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。

The day of the balloon festival, I felt as light as a hot-air balloon. This year I wouldn’t just be watching. I’d be riding in Mr. J’s truck, following the flight of the balloon and meeting it when it came down.

It was a perfect day. Dad and I drove down the road, circled along the lake and turned into the field that was being used as a parking area. Dad pointed to the lake. “That’s where the balloon festival will take place.” he said. We came to a stop and I got out of the car. And then I saw it, a white bird with black stripes, brown head, and skinny legs. It screamed and beat its wings in the dirt in front of the cars that were driving downhills. Its wings looked broken. Suddenly it cried bitterly and flew off.

“Dad,” I called, but my father was watching the balloons.

“It’s a killdeer(北美喧鹆).” A silver-haired old woman said to me, adding that there must have been a nest here somewhere. “In the parking area?” I asked. She nodded firmly. “It was a nesting place before it became a parking area. No one told the killdeer about the balloon festival!”

“Jack!” Dad called “Isn’t it time you went down to meet Mr. J?”

“I have got to go.” I said to the woman but she pointed with her walking stick. There, on the ground was a perfect nest of eggs, looking like pebbles(卵石). They were almost in the path of cars, trucks and motorbikes.

Suddenly, the parent bird was back to its nest and its wings both twisted again. “Jack!” Dad called again. “The balloons are ready to fly.”

“Dad! I am…” A truck roared over the hill. Brakes(刹车) screamed and dust flew. “What’s the matter?” asked Dad angrily from the truck.

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 1:

“Dad, I am not going,” I said.

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Paragraph 2:

Soon a number of vehicles surrounded the nest.

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Answer

Paragraph 1:

“Dad, I’m not going.” I said. “I have to stay here so the cars won’t roll over the nest. With so many things to deal with, my dad drove away to tell Mr. J. Then the woman reminded me that it was time to come up with a plan to protect the nest. Just then several cars pulled over. That was when a plan took sudden, perfect shape in my head. I ran over to turn to the car drivers for help. It was not long before they understood everything. More drivers joined in. They parked the cars in the way to protect the nest.

Paragraph 2:

Soon a ring of vehicles surrounded the nest. Nothing or nobody is allowed to get close to the eggs. By noon the festival was over and people began to leave. When Dad came to pick me up, he was astonished to see the killdeer and its nest of eggs safe and sound. Having failed to take part in the balloon festival, I felt no regret. Hungry and tired as I was, I was overjoyed when thinking of the efforts I had made to protect the eggs

【解析】

本篇书面表达是读后续写。通过阅读所给文章可知，作者和父亲一起来参加热气球节，看到了一只北美喧鹆，一位满头银发的老妇人对我说，并补充说这里的某个地方一定有一个巢穴，老人说，鸟巢在停车场，几乎挡住了小汽车、卡车和摩托车的去路。

续写部分分为两段，第一段开头是：爸爸，我不去了。短文要接着续写是如何保护鸟巢的。第二段的开头：很快一圈车辆包围了巢穴。短文接着续写成功地保护了鸟巢，父亲来接作者时的态度以及作者时如何看待没能参加热气球节、保护鸟的意义以及自己的感受。

续写时要求使用文章中的关键词，所以这就增加了写作难度，我们要熟悉文章的主要大意以及关键词，恰当的时候加以运用。最后还要注意所续写短文的词数应为150左右。按要求完成写作任务。