever given us, Colin. You must have spent a lot of time on it,” his mother said, holding the boy in her arms.“I know just where to put it,” his dad said with a smile. He took the drawing and placed it beside Whitneys poem above the fireplace. Colin stared up at the comic. It really was the perfect gift.
【导语】本文以事件发展为线索展开，讲述了Colin因没有足够的钱给父母买圣诞节礼物而感到难过，姐姐启发他帮父母做点什么作为礼物，他们想到了可以为家人画一个全家福。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“在接下来的两天里，科林画了一幅又一幅。”可知，第一段可描写Colin专注于画画，反复多次终于画出了自己满意的画，并放在圣诞树下。
②由第二段首句内容“在所有其他礼物打开后，科林把礼物递给了他的父母。”可知，第二段可描写Colin的父母收到礼物后很感动，说这是Coli送给他们的最好的礼物并决定把Colin的这幅画挂在姐姐的诗旁边。
2.续写线索：专注画画——不满意——终于画出了满意的画作——把礼物送给父母——母亲感动——最好的礼物——挂在姐姐的诗的旁边——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①呼喊：call/cry out
②放弃：give up /abandon
③看见：see/spot/catch sight of
情绪类
①对……感到满意：be satisfied with/be content with
②垂头丧气的：be disappointed/ be frustrated
【点睛】[高分句型1]He was so absorbed in his work that he even ignored his sister’s calling him from downstairs to have dinner.（结果状语从句）
[高分句型2]This is the best present you’ve ever given us（定语从句）
9．（2023·重庆·重庆南开中学校考模拟预测）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
There was a time when my favorite thing to do in the entire world was to play in the woods near our house. A river ran through them, so not only could I climb branches, but I could turn over rocks on the riverbank and find baby eels (鳗鱼).
My favorite book was called Guide to Reptiles (爬行动物). My father had given it to me for my birthday, and I read every page over and over, looking at the pictures of colorful animals. Some of the snakes were the most beautiful creatures I had ever seen, and some were described as poisonous, but still an important part of the ecosystem.
Little did I know that my book would end up saving a life.
My family moved to Virginia, into a new house. The houses were so new that no one had lived in them before. In fact, woods had been there first, and almost all the trees had been cut down to make room for houses and driveways. Inside our new house, everything smelled like fresh paint. Outside, no lawns had been planted, but my father tossed out grass seed and baby seedlings grew. My brother Patrick and I could not walk on them. We had to play in the driveway.
All the same, I liked our new house. One of the best things about living near the woods were the animals that would come into our yard. Rabbits and turtles came over every night. It seemed as if they were only trying to go home, and instead, what they had found was a big new land where their old homes used to be.
Besides playing in the driveway, we spent time in a sandbox, which my father built right next to the driveway. One day before dinner, I ran to the sandbox to build a castle but found there in the sandbox was a snake.
It was lying very still, and it was beautiful. The snake had rings of color around it-red, then white, then yellow, then black. I had seen a picture just like it in my reptile book, and I remembered that it was one of the prettiest snakes in it. It said in the book that the poisonous snake looked very much like it. I was scared and ran inside.
Para 1: “Dad! Dad! There’s a snake in the sandbox!” I yelled.
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Para 2: Two hours after the call, the zoo expert arrived with a secure container.
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【答案】“Dad! Dad! There’s a snake in the sandbox!” I yelled. My heart was pounding fast as I peered through the window, watching the snake lying still in the sand. My father ran out with a shovel, ready to take action, but I begged him not to hurt it. I remembered from my reptile book that snakes were an important part of the ecosystem, and I didn’t want to cause any harm to the animal. My father, sensing my concern, agreed to leave the snake alone and made a call to the local zoo for help.
Two hours after the call, the zoo expert arrived with a secure container. He carefully lifted the snake with a pair of tongs and placed it in the container. As he inspected it, he praised me for not hurting it, saying that snakes are often misunderstood creatures and that they play an essential role in the ecosystem. I felt a sense of pride, knowing that my knowledge from my reptile book had helped save the life of an innocent creature. It was a moment that changed my perspective on the world and taught me to be more mindful and respectful of all creatures, big and small.
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者喜欢在家附近的树林里玩耍，最喜欢的书是《爬行动物指南》，通过这本书，作者知道毒蛇在生态系统中起到重要作用，所以当有一天他在沙箱里看到一条毒蛇时，阻止了父亲伤害它，让作者感到自豪，因为从爬行动物书中获得的知识帮助拯救了一个无辜的生物的生命。
【详解】1. 段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容““爸爸！爸爸！沙箱里有条蛇!”我喊道。”可知，第一段可描写作者父亲打算杀死蛇，但是被作者阻止了。
②由第二段首句内容“两个小时后，动物园专家带着一个安全的容器赶到了。”可知，第二段可描写作者因为没有伤害蛇，拯救了一条生命而感到骄傲。
2. 续写线索：在车道旁玩——发现毒蛇——告诉父亲——阻止父亲伤害蛇——专家带走蛇——为拯救生命而感到骄傲
3. 词汇激活
行为类
①仔细看：peer/stare/gaze
②造成：cause/make
③检查：inspect/check/examine
情绪类
①担忧：concern/worry/apprehension
②自豪：a sense of pride/proud
【点睛】[高分句型1]My heart was pounding fast as I peered through the window, watching the snake lying still in the sand.(as引导的时间状语从句和现在分词作状语)
[高分句型1]As he inspected it, he praised me for not hurting it, saying that snakes are often misunderstood creatures and that they play an essential role in the ecosystem.(as引导的时间状语从句，现在分词作状语及that引导的宾语从句)
10．（2023·浙江·校联考模拟预测）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
“BEES ARE DYING!” Doodlebug Pinkley cried, thrusting his latest copy of World of the Weird at his sister Dandelion. His favorite magazine had a lot of strange but important content. This month it was insects in danger. The number of certain bugs, including bees, was falling sharply all over the world.
“It’s terrible!” Dandelion replied, after reading the article. They were sitting on the outdoor patio (露台) of Cool Yule’s Ice Cream Shop.
“Maybe we could make a bee roof garden, too — like in this article,” Doodlebug suggested. Yule recommended making it on the patio, adding a pollinator (传粉昆虫) garden up there would attract bees — and more customers. “Brilliant!” Everyone else responded in a chorus.
Now the problem was how to get the funds. Dandelion proposed raising money by setting up a booth near the shop’s entrance to alert people and ask them to donate. The plan was a go!
The next day their friends Bog, Tomiko and Izzy met Doodlebug and Dandelion inside Yule’s. Everyone was excited. They made handouts explaining how the garden would attract pollinators, do something to help prevent flooding, and improve the air.
“We should have a bee mascot (吉祥物),” Izzy suggested. Doodlebug recalled the old bee costume that his Mom wore for Halloween once. Over the enthusiastic uproar, Dandelion shouted, “And you’ll be the bee, Doodlebug!” “WILL NOT!” Doodlebug shot back. “Too big. We need to stuff some grownup into that costume.” But who, then For ten mad minutes the kids debated loudly.
“Silence, you little noisy kids!” someone suddenly roared. “I’m trying to read about bees in danger!” The whole crew turned in shock. There sat Doodlebug’s horrible teacher, Mrs. Noodleknocker. Doodlebug had discovered long ago that she was a World of the Weird fan, but that didn’t make her any nicer. “Bees and butterflies need help!” Mrs. Noodleknocker cried. “But a person can’t even worry about them peacefully!”
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Paragraph 1: Doodlebug’s eyes went wide as a brilliant idea came to m读后续写
高考真题
【2023 新高考I&II卷】
阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When I was in middle school, my social studies teacher asked me to enter a writing contest. I said no without thinking. I did not love writing. My family came from Brazil, so English was only my second language. Writing was so difficult and painful for me that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic by acting out a play, where I played all the parts. No one laughed harder than he did.
So, why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail His reply: “Because I love your stories. If you’re willing to apply yourself, I think you have a good shot at this.” Encouraged by his words, I agreed to give it a try.
I chose Paul Revere’s horse as my subject. Paul Revere was a silversmith (银匠) in Boston who rode a horse at night on April 18, 1775 to Lexington to warn people that British soldiers were coming. My story would come straight from the horse’s mouth. Not a brilliant idea, but funny; and unlikely to be anyone else’s choice.
What did the horse think, as he sped through the night Did he get tired Have doubts Did he want to quit I sympathized immediately. I got tired. I had doubts. I wanted to quit. But, like Revere’s horse, I kept going. I worked hard. I checked my spelling. I asked my older sister to correct my grammar. I checked out a half dozen books on Paul Revere from the library. I even read a few of them.
When I handed in the essay to my teacher, he read it, laughed out loud, and said, “Great. Now, write it again.” I wrote it again, and again and again. When I finally finished it, the thought of winning had given way to the enjoyment of writing. If I didn’t win, I wouldn’t care.
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1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the news.
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I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation.
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【答案】
【2022新高考I&II卷】
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was the day of the big cross-country run. Students from seven different primary schools in and around the small town were warming up and walking the route(路线)through thick evergreen forest.
I looked around and finally spotted David, who was standing by himself off to the side by a fence. He was small for ten years old. His usual big toothy smile was absent today. I walked over and asked him why he wasn’t with the other children. He hesitated and then said he had decided not to run.
What was wrong He had worked so hard for this event!
I quickly searched the crowd for the school’s coach and asked him what had happened. “I was afraid that kids from other schools would laugh at him,” he explained uncomfortably. “I gave him the choice to run or not, and let him decide.”
I bit back my frustration(懊恼). I knew the coach meant well—he thought he was doing the right thing. After making sure that David could run if he wanted, I turned to find him coming towards me, his small body rocking from side to side as he swung his feet forward.
David had a brain disease which prevented him from walking or running like other children, but at school his classmates thought of him as a regular kid. He always participated to the best of his ability in whatever they were doing. That was why none of the children thought it unusual that David had decided to join the cross-country team. It just took him longer—that’s all. David had not missed a single practice, and although he always finished his run long after the other children, he did always finish. As a special education teacher at the school, I was familiar with the challenges David faced and was proud of his strong determination.
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We sat down next to each other, but David wouldn’t look at me.
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I watched as David moved up to the starting line with the other runners.
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【2021新高考I&II卷】
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
A MOTHER’S DAY SURPRISE
The twins were filled with excitement as they thought of the surprise they were planning for Mother’s Day. How pleased and proud Mother would be when they brought her breakfast in bed. They planned to make French toast and chicken porridge. They had watched their mother in the kitchen.There was nothing to it. Jenna and Jeff knew exactly what to do.
The big day came at last. The alarm rang at 6 a.m. The pair went down the stairs quietly to the kitchen. They decided to boil the porridge first. They put some rice into a pot of water and left it to boil while they made the French toast. Jeff broke two eggs into a plate and added in some milk. Jenna found the bread and put two slices into the egg mixture. Next, Jeff turned on the second stove burner to heat up the frying pan. Everything was going smoothly until Jeff started frying the bread. The pan was too hot and the bread turned black within seconds. Jenna threw the burnt piece into the sink and put in the other slice of bread. This time, she turned down the fire so it cooked nicely.
Then Jeff noticed steam shooting out of the pot and the lid starting to shake. The next minute, the porridge boiled over and put out the fire. Jenna panicked. Thankfully, Jeff stayed calm and turned off the gas quickly. But the stove was a mess now. Jenna told Jeff to clean it up so they could continue to cook the rest of the porridge. But Jeff’s hand touched the hot burner and he gave a cry of pain. Jenna made him put his hand in cold water. Then she caught the smell of burning. Oh dear! The piece of bread in the pan had turned black as well.
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1. 续写词数应为150左右。
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
2023年高考模拟真题
1．（2023·浙江·校联考模拟预测）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I had all the usual child fears. I couldn’t go to sleep unless the light in my bedroom was on. I dreaded that someday when my mother was distracted, Crazy Betty (our local small-town oddball) would grab me in the grocery store. On the hottest summer nights, my feet had to be wrapped tightly in my bed sheets; if one of them hung bare over the side of the bed, who knew what might grab it in its cold, slimy claw.
But all other frights paled in comparison with the Great Fear, the Titanic of my childhood terrors. That fear — and I admit, I feel a tightening in stomach typing the words even today — was that something would happen to Monk-Monk, my beloved toy monkey. That was the deepest fear of my childhood and I learned from it the lesson of cherishing what’s important in my life.
Looking at Monk-Monk today, you wouldn’t see what I see. You’d see a torn, discolored sock monkey, very much past his prime, stuffing leaking from his stumpy tail, holes on his sock-body inexpertly stitched up with thread that doesn’t match. I see my dearest childhood friend, my companion of a thousand nights. When I was only two and very ill, an aunt made him for me and delivered him to the hospital. I bonded with him fiercely and rarely let him out of my sight. When no one else was around, Monk-Monk played endless games with me, soaked up my tears, and listened to my secrets.
And then Uncle Ken came to visit. He lived in Ohio and occasionally he would come and stay with us for a couple of days. I didn’t know Uncle Ken well, and I didn’t like him very much. I had the feeling that he didn’t really like me, either. He clearly thought it was pretty silly that a big first-grader was dragging a sock monkey around, and he teased me by saying he thought he’d take Monk-Monk home to Ohio with him. His words almost scared me to death. I clutched Monk-Monk more tightly.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I was at school a few days later when Uncle Ken left.
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Finally Monk-Monk was found jammed behind the sofa.
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2．（2023·江苏扬州·扬州中学校考模拟预测）阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
A Painting Just Like Home
Lisa wasn’t so happy when the bell went for break. At her old school, she used to play with her friends. Now she sat alone in the corner of the field and watched the other kids play. The only thing Lisa liked about her new school was art. She hadn’t had art classes at her old school, but here they lasted a whole hour. During the art classes, Lisa forgot that she didn’t have friends here.
When clearing her table, Lisa noticed a box of chalk by the window. She put it in her pocket. Then she took her usual place at the end of the line. As she and her classmates walked down the hall and out into the playground, Lisa remembered how she and her mother used to draw chalk designs on the long drive way leading to their old apartment. The patterns are called rangoli, a traditional Indian decoration, and they look like stars and roses. Lisa’s mother said the drawings were to welcome guests to their home. Lisa missed the times.
Lisa walked to the basketball court and sat on the sidelines. She took the chalk out and began to draw her favorite rangoli pattern with huge petals and stars with eight points. “That’s pretty,” a voice said. She turned around and saw that Eric, a boy in her class, was watching her. “It’s called rangoli,” she said. “The floor of my grandmother’s house has pattens like that,” Erie said.
“What do you mean ” Lisa asked. “Hand me a piece of chalk,” Eric said. Eric sat down and began to draw. He drew flowers that were more detailed than Lisa’s, but still had huge petals. Then he drew circles inside circles, and surrounded them with small diamonds. Lisa kept drawing too.
“What are you guys doing ” a voice asked. Lisa and Eric had been so absorbed in drawing that the hadn’t noticed their classmate Emma had been watching them. “Hey,’ Emma said, sitting down beside them, “that looks like the rugs in my house. Except on the rugs, the shapes are bigger and flatter.”
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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
“Show us,” said Eric, handing Emma a piece of chalk.
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Hearing the teacher’s praise, many students gathered around.
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3．（2023·福建厦门·统考三模）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was the longest heat wave anyone could remember, and Sebastian couldn’t wait to cool off at the beach with his dad. Before heading out of town, they stopped at the library and dropped off a few books.
Sebastian noticed a crew working on the library roof. He asked Dad what they were doing. Dad explained that they were repairing the roof, a difficult job he had done himself for a few years.
It was then that an idea flashed into Sebastian’s head: I bet they could use some water. But the idea disappeared just as quickly as the scenery passing by his window, and his thoughts turned to swimming.
The waves were perfect for bodyboarding, and a sea breeze cooled the air. But all too soon they were headed home, back to the heat. Sebastian was half listening to the radio when the DJ gave the weather report, “The record-breaking heat will continue throughout the afternoon,” she said. “If you have to be outside, remember to hydrate (补水) and stay in the shade.”
When they drove by the library, the roofers were still working and the sun was beating down on them. Sebastian wondered whether they have enough water. Sebastian had just finished two weeks of soccer camp, and even with frequent water breaks, it had been miserably hot. It made him think again about taking some water to the roofers. So he shared the idea with his brother, Marcos. Marcos shrugged. “You don’t even know those guys. They’ve probably gone home already anyway.”
Maybe Marcos was right Sebastian walked to the end of his driveway, where he could get a view of the library. But the roofers were still there, and the sun was still broiling (酷热的). Sebastian didn’t see any coolers or jugs anywhere. Then he told Dad, “I really think they need some water.” A look of concern came over Dad’s face. He picked up his car keys, saying “I think you’re right. It’s only going to get hotter.”
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1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Sebastian stuffed a bag with water bottles and got into the car with his dad.
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“It was all his idea,” dad smiled, nodding at Sebastian.
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4．（2023·江苏南京·南京市第一中学校考三模）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给的段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Alexis Langlois, who manages a large farm, heard her neighbor crazily knocking on her front door on a Monday afternoon.
“There’s an emergency”, Amber Countryman yelled. “The horses are stuck in the water.” Langlois was struck with “absolute panic”. She threw on her winter boots — without socks — and rushed toward the small pond on the 80-acre property. She was surprised by what she saw: four horses were in the water up to their necks in10 feet of ice water.
She immediately called 911.While waiting for help to arrive, “people just started showing up,” she said. “Neighbors were pouring in. People came with ropes, chainsaws, shovels and pick axes.”
“I grabbed a bunch of supplies,” said Countryman, whose two teenagers and their friend also as sited with the effort.
“It was-8℃that day,” she said, adding that she brought out handwarmers and water for the helpers.
Everyone was determined to get the horses out of the pond — which is about 15feetwide.
Beneath a six-inch layer of ice, the water was “just barely above freezing”, said Chris Yerkes, the South Kalispell Fire Department chief who rushed to the pond with about a dozen volunteer personnel.
When the firefighters arrived, neighbors had already attempted to pave a path through the ice toward the edge of the pond using pick axes, sledgehammers and shovels, and “we continued with that effort.” Yerkes said. Unfortunately, “as we got closer to the edge, we realized there was about three to four inches of mud.”
The thick layer of mud — which the rescuers couldn’t cut through — blocked the horses from climbing out. Firefighters enlisted additional support from Flathead County Animal Control, as well as staff from local equestrian organization Rebecca Farm.
“There had to have been at least 60 people here,” Langlois said. “It was very swift action on everybody’s part.”
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It took nearly two hours to find a workable solution that could bring all four horses to safety.
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To get the horses out, they used a powerful tractor (拖拉机) to get the animals out of the mud and ropes to pull them over the edge.
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5．（2023·湖南长沙·湖南师大附中校考一模）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The chain of kindness
The rain was coming down so hard that each drop seemed to explode as it hit the roof of the car. Tom looked out into the coal-black night, struggling desperately to keep his car on the road. The rain beatdown continuously and the road was deserted except for Tom and his car.
Tom could see his wheelchair in the backseat from the rear-view mirror and quickly looked down at his thin, broken legs. He could feel a familiar wave of despair start to wash over him. Suddenly, a loud noise shook him out of his moment of hopelessness as the car began to bump down the road. “Great,” he thought, “a flat tyre.”
With a heavy sigh, Tom brought the car to a stop, resting his head on the steering wheel, defeated! After a few seconds, he looked up and peered out of the window. In the distance, he could see a light twinkling in the blackness.
When Tom approached the house, a young girl around ten years old was standing in the doorway. He pulled up and rolled down the window. “Are your parents at home ” he shouted over the wind and rain. “I have a flat tyre and I need help.”
“Wait a minute,” the girl replied and went into the house. A few minutes later, she returned with an old man. The girl held his arm and smiled lovingly up at him.
Tom explained the problem to the old man and added, “I need help because my legs are paralyzed.” The words came out flat. But he did not know how else he could convey the fact that he needed help from this weak old man in the middle of the rainstorm. The old man simply nodded.
The old man and the little girl concentrated on their work and the rain was soaking them. Once again, Tom couldn’t help but feel he was useless. Soon the old man stepped to the window. “You’re all set,” he said. Tom handed some money to the old man, but he made no move to take it. Finally, the young girls aid, “Grandfather is blind.”
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Tom did not know what to say.
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Inspired by the chance encounter, Tom started to see everything differently.
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6．（2023·浙江·校联考模拟预测）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Up in Lights
For some, putting up Christmas lights is a holiday chore. But for the Pascucci family, it was always a big day of celebration.
Every year on the day after Thanksgiving, Sara’s father, Anthony Pascucci, 60, woke up excited to string lights and decorate the lawn of his home and didn’t take them down until February, being the only house with Christmas decorations in the community. Anthony Pascucci believed the brightness of the lights could counter (抵消) some of the darkness of the past year with COVID-19.
In 2020, as in every other year, Anthony Pascucci strung colorful lights all around their roof until it looked as if sparkles were dripping onto the hallway. Sara’s brother, Anthony Jr. helped with the wiring, while Sara hung ornaments (装饰物) on the tree inside the house playing the song “White Christmas” over and over to keep everyone in the spirit. The whole place looked like a scene from a pop-up Christmas storybook.
On Christmas Eve, the whole house twinkled with lights and gifts were piled under the tree. Everyone was looking forward to overly stuffed clams——a typical Italian feast. But most of all, they looked forward to enjoying another Christmas together as a family.
However, Sara received a call from her colleague who had tested positive for COVID-19. Though Sara didn’t have any symptoms she decided to get tested right away, as well as the whole family. When their results came back they all learned that they also had COVID-19. Several weeks later on early February, Anthony Pascucci passed away after getting lung infections.
In addition to helping to plan the funeral for her father, Sara had to tackle a seemingly endless list of difficult to-dos. It was almost too much to bear.
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But when she returned to the house after the funeral, the twinkling Christmas lights brought her a spark of joy.
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In the following days, more and more Christmas lights were reappearing on neighbors’ houses.
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7．（2023·江苏南京·金陵中学校考模拟预测）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The economic downturn caught us. We sold our ranch and moved to town, Mother had decided to open a day nursery. She had had no training, but that didn’t stand in her way. She sent away for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task. It wasn’t long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. I accepted all this as a perfectly normal instance of Mother’s ability. But neither the nursery nor the motel my parents bought later had provided enough income to send my sister and me to college. In two years I would be ready for college. Time was running out, and Mother was anxious for ways to save money. It was clear that Dad could do no more than he was doing already — farming 80 acres in addition to holding a full-time job. A few months after we’d sold the motel, Mother arrived home with a used green typewriter.
“That’s all we can afford,” Mother said. “It’s good enough to learn on.” And from that day on, as soon as the table was cleared and the dishes were done, Mother would disappear into her sewing room to practice. The slow tap, tap, tap went on some nights until midnight. Soon I heard Mother got a job at the radio station. I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was wild with joy.
Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone.
Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing. “Is Mother all right ” I asked Dad. “She’s having a little trouble with her typing,” he said. “She needs to practice. I think she’d appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more. You might just remember that she is working primarily so you can go to college.”
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Wednesday, I arrived home earlier and was surprised by what I saw — Mother was crying in the corner of the couch.
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Mother took another job earning half, but the evening practice sessions on the old green typewriter continued.
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8．（2023·福建泉州·福建省德化第一中学校联考一模）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The Perfect Gift
Colin walked through the mall with his head down. He couldn’t bear to look at another window display of great Christmas gifts he couldn’t afford. There were only a few days left until Christmas, and Colin still didn’t t have a present for his parents. He had only managed to save four dollars and seventeen cents. He counted the money in his pocket and sighed heavily.
“You look upset today, Colin. What is the matter ” Colin’s older sister Whitney asked.
Colin explained his problem to his sister.
“Why don’t you make them something ” Whitney suggested.
“Making presents is for babies,” Colin said. “Mom and Dad won’t like baby stuff.”
“Hey, that is not true. When I was your age, I wrote Mom and Dad a poem for Christmas. They loved it so much that they had it framed (给……做框),” Whitney said.
Colin knew that was true. The poem was hanging in the living room right above the fireplace. Mom and Dad often stood at the fireplace and read the poem to him. But Colin wasn’t good at writing poems, so that didn’t really help him.
“It doesn’t have to be a poem,” Whitney said, “It could be anything that makes them think of you whenever they look at it. That’s why homemade gifts are special — because they make you think of the person who made it.”
“But I don’t know how to make anything Mom and Dad would actually want!” Colin said, kicking a tiny stone across the parking lot.
Whitney opened the car door. “Yes, you do! You’re always drawing those funny little comics. Why don’ t you do a family portrait(全家福) as a comic Mom and Dad would love it.”
”Maybe," Colin said. He thought about the idea the whole way home. He even pictured how he would draw everyone.
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Paragraph 1: For the next two days, Colin drew one picture after another.
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Paragraph 2: After all the other presents were opened, Colin handed his gift to his parents.
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9．（2023·重庆·重庆南开中学校考模拟预测）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
There was a time when my favorite thing to do in the entire world was to play in the woods near our house. A river ran through them, so not only could I climb branches, but I could turn over rocks on the riverbank and find baby eels (鳗鱼).
My favorite book was called Guide to Reptiles (爬行动物). My father had given it to me for my birthday, and I read every page over and over, looking at the pictures of colorful animals. Some of the snakes were the most beautiful creatures I had ever seen, and some were described as poisonous, but still an important part of the ecosystem.
Little did I know that my book would end up saving a life.
My family moved to Virginia, into a new house. The houses were so new that no one had lived in them before. In fact, woods had been there first, and almost all the trees had been cut down to make room for houses and driveways. Inside our new house, everything smelled like fresh paint. Outside, no lawns had been planted, but my father tossed out grass seed and baby seedlings grew. My brother Patrick and I could not walk on them. We had to play in the driveway.
All the same, I liked our new house. One of the best things about living near the woods were the animals that would come into our yard. Rabbits and turtles came over every night. It seemed as if they were only trying to go home, and instead, what they had found was a big new land where their old homes used to be.
Besides playing in the driveway, we spent time in a sandbox, which my father built right next to the driveway. One day before dinner, I ran to the sandbox to build a castle but found there in the sandbox was a snake.
It was lying very still, and it was beautiful. The snake had rings of color around it-red, then white, then yellow, then black. I had seen a picture just like it in my reptile book, and I remembered that it was one of the prettiest snakes in it. It said in the book that the poisonous snake looked very much like it. I was scared and ran inside.
Para 1: “Dad! Dad! There’s a snake in the sandbox!” I yelled.
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Para 2: Two hours after the call, the zoo expert arrived with a secure container.
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10．（2023·浙江·校联考模拟预测）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
“BEES ARE DYING!” Doodlebug Pinkley cried, thrusting his latest copy of World of the Weird at his sister Dandelion. His favorite magazine had a lot of strange but important content. This month it was insects in danger. The number of certain bugs, including bees, was falling sharply all over the world.
“It’s terrible!” Dandelion replied, after reading the article. They were sitting on the outdoor patio (露台) of Cool Yule’s Ice Cream Shop.
“Maybe we could make a bee roof garden, too — like in this article,” Doodlebug suggested. Yule recommended making it on the patio, adding a pollinator (传粉昆虫) garden up there would attract bees — and more customers. “Brilliant!” Everyone else responded in a chorus.
Now the problem was how to get the funds. Dandelion proposed raising money by setting up a booth near the shop’s entrance to alert people and ask them to donate. The plan was a go!
The next day their friends Bog, Tomiko and Izzy met Doodlebug and Dandelion inside Yule’s. Everyone was excited. They made handouts explaining how the garden would attract pollinators, do something to help prevent flooding, and improve the air.
“We should have a bee mascot (吉祥物),” Izzy suggested. Doodlebug recalled the old bee costume that his Mom wore for Halloween once. Over the enthusiastic uproar, Dandelion shouted, “And you’ll be the bee, Doodlebug!” “WILL NOT!” Doodlebug shot back. “Too big. We need to stuff some grownup into that costume.” But who, then For ten mad minutes the kids debated loudly.
“Silence, you little noisy kids!” someone suddenly roared. “I’m trying to read about bees in danger!” The whole crew turned in shock. There sat Doodlebug’s horrible teacher, Mrs. Noodleknocker. Doodlebug had discovered long ago that she was a World of the Weird fan, but that didn’t make her any nicer. “Bees and butterflies need help!” Mrs. Noodleknocker cried. “But a person can’t even worry about them peacefully!”
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1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1: Doodlebug’s eyes went wide as a brilliant idea came to mind.
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Paragraph 2: The bee campaign was a massive success!
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