1、When I was in middle school, my social studies teacher asked me to enter a writing contest,I said no without thinking. I did not love writing. My family came from Brazil, so English was only my second language. Writing was so difficult and painful for me that my teacher had allowed me to present my
2、paper on the sinking of the Titanic by acting out a play, where I played all the parts. No one laughed harder than he did.So, why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail? His reply:Because I love your stories. If youre willing to apply yourself, I think you have a good s
3、hot at this. Encouraged by his words,I agreed to give it a try.I chose Paul Reveres horse as my subject. Paul Revere was a silversmith(银匠)in Boston who rode a horse at night on April 18,1775 to Lexington to warn people that British soldiers were coming. My story would come straight from the horses m
4、outh. Not a brilliant idea, but funny, and unlikely to be anyone elses choice.What did the horse think,as sped through the night? Did he get tired? Have doubts? Did he want to quit? I sympathized immediately. I got tired. I had doubts. I wanted to quit. But,like Reveres horse, I kept going. I worked
5、 hard. I checked my spelling. I asked my older sister to correct my grammar. I checked out a half-dozen books on Paul Revere from the library. I even read a few of them.When I handed in the essay to my teacher, he read it, laughed out loud and said,Great.Now, write it again. I wrote it again, and ag
6、ain and again. When I finally finished it, the thought of winning had given way to the enjoyment of writing. If I didnt win, I wouldnt care.一、注意：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。P1: A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest,there came the news.P2: I went to my teachers office after the
7、 award presentation.二、细节思考：主题语境：_原文情节：_核心价值：_三、思维过程1. 读懂材料（审题）主题人称主题时态故事要素whenwherewhowhathow2. 问题导向预设续写思路与衔接Para1: A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest,there came the news.Q: What was the news and how did I feel when I got the news?Q: What would I do?Para2: I went to my teachers offi
8、ce after the award presentation.Q: Why did I go to the teachers office after the award presentation?Q: What did I see and do when I got into the teachers office?Q: What did I say? How did the teacher respond?Q: What is a proper ending?When I was in middle school, my social studies teacher asked me t
9、o enter a writing contest,I said no without thinking. I did not love writing. My family came from Brazil, so English was only my second language. Writing was so difficult and painful for me that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic by acting out a play, where I
10、 played all the parts. No one laughed harder than he did.So, why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail? His reply:Because I love your stories. If youre willing to apply yourself, I think you have a good shot at this. Encouraged by his words,I agreed to give it a try.I
11、chose Paul Reveres horse as my subject. Paul Revere was a silversmith(银匠)in Boston who rode a horse at night on April 18,1775 to Lexington to warn people that British soldiers were coming. My story would come straight from the horses mouth. Not a brilliant idea, but funny, and unlikely to be anyone
12、elses choice.What did the horse think,as sped through the night? Did he get tired? Have doubts? Did he want to quit? I sympathized immediately. I got tired. I had doubts. I wanted to quit. But,like Reveres horse, I kept going. I worked hard. I checked my spelling. I asked my older sister to correct
13、my grammar. I checked out a half-dozen books on Paul Revere from the library. I even read a few of them.When I handed in the essay to my teacher, he read it, laughed out loud and said,Great.Now, write it again. I wrote it again, and again and again. When I finally finished it, the thought of winning had given way to the enjoyment of writing. If I didnt win, I wouldnt care.P1: A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest,there came the news._P2: I went to my teachers office after the award presentation._
