It was the day before Thanksgiving. Gray clouds covered the sky. The air was biting. The temperature was below freezing. And I was on the way home.
This is my driver Jacob, a tall, strong and middle-aged man. Jacob was sent to pick me up and take me three hours on a drive inland in Mexico. Like most drivers, he is very talkative. As we were driving, he started to tell me his story. Out of the habit shaped by my career, I like to chat and I like to get to know people and their stories.
He shared with me that since the pandemic, he had to change jobs and was currently spending six days a week away from his family in a town that had more work. This life certainly can seem full of pains at times. It is up to us, though, to make each one a blessing in disguise (伪装，掩饰).
He mentioned the name of his hometown ‘Nah Bok’ and shared that he had to spend five hours on his only day off on the three different buses to get there and back to spend one day with them. His mother, his wife and his kids are there, waiting for him. The weekly trips are tiring but worthwhile for those short moments of happiness and joy. Then they parted ways, wishing well thoughts for the week ahead.
I do understand such experience. Admittedly, I was one of those kids like his. My father had worked away when I was young, sometimes away for weeks and months at a time. I remember us kids waiting for our turn to have just a couple of minutes on the phone with him back before we had Skype (一种即时通讯软件).
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1.所续写的短文词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
After two hours into our drive, I saw a sign saying ‘Nah Bok’.
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That’s a little moment of JOY I brought to the man.
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“Hey, how are you doing, son?” My father smiled to me. “Not bad, dad, but I’ve decided not to go to university. I want to focus on my music career,” I replied. It would be a harmonious dinner if there was no argument interrupting us. As you know, my father insisted that I should be a teacher all the time because he was a professor while I would like to create a band in the rest of my life. My father got angry, raising his voice: “You can’t be serious. Why not being a teacher? You can help students and change their lives.” But I’m not interested in education at all. I just want to work in a studio, not a school. However, my dad thought that a band is not career, even not a job. If I were a lead singer of my band, I would be very happy. I will have new friends, new life, new environment and everything new. “It’s so boring to be a teacher for me, I can’t go to different countries, and I can’t wear popular clothes even!” I couldn’t control myself when I thought about it.
I know teachers are great. They set an example for me, giving me a lot of care and help when I was young. I have never denied this profession, but it is not my dream. Supposing that our human society intends to acquire long-term prosperity, it is advisable for us to do what we really love. Only in this way, can we work productively, efficiently and effectively.
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1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
At this time, my grandfather stepped between me and my father.
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The relaxed atmosphere gradually eased off.
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1. 你的目标大学;
2. 你的理想专业;
3. 如何准备。
注意：1. 词数100左右。
2. 短文的题目已为你写好。
My Ideal Major
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1. 如果你寻求一个值得去的古都，你可以选择西安。(seek，select)
2. 西安属于陕西省，是十三朝古都，在那里有很多历史遗址和多样化文化。(historical，diverse)
3. 除此之外，西安还有很多美味的当地小吃。(apart from)
句型：which 引导非限制性定语从句，where 引导定语从句和分词作后置定语。
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1. 我梦寐以求的职业是做一名挽救生命的医生。（hire，physician）
2. 作为一名医生，当面对事故时，我就可以实施急救而不是只能旁观。（faced with）
3. 当人们把他们的生命交付给我，我会感到责任重大，积极应对。（a sense of responsibility）
4. 对我来说，实现这个目标还有很长的路要走，因此我要更加努力才能被理想的医学院录取。（be admitted to）
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1.播种及发芽阶段(seed,sprout,8月份种植，发芽期10—15天)；
2.生长及发育阶段(stem,blossom,幼苗期30—50天)；
3.成熟及结果阶段(produce,fruit,开花、结果期60—100天)。
注意：
1.词数80左右;
2.请在相应位置作答。
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My first year of senior high school felt awkward. The school was twice as big as my old school, and to make matters worse, my closest friends went to a different high school. I felt very lonely.
One cold and windy Sunday afternoon, I was sitting at home at our dining room table doing homework, with a fire going in our fireplace. As usual, my cat was lying on top of my papers, purring(发出呼噜声)loudly. She was never far from me. I had rescued her when she was a kitten and put my name on her collar in case she got lost again.
Suddenly, I smelled something strange, and then I noticed that smoke was pouring in. It filled the room so quickly that we all ran out into the front yard. By the time we made our way outside, the whole roof was in flames and the fire was spreading quickly.
When the fire was finally out, our house was almost completely burned down. I was in a bad mood and then it struck me...I hadn’t seen my cat. Where was my cat? Much to my horror, I realized that my cat was gone and my heart ached for her. Then all at once it hit me-the new school, the fire, my cat—I broke down in tears and cried and cried.
The next day, I went to school. But I was totally embarrassed by everything. My clothes and shoes were borrowed from my aunt. I had no books or homework, and my backpack was gone. I had my life in that backpack! I didn’t want to grow up if it was going to be this way. I just wanted to curl up and quit school.
It always seems that bad news spreads quickly. Everyone in high school, including the teachers, was aware of my sad situation. What a way to start off at a new school! This was not the kind of attention I was looking for.
The next day at school, people were acting even stranger than usual. They kept asking me to hurry up to the gym. I thought it was strange, but when I went into the gym, I knew why.
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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。
There was a big table with all kinds of stuff on it.
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A week later, I was planning my new bedroom when the doorbell rang.
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1. 情感描写
hesitate vi. 犹豫，迟疑 satisfaction n. 满意；满足，达到 stick with持续，坚持
2. 动作描写
stretch vt.& vi.伸展，舒展，拉长；伸出；(使)延伸 prevent vt.阻止，阻碍
lack vt.& vi.没有，缺乏，不足，短缺 in response to对……作出反应；作为对……的回复
3. 环境描写
nearby adj.附近的，邻近的 adv.在附近，不远 position n. 处境；位置；姿势；观点；地位
【续写语料运用】
请从以上语料中选择合适的词汇，并用适当的过渡词完成以下语段。
与北极熊斗智斗勇
一只在附近湖边玩耍的年轻公熊嗅到了我们蒜蓉面包的味道，然后他靠着他的嗅觉到了我们的位置。他太饿了，似乎马上就会把我们吞下去。我们该怎么办呢？突然，我想到了一个好主意。我打算用面包来阻止他的攻击。我把面包尽可能地扔向远处。它确实有效了。熊毫不犹豫地朝面包方向跑去。应我们的要求，直升机很快就到了。我们满意地爬了进去。这真是一次可怕而宝贵的经历。
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My understanding of “The Road Not Taken”
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One night, when we were having dinner, suddenly Mom let out, “I have a great idea!” My sister Keira and I looked at each other, feeling confused and wondering what she wanted to say.
“What if,” she said, with a long pause, “we furnish Nancy’s apartment while she’s away?”
Nancy, our nanny (保姆) had returned to her hometown to get her children and bring them back with her. When her children were only one and five years old, she had left them to work as a caregiver abroad where the working conditions were not very good. Later, through friends, Nancy heard that our country was the land of opportunity. With rich working experience, Nancy came to our house and here we got along well with each other although sometimes we had difficulty in communication because of language.
Five years after her arrival and working here, she was allowed to apply for a permanent resident’s statue. It took so long to get it, so we celebrated with a cake the night the letter that informed her finally came.
“Could you do me a big favor?” Nancy asked Mom before she left for her hometown. ”I’ve ordered some mattresses (床垫) so we have something to sleep on when we arrive. Do you think you could receive them and let the delivery man deliver it into my apartment?“
”No problem,“ said Mom.
”Hey Mom, I hate to burst your bubble (幻想),” I said, “but how are we possibly going to furnish an entire apartment? ”
“Well, we have some extra stuff in the attic,” she replied. “Maybe we can help our neighbors and Nancy at the same time. The neighbors can donate their extras, and we can piece together a great home for Nancy. Let’s send an e-mail and see.” So the e-mail went to about seventy neighbors in our community.
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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Throught the following week, e-mails and texts kept flooding in.
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The big day came as we welcomed Nancy and her children to their new home at the door.
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