【推荐1】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。

A 14-year-old boy named Jacob lived in a trailer(活动房屋)with his parents. They struggled financially, as his parents were minimum wage earners.

Every evening on his way home, he would pass a large house of Mrs Jacobson who lived alone. One day, when Jacob was passing the big house, he noticed that the lights were off at night. And in the following nights, the lights were still off. He thought Mrs Jacobson couldn’t leave her house, and he hadn’t seen anyone pick her up, either. Something bad might have happened to her.

Jacob didn’t hesitate to walk towards the door. He knocked, but no one opened it. Suddenly, he saw a letter by the foot of the door and saw that the date was a few days ago. He was more sure Mrs Jacobson hadn’t gone out of the house in days. He had to get help!

Jacob ran home and told his parents about what he saw. His mom shrugged it off, saying she might have just gone on a vacation. Maybe she visited her son Adam in New York. Every-one knew he was a big shot lawyer there.

The boy wasn’t convinced. He knew that Mrs Jacobson’s son didn’t visit her, and it would be difficult for her to travel all the way to New York alone. He decided to borrow his mom’s cellphone to search for Adam’s number. When he found it, he decided to call.

“This is Adam Jacobson, how may I help you?” a man on the other side of the line answered.

“Hello, this is Jacob from your neighborhood in Wisconsin. Is Mrs Jacobson, your mom there?” Jacob asked.

“Hi, Jacob. No, I have not spoken to my mom in a week. Is something wrong?” Adam asked.

Jacob explained what happened.

“What? That’s impossible. She’s supposed to be home. Can you do me a favor, and check on her for me? There’s a spare key under the flowerpot by the door. I’ll rush there as soon as possible,” Adam begged with anxiety.

注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右;
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Jacob and his parents ran there and found the key.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
As soon as Mrs Jacobson felt better, she came up to Jacob’s trailer with Adam.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

【推荐2】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。

I live in San Francisco, where it pretty much never snows. But if you get in a car and drive too far, you’ll arrive at these beautiful, snow-covered mountains. Last week, my friend Ollie and his grandmother Abuela, decided to go skiing in the mountains.

They invited me to go with them. I was so excited that I jumped up and down. However, it was colder than I’d expected. Trembling in the cold air, I was afraid to be frozen to death there. Luckily, Abuela, who is probably the kindest human on the planet, offered to let me wear her scarf. It was the softest, warmest, most awesome scarf and more importantly, Abuela had knit(编织) it herself. So moved was I that I couldn’t say anything to express my thanks. With the scarf warming me up, I enjoyed skiing in high spirits together with them.

“These old knees need a rest!” Abuela said after a couple of hours of skiing, pointing at her knees. “You two go ahead and take another run. I’ll be in the lodge, reading by the fire.”

So Ollie and I took one more ride on the ski lift up the mountain. As we looked around at the trees and watched people zipping down the slopes, I felt that one piece of yarn(纱线) on Abuela’s scarf kept ticklin(使······发痒) my neck. I said to Ollie, “It’s uncomfortable. Maybe something is wrong with the scarf.”

“Oh yeah, I see it,” Ollie said.

I pulled on the end of the yarn, thinking it was just a loose piece that had separated from the scarf. But the more I pulled, the longer the piece became.

“Jeff” Ollie said. “You’d better stop. The scarf is unravelling(散开)!”

注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When I took off the scarf to see what he meant, I was frightened.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
His silly ideas weren’t making me feel better, and I decided to tell Abuela the bad news.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

【推荐3】阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When my mom announced that my dad had fixed the old car in his garage, I felt excited—I had wheels! I called my friend Steph and made plans to have dinner at her house the next day.

The following morning, I woke up early and put on a black skirt and jacket. “Aren’t you dressed too lightly?” Mom asked. “There’s a snowstorm coming.” “I’ll be inside,” I replied as I headed out.

As I began the forty-minute drive, I was in high spirits. However, halfway there it started to snow like mad. Cars slowed. The sound of a siren announced the approach of an ambulance and I pulled aside to let it pass. As I inched back into my lane, the traffic light ahead turned red. I stopped.

When the light turned green, I pressed on the gas, but the old car died. I tried to start it. One click, then nothing. Before I could do anything else, two young men raced over from the nearby sidewalk. I rolled down my window a little.

“Give us a second,” one of them said, “We’ll help you out of here.” Soon, they began pushing the car. With their guidance, I steered into a parking spot in front of a grocery store. “You’ll be fine now,” they said, and before I could even thank them, they walked into the grocery store.

The snow was falling faster now. I called Steph on my cellphone to cancel our plan. Next, I called my parents to come and get me. Now all I had to do was wait, but I was very hungry and cold. I sighed, regretting not taking my mom’s advice.

Just as I sat waiting in the car, I noticed a man walking towards me. It was one of the men who had just helped me. I rolled down the window at once.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
After a brief greeting, he told me this was his parents’ store.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

【推荐1】It’s hard to talk to dads sometimes. The roles we often expect our fathers to play—protector, provider—can make them seem impenetrable(不可理解的). That’s how it was with my dad. He came to Canada at the age of ten and settled in an immigrant community. He was never much of a talker. He rarely drank, so we didn’t get to see him loosen up after a few beers. He didn’t tell stories about himself at the dinner table or when we went for walks in the park. He was a private person and seemed to want to stay that way.

Bringing up the many questions I had about life before I was born-his early hopes and dreams, loves and heartbreaks—let alone sharing my own feelings, felt like too much for us to handle. I didn’t want to threaten the integrity(完整)of his hard shell. I had gotten used to it, and it made me feel secure.

But when my relationship and career took a hit a year ago at the same time, things had to change. I was facing serious questions about my own nature, and I wanted to know that he had faced them, too. I needed to know how he had found his way, because I felt like I had lost mine.

In a severe moment of desperation, it occurred to me that sending an email might be the key. An email can be crafted(精心制作)slowly and carefully. I could speak at a comfortable distance and give him room to adjust. He’d be up in his office—a comfortable place filled with bookshelves, dusty CD-ROMs and piles of old newspapers. I’d be at my desk in an apartment 20 minutes away.

So I wrote to him. I told him about my regrets and fears, and I asked him to answer, if he felt like it, and to share something about himself, something that would give me much-needed perspective on my life, especially on relationship and career.

Para 1: Two weeks later, his response showed up in my email box.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Para 2: I closed the email and started to cry.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

【推荐2】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。

Robbie loved swimming in the sea. When he was a little boy, he had always dreamed of becoming a professional swimmer. And he moved well on his career journey when he grew up. But one day, unfortunately, he got badly injured while he was training for a swimming competition.

After months of treatment, his condition got better. But the doctor strongly advised him never to go swimming again, or else his life would be in danger. This broke his heart.

Despite the fact that he had to give up swimming, his love for swimming never died. So he rented a beach house, which would allow him the comfort of being close to the seawater. And to make ends meet, he tried to sell souvenirs to tourists who visited the beach.

One early summer evening, Robbie was making his way home from the beach when he heard a cry. It was reported that it might rain that day, so most people had left the beach early. But Robbie believed he had heard something. The cry came again, and he had a quick look around. He found the beach was empty. Suddenly, he heard a shout from the sea.

“Help!” a frightened and tired kid shouted. He learned later that the kid was 12 years old, called Nicole, and lived in an orphanage (孤儿院). She lost her parents when she was a baby. Her parents were professional swimmers and she dreamed about becoming a good swimmer like them. That early summer evening, after dinner, she left the orphanage alone and went to the beach, hoping to learn to swim on her own. The girl almost drowned. When she was calling for help that evening, Robbie happened to hear it.

He immediately called the police. “But waiting for help might be too late,” Robbie thought. He thought of how life-threatening it was for him to swim. “The kid is drowning!” but he thought as he fought his fear. “I must help.”

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式作答。

Then, he jumped in.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Feeling pity for Nicole, Robbie decided to teach her how to swim.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

【推荐3】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。

When Evan was 13, he wanted to have a dog. His mom Octavia refused since raising a dog would need lots of attention and care.

The boy once joined the Forest Exploration club of his school where Octavia taught. And the mother was in charge of the club. One morning, guided by Octavia, Evan and his schoolmates went hiking in a forest. During the hike, some purple flowers caught Evan’s eye. Evan thought those beautiful flowers could surely impress his mother. So he walked to the riverside secretly to pick those flowers. Unfortunately, Evan got separated from the group and got lost.

He anxiously kept walking, hoping he could catch up with the group. Suddenly, a dog appeared. At first, Evan thought it might be a wolf, so he tensed and stood there still. When the dog got closer, he saw its tail wagging (摇摆) gently.

“Oh, buddy. You scared me,” he said, petting the dog. “You must be a stray (走失的) dog, huh?” The dog looked at him with the most sincere expression. Evan wanted to find his way home, not only for himself but also for the animal. Therefore, he walked again. The moment Octavia realized Evan was gone, she and others began looking for Evan desperately, but in vain.

It was getting darker and colder. Evan discovered a cave. He went inside and made a fire to keep warm. He knew his mom and other schoolmates must have been searching the forest for him. “Buddy, let’s wait here and see if we can hear my group calling,” Evan told the dog. And they sat near each other. Before long, Evan fell asleep.

At some point, he heard the sound of animal growling (低声吼叫) and noticed the dog at the entrance of their shelter. The dog was growling at something that Evan couldn’t see well. But there was another animal growling back. Evan wiped his eyes and tried to see what made the dog so alert and angry. He then saw a big fox, and said to himself, “Thank goodness! I’m not alone!” But he was still frightened. The fox moved forward, wanting to attack Evan.

注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Without stepping back, the brave dog continued barking, ready to attack the fox.   

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

“It’s my mom! Let’s go!” Evan excitedly told the dog and ran to Octavia.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________