2022-2023学年牛津译林版高二英语选择性必修第二册Unit 2 单元话题读后续写专项练习

Unit2单元话题读后续写专项练习

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1.（2022•江苏省天一中学高二期末）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一

篇完整的短文。

11-year-oldMarkcriedtohismom,Cindy."Idon'twanttowearthesweater!

“Please,honey,putiton!We'realreadyrunninglate!”Cindysaidasshepackedtheirsuitcases.tcButMom!

Ifsnotevenmysize.CanIpleasegetsomethingelsetoWear?”

“Don'ttroubleyourmom,Mark,“hisdad,Luke,said."Wehavetoleavenow.^^

CindyandLuketookouttheirsuitcasesandputthemintothecar.Thefamilyweretakingaskiingtriptothe

mountains.Marksatinthebackseat,angry,becausehehatedthesweater!

Itwasaredsweater,abittoobigforhim,anditssleeveswerenoteventhesamesize.ItwasMark'sbirthday

gift.GrandmaSandypromisedhimavideogame,butgavehimasweaterinstead!Markdidn'tlikeit.Hetold

Grandmabyphonethathewouldneverwearit.Hedidn'tknowhowhardithadbeenforhertomakethesweater

byhand.

Becauseitwassnowingheavily,Lukedroveslowly.Bythetimetheyarrivedattheholidaycenter,itwaslate

intheevening.

Markwasquiteexcitedaboutgoingskiingforthefirsttime.Heaskedhisparentstolethimgolookaround,

andtheyagreed.MarkracedofftoanearbyspotandCindykeptaneyeonhim.WhenLukeremovedtheirsuitcases,

Cindyhelpedhim.ThenshenoticedMarkwasnowheretobeseen.

Worried,LukeandCindytriedtofindhim,butfailed.Theytoldthemanageraboutthesituation.Hesentout

afewstaffmemberstohelplookforMark.

Almosthalfanhourlater,twoofthestaffobservedahandstickingoutbehindatree.TheydiscoveredMark,

whowasunconscious.Hewasbroughttothehospitalsoon,buthedidn'twakeupuntilafewhourslater.

"It'sagoodthingtheboywaswearingalargesweaterthatkeptmostofhisbodycoveredandwarmduetoits

largesize.Itwasatypicalcaseofhypothermia（体温过低）,“thedoctorsaid.acDoyourememberwhathappened,

Mark?99thedoctoraskedhim.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Thelittleboynoddedandthentoldthemthewholestory.

Marknowrealizeditwasallduetohisgrandmathathewassaved.

【答案】Thelittleboynoddedandthentoldthemthewholestory.Atthattime,hesaidhesawthesnowandfelt

soexcited,soherantoplaywithsnowimmediately.Hemadeabigsnowballandtriedtothrowitfaraway.But

suddenlyheslippedandlosthisbalance,fallingdownontheground,thenhetriedtocallforhelp,buttherewasno

response.Hefeltscaredandcold,sohestayedwherehewasandpulledtheoversizedsweateroverhimwaitingfor

rescue.

Marknowrealizeditwasallduetohisgrandmathathewassaved.Hewaswearingthisoversizedsweater,

whichkepthimwarmeventhoughitwassnowingandgettingcold.Herealizedthatifsnotjustasweater,itmeans

grandma?sloveforhim.Thenhewasfilledwithgratitudeandfelthewassolucky.

【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了一个小男孩跟父母外出滑雪度假，开始时觉得毛衣太大，非常不

喜欢，不情愿穿上它。小男孩独自外出游玩时滑倒，因此被困在寒冷的户外，于是把这件大号毛衣盖在自

己身上，等待救援。后来作者被救之后，才得知，正是因为这件他不喜欢的大号毛衣，才使得他没有被冻

死。这时他意识到，这不仅仅是一件毛衣，还包含这奶奶对他的爱。因此心里充满了感恩的故事。

【详解】1.段落续写

①由第一段句首内容“小男孩点点头并告诉了他们整个故事”可知，第一段描述小男孩讲述自己被救之前发

生的事情经过。

②由第二段句首内容“Mark意识到正是由于奶奶，他才得救”可知，第二段描述小男孩理解了奶奶这件大号

毛衣不仅能为他保暖，还意味着奶奶对他浓浓的爱意。他对此感到感恩及幸运。

2.续写线索：跑去玩雪——不小心摔倒——求救——等待救援——被救——感恩

3.词汇激活

行为类：

①看见：see一catchsightof

②停留：stay—remain

③充满：befilledwith—befullof

情绪类：

开心的：excited一happy

害怕的：scared^-frightened

幸运的：lucky—fbrtunate

【点睛】【高分句型1]Hefeltscaredandcold,sohestayedwherehewasandpulledtheoversizedsweaterover

himwaitingforrescue.（运用了where引导地点状语从句，运用了非谓语动词作状语）

【高分句型2]Hewaswearingthisoversizedsweater,whichkepthimwarmeventhoughitwassnowingand

gettingcold.（运用了which引导非限制性定语从句,运用了eventhough引导让步状语从句）

2.（2022•江苏.海安县实验中学高二期末）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构

成一篇完整的短文。

Viewedfromdryland,theriverlookedbeautiful.Thefast-flowingwatersoftheSnakeRiverwerecrispand

clearastheycrashedovertherocksbelow.Iwas16andmyparentshadhiredacartodriveuschildrenaround

NorthAmericaandCanadainthesummerholidays.

Uponourarrival,lostinthebeautifulscenery,wecouldn*twaittostartourtour.Dadgotadinghy（橡皮艇）

fromsomewhere.Itlookedabitsmallforthesixofus,andwedidn'thavesafetyhelmets,andwerewearingadult­

sizedlifejackets.Idon'tthinkanyofushadevenseenrapids（急流）untilwewentdownthemthatday,otherwise

we'dhaverealizedfoolhardy（莽撞的）ourplanwas.

Thefirstpartoftheridewasprettyhair-raisinganditwasapparentthatwehadnoideawhatweweredoing.

After20minuteswehitarapidandgotstuck:therewasahugerockunderthesurfaceandourboatwaslettingin

water.Thebottomgotstuckandweweretrappedinthemiddleofawide,fast-movingriver.Wallafterwallof

freezingwaterhitmeandtheicinesstookmybreathaway.Mybrother,sistersandIwerescreaming,Dadwas

shoutingatusthatitwouldallbeOK,whileMumyelledatustoholdon.Wehadnotimetocomeupwithanyplan

otherthantoholdtight.

Itfeltasifwewerestuckforhours,unabletothinkorbreathe,butitwasprobablyonlyafewminutes.Then,

suddenlyIwassweptoutofthedinghy.Ifeltasenseofhorror,whichwasreplacedbyanevengreaterterrorwhen

IrealizedIwasgoingdowntherapidswithoutaboat.Iwasspunaround,bouncedoffrocksandfellintowater:it's

whatIimaginebeingtrappedinawashingmachineislike.There*snosenseofupordown;youjustgasp（喘气）

forairwhenyoucan.Irememberthinking,"Thisisit.Iamgoingtodie."

注意：L续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式作答。

ButsuddenlyIfeltadeterminationtolive.

Whenmyfamilyeventuallyfoundme,Iwashugelyemotionaltorealizethatwe'dallsurvived.

【答案】ButsuddenlyIfeltadeterminationtolive.Itwasrainingharderandharder,andtheriverwasrushing

towardsus.Ifirmlysaidtomyparents「don'tgiveup”.Wemustcarryon.Justthen,Iheldontotherubberboat

andtriedtogetittoshore.Ittookallmystrength,whichmademesoexhausted,andfortunately,Imadeit.Afeeling

ofexcitementarose,butatthatmoment,thepowerfulimpactofthecurrent,threwmeintothedistantpool.My

visiongrewdimandeverythinginfrontofmedisappeared.

Whenmyfamilyfinallyfoundme,Iwasthrilledtorealizethatwehadallsurvived.Igraduallycametoand

foundthatmyparents'eyeswerefulloftears.Wehuggedeachothertightlyandaskedeachotherwhetherwewere

hurt.Toourgreatcomfort,noneofuswerehurt.Finallyweworkedtogetherandlandedsafely.Atthistime,what

reallyletmedeeplyunderstandwasthatnomatterwhenyoumeetdifficulties,orwhatkindofdifficulties,wemust

sticktoitandnevergiveup.

【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者和家人外出，在斯内克河湍急的河水上漂流遇到危险的经历，

但是在作者和家人的努力坚持下，终于幸存下来。让作者明白的是：只要坚持到底，不放弃，就能获得成

功。

【详解】1.段落续写：

①第一段首句内容“但我突然有了活下去的决心。”可知，第一段可描写作者和家人之间互相鼓励，没有放

弃而是尽最大努力求生的过程。

②由第二段首句内容“当我的家人最终找到我时，我非常激动地意识到我们都活了下来。”可知，第二段可

描写作者和家人最终安全地到达岸边。互相询问彼此的身体情况。同时还要交代作者此时的心理感受和感

悟。

2.续写线索：漂流一遇险一挣扎一放弃一重拾信心一安全到岸一感出

3.词汇激活

行为类

①.拥抱：hug/embrace

②.视线模糊：visiongrewdim/eyesblurred

③.拖拽：drag/pull/haul

情绪类

①.激动：excited/thrilled

②.宽慰：getgreatrelief?feelgreatcomfort

【点睛】[高分句型1].Ittookallmystrength,whichmademesoexhausted.（由which引导的定语从句）

[高分句型2].Atthistime,whatreallyletmedeeplyunderstandwasthatnomatterwhenyoumeetdifficulties（由

what引导主语从句，同时that引导表语从句）

3.（2022.江苏宿迁.高二期末）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整

的短文。

Ialwaysrememberthequote,atwhenyouarefacingachallenge,nomatterhowharditis,justbitethebullet,

andyouwillgetitover”,whichwaspasseddownfrommygreatgrandmotherinmyfamily.

Duringmyfirstyearofmiddleschool,Ileftmyparentstolivewithmygrandparentswhowereinanothercity.

Icanstillrememberthedaywhenmymother'seyesturnedredwhenIwasabouttoentertheairport.Fathertriedto

hugmebutIrefused,becauseIwantedthemtoknowthatIwasmatureenoughtohandlethismyself.Soon,I

regrettedmydecision.

Althoughitwasearlyinthemorning,theairportseemedtobealreadyfilledwithpeople.AfterIsettleddown,

Istillhadsometimeleft.ItriedtoreadabookthatIthoughtwasinteresting;however,nomatterhowhardItried,

Icouldnotfocusmyattentiononthebook.AsIlookedaround,therewerechildrenaboutmyagewiththeirparents.

Iseemedtobetheonlykidsittingonthechairalone.Itwasonly40minutesbeforeIenteredtheplane,butIfeltI

hadsattherealoneforyearswhenIheardtheflightattendantannouncedthatwecouldboardtheplane.Ihadseveral

experiencesoftakingaplanebefore,andIthoughtIcouldgetitoverwithease.ButIwaswrong.

Sittingbesidemewasamiddle-agedman,wholookedlikeabusinessman.Aftertheplanetookoff,lookingat

thecloudsoutsidethewindow,Istartedtothinkaboutthethingsthathappenedinthemorning,mydad'svoice,my

mom'sredeyes.Ifeltmyeyesstinging,andwhenIrubbedthem,awarmliquidwashedmyfingers-tears.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Thencameaclearandgentlevoice,<6Firsttimetravellingalone?^^

Encouragedandrelieved,Idecidedtoenjoytherestofthejourney.

【答案）Thencameaclearandgentlevoice,“Firsttimetravellingalone?”Ilookedup,tryingnottoletmyvoice

break,t6Yes,sir”.Thebusinessmanleanedtowardsme,pattedmegentlyonmyshoulderandpatientlysharedhis

firsttravellingexperiencewithme.Teenagerashewas,confusedandalarmedjustlikeme,hemanagedit

eventually.Hiswarmsmilefloodedmyheart,makingmesomehowforgetabouttheunpleasantfeeling.

Encouragedandrelieved,Idecidedtoenjoytherestofthejourney.Sowekepttalkinghappilythroughoutthe

wholeflightuntilourconversationwasinterruptedbytheannouncementoftheflightattendant,whichremindedus

thattheplanewasabouttoland.Ongoingoutoftheplane,Iwaswelcomedbymygrandparents5warmsmilesand

highpraise.Isuddenlyrealizedthemeaningofthequotepasseddowninmyfamilyandthispreciousquotealways

jumpsintomyheadeverytimeIhaveanewchallenge.

【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者第一次乘坐飞机的经历，多亏了陌生人的陪伴和鼓励，

作者才成功做到了，也最终明白了“当你面临挑战的时候，不管有多困难，只要咬紧牙关，你就会克服它”。

【详解】1.段落续写：

①由第一段首句内容“这时传来一个清晰而温柔的声音：’第一次独自旅行？’”以及第二段首句“受到鼓舞和

宽慰后，我决定享受余下的旅程。”可知，第一段可描写陌生人是如何鼓舞和给作者带来宽慰。

②由第二段首句“受到鼓舞和宽慰后，我决定享受余下的旅程。”可知，第二段可描写作者如何度过接下来

的时光并回到本文第一段的主题“当你面临挑战的时候，不管有多困难，只要咬紧牙关，你就会克服它”。

2.续写线索：决定一个人坐飞机——情绪低落——遇到陌生人——陌生人鼓励作者——开始享受旅程

3.词汇激活

行为类

①抬头：lookup/raiseone'shead

②充满：flood/fill

情绪类

①困惑的：confused/bewildered

②不开心：unpleasant/unhappy

【点睛】【高分句型11Teenagerashewas,confusedandalarmedjustlikeme,hemanagediteventually.（运用

了as引导的让步状语从句，且构成倒装）

【高分句型21Sowekepttalkinghappilythroughoutthewholeflightuntilourconversationwasinterruptedby

theannouncementoftheflightattendant,whichremindedusthattheplanewasabouttoland.（运用了until弓|导

的时间状语从句、which引导的定语从句和that引导的宾语从句）

4.（2022•江苏南通.高二期末）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整

的短文。

At76yearsold,Melaniefelttiredallthetime.Ithadnothingtodowithherage,though.14yearsago,herson,

Anthony,diedinaplanecrash.Afteralong-timesearch,therescuerssaidtherewerenosurvivorsandnohopefor

thevictims9families.

Luckily,MelaniehadAnthony'sson,Mark,andhiswife,Kayla,togetherby.Butitwasn'tthesame.She

missedAnthonyandoftenfelthopelessaboutlife.Hersondiedatayoungage.Heleftababy,andKaylahadnot

recoveredfromhisdeatheither.

Onedayathome,whenwatchingthenewsonTV,MelanieandKaylaweresuddenlysurprisedbywhatthey

wereseeing.AnewsreporterwastalkingbesideamanwholookedlikeAnthony.Heseemedolderthanhehadever

been.Thenewscausedgreatexcitement.t4Itmustbehim!^^MelanieandKaylabothsaidhappily.

“Ifyourecognizethisman,pleasecallthenumberonthescreen.Recently,avague（模糊的）memoryofhaving

aplanecrashhitthisman'smind.Buthestilldoesn'trememberanythingbeforethecrash14yearsagonearthe

CanaryIslands.Authoritiesnowhavereasontobelievethattherewasamistakeinthepreviousreportthatthecrash

leftnosurvivors...9,

Whenthenewsended,Kaylacalledthenumberimmediately.Shetoldtheattendantthatshebelievedtheman

washerhusbandAnthonyandprovideddetails.Kaylaalsoaskedformoreinformationaboutwhathadhappened

overthepast14yearssincetheaccident.Theattendantsaid,4414yearsago,somelocalfishermenfoundhimwho

losthismemory.Theyofferedhimajob,andhehasworkedandlivedwithoneofthemsincethen.”

ThisattendantthentoldAnthonythathisfamilywerewaitingforhimtogohome.Weekslater,Anthonywent

tothecitywhereMelanieandKaylalived.Allthefamilymemberswerewaitingattheairport.Finally,thegates

opened,andpeoplewerecomingout.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Suddenly,Kaylanoticedafamiliarfaceinthecrowd.

Backhome,MelanieandKaylatriedtorestoreAnthony'smemory.

【答案1Suddenly,Kaylanoticedafamiliarfaceinthecrowd.Shecouldhardlycontainherexcitement."tAnthony!^^

Shescreamed,wavingjoyfullyatherlonglosthusband.Hearinghisnamecalled,Anthonyimmediatelyhurriedto

them.Meanwhile,Melanierecognizedhersoninaninstant,whohadn'tchangedsomuchexceptforsomewrinkles

onhisforehead.t4Thankgoodness!Hownicetohaveyoucomeback!”Shesaidinatremblingvoiceandheldhim

tightly,tearsblurringhereyes.ConfusedasAnthonywas,hebelievedtheywerehisbelovedfamilymembers

mentionedbytheattendantandagreedtogobackhomewiththem.

Backhome,MelanieandKaylatriedtorestoreAnthony'smemory.Everyday,theyaccompaniedhimtoreceivethe

rehabilitationtreatmentinthehospital.Apartfromthat,theyshowedhimtheirformerpictures,whichtheyhoped

wouldbringbackhismemory.Oneday,astheywerebrowsingthepictures,oneofthemcaughthiseyes.Itwas

Anthonyandhisson,inwhichtheytookatriptotheiroldhouse."Mark!IfsMark!”heyelled.Happymemoriesof

thepastfloodedintohismind.Withgreateffort,Anthony'smemorywasrestored.

【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了76岁的Melanie一直没有从儿子安东尼的空难离世中走出来。一

天，Melanie和她的儿媳Kayla在家里看电视新闻时，突然看到一名新闻记者在一个长得像安东尼的人旁

边讲话。新闻结束后，Kayla立即拨打了电话号码，并得知她的丈夫还活着，但是对14年前空难之前的事

失去记忆。后来他们一家团聚并帮助安东尼恢复记忆的故事。

【详解】1.段落续写：

①由第一段首句内容“突然，凯拉注意到人群中有一张熟悉的脸。”可知，第一段可描写这一家人在机场团

聚场景。

②由第二段首句内容“回到家后，梅勒妮和凯拉试图恢复安东尼的记忆。”可知，第二段可描写梅勒妮和凯

拉如何帮助安东尼恢复记忆。

2.续写线索：认出——激动——回家——康复训练——看过去照片——找到记忆

3.词汇激活

行为类

①尖叫：scream/shout/yell

②认出：recognize/pickout

③找回：bringback/restore

情绪类

①.激动的：excited/thrilled

②.快乐的：happy/joyful/delighted

【点睛】[高分句型1].Meanwhile,Melanierecognizedhersoninaninstant,whohadn'tchangedsomuchexcept

forsomewrinklesonhisforehead.（运用who引导的非限制性定语从句。）

[高分句型2].Shesaidinatremblingvoiceandheldhimtightly,tearsblurringhereyes.（运用独立主格结构。）

[高分句型3].Oneday,astheywerebrowsingthepictures,oneofthemcaughthiseye.（运用as引导的时间状

语从句o）

5.（2022.江苏无锡.高二期末）请阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完

整的短文

Whatifyouweredeaf?Whatifyouweresickwithcancer?Whatifyouweresufferingfromboth?Whatwould

beyourlastwish?

Kennethwastherightunfortunateboy,whosesinglemotherwasbothdeafandseriouslysickwithhopeless

cancer.Howeagerhermotherwastohear,enjoy,andappreciatethemostbeautifulsoundoftheworld!Forher,it

undoubtedlycamefromherbeloved15-year-oldson-Kenneth.

Kennethwassentbyhismothertoafamouspianoteacherwhotookhiminunderherguidance,andKenneth

wasdevotedtoeachpianolessonsandpracticedextremelyhard.However,therewasonesmallproblem.Kenneth

wasnotmusicallytalentedandthereforewasveryslowinlearning.Theteacherdidn'thavemuchfaithintheboy

becauseofhisweakness.However,hismotherwasveryenthusiasticandeveryweekshewouldsendKennethto

theteacher.

ThenonedayKennethstoppedattendingthepianolessons.Theteacherthoughtthathehadgivenupandin

factshewasquitepleasedsinceshedidnotgivemuchhopetoKenneth.

Notlongafter,thepianoteacherwasgiventhetasktoorganizeapianoconcertinthetown.Shesentoutleaflets

toinvitethestudentsandpublictoattendtheevent.Suddenly,shereceivedacallfromKennethwhoofferedtotake

partintheconcert.Theteachertoldhimthathewasnotgoodenoughandthathewasnolongerastudentsincehe

hadstoppedcomingforlessons.Kennethbeggedhertogivehimachanceandpromisedthathewouldnotlether

down.

Finally,shegaveinandsheputhimtoplaylast,hopingthathewouldchangehismindatthelastminute.

Whenthebigdaycame,theconcerthallwascrowdedwithexcitedpeople.Theperformancewaswonderful,

theatmospherewaswarm,everyonewasinacelebratorymood,indulging（沉浸）inthewonderfulmusicfeast,and

theapplauseandcheerswerewarmlyreceived.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右：

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好.

Paragraph1:

Finally,itwasKenneth'sturntoplay.

Paragraph2:

Aftertheperformance,thepianoteacheraskedKennethhowhemanagedtoplaysobrilliantly.

【答案】Finally,itwasKennethsturntoplay.Intothecrowd'ssightcameapunylad,whoseheartwaspounding

withnervousness.Forsometime,hestayedthere,tryingtocatchhisbreath.Feargrippedtheteacher?sheart.What

ifKennethspoiledthewholeevening'sbrilliantperformance?Thencameastringofmelodiouspianosounds.The

crowdwasamazedattheskillofthisboy.Actually,hisperformancewasthebest.Ascreamofcheersburstoutat

theendofhispresentation.

Aftertheperformance,thepianoteacheraskedKennethhowhemanagedtoplaysobrilliant.Withthrilling

tears,Kennethletoutthesecret.Havingtolookafterhismother,hehadtodropoutofthelessons.Everydayhe

sparednoefforttopracticeonthepaperkeyboardhedrew.'Tmnottalented,butIdon'twanttodisappointmy

Kennethadded.atItisdiligencethatmakesupformydeficiency.^^AstheteacherwatchedintoKenneth's

eyes,shesawaheroglisteningwiththesparklingconcertlights.

【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了由于没有音乐天赋，肯尼斯学习钢琴的速度很慢，老师没对肯尼

斯抱太大希望，但是肯尼斯的母亲非常渴望听到并享受和欣赏肯尼斯的钢琴声，每周都会送他去上钢琴课。

肯尼斯一段时间没来上课。钢琴老师要在镇上组织一场钢琴音乐会，在肯尼斯的恳求之下，老师决定给肯

尼斯一个机会。

【详解】1.段落续写：

①由第一段首句内容“最后，轮到肯尼斯上场表演了。”可知，第一段可描写肯尼斯开始很紧张，但最后他

的琴声得到了观众的掌声。

②由第二段首句内容“演出结束后，钢琴老师问肯尼斯他是如何弹得如此精彩的。”可知，第二段可描写肯

尼斯告诉老师自己一直在练习，并解释了一直在努力的原因。

2.续写线索：上场——紧张—获得掌声——询问原因——勤奋——闪闪发光

3.词汇激活

行为类

①破坏：spoil/destroy/ruin

②说出：letout/speakout

③照顾：lookafter/takecareof

情绪类

①恐惧：fear/dread

②惊讶的：amazed/surprised

【点睛】【高分句型1]Intothecrowd'ssightcameapunylad,whoseheartwaspoundingwithnervousness.（由

介词短语置于句首，句子使用完全倒装结构，由关系词whose引导非限制性定语从句）

【高分句型2】Itisdiligencethatmakesupformydeficiency.（运用了强调句句型）

6.（2022.江苏连云港.高二期末）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完

整的短文。

Themoonishighintheskynow.Theboyslookup.Thereisadarkshapecirclingabovetheirheads.Itisn't

highup.Theycanseeitsbeakanditseyes.

“Hey,man,canyouseethat?”

"It'sagiantbird.^^

“Hangon,“saysDamian.Hepicksupastone,putsitintohiscatapult（弹弓）andpointsitatthebird.

Jackcanseeallthis.Hewantstostopthem-hewantstoshoutout"NO!”-butwhatcanhedo?Helooks

inhorrorasDamianfiresthestoneintotheair...andhehitsthehawk（鹰隼）！Hehitsthehawk!Itmakesnonoise,

butitsuddenlydropsthreeorfourmeters,thenswoopsdownlowacrosstheground.

“Haha!Goodshot,Damian!??

Theyallthinkthisisfunnyandhaveagoodlaugh.

“Comeon,^^Damiansays,"Let'sgoback.Tmhungry.^^

Sotheboysclimbupthesteps,crossthebridgeanddisappear.

Jackcomesoutfrombehindthecarriage.Inthemoonlighthecanseequiteclearly,buthecan't