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。

Carl lost his job. He tried to find another one but it wasn’t easy. As a result, the poor fellow couldn’t pay his bills and he couldn’t even find anybody to lend him any.

Carl spent most of his days at home. Sometimes he looked out of the window and watched his neighbor’s house. An old professor lived there alone. Strangely, he hardly talked to his neighbors. Carl could see into the professor’s house because he never drew the curtain. The rooms were full of antique(古董) furniture and vases. Carl thought, “If I got an antique vase, I could sell it for a lot of money.”

Every day Carl saw the professor. He left at 10 o’clock in the morning and came back home at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. He had a dog. Carl often went to the fence and played with it or gave it a piece of meat.

One day Carl thought, “I will go into the professor’s house and steal a vase. I will break the window and climb in. The dog is not a problem.”

There was an old gun in the cellar(地下室). It had been his great grandfather’s favorite thing a long time before. Carl didn’t want to use the gun but he thought, “Anything could happen.”

He wanted to hide the gun under his coat but it was too long so he had to cut the end off with a saw(锯).

The next morning he watched the professor leaving home at 10 o’clock. Carl climbed over the fence. The dog ran to him and Carl gave it a big bone. He threw a piece of stone through the window, which broke. It wasn’t high. He could climb into the house easily.

He looked around inside. There were paintings on the walls, small figures and vases on the shelves and the floor. Carl didn’t know much about arts. He couldn’t choose. He reached his hands towards a big vase when he heard a noise. The front door opened and someone entered the house.

注意:1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头已为你写好；

Paragraph 1:

It was the professor. He had forgotten to take an important document(文件) with him.

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Paragraph 2:

The professor was scared.

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Answer

It was the professor. He had forgotten to take an important document with him. Car became so afraid that he pulled out the gun without thinking. The professor came into the room and saw him. “What are you doing in my house?” he asked surprisingly and angrily. “I haven't stolen anything. Just let me go or I will shoot,” cried Carl, pointing the gun at the professor with his trembling hands.

The professor was scared. Suddenly, he burst into laughter. “With that gun?” asked the professor. Strangely, he didn't seem frightened of Carl any more. He continued, “You can’t shoot with that antique gun. You should have put it in the museum actually.” “Is this really an antique gun?” asked Car. “How much is it worth?” “It was worth about 17,000 dollars.” said the professor. “But now you can get only 100 dollars for it.” “Why?” asked Carl. The professor replied, “Because its end is missing.”

【解析】

这是一篇读后续写作文。

通过阅读所给文章可知，卡尔失业了，于是他想到了去邻居一位老教授家里偷窃古董，结果正准备偷花瓶的时候，教授回来了。

续写部分分为两段，第一段开头是：是教授回来了。他忘了带一份重要文件。所以后文应该是讲述教授和卡尔相遇的场景，卡尔非常害怕掏出枪威胁教授；第二段开头是：教授很害怕。本段应该写教授如何化解这场危机，他告诉卡尔他手里那把枪是个古董，没法用。现在卡尔破坏了它，也不值钱了。