新高考英语读后续写突破：科技故事

专题14高考英语专项突破“读后续写”一科技故事

科技改变生活，可以改变世界……

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阅读下面短文，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。

Awomanwhohadastroke（中Al）whileonaFaceTimevideocallwithhersister,saidthe

technologysavedherlife.EsmeeRussell,headoftheStrokeAssociation,said,“Astrokecan

happentoanyone,atanyage,atanytime.That'swhyit'ssoimportantthatpeopleknowhowto

actfast:itcouldsavealift."Strokeshappenwhenthebloodsupplytopartofthebrainiscutoff

byaclol（凝块）,ordamagedbybleedingthatcausesbraincellsintheaffectedareatodie.

OpokuaKwapong,wholivesaloneinNewYork,wasonacallwithhersister,Adumea

Sapong,inManchester,whenMrsSapongnoticedthathereldersister"didn'Mookright”.Andshe

alsonoticedhersister'svoicewasslurred（口齿不清）.MsKwapongsaidshehadnotrealisedhow

seriousthesituationwas.

The58-year-oldKwaponghadwokenfromanafternoonsleepwhenMrsSapongcalledher

onFaceTime.MsKwapongsaid“Mysisterlookedatmeandsaidshecouldseethatmyface

didn'tlookright.ShealsosaidthatIwasslurringmywords,butIthoughtshewasmakingafuss

（大惊小怪）andIdidn'tbelieveher.,,

MrsSapongsaidWhenIcalledKwapong,shesaidthatshe'dnotbeenfeelingwellandhad

beenfeelingtiredandwasalsohavingsomedifficultywalking.Isaid,'Perhapsyouneedtotake

somemedicine.5Shetriedtopickupaglassofwaterandwasn'tableto.ThenInoticedonthe

FaceTimevideocallthatherfacewasdrooping.Itoldhersheneededtohangupandimmediately

seeadoctor.ShethoughtIwasmakingafusssoIthencalledoneofmyothersisters,whoisa

doctor,andshecouldhearherspeakingandcouldalsotellthatherspeechwasslurred.Weboth

toldhertocallforhelpatonce.^^

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。

Para.1:

MsKuaponghungupthecallandthendialedtheemergencyservices.

Para.2:

MsKwapongsaid:"Thereisnodoubtthattheinternetandtechnologysavedmylife.

【答案】MsKwaponghungupthecallandthendialedtheemergencyservices.The

ambulancerushedtoherhouseandnursessenthertohospital.Inhospital,MsKwapongwas

diagnosedwithstrokeandshouldstayathospitalforatleastoneweek,HersisterAdumeaSapong

lookedafterher.Herdoctorsaidshewasluckytoreceivetreatmentquicklyorshecouldhavehad

muchtrouble.

MsKwapongsaid:"ThereisnodoubtthattheInternetandtechnologysavedmylife.Ifmy

sisterhadnotnoticedthatsomethingwasnotright,thenthingscouldhavebeensodifferent.Not

onlydidtechnologysavemylife,itnowalsoallowsmetolivemylife.IrelyalotonFaceTimeas

I'mnotabletotravelasmuchasIdidpreviously.Youhearalotofnegativestoriesaboutthe

Internetandtechnology,butIthinkthisisanexampleofhowtechnologycanhelpusindaily

【解析】

本文以人物为线索，讲述了一对老年姐妹在视频的过程中，妹妹发现姐姐的脸色不太好，说

话也变得口齿不清，便建议姐姐立即联系医院。凭借着互联网和科技的优势，老人被及时送

到了医院得到救治。

【详解】

1.段落续写：

①由第一段首句内容“Kuapong女士挂断了电话，然后拨打了急救服务。”可知，第一段可描

写Kuapong女士得到了及时的救治。

②由第二段首句内容“Kwapong女士说：‘毫无疑问，互联网和科技救了我的命。可知，第

二段可描写Kuapong女士对互联网和科技的看法。

2.续写线索：联系急救服务一得到救治——感叹网络和科技的帮助

3.词汇激活

行为类

①.照料：lookafter/takecareof

②.接受：receive/get

③.注意：notice/note

情绪类

①.幸运的：lucky/fortunate

②.负面的：negative/minus

【点睛】

[高分句型l]Herdoctorsaidshewasluckytoreceivetreatmentquicklyorshecouldhavehad

muchtrouble.（运用（省略连接词that的宾语从句）

［高分句型2JNotonlydidtechnologysavemylife,itnowalsoallowsmetolivemylife.（运用

了notonly位于句首的部分倒装句式）

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Backintheearly1980s,theideaofhomecomputerswascatchingon.Iwasn'tkeenon

gettingone.Somehow,Ievolvedandhaveownedseveralcomputersovertheyears.Somedays,I

lovedmycomputer,butmoreoftenthannot,Ihatedit.Ididn'tgrowupwiththem,andtheywere

achallengetomymentalhealth.Dealingwithmodemtechnologywasmyintroductiontostress,

andIknowwhotoblame:mychildren.

Theyweren'tsatisfiedthattheirdadandIfinallyboughtacomputerandlearnedtosend

e-mails.Wewerequitehappywiththat,butnextcameacellphone.Thenjusttalkingonthephone

wasnotacceptable;theyinsistedwelearntotextaswell.Wecouldn'tgetabreak.

IrememberwellthenightthatFacebookbecameahouseholdwordaroundhere.Thosekids

ofoursweredeterminedtosetupajointaccountforus.Ittooksomeconvincing.Wefeltnoguilt

forgratingon（激怒）theirnervesconsideringthedramathey'dsometimescreatedforusduring

theirteenageyears.Alittlepaybackwouldn'thurtthosetwo.

Morerecently,myhusbandandIwereforcedintogettingridofourflipphonesandgetting

smartphones.IwilladmitthatIprogressedintoappreciatingmine.IlikedspeakingtoSiriand

findingoutwhatIneededtoknowinaninstant.IenjoyedhavingInternetaccesseverywhereI

went.Ifeltasenseofaccomplishment;myhusband-notsomuch.Tothisday,hewouldhappily

takebackhisflipphone.

LastChristmas,ourchildrensurpriseduswithyetanotherpopularformoftechnology-Alexa.

Thegirlstookoursmartphonesinhandandgotusprogrammed.Beforewefullyunderstoodwhat

washappening,wecouldtellAlexatoturnourlamponoroff,andshewould.Tobehonest,we

wereabitannoyedathavingtolearnhowtouseyetanotherdevice,butwedecidedtokeepit.We

masteredturningthelamponandoff,andonceagainIgotthehangofitsoonerthanmyhusband

did.IbecamehisAlexacoach.

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。

Onenight,AlexadidnotturnonthelampwhenIgavethecommand.

Weshouldthankourchildrenandgrandchildren.

【答案］Onenight,AlexadidnotturnonthelampwhenIgavethecommand.Itriedtosay"Turn

onthelight“toitcountlesstimes,butAlexadidn'twork."Newtechnologiesarealways

unreliable.”myhusbandcomplained.IsearchedtheInternetandimmediatelyfoundthereason

whyAlexcouldn'twork.IjustneededtotellAlextosetthelightcolortowhiteorwhatevercolor

Iwanted,andthenitwouldturnonthelight.ThenAlexturnedonthelightitself.

Weshouldthankourchildrenandgrandchildren.Itwasourchildrenandgrandchildrenthat

taughtustousetechnologysothatIcouldfindasolutionontheInternetbymyself.Withoutthem,

ourlifeisalwaysinvariableandboring.Ourchildrenandgrandchildren"fbrce“ustoacceptand

usetechnology,whichseemstoputusunderpressure.However,thefactisthatourchildrenand

grandchildrenletusreallyacceptandusetechnologytomakeourlifemoreconvenient.

【解析】

本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者的孩子们为自己和丈夫推荐了许多现代科技产品，作者

从很有压力变得喜欢上它们，有一种成就感，但是作者的丈夫不太喜欢。去年圣诞节，孩子

们给作者的智能手机安装了Alexa程序，可以打开或者关闭灯。

【详解】

1.段落续写：

①由第一段首句内容“一天晚上，当我发出命令时，Alexa没有开灯。”可知，第一段可描写

作者和丈夫对此的不同反应，作者用孩子们教会的技能想到办法解决问题。

②由第二段首句内容“我们应该感谢我们的子孙。”可知，第二段可描写作者感受到孩子们教

会的科技是有用处的，感谢孩子们。

2.续写线索：Alexa不工作——丈夫抱怨——作者想办法——Alexa被修好——感谢孩子们

——科技的用处

3.词汇激活

行为类

①打开：tumon/switchon

②教：teach/instruct

③找到：find/seekout

情绪类

①感谢：thank/appreciate

②压力：pressure/stress

【点睛】

【高分句型1JIsearchedtheInternetandimmediatelyfoundthereasonwhyAlexcouldn'twork.

（由关系副词why引导限制性定语从句）

［高分句型2】However,thefactisthatourchildrenandgrandchildrenletusreallyacceptanduse

technologytomakeourlifemoreconvenient.（由连接词that引导表语从句）

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GrandmaAgnesisninety-nineyearsoldandstillliveinthesamehouseahe'slivedinfor

morethansixtyyears.Shewasoneofthirteenchildrenraisedonafarm.Andnow.sheisratherset

inherways,

Fortwelveyears,Grandmaagesenjoyedthecorupanyofherdog,Snoopy.Theblackand

whitespottedmustwasaconstantpresenceinherhomeandheryard.Duringthetimethatshehad

Snoopy,GrandmaAgnesstartedshowingsignsofdementia.Myfamilyworkedtogethertokeep

herlivingindependentlybutsafe.

Itwasdifficultformydadthedayhepulledthebatteryfromhercartokeepherfromusing

herstillvaliddriver'slicense,Everyvisitafterthatday,GrandmaAgneswouldinsistthathebuy

heranewcarbatterybecauseherswasdeadagain.Dadnoddedandagreedtodoit,knowingthat

theconversationwouldsoonbeforgotten.

Threeyearsago.Snoopypassedaway,Mydad.AuntCarolandUncleEdthoughtofwaysto

ensurethatGrandmaAgneswouldknowthatSnoopywasgone,Theyhadburialserviceinthe

backyardwithGrandma.UncleEdprintedapictureofSnoopywith"RestinPeace“written

acrossthebottomandstuckittotherefrigerator,Butonthedailyvisits.GrandmaAgnesstill

askedaboutSnoopy,Sheaccusedtheneighborsoftakingherdogbecauseshewassurethatshe

heardbinbarkingfromtheiryard.

Havingafamilymemberwithdementiaisheartbreakingandtrying.ForeveryvisitI'vemade

inthepastfiveyears,mydadhasmadeapointtotellmethatsheprobablywon'trememberwhoI

amnorthatmykidsarehergreatgrandchildren,I'vesatthroughconversationswherewepatiently

repeatedanswerstoquestionsthatwereansweredafewmomentsago.GrandmaAgnesisstill

there,andshe'sstillherstubbornself,butshedoesn'tgrasptheworldaroundher,Andyetshe

insistsonlivingindependentlyandaskingaboutSnoopyconstantly.

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.

Afewmonthsago,UncleEdcameupwithgoodideaandboughtaroboticdogforGrandma

Ages.

EveryoneinourfamilyispleasedthatGrandmaAgneshasbeensokindtoSnoopy.

【答案】Para1:

Afewmonthsago，UncleEdcameupwithagoodideaandboughtaroboticdogfor

GrandmaAgnes.Ithassoftfurandbarkswhenitsensesmotionnearby.Grandmaquicklyadopted

thedogashernewSnoopy.Herconditionhasledhertobelievethatheisananimalandnota

robot.ShegotusedtoSnoopy'sbarksandregardedthemasrequestsforfoodoranap.Thefood

disappearingeverynighthelpedconvinceGrandmathatSnoopywasarealdog.Wefoundfrom

thecamerathattheneighborcatclimbedoverthefenceandateallthedogfbod.

Para2:

EveryoneioourfamilyispleasedthatGrandmaAgneshasbeensokindtoSnoopy.Shv

wouldpethimgentlyandcarefullypreparefooda