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。

A friend of mine whose name was John Smith had a bad memory, which made him famous. He was so forgetful that he sometimes forgot what he was talking about in the middle of a sentence. His wife had to constantly remind him about his meetings, his classes - even his meals! Once he forgot he had eaten breakfast twice, at home and at school. His wife liked to remind her neighbors, “If John didn’t have his head tied on, he would forget that too!” Since Smith was a professor at a well-known university, his forgetfulness was often an embarrassment to him. It wasn’t that he was not clever, as some critical people tended to say, but just very very absent-minded.

One hot summer day, Professor Smith decided to take his children to a seaside town about a three-hour train ride away. To make the trip more interesting for his young children, he kept the name of the town a secret. However, by the time they arrived at the station, Smith forgot the name of the town he was planning to visit. Luckily, a friend of his happened to be in the station. He offered to take care of the children while Smith hurried back home to find out where he was going.

The professor’s wife was surprised to see him again so soon.

“Oh, my dear, I forget the name of the town.”

“What? You forget the name? Maybe one day you will forget my name! Now I’ll write the name of that town on a piece of paper, and you put it in your pocket and please, please don’t forget where you put it.”

Satisfied that she had solved the problem, she sent her husband off again. Ten minutes later she was astonished to see him outside the house for the third time.

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:

“What is the matter now?” asked his wife.

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Paragraph 2:

Hearing the cry, out rushed their neighbors, trying to find out what had happened.

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Answer

“What is the matter now?” asked his wife. “I just can’t remember why I come back and where I am supposed to be going on such a hot summer day,” replied the professor. However, the real reason was that he forgot where he had left his children. Sensing something wrong, Mrs Smith didn’t believe his words, because whenever he told a lie, he would usually blink his eyes quickly. “Tell me the truth,” ordered his wife. “As you told me, I didn’t forget where I put the name of that town, but I forget the station where I left our children!” whispered the professor, his voice trembling. “What a bad memory!” shouted his wife.

Hearing the cry, out rushed their neighbors, trying to find out what had happened. A fight between the couple was about to start when the professor’s cell phone began to ring. His friend, whose patience had worn thin, phoned to complain. The professor apologized, got into his car and drove away, leaving behind a bunch of people outside the house. Being afraid that he would make matters worse again, Mrs Smith decided to follow him, who then called a taxi. By the time she caught up with her husband, their children had been already back home safe and sound.

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了记忆力不好的Smith教授的故事。Smith教授由于记忆力不好，经常会忘记一些事情。有一次他带着儿子去海边玩，但是却忘了目的地的名字，于是他将儿子托付给朋友，自己赶紧回家查看要去的地方。妻子见到他非常吃惊，于是把目的地写在一张纸上，妻子意以为问题解决了，没想到又看到Smith回来，这次他忘记了自己把孩子留在哪个车站了。续写部分可续写因为Smith的健忘导致的一些事故。

根据关键字判断情节发展。文章第一段提到“A friend of mine whose name was John Smith had a bad memory, which made him famous.”Smith教授以健忘出名，这句话为后文发生的事埋下了伏笔，说明Smith会因为健忘搞砸很多事。文章最后一段提到“Ten minutes later she was astonished to see him outside the house for the third time.”十分钟后，妻子第三次看到Smith，由此可判断Smith又忘记了事情。续写第二段开头提到“Hearing the cry, out rushed their neighbors, trying to find out what had happened.”邻居都听到两人的哭声，说明发生了更可怕的事才会让两人情绪失控，由此可判断在续写第一段中可描写Smith教授忘记孩子在哪里。孩子的事情会让父母失去控制。因此，续写第二段可描写二人找孩子的过程。最后，可安排一个反转的结局——二人正准备去找孩子的时候，孩子自己回来了。