Question

阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。 续写的词数应为120左右。

The rain was sudden and heavy on a cold night over ten years ago. Moving all the way against the heavy rain, my bus could barely stick to its normal route and was forced to stop at the station due to flash flooding.

With still two kilometers to go, time ran against me picking up my then four year old daughter from her childcare center. What waited for me was knee high water. I had no choice but to struggle through in the pouring rain to buy a cheap plastic coat in the shopping mall for my daughter.

After taking off my jacket and putting it into my bag to keep dry, I pulled up my skirt and took off my shoes, starting to run. Although I was wet through when arriving at the daycare center, I felt lucky to be only a few minutes late. Now I had to fix another problem.

All means of getting home appeared impossible to me. There were no buses with the clock striking 6 pm. I had no money to pay for a taxi. As the sky turned darker and darker, it seemed that we could never manage to get home.

The only thing we could do was to stand outside the childcare center staring at the rain pouring down. There was no sign of stopping. Lost in my own thoughts, I just hardly noticed another parent pull up and race inside to collect his child ten minutes later. I did not recognize him and my thoughts turned back to my current situation.

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Answer

The rain was getting bigger and bigger, and I was just holding my daughter for fear that she would rain. At the same time, I stood by the road and stared at the road, hoping to have a car that could be taken. Time one minute quietly past, the daughter said hungry. However, there was no sign of a car and I was disappointed.

Just when I was confused, I didn't know when a man was standing beside me. He tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Take my car and go. I've come to pick up the kids, too. I was late." I turned around and realized it was the parent who had arrived late. I nodded gratefully and said "thank you". My daughter and I made it home.

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是作者在下雨天去托儿所接女儿的故事。由于下雨，没车，作者搭乘一个家长的车，回到了家，他非常感激这位家长。

1.第一段给出的首句是The rain was getting bigger and bigger, and I was just holding my daughter for fear that she would rain.这一句是故事发展的转折点。可以从“与此同时，我站在路旁紧紧盯着马路，希望能有一辆可以搭乘的车。”入手扩展开去，——无论从何角度拓展，需注意与续写第二段首句呼应。

2.第二段所给首句Just when I was confused, I didn't know when a man was standing beside me.这一句呼应前文，紧接着可以从“他轻轻拍了我的肩膀一下，并安慰我说，‘坐我的车走吧，我也是来接孩子的，来晚了。’”入手续写。