2025-2026学年外研版高一英语上学期期末必刷常考题之读后续写

2025-2026学年上学期高一英语外研社版期末必刷常考题之读后续写

一,书面表达（共15小题）

1.（2020秋•锦州期末）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。

OnemorninginDecember,TomCarrwasplayingwithhisfriendDotasusualintheyard.Tomwasnine

yearsold,andDotwasseven.Tointookverygreatcareofhisfriend.

ThenamanwhoTomknewrodeintotheyardinpanic.ltwasMr.May,wholivedatthenextstation,where

thereisabigfarm."Fire!"hecriedtoTom'sfather,Mr.CaiT."Fire!OneoftheworstfireI'veeverseeninmy

life.Comealong,Carr."

Mr.Carrcalledhismenout.InanhourorsoMrs.Mayandherbabydroveup.TomandDotrantomeetthem.

"Thankyou,dear,"shesaid."ThesmokeissobadathomethatIwasafraiditwouldchoke（呛）thebaby."

Shewenttothehouse,andTomandDotwerefollowingher,whenTomstopped."Lookthere,Dot."hesaid.

"Thebrowncalf（小牛）hasgottenoutoftheyard!”Themenwereinsuchahurrytofightthefirethattheyforgot

coclose（hegate,andthebrowncalfwasrunningaway.Tomranatonce（obring（hecalfback,andDotranafter

him.

Abouthalfamilefromthefarmyardtheopenlandcametoanend,andthebushbegan.Theca'franintothe

trees,andthechildrenfollowed.Thetreeswerenotthickatfirst,anditwasveryeasytofollowthebrowncalf

throughthebushcs.Butthecalfranintoadeepvalley,whereTomcouldnotfollowit."Oh,whatapity,Dot,”

hesaid."Thecalfislostnow.ltwilldisappearintothebush.Butgivemeyourhand.Wcmustgohome!"

Tomnowtriedtofindhiswayhome.Hefeltsurehecouldeasilygethome,fortheyhadonlygonealittle

wayintothebush.Theywalkedonandon,andDotgotverytired.Tomtookhisfriendorhisback,andcarriedhim

foralongway."Oh,howthick（hesmokeis!"saidDot.Therehadbeensmokeintheairallday,butnowitwas

verj'thick.Thefirehadtobegettingcloser.

Paragraph1：

Tombegantofeelveryscared.

Paragraph2：

WhenMr.Carrcamebacktotheyard,hewastoldthatthetwokidsgotlost.

2.（2019秋•葫芦岛期末）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。

RobertandHenryweretwofriendsinthesameclass.Theyalwaysplayedtogetherandwenthome

together.Oneday,RobertandHenryweregoinghomefromschool,when,onturningacoiner,Robertcriedout,

"Afight!Let'sgoandsee!"

"No.nsaidHenry."Letusgoquietlyhomeandnotmeddlewith（插手）thisquarrel.Wehavenothingtodo

withitandmaygetinto（rouble.Alsoourparentsareexpecting（ohavedinnerwithustogetherathomeandIdon't

wantthemtoworryaboutme."

"Youareacoward（懦夫），andafraidtogo,"saidRobert,andoffheran.Henrywentstraighthome,and

intheafternoonwenttoschoolasusual.

ButRoberthadtoldalltheboysthatHemywasacoward,andtheylaughedathimagreatdeal.Fromthenon,

theylookeddownuponHenryanddidn'twanttoplaywithhimtogether.

Henrywassadbuthewasn'tangrywithRobertforhisrudebehavior,becauseheknewthatthey

misunderstoodhim,andthatheoughttobeafraidofnothingbutdoingwrong.Thus,hejustignored（忽略）the

otherboys'laughterandcontinuedtogotoschoolandstudyaswell.However,Robertdidn'tinviteHenrytogo

homewithhimanymore.Instead,hehadsomeotherboyswhoalsothoughtHenrywasacoward.Everydayafter

school,theydidn'tgohomedirectlybutwenttotheriverorsoniewaeretoplaygamesandhadalotoffun.

Afewdayslater,Robertwasbathingwithhisnewfriendsinariver,andgotoutofhisdepthHestruggled

andcriedforhelp,buthefailed.TheboyswhohadcalledHenryacowardgotoutofthewaterasfastastheycould,

buttheydidnothingtohelphim.

Paragraph1

ItseemedasifRobertwouldbedying.

Paragraph2

Thus，Robert'slifewassaved.

3.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。

WewenttoDatjellingduringthesummerholidaysandbookedacottage（农舍）forourstay.OurcookGopi

camewithusbecausewecouldnotdowithouthome-cookedineals.

Usuallyalltheshoppingwasdonebyourhomehelp-Bharat,whohadaccompanied（陪伴）ustoour

holidaydestination.However,oneearlyevening,mymotherdecidedtodoallthevegetableshoppingby

herself.ShebelievedthatBharatdidnotwaittocheckthereallyfreshitemsandinstead,boughtrandomlyina

hurry.Asaresult,thevegetableshebroughtbackwerenotfresh.

Aftergettingready,shetookherfavoritepursewithquiteanamountofmoney,thinkingshecouldgoto

othershopstooafterfinishingatthevegetablemarket.MymotheraskedBharattogetarickshawforherandon

reachingthemarket>sheaskedtherickshawwallah（人力车车夫:towaitforher.Shetookacoolieanddidher

shoppinghappily,choosingsomeofthefreshestgreenvegetablesavailablethcrc.Atlast,hershoppingwas

done.Shereturnedtotherickshawandsatonitwhilethecoolieputallthethingsmymotherhadboughtontothe

rickshaw.

Onreachinghome,Bharattookallthepacketsofvegetablesinsideandmymotherquicklypaid（herickshaw

wallahandgotoff,forgettingtocollectherpursefromtheseatoftherickshaw.Therickshawwallahleftsoonafter

sayinggoodbyetomymother.AlIofusgreetedmymotherandaskedherabouthereveningofshoppingwith

muchdelight.

Thenwcbegantohelpmymotherprepareourdinner.Myfathercametohelpchopthemeat：Ihelpedwash

thevegetables；weweretalkingandlaughing.Whendinnerwasabouttobeannounced,itwaslateintheevening,

almost9p.m.

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。

ParagraphI：

Thenmymomrealizedherpursewasmissing.

Paragraph2：

Wewerejustabouttobegineatingwhenthedoorbellrang.

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。

An80yearoldmanwassittingonthesofainhishousealongwithhis45yearoldhighlyeducated

son.Suddenlyacrow（乌鸦）perched（栖息）ontheirwindow.

Thefatheraskedhisson,"Whatisthis?"Thesonreplied,"Ilisacrow."

Afterafewminutes,thefatheraskedhissonforthesecondtime,"Whatisthis?"Thesonsaid,"Father,

Ihavejustnowtoldyou,it'sacrow!"

Afteralittlewhile,theoldfatheragainaskedhissonforthethirdtime,"Whatisthis?"

Atthistimesomeexpressionofirritation（恼怒）wasfeltintheson'stonewhenhesaidtohisfatherwitha

rebuff（生硬回绝）."It'sacrow,acrow."Alittlewhilelater,thefatheragainaskedhissonthefourthtime,"What

isthis?"

Thistime,thesonshoutedathisfather,"Whydoyoukeepaskingmethesamequestionagainandagain,

althoughIhavetoldyousomanytimes'ITISACROW.Areyounotabletounderstandthis?"

Alittlewhilelaterthefatherwent（ohisroomandcamebackwithanoldtattered（发皱的）diary,whichhe

hadmaintainedsincehissonwasborn.Onopeningapage,heaskedhissontoreadthatpage.Whenthesonread

it,thefollowingwordswerewritteninthediary：

"Todaymylittlesonagedthreewassittingwithmeonthesofa»whenacrowwassittingonthewindow.My

sonaskedme23timeswhatitwas,andIrepliedtohimall23timesthatitwasacrow.Ihuggedhimlovinglyeach

timeheaskedmethesamequestion.IdidnotatallfeelirritatedbutIratherfeltaffectionformyinnocentson."

Paragraphi：

Afterreadingthediary,

Paragraph2：

Feelingashamed,thesongotdownonhiskneesbeforehisfather.

5.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。

Oneneverknowswhatoneisgoingtofindwhenonestepsoutintotheworld.Evensomethingassimpleasa

walkthroughyourneighborhoodcanresultineithermildexcitementorunusualadventureifthecardsareright.

Onasunnyafternoon,Mikejourneyedintotheconstructionsitenearhishome.Suddenly,heheardsomething

comingfromaround（hesideofanearbybuilding.ltsoundedlikethewhining（悲嚎声）criesofananimal.He

curiouslyturnedthecomer,onlytoseeasmalldogstandingonitsbacklegsandwaggingitstailpitifully.Hethen

noticedthatthepoorthingseemedtobestuckatthewaistbetweenasmallconcretewallandanevensmaller

brokenwoodenfence.

Thepooranimal'sdifficultsituationwasprettyobviousandMikeknewthatifhedidnothingandleftthedog

there,itmightnotsurvive.IIehadnoideahowlongtheanimalhadbeenthereupuntilthatpoint.ltmightnothave

eatenordrunkanythingindays.Determinedtohelp,helookedaroundtofindastick,proceededtoclimbuponto

thecementslabandpointedhisstickbackatthedog.Hewastryinglopry（撬动）abovetheanimalbyinsertthe

stickbetweenthecementwallandthesmaller,brokenwall,buttheterrifiedanimalobviouslydidn'tknowhis

intentionandattemptedtobiteatthetoolandbarkedathimfearfully.Thefrightinitseyessaideverything.

Afteratleastaminuteorsooftryingtofreethedog,Mikefoundhisplanmuchmoredifficultinpractice

thanithadstayedinsidehisownhead.Thehotsunwasbeatingdown.Dropsofsweatrunningdownhisface,Mike

satclownonthegroundandscratchedhisheadwithannoyance,thinkingaboutwhatintheworldhisnextmove

wasgoingtobe.Besidehim,thedogcurledupintoaball,whiningmiserably.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式作答。

ThenMikewentaroundtotheothersideofthewallandgrabbedholdof(hestick.

Eventually,withthefewwell-positionedpiecesofwood,Mikemanagedtoinserthisstickin(heright

way._____

6.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。

Thecostofasmile

Kathywasayoungwomaninher20'swhoworkedinasmallrestaurantasawaitrcss.Oncday,asshewent

abouthershift(轮班)withherusualangrylook,akindoldmanwalkedinandsatdownatthecounter.Hereadthe

menuandpolitelytoldherwhathewanted.

Kathytookhisorderandyelled,"Yourfoodwillbereadysoon."Asshe(urnedtoleave,themansaid,"A

smilecostsnothing".Kathyrolledhereyesathimandwalkedaway.

Shebroughthisorder,clearedhisplates,andgavehimthebill,forwhichheleftanicetip.

Eachtimetheoldmansawher,hesmiledandthankedhcr.Thisonlymadeherangrier.

Aweekwentby,andeverydaythemancameforlunchandthesamethinghappencd.AndeachtimeKathy

tookhisorderhewouldsay,"Asmilecostsnothing."

Butaweeklater,Kathypickedupamenu,wrotethewords"1SMILE...$20"at(hebottom,andplacedit

onthecounterforthekindoldmantosee.Hecame>andKathywaitedforhisreactionashereadthemenu.Theold

manorderedhisusualandadded»"andasmile»ifyoudon'tmind".Kathywassosurprised.Shelaughedout

loud,"Now,now..."Themanjokinglyscolded.

"Iorderedasmile,notalaugh".SoKathyputonabrightsmileandsaid,"Comingrightup,sir."Andtoher

surprise»heleft$20tip!

Afewyearswentby,andthetwobondedlikefamily.Charlie,thekindoldman,wasaretiredmanagerwhose

wifepassedawaylongago.Hespentmostofhistimeathome,withtheexceptionofhisfrequentrestaurant

visits.EverydayKathyspentherbreaktalkingtohim.

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。

Onedayhedidn'tcometotherestaurant.

_Severaldaysafterthefuneral（葬礼），Kathyreceivedaveryimportant-lookingletterinthemail.

7.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。

Aboulder（巨石），asbigasahouse.ThatshowtheguidebookdescribedGiantRock.Dadsaiditarrivedhere

millionsofyearsago.Iwasfinallygoingtoseeit,insnowshoes,withmy（wooldercousins,mydad,andmyuncle

Don.I'dbeensnowshoeingbefore,andIlikedtheadventureofhikingthroughdeepsnow.

Attheparkingarea,afterputtingonoursnowshoes,westudiedthemap.Duetothegeographicallocation,

electricaldevicesareinaccessiblehere.Themapisouronlyguide.'Westarthere,"Dadsaid,"ontheredtrail

（小路）.Thenweturnleftontothepurpleroad.That'swhereGiantRockis.""Remembertosticktogetherand

don'twanderoff,guys,"UncleDonsaid.

Thetrailranuphillalongsideastonewall.Itwaseasytofollowbecauseredmarkerswerenailedtothetrees

andthesnowhadbeenpackeddownbyotherhikers.Atthelopof（hehill,weturnedontothepurpletrail.We

settledintoapattern,withDadandeveryoneelseinfrontandmeintheback,crunching（嘎吱嘎吱地踩）through

thesnow.Isawlotsofanimaltracks—mostlydeer,squirrel»andrabbitprints.Asthetrailwounddown,mycousin

AndrewsaidwhatI'dbeenthinking："WillweeverreachGiantRock?"MycousinAidensmiledandturnedto

me,"Luke,doyouthinkyourdadinventedthisideajusttogetiisawayfromtheTVforawhile?"Ilaughed.

"Youneverknow."

Finally,weclimbedahillandsawthemassivebouldersittingaloneintheforest.ltreallyisasbigasa

house!MycousinsandIhighfiveeachotherandjoggeduntilwestooda（thebase,breaihless.Standingin（he

bouldersbroadshadow,Inoticedthesunhadsunklower.

"Let'sheadback,"Dadsaidafterafewminutes."Therewillbeseveralcrossroadsonthewayback.Guys,

keepupwiththeteam."Soonwewerecrunch-crunch-crunchingourwayhome.Iwasalittlebehindthegroup

whenweapproachedacrossroads.AndInoticedasetofanimaltracks1didn'trecognize,soIfollowedthemfora

closerlook.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式作答。

IlookedupwhenIsuddenlyrealizedhowquietithadgotten.

AsgoingworriedlyIheardvoices,someonecallingfaraway.

8.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。

Thesea'ssurprise

JimandAndywalkedalongthebeach,lookingforanadventure.Theyjokedthatsomedaytheywouldfinda

talkingfishoramermaidorabottlewithatreasuremapinside.Sofartheyhadonlyfoundshellsandrocksand

scawccd.Todaythoughwasdiffcrcnt.Thcboysfeltexcited.

Seacrabsscamperedontherocks.Uponesideanddowntheother.Theywerequickandlively.Thetidedidn't

seem(oeverwashthemaway.ThenJimsawafish.Ilwasstrandedon(hebeach,justfloppingaround.

"Canittalk?"Andyasked.

"Itlookslikeanyotherfish,"Jimsaid.Hepickeditupgentlyandcarriedittothewater.

"Doyouthinkitwillgrantusanywishes?"Andylaughed.

Theboyswatchedasthesilverfishspedoffthroughthewater."No.Maybenexttime."Jimgrinned.

Asthetwofriendswalkedfartherdownthebeachtheycameuponabottlc.ltwasgreenwithacorkinthe

mouth.

"Ourluckwillchange.Doesilhaveamapinsideoragenie?"jokedAndy.

AndyreacheddownandpickedUDihebottle.Herubbedit.Nothinghappened.Hepulledon(hecork.Nothing

happened.Heshookit.Nothinghappened.

"Trythecorkagain.Ibetthegenieiswaitingforustoreleasehim.Orwe'llfindatreasuremapandhavea

realadventure."Jimexclaimed.

Andytuggedagainonthecork.Hewiggleditbackandfowh.Hetwisteditaroundandaround.Finallyit

poppedoutwithoutbreaking.Andy*hookihebotUe.Nothingcameout.Lookinginsidehecouldn'tsee

anylhing.Jimlookedtooandshookhishead.Emply.

"It'sjustanoldwinebottle,"Jimcomplained.Hegrabbedthebottleandtosseditbackontothesand.

注意:

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.至少使用5个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。

Paragraph1：

Thebottlehitarockandshatteredintomanypieces.

Paragraph2：

Twoboysranafterit.______________________

9.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。

WcwenttoDaijcllingduringthesummerholidaysandbookedacottage（农舍）forourstay.OurcookGopi

camewithusbecausewecouldnotdowithouthome-cookedmeals.

Usuallyall（heshoppingwasdonebyourhomehelp-Bharat,whohadaccompanied（陪伴）ustoour

holidaydestination.However,oneearlyevening,mymotherdecidedtodoallthevegetableshoppingby

herself.ShebelievedthatBharatdidnotwaittocheckthereallyfreshitemsandinstead,boughtrandomlyina

hurry.Asaresult,thevegetableshebroughtbackwerenotfresh.

Aftergettingready,shetookherfavouritepursewithquiteanamountofmoney,thinkingshecouldgoto

othershopstooafterfinishingatthevegetablemarket.MymotheraskedBharattogetarickshawforherandon

reachingthemarketsheaskedtherickshawwallah（人Z/车车夫）towaitforher.Shetookacoolieanddidher

shoppinghappily,choosingsomeofthefreshestgreenvegetablesavailablethere.Atlast,hershoppingwas

done.Shereturnedtotherickshawandsatonitwhilethecoolieputall（hethingsmymotherhadboughtontothe

rickshaw.

Onreachinghome,Bharattookallthepacketsofvegetablesinsideandmymotherquicklypaidtherickshaw

wallahandgotoff,forgettingtocollectherpursefromthescatoftherickshaw.Therickshawwallahleftsoonafter

sayinggoodbyetomymother.Allofusgreetedmymotherandaskedherabouthereveningofshoppingwith

muchdelight.

Thenwebegantohelpmymotherprepareourdinner.Myfathercame（ohelpchopthemeat；Ihelpedwash

thevegetables；weweretalkingandlaughing.Whendinnerwasabouttobeannounced,itwaslateintheevening,

almost9pm.

Paragraph1：

Thenmymomrealisedherpursewasmissing.

Paragraph2：

Wewerejustabouttobegineatingwhenthedoorbellrang.

10.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。

Acoupleofyearsago,justasIdoeverywinter,IbaggedupalltheitemsinmyclosetthatInolongerwore,

alongwiththeclothesmysonshadoutgrown.Iissuedacalltoactiontoallofmyfamilyandfriends,asking

themtodothesame.Itisalwaysmyhopetorepurposethosething';thatdonothingmorethantakeupspacein

ourhomes,thingsothersmightmakebetteruseof.

Ifoundanold,uglypairofhand-wovensocksinoneofthebagsdonated（捐赠）byafriend.Nottobemean»

buttheywereanunpleasantmixtureofcoloredyarn：orange,purple,yellowandblue.Ihadtodecide-garbageor

donation?Itwasn'tliketheywereunusable.Iimaginetheywereahomemadegiftgonebad.

Iputtheuglysocksinthegarbage,buttenminuteslater,Ilookthembackandput（heminthedonation

pile.Laterthatafternoon,mymotherandIdrovedowntoMadisonAvenueindowntownPhoenix.Everywinterwe

loadupmyjeepwithourowncast-offsandthedonationsfromfriends,andwetakethemdowntown,alongwith

foodandwater,todistribute（分发）themtothemenandwomenlivingonthestreet.SometimesIevengetmy

boysinvolved.

Onthisparticularafternoon,asMomandIdistributedwarmclothesandhotfoodtoasmallcrowdofpeople

outsidealocalhomelessshelter,Ireachedintothebagandpulledoutthelastofthedonationstheugly

socks.JustasIwasabouttodropIh?socksbackintotheemptybag,laughingatmyselfforevenbringing（hem

alongfbr（heride,ateenageboycametome.

"CanIpleasehavethosesocks?"heasked,hisblueeyessparklinginthesun.

Myeyebrowslifted.I'mashamedtosayitbutIwasstillalittleembarrassedbythedonationanddisappointed

thatwchadn'tanythinglefttogivehimexceptforthosesocks.

Paragraph1：

"Ofcourse,"Ireplied,handingtheboythethick,ugly,hand-wovensocks.

Paragraph2：

"Thankyousomuch.Ma'am!"hesmiled.___________________________________________

11.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。

MysisterJeanneandIwerebornonly14monthsapart,andw?oncesharedmanyhappynioments.Sheliked

tellingjokestomeand1wouldlaughhcartily.Shcalwayssaidshelovedmylaughteranditwasthemost

impressivesoundforher.Butbythetimewewereteenagerswehadyearswithoutspeakingandlosttouchdueto

familybreaking.Byage19,IhadmovedawayfromourhomeinWisconsintoliveonmyfather'shorsefarmin

Virginia.Jeannegotmarriedat20>movedtoChicago,andbecame—well,Ididn'tknowwhal.Welivedseparate

livesinseparatestates,andourconnectionsomehowended.

Fastforwardaboutfiveyears.Iwas24andonatripwithmybestfriendtoNewYorkCity,aplaceIhad

neverbeento.ltwassodifferentfrommyhometown.Iwasusedtoridingmyhorsetothecornerstorewhere

everyonekneweveryoneandeverythingwentoninthequietlittlecowboytownofDriver,Virginia.Wewentto

NewYorktovisitmyfriend'scousinandseethesights.WewenttoLittleItaly,theStatueofLiberty,Chinatown,

andseveralManhattanclubs.Ihadneverseensomanytaxisinonespotinallmylife.

Duringadayofsightseeing»wcwerecrossingaverybusystreetloadedwithpeople.Everyonewasina

hurry.Iwaslaughingatsomethingmyfriendjustsaid,andthenIsuddenlyheardmynameyelledfromsomewhere

behindme："Cheryl!"Thevoicewassofamiliar.Ifrozeinmystepsinthemiddleoftheroad.Tearswelledup

spontaneously（不由自主地）inmyeyes.IknewwithoutashadowofadoubtthatitwasmysisterJeanne.Iyelled

backbeforeeventurningtolook."Jeanne?"

Itwasher."Ohmy!"Iscreamed,andIbeganpushingpeopleoutofmywaytogettoher.Thecrowdstartedto

part—evenbyNewYorkstandards.wemusthaveseemedcrazy.Andtherewewere,standinginthemiddleofa

Manhattanstreet,facingeachotherandsmiling.Icouldn'tbelieveit.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式作答。

Ilateraskedhowshe'dknownitwasme.

Sincethattime,mysisterandIhaveneverbeenseparated.

12."Goodforyou,"saidthemiddle-agedwomanintheswimsuitasIwalkedby."Iseeyououthere

swimming,practicinghardeveryday."Ismiledpolitelyandthankedher.

Itwasmid-Augustandshewasprobablythefifthorsixthpersoninthatsummertomakethistypeof

comment（i平论）onme.IwasoneofahandfulofpeoplewhowenttothelakealmosteverydaytoswimandI'd

neverheardanyonepraisetheotherswimmers.IfIhadtoguess,Iwouldsaythatnoonewouldhavecommentedif

Ihadweighed120pounds.Butassomeonewhoweighedmorethantwicethat,IwassureIstoodcut.Morethan

likelythesepeoplewerewellmeaning,butwheneversomeonewouldsay"Goodforyou"or"Waytogo"»Iwould

hearuWow...you'reprettyactivefora'fat'girl!"

Afewsummersbefore,thesetypesofcommentswouldhaveupsetmealotmore.Actually,afewsummers

beforeIwouldevenhaveconsiderednotswimmingatthatlake.ItwasnotthatIwouldn'thavelovedto.Eversince

Iwasoldenoughtowalk,thewaterwasmyfavoriteplace.WhenIwasyoung,myparentswouldtakemetothe

lake,andIalwaysgotangrywhenolherkidswantedmetoplayin（hesandorontheplayground.Wehadthishuge

bodyofwatertoplayin.Whywouldwewanttobeontheshore?Atthatage»Iwasn'tembarrassedtobeseenina

swimsuitasafatkid»buttherewereotherfatkids.Itdidn'tseemtomatter.

AsIgrewup.Iwasmoreself-conscious（难为情的）.1wouldstillenjoyaswim,butIwasquicktoreach

foracover-uporatoweltowraparoundmyselfassoonasIcameoutfromthewater.Eveninregularclothes,I

sometimesfeltself-conscious-likeeveryonewaslookingathowbigIwasandsilentlyjudgingme.Itwasa

littleeasierwhenIwasaroundthepeoplethatItrusted.MyfriendMary,hadapoolinherbackyardand

sometimesshestronglyadvisedmetogoforaswim.

Paragraph!：

Onehotsummerday,myheartwasbecomingcoldasIpulledintoDirk'sdriveway.

Paragraph2：

Hearingherwords»Ifoundahugeburnmarkrunningthroughherentireback.

13.阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要.

Everysummer,hundredsofthousandsofstudentstraveltoothercountrieslookingfbrworkand

adventure.Mostofthechancesarcinscasonalwork,mainlyconnectedwithtourismandagriculture.Thepayis

usuallypoor,butmostpeopleworkabroadforthethrill（令人兴奋的经历）oftravel.Youcanpickgrapesin

France,workonafamilycampsite,entertainkidsonAmericansummercamps,andofcourse,（herearealways

jobsinhotelsandrestaurants.

Butitisnotaseasyasitusedtobetofindwork."Unlessyouspeakthelanguageofthecountry,therewill

beveryfewopenings,"saysAntheaEllis,anadviseronvacationworkfbrstudents."Ifyouworkasananny

withafamilyinItaly,thenofcourseyou'llhavetospeakItalian.Whenyouwanttowashdishesinarestaurantin

Paris>theownerwillexpectyoutcspeakFrench."

Noteveryoneenjoystheexperience.SarahJameswasanassistantresponsibleforasummercampgroupof

fortyAmericanchildreninEurope.Onechildlosthispassport；anotherbecameseriouslyillandwassenthome；

fourchildrenwerelostinMadridfbrawholeday；thewholegroupwasthrownoutofonehotelbecauseofthe

noisetheymade."Ididvisitalotofnewplaces,"shesays,"butitwasn'tworthit.Thepaywasawfulandit

wasreallya24-hour-a-dayjob.Thekidsneverslept!',

Inpractice,allvacationworkisinformalwork.You'llhaveajobwhenthehotel,therestaurant,orthe

campsiteisbusyandyouhavefewemploymentrights.Assoonastheholidayseasonisfinished,they'llgetridof

you.Ifyoudon'tworkhard»orifyouremployerdoesn'tlikeyou>you'llgetfired.Therefore,thinktwicebefore

youmakedecisionstotravelabroad.

14.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.

Jennywastheonlychildinherfamily.Shehadaquarrelwithhermotherthatafternoonandranoutofthe

houseangrily.Shecouldn'thelpcryingwhenshethoughtofthescolding（黄骂）fromhermother.Gettingaround

aimlesslyinthestreetforhours,shefeltalittlehungryandwishedforsomethingtoeat.Shestoodbesideastand

（货摊）forawhile»watchingthemiddle-agedmanbusydoinghisbusiness.However,withnorrioneyinhand,

shehadtoleave.ThemanbehindthestandnoticedJennyandasked,"Hey,doyouwanttohavedienoodles?

""Oh,yes,butIdon'thavemoney,°shereplied.

"I'lltreatyoutoday,"saidtheman.Hebroughtherabowlofnoodles,thesmellsoattractive.Asshewas

eating,Jennycriedsilently."Whatisit?"askedthemankindly."ActuallyIwasjusttouchedbyyourkindness!"

saidJennyasshewipedhertears."Evenastrangerwillgivemeabowlofnoodles,whilemymotherdroveme

outofthehouse."Hearingthewords,themansmiled,"Ionlygaveyouabowlofnoodles.Butitisyourmother

whohasraisedyousinceyouwereababy.Canyounumberthetimesshecookedforyou?Haveyouexpressed

yourthankfulnesstoher?"

Jennysatthere,speechless：sherememberedher