2025年高考英语专项复习：读后续写（原卷版）

十年读后续写真题（原卷版）

目录

2025年

2025年1月八省联考卷（人与社会、人与自我）

2025年1月浙江卷（人与社会、人与自我）

2024年

2024年新课标I&II卷（人与社会）

2024年1月九省联考卷（人与自然）

2024年1月浙江卷（人与自我）

2023年

2023年新课标I&H卷（人与自我）

2023年2月四省联考（人与自然）

2023年1月浙江卷（人与自然）

2022年

2022年新高考I&II卷（人与社会）

2022年6月浙江卷（人与自然）

2022年1月浙江卷（人与社会）

2021年

2021年新高考I&II卷（人与社会）

2021年6月浙江卷（人与社会）

2021年1月浙江卷（人与社会）

2021年1月八省联考卷（人与社会）

2020年

2020年新高考I&II卷（人与社会）

2020年7月浙江卷（人与自然）

2020年1月浙江卷（人与自然）

2018年

2018年6月浙江卷（人与自然）

2017年

2017年11月浙江卷（人与社会）

2017年6月浙江卷（人与社会）

2016年

2016年10月浙江卷（人与社会）

（2025年1月八省联考卷）

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。

IwasinPhiladelphiaforaconferencewhenIsawanadinthehotel.Anearbytheaterwasshowinga

documentary（纪录片）aboutseverallocalanimalsheltersthatwerehelpingtosaveabandoneddogsacross

thecountry.Iloveanimals,andIfeltanurgetogotothisfundraisingevent.However,noneofmyco-workers

wouldgowithme,andIwasworriedaboutwalkingonthestreetaloneatnight.

Iresignedmyselftospendingtheeveninginmyhotelroom,butassoonasIgotbacktomyroomIfelt

restlessandbored.Thetheaterwheretheeventwastakingplacewasonlyaboutfiveblocksfromthehotel,and

theareaaroundthehoteldidn'tseemparticularlydangerous.So,Idecidedtobraveit.Igatheredupmywallet

androomkeyandsetoff.

Itwasalreadygettingdarkandthestreetswerenearlydeserted.Imanagedtofindthestreetthetheaterwas

on,butwhenIturnedthecomer,Istoppedinshock.Infrontofthetheaterwereagroupofbikers-verybig,

tough-lookingbikers.

I'veknownlotsofmotorcycleenthusiastsandmostarenicepeople.However,inthiscase,Iwasawoman

allalone,inastrangeneighborhood,atnight,andthereweretwentyorsoverylargemen-allwearinginsignia

（徽章）thatindicatedtheywereinsomesortofclub-standingbeforeme.Warningbellsbegantosoundin

myhead,andmyheartwaspounding.WasIattherighttheater?HadImisreadthedateoftheevent?

AsignoutsidethetheatertoldmethatIwasintherightplaceontherightevening.Nevertheless,I

wonderedifIshouldrushbacktomyhotelinsteadofwalkingthroughthatcrowdofbikers.Ifinallydecided

thatIwouldbesaferinsidethetheater.Hopefully,thebikerswouldhavegoneawaybythetimethefilmwas

over.

Ihurriedintothetheater,onlytofindtherewereevenmorebikersinside.

Whenthefilmbegan,Irealizedthatthebikerswereananimalrescuegroup.

（2025年1月浙江卷）

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。

Kevinwasprettybored.Hismotherwasatwork,andhisfatherhadbeenawayonbusiness.Therefore,he

wasleftinthecareofMrs.Hill,anoldladywholivednextdoor.Hisparentshadraisedthe12-year-oldtobea

goodboy.Henevergotintotrouble,thoughsometimeshewantedtodoriskythings.Mrs.Hillwasasleep.

Kevinsighed（叹息）andhopedsomethingexcitingwouldhappen.Suddenly,amovementoutsidecaughthis

eye.

Mrs.HilfsfrontwindowfacedMr.andMrs.Green5shouseacrossthestreet.Thecouplehadbothgoneto

work,soitwasstrangethatsomeonewasoverthere.Kevinstaredatthemanattheirfrontdoor.Suddenly,the

manjumpedthroughanopenwindowintothehouse.Withhisheartinhismouth,KevingrabbedMrs.HilFs

homephoneandcalledthepolice.

Thinkingthatthemanmightgetawaywithwhateverhewantedbeforethepolicearrived,Kevindecided

todosomething.HerushedoutofMrs.Hill'shouseandcrossedthestreetquickly.Grabbingabranchfroma

cut-downtree,hejumpedinthroughthewindow.uStoprightthere!Youmustleaverightnow!^^hecalledout,

holdingthebranchwithbothhands.

Themanfrozeforasecond,butwhenhesawtheskinnyboyhebreathedasighofrelief.t6Hey,kid,put

thatdown.Itwasmyhome.Myparentsusedtolivehereandmyfather'swatchwashere,^^heexplained,trying

toliftafloorboard.

Atthatmoment,thesoundsofapolicecarechoed（回响）intheair.Themanstoodupinapanic,thenran

throughthehousetowardthewindowandjumpedout.Kevinfollowedoutandtoldthearrivingpoliceofficers

whathadhappened.Theypursuedandarrestedtheman.

KevinwentbacktoMrs.HilFshouse.Somehowhewasn'tsurehehaddonetherightthing."Whatifhe

hastoldthetruth?”hethoughttohimself.Theman'swordssoundedprettyconvincing.

WhenMr.andMrs.Greengothome,Kevinwenttotalktothem.

KevinandMr.Greentookthewatchtheyhadfoundtothepolicestation.

（2024年新课标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。

ImetGunteronacold,wetandunforgettableeveninginSeptember.IhadplannedtoflytoViennaand

takeabustoPragueforaconference.Duetoabigstorm,myflighthadbeendelayedbyanhourandahalf.I

toucheddowninViennajust30minutesbeforethedepartureofthelastbustoPrague.ThemomentIgotoffthe

plane,Iranlikecrazythroughtheairportbuildingandjumpedintothefirsttaxiontherankwithoutasecond

thought.

ThatwaswhenImetGunter.ItoldhimwhereIwasgoing,buthesaidhehadn'theardofthebusstation.I

thoughtmypronunciationwastheproblem,soIexplainedagainmoreslowly,buthestilllookedconfused.

WhenIwasabouttogiveup,Gunterfishedouthislittlephoneandrangupafriend.Afteraheateddiscussion

thatlastedforwhatseemedlikeacentury,Gunterputhisphonedownandstartedthecar.

Finally,withjusttwominutestosparewerolledintothebusstation.Thankfully,therewasalongqueue

stillwaitingtoboardthebus.Gunterparkedthetaxibehindthebus,turnedaround,andlookedatmewithabig

smileonhisface.,HWemadeit,"hesaid.

JustthenIrealisedthatIhadzerocashinmywallet.IflashedhimanapologeticsmileasIpulledoutmy

Portuguesebankcard.Hetrieditseveraltimes,butthecardmachinejustdidnotplayalong.Afeelingof

helplessnesswashedovermeasIsawthebusqueuethinningout.

Atthismoment,Gunterpointedtowardsthewaitinghallofthebusstation.Thereattheentrance,wasa

cashmachine.Ijumpedoutofthecar,madeamadrunforthemachine,andpoppedmycardin,onlytoreadthe

message:nOutoforder.Sorry."

IranbacktoGunterandtoldhimthebadnews.

Fourdayslater,whenIwasbackinVienna,IcalledGunteraspromised.

（2024年1月九省联考卷）

Lastsummer,Hildaworkedasavolunteerwithdolphintrainersatasealifepark.Herjobwastomake

surethetankswerefreeofanyitemssothatthetrainerscouldtrainthedolphinstofetchspecificitems.

However,onedayaftercleaning,oneofthedolphins,Maya,presentedHildawithacandywrapperfromthe

tank.WhenKatherine,thetrainer,sawthis,sheblamedHildaforhercarelessness.Upsetbutnotdiscouragedby

thisevent,HildadecidedtodosomespyingonMaya.

Thenextmorning,Hildaarrivedattheparkearly.Sheputonherscubagear（水下呼吸器）andjumped

intothetankforherusual,underwatersweep.Findingnothinginthetank,sheclimbedoutofthewaterjustin

timetoseeKatherinejumpinginontheotherside.Afterwhathappenedyesterday,Hildaknewwhatshewas

doing.ShewatchedasKatherineperformedherunderwatersearch,butHildawasn'tsurprisedwhenshe

surfacedempty-handed.

Duringthetanksweeps,Mayahadbeenswimmingplayfully,butnowthedolphinstoppedsuddenlyand

swamtothebackpartofthetankwherethefilter（过滤）boxwaslocated.Shestuckhernosedownbehind

theboxandthenswamaway.WhatwasMayadoingbackthere?Hildawondered.Shejumpedbackintothe

waterandswamovertotakealookbehindthebox,andherquestionwasanswered.Hildathenswamacrossthe

tankfollowingMaya'spathandemergedfromthewatertofindKatherineremovingherscubagear.As

Katherineturnedaround,hermouthdroppedopen.TherewasMayaattheedgeofthetankwithacomb（梳子）

inhermouthwaitingforhertreat.

“Maya!Wheredidyougetthat?”demandedKatherine,takingthecombandthrowingheraEsh."Iknow

whereshegotit,“declaredHildaclimbingoutofthetankwithahandfulofitemsstillwetfromtheirwatery,

restingplace.tcWhafsallthis?”Katherineasked,obviouslyconfused.

“ThisisMaya'ssecret,Hildasaidwithabigsmile.

NowKatherinerealizedwhathadbeengoingon.

（2024年1月浙江卷）

Evaspentthefirstweekofhighschooltryingtokeepherheadabovewater.Oneofthemajorheadaches

forherwasfindingherwayinthehugeschoolbuilding.Itwasasix-storybuilding.Oneachfloor,hallways

stretchedinfourdirections,leadingtoclassrooms,laboratories,andteachers5offices.Somewhereinthe

building,therewasalsoalibrary,acafeteria,andagym.

Havingapoorsenseofdirection,Evafounditimpossibletogetaroundinsuchahugebuilding.Allthe

differenthallwaysandroomsweretoomuchtothinkabout,letalonecommittomemory.Shedecidedthatshe

wouldmemorizewhereherclasseswereandthenpretendthattherestoftheplacedidn'texist.

InherfastP.E.class,EvawasshockedwhenCoachPittannouncedthateveryonehadtorunonemile

aroundthetrackoutside.Shesearchedthefacesofherclassmatesforsignsofpanic.Therewasnothingshe

fearedmorethanhavingtorunawholemile.ToEva,"awasusedtodescribelongdistances.Itwasten

milesfromherhometohergrandfather^,andthatalwaysseemedlikealongway,eveninacar!

WhenCoachPittblewhiswhistle（口肖子），Evafiguredshewouldbeleftinthedust.However,whilesome

ofherclassmatesedgedahead,othersactuallyfellbehind.4lfsjustthebeginning,9,shethought.t4rilcomein

lastforsure.”

SoonEvabegantobreathehard,withherheartpoundingandlegsshaking.Feelingdesperate,Evastarted

usingamindwickonherself.Shestoppedthinkingabouttheword"mile."Instead,shefocusedonreachingthe

shadoweastonthetrackbyanoaktreeupahead.Thensheconcentratedonjoggingtothespotwherethetrack

curved（拐弯）.Afterthat,shetriedtoseeifshecouldcompleteherfirstlap.Onelapturnedintotwo,thenthree,

thenfour.

WhenCoachPittsaid“Nicework!ntoheratthefinishline,Evawassurprised.

Evadecidedtousethesametricktodealwiththeschoolbuilding.

（2023年新课标I&II卷）

WhenIwasinmiddleschool,mysocialstudiesteacheraskedmetoenterawritingcontest,Isaidno

withoutthinking.Ididnotlovewriting.MyfamilycamefromBrazil,soEnglishwasonlymysecondlanguage.

Writingwassodifficultandpainfulformethatmyteacherhadallowedmetopresentmypaperonthesinking

oftheTitanicbyactingoutaplay,whereIplayedalltheparts.Noonelaughedharderthanhedid.

So,whydidhesuddenlyforcemetodosomethingatwhichIwassuretofail?Hisreply:"BecauseIlove

yourstories.Ifyou'rewillingtoapplyyourself,Ithinkyouhaveagoodshotatthis."Encouragedbyhiswords,

Iagreedtogiveitatry.

IchosePaulReveredhorseasmysubject.PaulReverewasasilversmith（银匠）inBostonwhorodea

horseatnightonApril18,1775toLexingtontowarnpeoplethatBritishsoldierswerecoming.Mystorywould

comestraightfromthehorse?smouth.Notabrilliantidea,butfunny,andunlikelytobeanyoneelse'schoice.

Whatdidthehorsethinkashespedthroughthenight?Didhegettired?Havedoubts?Didhewanttoquit?

Isympathizedimmediately.Igottired.Ihaddoubts.Iwantedtoquit.But,likeReveredhorse,Ikeptgoing.I

workedhard.Icheckedmyspelling.Iaskedmyoldersistertocorrectmygrammar.Icheckedoutahalf-dozen

booksonPaulReverefromthelibrary.Ievenreadafewofthem.

WhenIhandedintheessaytomyteacher,hereadit,laughedoutloudandsaid,“Great.Now,writeit

again.^^

Iwroteitagain,andagainandagain.WhenIfinallyfinishedit,thethoughtofwinninghadgivenwayto

theenjoymentofwriting.IfIdidn'twin,Iwouldn'tcare.

Afewweekslater,whenIalmostforgotthecontest,therecamethenews.

Iwenttomyteachersofficeaftertheawardpresentation.

（2023年2月四省联考）

MyhusbandandIenjoyseeinglifethroughtheeyesofourchildren.Ifsamazingtowatchasthey

discovertheirworld.

Whilewewereoutdoorslastsummerenjoyingthesunshine,ouroldestdaughter,Kaytlin,calledmetothe

doorway.Beneaththestepswasababyredsquirrel.

Wewatcheditfromadistance,notwantingtodisturbitorscareoffitsmother.Butafteralongwait——and

lookingallaroundourhouseforsignsofanestoramother-werealizedthetinysquirrelwaslost.

Shakingterribly,hewasweak,thin,andhungry.Wetriedtofindanexperttohelp,buttheInlandFisheries

andWildlifewebsiteshowedthattherewerenowildlifeexpertsinourarea.Aftersomequickresearch,we

concludedthatthebestwaytogivethesquirrelafightingchancewastocareforhimourselves.Soatriptothe

localstoreformilkandsupplieswasinorder.Moreresearchtaughtushowmuchtofeedhim,howtoestimate

hisage,howandwhentowean（断奶）him,andthatweshouldlethimgoassoonashecouldsurviveonhis

own.

OurdaughtersandItookturnsinfeeding“Squirt."Kaytlintookonthemostresponsibility.Shetaughthim

toeatfromabottle,andshewokeinthenightforhisfeeds.

Toourrelief,Squirtsoonbecamehealthyandstrong.Withinafewweekshebecamemoreactive.He

wouldchatter（吱吱叫）forhisnextmeal,playfullygoaroundthegirls,andliedownonthemforsleep.It

wasn'tlongbeforehewasweanedontosolidfoodandreintroducedtothewild.

Hisfirstfewvisitstothegreatoutdoorswerefunny.Justlikeachild,hewouldplayinthegrasssomeand

thenrunbacktoKaytlinforsafety.Soonshehadhimclimbingtreesandfindingnestmaterial.

Onedayinthetrees,Squirtmetupwithafamilyofgraysquirrels.

Onenight,Squirtdidn'tcomebacktoourhouseanditrainedhard.

（2023年1月浙江卷）

Iwasinvitedtoacookoutonanoldfriend'sfarminwesternWashington.Iparkedmycaroutsidethefarm

andwalkedpastamilkinghousewhichhadapparentlynotbeenusedinmanyyears.Anoiseatawindowcaught

myattention,soIenteredit.Itwasahummingbird（蜂鸟），desperatelytryingtoescape.Shewascoveredin

spider-webs（蛛网）andwasbarelyabletomoveherwings.SheceasedherstruggletheinstantIpickedherup.

Withthebirdinmycuppedhand,Ilookedaroundtoseehowshehadgottenin.Thebrokenwindowglass

wasthelikelyanswer.Istuffedapieceofclothintotheholeandtookheroutside,closingthedoorsecurely

behindme.

WhenIopenedmyhand,thebirddidnotflyaway;shesatlookingatmewithherbrighteyes.Iremovedthe

stickyspider-websthatcoveredherheadandwings.Still,shemadenoattempttofly.Perhapsshehadbeen

strugglingagainstthewindowtoolongandwastootired?Ortoothirsty?

AsIcarriedheruptheblackberry-linedpathtowardmycarwhereIkeptawaterbottle,shebegantomove.

Istopped,andshesoontookwingbutdidnotimmediatelyflyaway.

Hovering（悬停），sheapproachedwithinsixinchesofmyface.Foraverylongmoment,thistinycreature

lookedintomyeyes,turningherheadfromsidetoside.Thensheflewquicklyoutofsight.

Duringthecookout,Itoldmyhostsaboutthehummingbirdincident.Theypromisedtofixthewindow.AsI

wasdeparting,myfriendswalkedmetomycar.Iwasstandingbythecarwhenahummingbirdflewtothecenter

ofourgroupandbeganhovering.Sheturnedfrompersontopersonuntilshecametome.Sheagainlooked

directlyintomyeyes,thenletoutasqueakingcallandwasgone.Foramoment,allwerespeechless.Then

someonesaid,"Shemusthavecometosaygoodbye.9,

Afewweekslater,Iwenttothefarmagain.

Iwasjustabouttoleavewhenthehummingbirdappeared.

（2022年新高考I&II卷）

Itwasthedayofthebigcross-countryrun.Studentsfromsevendifferentprimaryschoolsinandaround

thesmalltownwerewarmingupandwalkingtheroute（路线）throughthickevergreenforest.

IlookedaroundandfinallyspottedDavid,whowasstandingbyhimselfofftothesidebyafence.Hewas

smallfortenyearsold.Hisusualbigtoothysmilewasabsenttoday.Iwalkedoverandaskedhimwhyhe

wasn'twiththeotherchildren.Hehesitatedandthensaidhehaddecidednottorun.

Whatwaswrong?Hehadworkedsohardforthisevent!

Iquicklysearchedthecrowdfortheschoofscoachandaskedhimwhathadhappened.wasafraidthat

kidsfromotherschoolswouldlaughathim,“heexplaineduncomfortably.6<Igavehimthechoicetorunornot,

andlethimdecide.^^

Ibitbackmyfrustration（懊恼）.Iknewthecoachmeantwell-hethoughthewasdoingtherightthing.

AftermakingsurethatDavidcouldrunifhewanted,Iturnedtofindhimcomingtowardsme,hissmallbody

rockingfromsidetosideasheswunghisfeetforward.

Davidhadabraindiseasewhichpreventedhimfromwalkingorrunninglikeotherchildren,butatschool

hisclassmatesthoughtofhimasaregularkid.Healwaysparticipatedtothebestofhisabilityinwhateverthey

weredoing.ThatwaswhysomeofthechildrenthoughtitunusualthatDavidhaddecidedtojointhe

cross-countryteam.Itjusttookhimlonger-thafsall.Davidhadnotmissedasinglepractice,andalthoughhe

alwaysfinishedhisrunlongaftertheotherchildren,hedidalwaysfinish.Asaspecialeducationteacheratthe

school,IwasfamiliarwiththechallengesDavidfacedandwasproudofhisstrongdetermination.

Wesatdownnexttoeachother,butDavidwouldn'tlookatme.

IwatchedasDavidmoveduptothestartinglinewiththeotherrunners.

（2022年6月浙江卷）

Ineededtodosomethinginmycommunityinordertocompletethecommunityservicehoursrequiredto

graduatefromhighschool.Someofmyfriendshadsigneduptospendtimeatasoupkitchen,soIdid,too.It

seemedlikeagoodthingtodo.

Ithoughtthatwewouldjustbepassingoutdinnerstothoseinneed,butIfoundoutwewouldbedoing

everythingfrompreparingtoservingthedinner.Webeganpreparingthefood,frommixingsaladdressingto

separatingfrozenmeat.Muchstillneededtobedonebeforedinnerwasserved,butalreadyoutsidethebuilding

manyhomelesspeopleweregathering.Itwasn'tuntilacoupleofhourslaterthatweopenedthedoorsand

beganservingdinner.

Asthelineofpeoplecametowardme,Igotalittlescared.Fdcomefacetofacewiththehomeless:How

shouldIact?Howwouldtheytreatme?Wouldtheyhatemeforhavingmorethantheydid?Whilesomeofthe

peoplelookedveryfriendly,someofthemlookedsodangerous.Ididn'thavetoomuchtimetoworryaboutit.I

wasassignedtoservethesaladwiththeladynexttome.ShesmiledatmeandsaidifIneededhelp,she'dbe

rightthere,whichIfoundquitecomforting.

Ihadneverseensomanypeoplewantingfood.Theywereofallagesandnationalities.Mostofthemwore

clothesthatweretornanddirty.Somelookedliketheyhadtallygivenuponlife,whileothersseemedtobe

makingthebestofthesituation,smilingandjoking.Somewerebetteroffthanothers,buttheyallneededa

goodmealandawarmplacetoeat.Itsaddenedmetothinkofhowmanypeopletherewerewhodidn'thavea

placetocallhomeandtheonlyfoodtheygotcamefromasoupkitchen.

Astheycameinmydirection,Iputonmybrightestandhappiestsmile.

IwassohappythatIhadearnedmyservicehoursinthisway.

（2022年1月浙江卷）

WhenDr.Hendersonwasassigning（指定）projectmatesforhispsychologyclass,Isecretlyhopedthathe

wouldpairmewithmybestfriendoratleastaclassmateIcouldhavesomefunwith.Aboveall,Ihopedhe

wouldn,tassignmetoworkwiththefiercelycompetitiveandextremelyseriousfellowwhoalwaysworedark

clothesandapparentlyhadapersonalitytomatch.Asfate（命运）wouldhaveit,Dr.Hendersonvery

deliberatelymatchedeveryoneinclassandannouncedthatIwouldbeworkingwiththeonepersoninclassI

wantedtoavoid.

Iwentuptomynewteammateandintroducedmyself.HelookedatmeasthoughIweren'tthere.Ifelthe

treatedmeasthoughIwouldholdhimbackandprobablymakehimfailtogetanAinthecourse.Hewasn't

meanorabusive;hejustgavemetheimpressionthathecoulddowhateverprojectwedreamedupbetterifhe

diditalone.

Needlesstosay,Ididn'tlookforwardtoanentiretermofbeingbrushedoff^butItriedtomakethebestof

itanddidn'tsayanythingforfearthatIwouldmakethingsworse.

Theprojectrequiredeachteamtodevelopahypothesis（假说），setupanexperimenttotestthehypothesis,

dothestatisticalanalysisandpresentthefindings.Whatevergradetheteamreceivedwouldbesharedbyboth

students.

WhenmyteammateandImettodiscussourproject,Iwasuneasy.Herewasthischallengingstudentwho

hadareputationforsingle-mindednessandgoodgrades-theexactoppositeofme.Iactuallywantedtodrop

theclassatonepoint,butstoppedshortbecauseIdidn'twanttogivehimthesatisfactionofmychickeningout.

Idecidedtosticktoitnomatterwhat.

Afterlongdiscussionswesomehowagreedtodoastudyonthepsychologicalwell-beingofteenagers.I

wasn'tsurewhatitmeantexactly,butatleastwehadatopic.

Westartedtomeetregularlytodrawupourplans.

OnedayIgotwordthathewasadmittedtohospitalforaseriousdisease.

（2021年新高考I&II卷）

ThetwinswerefilledwithexcitementastheythoughtofthesurprisetheywereplanningforMother'sDay.

HowpleasedandproudMotherwouldbewhentheybroughtherbreakfastinbed.Theyplannedtomake

Frenchtoastandchickenporridge.Theyhadwatchedtheirmotherinthekitchen.Therewasnothingtoit.Jenna

andJeffknewexactlywhattodo.

Thebigdaycameatlast.Thealarmrangat6a.m.Thepairwentdownthestairsquietlytothekitchen.

Theydecidedtoboiltheporridgefirst.Theyputsomericeintoapotofwaterandleftittoboilwhiletheymade

theFrenchtoast.Jeffbroketwoeggsintoaplateandaddedinsomemilk.Jennafoundthebreadandputtwo

slicesintotheeggmixture.Next,Jeffturnedonthesecondstoveburnertoheatupthefryingpan.Everything

wasgoingsmoothlyuntilJeffstartedfryingthebread.Thepanwastoohotandthebreadturnedblackwithin

seconds.Jennathrewtheburntpieceintothesinkandputintheothersliceofbread.Thistime,sheturned

downthefiresoitcookednicely.

ThenJeffnoticedsteamshootingoutofthepotandthelidstartingtoshake.Thenextminute,theporridge

boiledoverandputoutthefire.Jennapanicked.Thankfully,Jeffstayedcalmandturnedoffthegasquickly.

Butthestovewasamessnow.JennatoldJefftocleanitupsotheycouldcontinuetocooktherestofthe

porridge.ButJeff'shandtouchedthehotburnerandhegaveacryofpain.Jennamadehimputhishandincold

water.Thenshecaughtthesmellofburning.Ohdear!Thepieceofbreadinthepanhadturnedblackaswell.

Asthetwinslookedaroundthemindisappointment,theirfatherappeared.

Thetwinscarriedthebreakfastandwoketheirmotherup.

（2021年6月浙江卷）

Mydad,George,onlyhadaneighthgradeeducation.Aquietman,hedidn'tunderstandmyworldof

schoolactivities.Fromage14,heworked.Andhisdad,Albert,tookthemoneymydadearnedanduseditto

payfamilyexpenses.

Ididn'treallyunderstandhisworldeither:Hewasalivestocktrucker,andIthoughtthatIwouldsurpass

（超过）anythinghehadaccomplishedbythetimeIwalkedacrossthestageathighschoolgraduation.

Summersinthemid-70swerespentathomeshootingbaskets,hittingabaseball,orthrowingafootball,

preparingformyfutureasaquarterbackonafootballteam.Inpoorweather,Ireadaboutsportsorpracticed

mytrombone（长号）.

ThesummerbeforemyeighthgradeIwasoneofagroupofboysthataneighboringfarmerhiredtowork

inhisfield.Heexplainedourbasictask,thetractorfiredupandwewereoff,ridingdownthefieldlookingfor

weedstospraywithchemicals.Afterashortway,thefarmerstoppedandpointedataweedwhichwemissed.

Thenwebeganagain.Thishappenedoverandover,butwesoonlearnedtoidentifydifferentgrasseslike

cockleburs,lamb's-quarters,foxtails,andthekingofweeds,theprettypurplethistle.Itwastiringwork,butI

lookedforwardtothepay,eventhoughIwasn'tsurehowmuchitwouldamountto.

Athome,mydadsaid,"Ajob'sabigsteptogrowingup.I'mgladyouwillbecontributingtothe

household."Mydad'swordsmademerealizethatmyearningsmightnotbeminetodowithasIwished.

Mylaborslastedabouttwoweeks,andthefarmersaidtheremightbemorework,butIwasn'tinterested.I

decideditwasnotfairthatIhadtocontributemymoney.

Thepaydayarrivedatlast

Iunderstoodimmediatelywhatmyparentswereworriedabout.

（2021年1月浙江卷）

Pumpkin（南瓜）carvingatHalloweenisafamilytradition.WevisitalocalfarmeveryOctober.Inthe

pumpkinfield,Icompetewithmythreebrothersandsistertoseekoutthebiggestpumpkin.Mydadhasarule

thatwehavetocarryourpumpkinsbackhome,andastheeldestchildIhaveanadvantage-Icarriedan

85-pounderbacklastyear.

Thisyear,itwashardtotellwhethermyprizeortheonechosenbymy14-year-oldbrother,Jason,wasthe

winner.Unfortunatelyweforgottoweighthembeforetakingouttheirinsides,butIwasdeterminedtoprove

mypoint.Allofuswerehardatworkatthekitchentable,withmymomfilmingtheannualevent.I'munsure

nowwhyIthoughtforcingmyheadinsidethepumpkinwouldsettlethematter,butitseemedtomakeperfect

senseatthetime.

Withthepumpkinrestingonthetable,holeuppermost,Ibentoverandpressedmyheadagainstthe

opening.AtfirstIgotjammedjustabovemyeyesandthen,asIwentonwithmytask,unwillingtoquit,my

nosebrieflypreventedentry.FinallyImanagedtoputmywholeheadintoit,likeacork（软木塞）forcedintoa

bottle.I