1、续写题目Walking with MistyIn 2004, when my daughter Becky was ten, she and my husband, Joe, were united in their desire for a dog. As for me, I shared none of their desire.But why, they pleaded(恳求 ). “Because I dont have time to take care of a dog.” But we'll do it. " Really? You're going t
2、o walk the dog? Feed the dog? Bathe the dog? ” Yes, yes, and yes.“ I don't believe you. " “We will.” We promise.They didnt. 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 schedule her vet appointments, to feed
3、 and clean her, Misty knew this on day one.Quickly, she and I developed something very similar to a Vulcan mind meld. She' d look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers, beam her need, and then wait, trusting I would understand. In no time, she became fifth appendage (附加物), snoring on my home-o
4、ffice couch as I worked, cradling against my feet as I read, and lying across my stomach as I watched television.Even so, part of me continued to dislike walking duty. Joe and Becky had promised. “Not fair,” I'd loudly remind anyone within earshot upon our return home.Then one day -January
5、 1, 2007, to be exact -my husbands doctor uttered an unthinkable word: leukemia(白血病. With that, I spent eight to ten hours a day with Joe in the hospital doing anything and everything I could to ease his discomfort. During those six months of hospitalizations, Becky, 12 at the time, adjusted to
6、 other adults being in the house when she returned from school.My work colleagues adjusted to my taking off at a moments notice for medical emergencies. Every part of my life changed: no part of my old routine remained.Save one: Misty still needed waking. At the beginning, when friends offered to ta
7、ke her through her paces, I declined because I knew they had their own households to deal with.Paragraph1: As the months went by, I began to realize that I actually wanted to walk Misty. Paragraph 2: After Joe died in 2009, Misty slept on his pillow.文本分析之故事大意：本文中作者因为太忙没时间照料宠物，所以当她丈夫Jo
8、e和女儿Becky提出养狗的时候她表示反对。但是丈夫和女儿坚持说他们可以照料狗狗，无奈她就答应了。但是狗狗来到的第二天，女儿和丈夫就失去了照料狗狗的兴趣，把这件事丢给了作者。狗狗很聪明，很快就和作者培养了良好的感情，一天到晚陪伴在作者身边。作者开始喜欢狗狗，但是还是有点不情愿去遛狗，因为这本来是女儿和丈夫应该做的事情。此时，故事一转，作者的丈夫因白血病住院，作者也忙得焦头烂额，也没空照顾女儿。但是遛狗的问题，作者记在心头，却不愿麻烦他人。写作第一段开头语：几个月过去，我发现自己想去遛狗了。写作第二段开头语：2009年丈夫去世之后，狗狗睡在丈夫的枕头上。文本简析：本文旨在让学生感悟人与自然（动物
9、）的关系。人的情感可以与动物植物甚至像Cast Away里面与足球建立互通。一切都是大自然对我们人类的恩赐，学生通过这篇写作的训练应该会加深这种理解。语言方面，本文语言地道，生词有一些，对学生来说有难度。主题语境：人与自然人与动物词汇积累1. as for 至于2. to be exact 确切地说3. unthinkable adj. 不可思议的4. adjust to 适应5. emergency n.&nbs
10、p; 紧急情况6. decline vt. 谢绝7. shake off 抖落8. assumption n. 假设9. pretty much 几乎10. on a daily basis 每天11. to a point 在每一点上12. unpredictable adj. 不可预知的 Pa
11、ragraph 1: As the months went by, I began to realize that I actually wanted to walk Misty. Before I knew it, the mind meld between us had grown strong enough to keep me spellbound, always. In those days, with most of my time taken up attending to Joe in hospital, little time was spar
12、ed to take care of Becky, let alone Misty. But whenever I did manage to walk her for a while, she would be the happiest girl in the world, one second jumping about me like mad, and another dashing ahead before rushing back like lightning. It was at this moment that I would feel a little relaxed.Para
13、graph 2: After Joe died in 2009, Misty slept on his pillow. At night, when I lay wide awake or woke up with a start, as was often the case, Misty was always there keeping me company. For a time, I felt the world was at an end, all of my hopes gone, which was sensed by Misty of course
14、. And every day, my home witnessed her playing a new trick or making faces to please me. When catching sight of a stranger, she ceased to bark loudly as she used to, as if not to disturb me. Gradually, my life was changed with the deep sorrow transformed into attachment to and gratitude for such a n
15、ice companion. The family of threeBecky, Misty and I, was lively again with hope. 续写尝试Paragraph1: As the months went by, I began to realize that I actually wanted to walk Misty. Every time I open the door after returning from the hospital at night, Misty was there, wagging her tail. S
16、he would stand patiently by the door with the leash in her mouth until I came back from Beckys room. Physically and mentally exhausted as I was, I could never say no to her sad brown eyes. Stepping out, I followed her around our neighborhood, taking in the mellow air, gentle breeze and leafy trees,
17、and letting go of the tension, worries and despair. It was a time when the evening, finally, came alive for me.Paragraph 2: After Joe died in 2009, Misty slept on his pillow.When Becky came to sleep with me after a bad dream, I would sit up, gently patting her back while Misty curled against my
18、 feet. But Becky wasnt the only one who couldnt sleep well on those dark days. Sometimes, when I woke up sweaty in the middle of the night, feeling the warmth from behind, I would reach blindly for Joe and suddenly become fully awake, tears damping the pillow. Hearing me sob, Misty would lean closer and put her paw on my hand. He was gone. But the pet he pleaded for stayed. Did he know this?
