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150左右。

Toward midnight, the rain almost stopped, but the strong wind began to blow. Gilbert could only rely on Roger’ sense of direction. Roger’s feet began to be in constantly deepening water.

It was the Brandywine ford (浅滩), no more than eighteen meters across. The stream had overflowed its broad grassland bottom, and was running high and fierce beyond its main river-way. The flood reached his horse’s body. He thought Roger could swim that distance. But soon Gilbert noticed he seemed wrong.

What was that? A strange sound, which was shaking and thundering, even in the breath of the hurrying wind! Roger stood still and shook slightly in every leg. The sound came swiftly nearer, and became a wild roar, filling the whole valley.

“Dam! Dam!” cried Gilbert, “the dam has fallen down!” He turned Roger’s head and the brave horse struggled through the unstoppable flood, but the wave already touched his side.

Roger was still swimming with the wave, desperately throwing up his head from time to time. All at once reaching out his hand, Gilbert felt the rough surface of a tree and drew himself from the saddle (马鞍), while Roger was freed from his burden, struggled into the rapids and instantly disappeared .

At last, though still half drowned in the water, he found himself safe for a time, yet far from a final rescue.

About one hour later Gilbert raised his head, and the moon was low in the west. Above the noise of the water and the whistle of the wind, he heard a familiar sound - the high, sharp neigh (嘶鸣) of a horse. It was Roger that he heard!

He looked around and saw that a man on horseback in the flooded grassland drew nearer, with Roger aside. He cried aloud ― a strange, unnatural cry. The horseman heard it, and soon came to his rescue. However, Gilbert was too exhausted to thank him, or ask how he had found him and where they were going.

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“Here’s your savior (救星)!” said the man, patting Roger’s shoulder.

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Hearing these words, Gilbert did not speak but two large tears slowly rolled down his cheeks.

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Answer

Paragraph 1:

“Here’s your savior (救星)!” said the man, patting Roger’s shoulder. He added, “It was through him that I found you. About three o’clock, maybe a little earlier, I heard a horse before the door, neighing. Its sound was rather unusual, so I got up, looked out of the window, dressed myself and went out. When I tried to catch him, he ran down the path just a bit, and then came back acting rather strangely. So I rode my horse and followed him. Ahead went yours, stopping every minute to look around and see if I followed. The horse had me go on and on till I found you. I have never before heard of such a thing in my life.”

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Hearing these words, Gilbert did not speak but two large tears slowly rolled down his cheeks. The man understood his emotion, and patted him on the back. In the light of the cold dawn, they reached a cozy farmhouse, two kilometers from the Brandywine. The man lifted Gilbert from the saddle, and would have carried him into his house, but Gilbert leaned upon Roger’s neck, held the faithful creature’s head in his arms, and kissed it.

【解析】

本篇书面表达是读后续写。通过阅读所给文章可知，吉尔伯特和罗杰在午夜被大风大浪困住了，大坝塌了，洪水向他们扑来，它们都在拼命挣扎，在大浪中分开了，后来一个骑马的人和罗杰一起救了吉尔伯特，但吉尔伯特由于太累了没有感谢他，也没有向他询问太多的事情。

续写部分分为两段，第一段开头是：“这是你的救世主！”那人拍着罗杰的肩膀说……，所以应该写骑马的人对吉尔伯特说他是如何发现罗杰并且通过罗杰找到吉尔伯特的。第二段开头是：听到这些话，吉尔伯特没有说话，但两颗大泪珠慢慢从他的脸颊上滚落下来……，所以应该写吉尔伯特知道是那个人通过罗杰找到的自己后的感动以及他们到了一个安全的地方。

续写时要求词数应为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。