1、强化练(二十)读后续写专练 (一)David knew the waterfall was coming.It wasnt his first visit to the river in central California.He figured he would hop out of his raft into the shallow water，rappel down the rocks(沿岩壁绕绳下降)on either side of the falls，and continue on his way，as he had on a previous trip.But this year
2、 was different.Heavy snow and spring rains had turned the usually manageable falls into something fierce.And this year，instead of his friends，Davids companions were his wife，Sara，and his 13yearold son，Hunter.As the three of them approached the falls late on the afternoon of the third day of their ca
3、mping trip，David could tell from the increasing roar of water in the narrowing valley that they were in serious trouble.There was no way theyd be able to rappel down the rocks as planned.They could wade(蹚水)to the shore，but would anyone find them there？They had no phone service，and they hadnt seen a
4、single person in the past three days.And David knew theyd be sharing the ground there with snakes and mountain lions.As he wondered what to do，David had a bit of luckhe heard voices coming from the other side of the falls.He yelled，but the sound of the rushing water drowned him out.“We have to get t
5、hese people a message，” David thought.He caught a stick and pulled out his pocketknife to carve “Help” in it.Then he tied a rope to it so the people would know it wasnt just any stick.He tried flying it over the falls，but it floated away in the wrong direction.Then he spotted his green water bottle.
6、David grabbed it and carved “Help！” on it.Sara also reminded him that he had a pen and paper，which shed brought to play games with，in his backpack.David knew it was just an attempt.But he wrote down “61519 We are stuck here at the waterfall.Get help please” and pushed the note into the bottle.Paragr
7、aph 1：This time，his throw over the waterfall was perfect._Paragraph 2：The next morning，they heard a helicopter hovering(盘旋)above them._参考范文Paragraph 1：This time，his throw over the waterfall was perfect.“All right，thats all we can do，” David said.It took 30 minutes to navigate back upstream to the be
8、ach where theyd had lunch.They made a fire and as the evening wore on，they waited for rescue anxiously.By about 10：30 pm.，they decided they probably werent going to get rescued that night，so they pulled out their sleeping bags.Before turning in，Sara added more wood to the fire to keep the mountain l
9、ions away.Paragraph 2：The next morning，they heard a helicopter hovering(盘旋)above them.The three were waving and yelling when they saw the helicopter.After the pilot landed，they went aboard the helicopter.When chatting with the rescuers，the family learned more about the events saving them：Two men pic
10、ked up the bottle and noticed the writing.Then they realized there was a note inside.After they read it，they went to the campground，turned the bottle in，and left without leaving their names.(二)A young and successful manager was traveling down a neighborhood street，going a bit too fast in his new Jag
11、uar.He was watching for kids darting out(窜出)from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.As his car passed，no children appeared.Instead，a brick hit violently into the Jaguars side door！He stepped on the brakes and backed his Jaguar back to the spot where the brick had be
12、en thrown.The angry driver then jumped out of the car，grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting，“What was that all about and who are you？Just what the heck were you doing？Thats a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money.Why did you do it？”The you
13、ng boy was apologetic.“Please，mister.please.Im sorry but I didnt know what else to do，” he explained.“I threw the brick because no one else would stop.” With tears rolling down his face and off his chin，the boy pointed to a spot just around a parked car.“Its my brother，” he said.“He rolled off the s
14、idewalk and fell out of his wheelchair and I cant lift him up.” Now sobbing，the boy asked the astonished manager，“Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair？Hes hurt and hes too heavy for me.”Paragraph 1：Moved beyond words，the driver cooled his anger._Paragraph 2：The driver watched th
15、e boy push his wheelchairbound brother down the sidewalk toward their home._参考范文Paragraph 1：Moved beyond words，the driver cooled his anger.He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair.On seeing the bleeding cuts，the man took out his white handkerchief and wiped the wound gently w
16、ith great care.A quick look told him everything was going to be okay.When the driver was about to leave，the young brother stepped forward.“Thank you，” said the grateful child，tears filling his eyes.Paragraph 2：The driver watched the boy push his wheelchairbound brother down the sidewalk toward their
17、 home.Then he took a long，slow walk back to the Jaguar and continued his traveling down the neighborhood street.Even though the damage was very noticeable，the driver felt satisfied with the experience and never bothered to repair the damaged side door because it enabled him to realize the incredible
18、 significance of helping others.Moreover，he kept it there to remind him of this message: “Dont go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention！”(三)There was once a wonderful old man who loved everything：animals，spiders，insects and all sorts of living things.One
19、 day while walking through the woods，the old man found a cocoon(茧)He decided to take the cocoon home to watch its beautiful transformation from a little cocoon to a beautiful butterfly.A few days later，the cocoon started to move.It moved frantically！He sat and watched it struggle and struggle for se
20、veral hours.But it seemed not to make any progress.Then the old man felt sorry for the little butterfly inside，and rushed to its aid.With a pair of scissors and gently，he cut a little opening in the cocoon so the butterfly could come out.And then the butterfly came out of its cocoon.It had a swollen
21、 body and small，fragile wings，but it never was able to fly.He was quite puzzled.Had he accidentally killed the little butterfly？No，it was still moving a little bit.Maybe it was sick.Then he decided that the best thing he could do for the butterfly was to place it gently back into its cocoon.He did s
22、o，and placed a drop of honey on it to seal the cocoon，leaving the butterfly to nestle(处在)in its natural state.The next day he noticed that the cocoon was moving again.It struggled and struggled.Finally the butterfly broke free from its cocoon and stretched its wings out.Its beautiful wings were fill
23、ed with wonderful colors！It took off！It was flying!The wonderful butterfly flew and flew till it was almost out of the old mans sight.“What a joy，” he exclaimed！But then he started to think: what did I do wrong by trying to help that beautiful little butterfly out at first?Paragraph 1：Finally the an
24、swer came out._Paragraph 2：Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life._参考范文Paragraph 1：Finally the answer came out.The butterfly has to struggle and struggle while inside the cocoon.Thats how it gets its strength.Thats just what the creature is designed to overcome in order to be stron
25、g and beautiful.Well，needless to say，the old man finally realized that sometimes appearances arent what they seem to be.In fact，the seemingly hard time the butterfly was having was what brought the amazing transformation.Paragraph 2：Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life.Life is fu
26、ll of ups and downs，and were often confronted in daily life with unexpected problems and outcomes that can easily depress and even defeat us.Sometimes we fail to realize that its out of the struggles of life that we gain strength and build character.If we were allowed to go through our life without
27、any toughness，it would cripple us.We would not be as strong as what we could have been.And we could never fly.(四)I have kept a watch from my grandfather.When I was a schoolboy，the watch hung by my grandfathers bed.The face was marked with elegant Roman numerals and the case was gold.It was a splendi
28、d watch and I often stared at it longingly sitting with my grandfather.He would often ask about my progress at school.The day I told him my success in the examinations，he was overcome with pleasure.“Youll be going to a new school next.And then youll go to university，will you？”he asked.“But youll nee
29、d plenty of patience.Patience and hard work.Thats the way to succeed.”He took off the watch and wound it.“It was given me for fifty years of faithful service with my firm，” he said proudly.Finally，he handed me the watch due to the progress in school.I held it，feeling its weight.As I was leaving him，
30、he said，“And youll not forget what I told you？” I was suddenly very moved.“No，Granddad，” I promised，“Ill not.”Arriving home，my mother was to hold it in trust until she considered me old enough to look after it，but I protested so strongly that she finally agreed to hang it where I could always see it
31、.The summer ended and it was time for me to enter the new school.I never made friends easily there.One boy，Crawley，was a welltodo fellow whose way of impressing us was to show off his possessions.His bicycle was new；his boots were of the best hide；everything，in fact，was better than oursuntil he brou
32、ght a watch.Crawley said his watch was absolutely the finest watch.“I have a better watch，” I announced.“Well，show it to us，”Crawley said sneeringly(讽刺地)“Ill bring it this afternoon，” I said.“Then youll see.” I rode my bike home，wondering how I would persuade my mother to let me take the watch.Lucki
33、ly，she stepped outside and I slipped the watch into my pocket.Paragraph 1：I rode my bike fast to school after lunch，excitement through me._Paragraph 2：When I said my mother couldnt let me bring the watch，they burst into laughter._参考范文Paragraph 1：I rode my bike fast to school after lunch，excitement t
34、hrough me.Then suddenly a dog ran out into my path.I pulled at the brake so sharply that I fell over heavily to the ground with the handles over me.I picked myself up，put a trembling hand into my pocket，and brought out what was my grandfathers proudest possession.The glass was broken，and the pointer
35、s stopped turning.I put the watch back and rode slowly to school，numb with sorrow.Paragraph 2：When I said my mother couldnt let me bring the watch，they burst into laughter.“What a story！” Crawley said sneeringly.The others took up his cries.I nearly wept，for it was the saddest moment of my young lif
36、e.As I sat quietly at my desk，a strange feeling stole over me.It was not shame at my classmates laughing，nor was it fear of my mothers anger.All I could think of was my grandfathers words，“Patience and hard work.” The broken watch I kept was a good reminder.Since then，I have learned to be more patient and to work harder.