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【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。

In 2004, my husband, Joe and I worked in a design company in Arizona. One day, when we got back home after work, my ten-year-old daughter, Becky and Joe were united in their desire for a dog. As for me, I shared none of theirs.

But why, they pleaded(恳求). “Because I don’t have time to take care of a dog.” “But we’ll do it.” “Really? You’re going to walk the dog? Feed the dog? Bathe the dog?” “Yes, yes, and yes. ” “I don’t believe you.” “We will. We promise.”

They didn’t. Everyone wanted to walk the cute dog that first day. From day two, neither thought to walk the dog. While I was slow to accept that I would be the one to keep track of her shots, to feed and clean her, Misty knew this on day one. As she looked up at the three new humans in her life, she calculated, “The medium one is the most reliable.”

Quickly, she and I developed something very similar to a Vulcan mind meld(心灵相通). She’d look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers, send her need, and then wait, trusting I would understand—which, strangely, I almost always did. In no time, she would extend across my stomach as I watched television, and snored on my home-office couch as I worked on my design.

Even so, part of me continued to reject walking duty, Joe and Becky had promised. “Not fair”, I said to myself as she and I walked. “Not fair,” I’d loudly remind anyone within earshot upon our return home.

In September, 2008, the Great Depression hit the Arizona. With that, my husband and I were both laid off overnight. During the following six months, Joe and I hurriedly rushed here and there to seek a new job, doing anything and everything we could to request employment. Every part of my life changed; no part of my old routine remained. However, Misty still needed walking.

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 至少使用五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:

Upset as I was, I had to walk Misty while looking for a job.

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Paragraph 2:

Months going by, my life changed a little and I came to enjoy my walks with Misty.

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【答案】Upset as I was, I had to walk Misty while looking for a job. At the beginning, when friends offered to take her, I didn’t accept their offer. The walk in the morning before I hunted for a job was a quiet, peaceful time to gather my thoughts or to rest. The evening walk was a time to shake off the day’s upsets and let the worry tracks in my head disappear.

Months going by, my life changed a little and I came to enjoy my walks with Misty. She was so joyous that even on the worst days she could make me smile, because she understood me. On a daily basis she reminded me that life went on. Misty shared my my joys and sorrows and became my comfort when I was in despair. She inspired me to face up to the difficulty.

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章前面部分主要讲述了作者因为和Misty接触一段时间后，慢慢和它培养出了感情，但内心对于和Misty散步这件事还是觉得不公平。后来因为经济危机，作者和丈夫经历了失业和找工作，日常生活几乎完全改变，但和Misty散步是没变的。

前文讲到因为经济萧条作者和丈夫都失业了，然后用了很长时间、付出了很多努力来找工作。第一段给出的开头是：Upset as I was, I had to walk Misty while looking for a job.（尽管我很失落，但不得不在找工作的时候遛狗），所以应该接着写找工作时和Misty一起散步的感觉。可以用到的词汇或句型有：a quiet, peaceful time, shake off the day’s upsets…

第二段给出的开头是：Months going by, my life changed a little and I came to enjoy my walks with Misty. （几个月过去了，我的生活有了一点变化，我开始喜欢和Misty散步了），所以应该接着写Misty对作者的影响。可以用到的词汇或句型有：my my joys and sorrows, in despair, inspire…

【高分句型一】

It was a quiet and peaceful time for me to walk with Misty in the morning, during which I could gather my thoughts or just have a rest, before I hunted for a job. during which…是介词+关系代词引导的非限制性定语从句

【高分句型二】

The reason why I was fond of Misty now was that she comforted and inspired me when I was faced with trouble or difficulties. The reason why…是由why引导的主语从句

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词数：100词以上。

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