书面表达(二)短文续写
1、阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
The event that stands out in Tom’s memory happened one morning when Tom was only ten years old. He was at home with his elder sister Jane. Tom was doing his homework when he heard raised voices. At first he thought nothing of it since customers in the motorcycle shop directly below their flat often became loud, but he soon realized this time it was different. “Quick! Quick! Remove the motorcycles from the shop.” someone yelled.
Then a thick burning smell filled the air. When Tom opened the front door of their flat to investigate, a thick cloud of smoke greeted him. The motorcycle shop had caught fire and people were running and crying.
Jane, who had been playing the violin in her room, hurried to the living room. They rushed out of the door and along the corridor(走廊)through the smoke.
They were heading towards the stairway at the far end of the corridor when Jane stopped in her track. She turned around and headed back the way they came. Tom had no idea what she was doing, but he followed suit.
Jane had suddenly remembered the lady in her 70s who lived next door to them, who they called Makcik, Malay for auntie. Jane began banging on Makcik’s door, but got no answer. As the smoke thickened around them, Tom could see many of their neighbors—some still in their pyjamas—running for safety. The thought of fear crossed his mind.
“She would have run for safety like everyone else!” Tom cried. However, Jane refused to give up. “I know Makcik’s still inside.” She said she was familiar with Makcik’s daily routine and was certain she would still be sleeping. She pounded the door. “Go downstairs. Go now! Go!” 注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2. 应使用5个或以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语; 3. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好; 4. 续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1:
Tom noticed the flame was reaching up.
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Luckily, some neighbors passing by stopped and offered help.
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2、阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
In 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw a beautiful brooch (胸针) in a shop window that made his heart racing. But the price — five dollars — was too high for Reuben Earle. Five dollars would buy almost a week’s food for his family.
Reuben couldn’t ask his father for the money. Everything his father made through fishing went to his mother, Dora. Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue (胶水) that held it together. The housework was never-ending, and she struggled to feed and clothe their five children but she was happy as her family and their well-being were all she cared about. He opened the shop’s weathered (风化的) door and went inside. Standing proud and straight in his flour-sack (面粉袋改做的) shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding,“ But I don’t have the money right now. Can you please hold it for me for some time?” \shopkeeper smiled. “People around here don’t usually have that kind of money to spend on things. It can be kept for a while.”
Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. He would raise the money and not tell anybody, for he thought Mum would get surprised when she saw that brooch. On hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben suddenly had an idea that he could raise money by selling the used nail bags (装钉子的麻袋). People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails bought in bags from a local factory. Sometimes the used bags were thrown away at the construction site (工地), and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece.
That day he sold two nail bags and hid the money in a soda tin (汽水罐). 注意:1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右; 2. 应使用5个以上短文标有下划线的关键词语; 3. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好; 4. 续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词。 Paragraph 1
Every day after school, Reuben started his plan.
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Finally, the time came!
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\of time and it will have bad influence on your study?\ten-year-old me when she found out that I had signed up for an English story-telling competition. I bowed my head; yes, she was right. By then I was entering Grade Six, faced with the biggest challenge yet to come 一 the examination to enter my dream junior high school. For that, I had given up my beloved piano lesson, my favorite cartoon program and even the joyful weekend
family reunion with my cousins. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if my very-strict-university-teacher mother got angry at me when I chose to do anything that had little to do with study at that important moment. In her opinion, if I hadn't spent all my time on my study I would have difficulty in entering my dream junior high school.
But that’s not all to it. Now please take a good look at the twenty-year-old me, and imagine what I was like when I was ten. Here are the key words: nervous, shy, tongue-tied when facing strangers, and essentially a bookworm. These signs looked fatal(致命的) to my mother, and possibly to you, too; she thought that I could be anything but a good public speaker. Well, I myself actually said no to my English teacher at first, because I had never done anything like that before and I was afraid. But he told me that — since I liked reading so much, why not try to tell a story I love to everyone? He also promised me that the judges were not frightening at all; just think of them as carrots and cabbages in a vegetable garden. Paragraph 1:
The ten-year-old me was persuaded by my teacher’s words. _________________________________________________________
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Apparently surprised by my response, my mother looked as if she was close to another outburst — but she only sighed. _________
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4、 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。续写的词数应为150左右。
Sometimes, good intentions alone are not enough when your attempt to be kind to someone leaves you feeling worse than before.
In a certain store where they sell puddings (补丁), a number of these delicious things are laid out in a row. Here you may select the one which is most to your taste, and you are even allowed to taste them before coming to a decision.
I have often wondered whether some people having no intention of making a purchase would take advantage of this privilege. One clay I asked a salesgirl the question, and I learned it was indeed the case.
\one of the puddings, though he never buys anything. I remember him from last year. Well, let him come if he wants it, and he is welcome to it. And what's more, I hope there are a lot more stores where he can go and get his share. He looks as if he needs it all right, and I suppose they can afford it.\
She was still speaking when an elderly man walked up to the counter and began looking closely at the row of puddings with great interest.
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The elderly gentleman, who was poor but neatly dressed, accepted the spoon and began to taste one after another of the puddings. \heavy.\
Among the crowd of happy, rich-looking shoppers, the little black figure of the old man seemed pitiful and out of place, and in a burst of kindness, I went up to him and said: \sir, will you do me a favor? Let me purchase you one of these puddings. It would give me such pleasure.\Paragraph 1:
The old man jumped back as if he had been bitten, and the blood rushed to his face. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________