Question

【题目】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。

My husband Andrew, a wise father, teaches our kids how to balance risk with freedom.

We have four chickens: Pecky, Buckbeak, Mayonnaise and Cornflake. My husband made their coop (笼子). It’s beautifully made.

Actually he made it with our sons and daughter. The kids and their father spent several weekends in the garage. He gave them tools because he believed it was important that they could actually make something. He slowly helped them and together, they made the coop. They also made the mistakes of learning-a board cut too short, nails smashed (打碎) by hammers — but in the end, Andrew did some tricks and the coop looked perfect.

The chickens loved their perfectly imperfect home and we also gave them free range in the yard. Andrew encouraged our kids to provide the chickens with quite a big area and explained that to take risks is part of life, and by giving chickens the freedom to wander around and dig for bugs, it is a better experience for them than the confines (限制) of the coop.

Yesterday, they ran around the lawn (草地). We needed to go downtown, knowing that chickens wouldn’t go very far. When we got back, my son, Gordon, ran to check on them. There were Mayonnaise, Cornflake and Buckbeak, looking a mess but still alive. Yet Pecky was nowhere to be seen.

With Andrew, we searched the yard and found some feathers by the trees. Then, we saw more feathers littering the yard. By this time. Gordon started to worry; Pecky was his favorite chicken and his eyes got watery.

Andrew picked Gordon up and held him. As we stood there, beginning to accept that we were now a three-chicken family, we heard it-a soft clucking (咯咯声) sound under a bush.

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应该为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:

Andrew put Gordon down and they looked under the bush.

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Paragraph 2:

The next day Andrew had a discussion with the kids about what to do with the chickens.

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Answer 1

【答案】Paragraph 1:

Andrew put Gordon down and they looked under the bush. There was Pecky, a half-naked chicken, still alive though. She looked a mess, with almost half of her feathers gone, but she was absolutely fine. Andrew gently gathered her up and returned her to the coop. Our kids hurried to gather around, closely watched and gently stroked her feathers.

Paragraph 2:

The next day Andrew had a discussion with the kids about what to do with the chickens. The kids believed that the chickens should be shut in, safe from any dangers in the world. But Andrew disagreed. He believed that we should be more careful when letting the chickens out in the yard. He encouraged our kids to take risks. He explained that love isn’t a coop which restrains them but something that can both provide adequate protection and allow more freedom of living a happy life. Finally, the kids understood their father and they together fenced a bigger area, providing the chickens with the maximum freedom and safety.

【解析】

这是一篇读后续写作文。通过阅读所给文章可知，文章主要讲述了作者的丈夫Andrew是一位睿智的父亲，他通过养鸡、一起做鸡笼并教导孩子如何平衡冒险和自由。

续写部分分为两段，第一段开头是：Andrew把Gordon放下，他们在灌木丛下看了看。后文可以描写还有他们找到了Pecky，半裸着，但还活着。她看起来很糟糕，几乎掉了一半的羽毛，但她绝对很好。Andrew轻轻地把她抱起来，放回了鸡舍。我们的孩子们急忙围拢过来，仔细观察着它，还轻轻地抚摸着它的羽毛。第二段开头是：第二天，Andrew和孩子们讨论了如何处理这些鸡。后文可以描写孩子们认为鸡应该关起来，这样就不会有任何危险。但Andrew并不赞同。他认为我们把鸡放到院子里时应该更加小心。他鼓励我们的孩子去冒险。他解释说，爱不是束缚它们的笼子，而是既能提供足够的保护，又能让它们更自由地过上幸福的生活。最后，孩子们理解了他们的父亲，他们一起围了一块更大的区域，给鸡提供了最大限度的自由和安全。注意要使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语。