Question

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 1989, fresh out of high school, I had the difficult task of choosing a career path before college started in three months. In those days in Pakistan, there were limited choices: becoming a doctor or an engineer, or entering the financial world after getting a business degree. I wasn’t interested in engineering, so that I was left with medicine or business. I couldn’t decide.

My uncle suggested that I do a work placement(实习) to experience it for a month in an international company followed by a month in a hospital. After that, I could make a decision. It seemed like a good idea.

I was accepted for a month’s placement at a foreign bank in Karachi. I got a feel for how the world of finance functioned, made new friends, and generally enjoyed the mostly easy-going work surroundings.

The month passed rapidly, and soon I began working at a leading hospital in Karachi. The experience couldn’t have been more different. The hospital had a stressful environment. The days started early (at 7 am, compared to 9 am at the bank), and were filled with endless duties. And the night calls! This was crazy, working all day, through the night, and again the next day.

I began thinking about my two experiences. The bank had offered a more relaxing atmosphere, better working hours and less stress. The hospital was full of excitement, but the studying and training was difficult. It seemed that the business choice was going to win out.

Near the end of my month at the hospital, I was driving home after an especially busy night call. In front of me was a public bus, with college students sitting on the top. As the driver weaved through (穿梭) traffic, I could see the boys shaking from side to side.

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:

Suddenly, a boy fell off the back of the bus.

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Paragraph 2:

The next day, when I went to the hospital to see the boy, all his family got up, with grateful smiles on their faces.

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Answer

Paragraph 1:

Suddenly, a boy fell off the back of the bus. He hit the road face down and rolled over. He lay still in the middle of the road as the bus sped away. None of the cars behind stopped. Thinking that he could die in a matter of minutes, I stopped my car and carefully examined the boy. With the help of some passers-by, I lifted the unconscious boy into the car and raced back to the hospital. After his family was contacted, and he was wheeled into emergency surgery, I drove home, exhausted but happy.

Paragraph 2:

The next day, when I went to the hospital to see the boy, all his family got up, with grateful smiles on their faces. What a feeling it was to help save the life of another person! I spent the rest of the day in a state of the most fabulous mood I had ever experienced. Driving home that evening, I decided on my career path. Two months of placements could not do what 30 minutes’ helping an accident victim had done for me. This experience taught me that at times, the decisions are made for you—and that whatever happens is always for the best.

【解析】

本文是一篇读后续写作文，考查学生的读写能力。要求考生用150词写出接下来的两段，且必须使用5个以上文章中标出的关键词语，并标出这些关键词。

考生在动笔前，一定要认真阅读所给故事，充分理解文字内容，认真看清题目要求，把握文章的脉络和串起文本的关键词，判断关键词语与主题内容的关联程度，在此基础上，确定要选用的词语以及所在的段落位置，判断故事情节发展的方向，写作下文。重点阅读每一段的首句，进行布局、解读，布局第一段的内容时，要兼顾两段的首句；第二段的首句决定第一段的走向。注意故事要连贯，要完整。同时注意综合运用语法与句法结构，按照行文逻辑组织语言，写作时要准确运用正确的时态。尽量使用自己会的单词、词组和句型，不要刻意追求运用高级、新颖的词汇，强行运用复杂句型等语法结构，而忽略了与原文语言环境的符合度和连贯度。最后也要注意不要出现单词拼写错误。