Question

My mother always told me it was better to be smart than to be beautiful. “If you are smart, finally you will afford to be beautiful.” All I needed were the brains, and someday, I would be a really beautiful lawyer.

My mother worked at a TV station and I would come along and watch the magic of filming TV shows. But all the same, I was learning.

When my father’s business failed, I was able to continue to attend one of the best bilingual(双语的）schools in Mexico City thanks to scholarship. Scholarship followed me into middle school and high school.

However, during my senior year in high school my family moved to my dad’s country, the United States. For the first time in my life, I had optional（可选择的） classes. So I decided to take psychology class. While I found the public school system to be a joke, I did find my psychology class attractive. My mother, in her dreams for my life, did not see psychology as a good choice, but I was like her, strong-willed to the subject.

I married young, even before I had a degree under my belt. Worst of all, I married a kid who wanted to be poster（牧师）. My mother loved Andy dearly but she would ask him occasionally, “ When will you have a real job?” I did finish my degree and I became a social worker, but when I had my first child at age 24, I quit my job. Then at 26, another baby girl joined our family. Unfortunately, this baby girl had Down syndrome（唐氏综合症）.

How would I be able to break the news to my mother? “ It is better to be smart than to be beautiful.” I knew what “smart” meant in the statement, and I doubted if my with an extra chromosome（染色体） would meet those expectations. My mom was coming to the hospital to meet her new grand-baby. I would tell her then. I needed time to gather my thoughts. I was afraid, afraid that she would see Nichole as one that would never be smart... or beautiful.

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。

Para 1:

My mother arrived at the hospital mid-morning, ready to meet her new granddaughter.

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Para 2:

Six years later, Nichole runs to mom whenever we see each other.

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Answer

Para 1:

My mother arrived at the hospital mid-morning, ready to meet her new granddaughter. I was at a loss because this baby girl had Down syndrome. I didn’t know how to meet my mother. I was afraid, afraid that she would see Nichole as one that would never be smart... or beautiful. When I told her the truth , he didn’t say a word for a long time . I realized that she wouldn’t accept the baby. She always says that “ It is better to be smart than to be beautiful.” But I was wrong. At last she told me that I should face the reality bravely. We should support her new grand-baby well.

Para 2:

Six years later, Nichole runs to mom whenever we see each other. Every time my mother plays with her new grand-baby happily and buys some beautiful toys though the girl is suffering from serious disease .The girl gets on well with my mother .She never looks down upon her grand-baby who is in difficulty. In the hospital we didn’t abandon the disabled baby and decided to bring up her . Then we knew we chose a tough way but from then on we have never regretted for it. Instead, I think it was a right choice,I love my mother and we all love my children.

【解析】

本文是一篇续写. 要求:所续写短文的词数应为150左右；应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头已为你写好；续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Para 1:第一段所给首句My mother arrived at the hospital mid-morning, ready to meet her new granddaughter.这一句是故事发展的转折点,新生儿有唐氏综合征,而自己还没有告诉妈妈,但妈妈已经来到医院,妈妈是否能接受这一事实,故事因此展开。无论从何角度拓展，都需注意与续写第二段的首句相呼应。

Para 2:第二段首句，Six years later, Nichole runs to mom whenever we see each other.从这一句看，作者的妈妈也接受了这个外孙女，并相处的很好。接下来应该是，尽管孩子有病，作者选择了一条艰难的路，但不后悔，她很爱她的孩子。