Question

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

It was a Saturday afternoon. The color of the sky was changing, first light gray, then dark gray, and finally dark and dense. The wind was blowing heavily, and the trees were swaying in the strong wind. It began to rain cats and dogs. Soon, the road was filled with puddles from the rain.

On such a stormy afternoon, my mother took my five­year­old brother, Christopher, and me to a new big toy store she had read about in the newspaper. “So many toys，” the advertisement had shouted in full and flashy color, “that we had to get a huge warehouse to fit them all！”

Christopher and I couldn't have been more excited. We ran across the parking lot, through the cold and biting rain, as fast as our little legs could carry us. We left our mother outside to battle with the frustrating umbrella, which never worked when she wanted it to. “Christine! Take care of your young brother！” Mother shouted at the top of her voice.

“Christine! I'm going to find the Lego section (乐高积木区)! There's a new pirate ship I want, and I have four dollars! Maybe I can buy it！” Christopher exclaimed and ran off excitedly. I only half heard him. I took a right turn and, to my wide­eyed delight, found myself in the midst of the Barbie (芭比) World.

I was studying a Barbie and doing some simple math in my head when suddenly an earthshaking clap of thunder roared from the storm outside. I jumped at the noise, dropping the doll to the floor. The lights flickered (闪烁) once and died, covering everything in a blanket of blackness. Thunder continued to shake the sky and lightning illuminated the store for seconds, casting frightening shadows on my mind.

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2．部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1：

“Oh no，” I thought, “Where's Christopher？”

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Paragraph 2：

“Christine, I'm here.”

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Answer

Paragraph 1：

“Oh no，” I thought, “Where's Christopher？” Scared and frozen on the spot, I felt the need to see, hug my brother and make sure he was all right. My stomach twisted. I ran up and down the aisles in the dark, panic filling my small chest and making it difficult to breathe. I knocked into displays of candies and tripped over toys, while calling my brother's name like crazy. Anxious as I was, I could not find him. Tears of frustration and fear trickled down my face, but I continued to run.

Paragraph 2：

“Christine, I'm here.” Excitement took my breath away — there in the Lego aisle I found Christopher. He was standing alone, perfectly still, next to the pirate ship set. I began to cry in relief, throwing my arms around him and hugged him tightly. He hugged me back, saying, “I knew if I waited here, Christine, you would be able to find me.” Then, I took his hand in mine and we went to look for our mother, who must be desperately searching the store for us.

【解析】

根据所给短文和段首句，续写两段，词数要求为150词左右。

续写短文需要先理清所给短文内容，掌握文章脉络，可以先逐段总结大意：

第一段：交代时间和天气背景，周六下午，大雨滂沱。

第二段：交代人物和事件，作者的母亲带她和五岁的弟弟去一家玩具店。

第三段：兴奋的姐弟俩先于母亲之前冲进了商店，母亲在后面大喊让作者照顾好弟弟。

第四段：弟弟跑去了乐高积木区，作者还没来得及赶上去就被芭比娃娃给吸引住了。

第五段：沉迷于芭比娃娃的作者被外面的闪电吓到了，让她想起可怕的事情。

根据各段大意可知，这是一篇记叙文，已经将主干部分交代清楚，接下来应该按照故事的脉络继续发展下去，续写的第一段开头为：“噢不，”我想到，“Christopher哪儿去了？”也就是作者发现自己的弟弟不见了故事产生了悬念，所以该段的续写可以考虑从作者心情焦急、四处寻找弟弟这一方面去描写，其中可以参照原文的风格，加入一些细节描写和心理描写，制造悬念越紧张越好；而续写的第二段开头为：“Christine，我在这儿呢。”相当于是悬念后的一个反转，作者的弟弟并没有丢，所以该段的续写可以考虑从作者心情上的转变以及找到弟弟后两人的行动上去展开。