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。

About ten years ago, my wife and I took a trip to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. I didn't like to carry all my keys in my pocket during a hike, so I took away the key to the car and left the rest in the car. When we came back, I put the key somewhere in the car without reattaching it to the key ring. Then we made a fire, cooked some food, and went to sleep in the back of the SUV.

The next morning, we were cleaning up our campsite when I saw a bird inside my car. I walked over, and it flew away. When we got in the car to go home, I couldn't find the key. We searched and searched even emptying out the car completely, but it was gone.

Then it hit me that the bird must have taken it. After all, those birds are known for stealing shiny things and decorating their nests with them. Keys are shiny. The bird was the thief! It made perfect sense to me. So I decided to find its nest.

But there is a problem: As everyone knows, the Grand Canyon is a little large in area, so I didn't like my chances of actually finding a certain nest belonging to a certain bird in a certain tree in all that space. But what other choice did I have?

My wife was not encouraging me. She said, “Are you crazy? You'll never find it! The Grand Canyon is the biggest hole on Earth!” I didn't answer and walked steadily forward until her laughter died away.

I struggled to keep hope as I searched dozens of trees and tracked every singing bird. It was like searching a needle in the sea. But, oh, how great my victory would be when I held the missing key from the bird's nest.

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。

Paragraph l:

After two hours of searching, I finally gave up and returned to the car.

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Paragraph2:

The next day, we stopped at a service centre for lunch.

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Answer

Paragraph 1:

After two hours of searching, I finally gave up and returned to the car. Then I found my wife relaxing in a chair, drinking a cup of coffee. She was really smart. The next challenge was to get a new key. Luckily, another family came through the campsite, so I asked them to send out a locksmith. They promised they would. Five hours later, the locksmith showed up and he charged me twice the normal amount for making a new key.

Paragraph 2:

The next day, we stopped at a service centre for lunch. I pulled out the cup holder and the missing key was sitting right there. Imagine my embarrassment.It was the only place we didn't look. And guess who put it there? My wife! We actually both made mistakes because I had pushed the cup holder back without noticing the key. I got out of the car, looked up at the sky and said, “Bird, I was wrong about you. I'm sorry.”

【解析】

本篇书面表达是读后续写。通过阅读文章可知，大约十年前，作者和妻子去亚利桑那州的大峡谷旅行，回来的时候不知道把车钥匙放哪里了，并怀疑可能是被一只鸟偷走了，于是开始寻找丢失的钥匙。

续写第一段开头为：找了两个小时后，我终于放弃了，回到了车里……后面应该写寻找别的办法，启动车子。

续写第二段开头为：第二天，我们在一家服务中心停下来吃午饭……后面应该写我们却意外的找到车钥匙，作者冤枉了那只鸟。

续写要求至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语，所以，考生应熟悉所给划线词语，恰当的时候使用。最后还要注意所续写短文的词数应为150左右；续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。按要求完成写作任务。