In 1989, fresh out of high school, I had the difficult task of choosing a career path before college
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In 1989, fresh out of high school, I had the difficult task of choosing a career path before college started in three months. In those days in Pakistan, there were limited options: becoming a doctor or an engineer, or entering the financial world after getting a business degree. I wasn’t interested in engineering, so that I was left with medicine or business. I couldn’t decide.
My uncle, an influential person in the family, suggested that I do a work placement to experience it for a month in an international company followed by a month in a hospital. After that, I could make a decision. It seemed like a brilliant idea.
I was accepted for a month’s placement at a foreign bank in Karachi. I got a feel for how the world of finance functioned, made new friends, and generally enjoyed the mostly easy-going work surroundings.
The month passed rapidly, and soon I began working at a leading hospital in Karachi. The experience couldn’t have been more different. The hospital had an intense environment. The days started early (at 7 am, compared to 9 am at the bank), and were filled with endless duties. And the night calls! This was crazy, working all day, through the night, and again the next day.
I began thinking about my two experiences. The bank had offered a more relaxing atmosphere, better working hours and less stress. The hospital was full of excitement and unpredictability, but the studying and training was difficult. It seemed that the business option was going to win out.
Near the end of my month at the hospital, I was driving home after an especially busy night call. In front of me was a public bus, with college students sitting on the top. As the driver weaved through (穿梭) traffic, I could see the boys shaking from side to side.
Paragraph1: Suddenly, a boy fell off the back of the bus.
______________________________
Paragraph2: The next day, when I went to hospital to see the boy, all his family got up, with grateful smiles on their faces.
_________________________________
【答案】Suddenly, a boy fell off the back of the bus. He hit the road face down and rolled over. He lay motionless in the middle of the road as the bus sped away. None of the cars behind the bus stopped. In fact, I felt the same urge to keep going, but the urge to stop and help was stronger. Knowing that he could die in a matter of minutes, I stopped my car and carefully examined the body. With the help of some passers-by, I lifted his unconscious body into the car and raced back to the hospital. After his family was contacted, and he was wheeled into emergency surgery, I drove home, exhausted.
The next day, when I went to hospital to see the boy, all his family got up, with grateful smiles on their faces. The mother held my hands to her face and started weeping. “Son, you are an angel!” she repeated. What a feeling this was, to help save the life of another person! I spent the rest of the day in a state of excitement, the most thrilling mood I had ever experienced. Driving home that evening, I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Two months of placements could not match what 30 minutes helping an accident victim had done for me. We spend a lot of our time wondering what path to take in our lives. This experience taught me that at times, these decisions are made for you - and that whatever happens is always for the best.
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在毕业后的职业选择，作者在叔叔的帮助下分别体验了银行和医院的工作。作者在这一个月的工作中感觉银行的工作非常的轻松，而在医院的工作则非常繁重且不可预知。作者也因此在这两个工作中摇摆不定。
续写第一段提到“Suddenly, a boy fell off the back of the bus.”突然一个男孩从公交车的后面摔了下来。需要续写作者在看到男孩摔下来后所进行的活动。第二段提到“The next day, when I went to hospital to see the boy, all his family got up, with grateful smiles on their faces.”作者去医院看望了男孩，男孩家人的脸上都露出了感激的笑容。由此可预判作者心中的天平偏向了医院工作的一边。
【详解】根据关键字判断情节发展。正文最后一段最后一句提到“It seemed that the business option was going to win out.”似乎金融行业要胜出了，但在续写第一段中的suddenly使得后文出现了一个转折，因此第一段可以描写作者帮助出车祸男孩的过程。第二段则可以描写作者在看望男孩且收到男孩家人感谢的过程中再次感受到了医护工作给他带来的成就感和幸福的感觉，由此作者认为医院的工作会更适合他。最后升华主题，人们总是花时间在做选择上，但无论选择什么，对自己而言都是最好的。
【点睛】本文情节结构合理，内容展开恰当，是一篇比较优秀的读后续写。在续写第一段“Knowing that he could die in a matter of minutes, I stopped my car and carefully examined the body.”和第二段中“Driving home that evening, I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.”使用了现在分词作状语的结构，“What a feeling this was, to help save the life of another person!”由what引导的感叹句结构，使文章句型结构丰富。
In 1989, fresh out of high school, I had the difficult task of choosing a career path before college started in three months. In those days in Pakistan, there were limited options: becoming a doctor or an engineer, or entering the financial world after getting a business degree. I wasn’t interested in engineering, so that I was left with medicine or business. I couldn’t decide.
My uncle, an influential person in the family, suggested that I do a work placement to experience it for a month in an international company followed by a month in a hospital. After that, I could make a decision. It seemed like a brilliant idea.
I was accepted for a month’s placement at a foreign bank in Karachi. I got a feel for how the world of finance functioned, made new friends, and generally enjoyed the mostly easy-going work surroundings.
The month passed rapidly, and soon I began working at a leading hospital in Karachi. The experience couldn’t have been more different. The hospital had an intense environment. The days started early (at 7 am, compared to 9 am at the bank), and were filled with endless duties. And the night calls! This was crazy, working all day, through the night, and again the next day.
I began thinking about my two experiences. The bank had offered a more relaxing atmosphere, better working hours and less stress. The hospital was full of excitement and unpredictability, but the studying and training was difficult. It seemed that the business option was going to win out.
Near the end of my month at the hospital, I was driving home after an especially busy night call. In front of me was a public bus, with college students sitting on the top. As the driver weaved through (穿梭) traffic, I could see the boys shaking from side to side.
Paragraph1: Suddenly, a boy fell off the back of the bus.
______________________________
Paragraph2: The next day, when I went to hospital to see the boy, all his family got up, with grateful smiles on their faces.
_________________________________
【答案】Suddenly, a boy fell off the back of the bus. He hit the road face down and rolled over. He lay motionless in the middle of the road as the bus sped away. None of the cars behind the bus stopped. In fact, I felt the same urge to keep going, but the urge to stop and help was stronger. Knowing that he could die in a matter of minutes, I stopped my car and carefully examined the body. With the help of some passers-by, I lifted his unconscious body into the car and raced back to the hospital. After his family was contacted, and he was wheeled into emergency surgery, I drove home, exhausted.
The next day, when I went to hospital to see the boy, all his family got up, with grateful smiles on their faces. The mother held my hands to her face and started weeping. “Son, you are an angel!” she repeated. What a feeling this was, to help save the life of another person! I spent the rest of the day in a state of excitement, the most thrilling mood I had ever experienced. Driving home that evening, I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Two months of placements could not match what 30 minutes helping an accident victim had done for me. We spend a lot of our time wondering what path to take in our lives. This experience taught me that at times, these decisions are made for you - and that whatever happens is always for the best.
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在毕业后的职业选择，作者在叔叔的帮助下分别体验了银行和医院的工作。作者在这一个月的工作中感觉银行的工作非常的轻松，而在医院的工作则非常繁重且不可预知。作者也因此在这两个工作中摇摆不定。
续写第一段提到“Suddenly, a boy fell off the back of the bus.”突然一个男孩从公交车的后面摔了下来。需要续写作者在看到男孩摔下来后所进行的活动。第二段提到“The next day, when I went to hospital to see the boy, all his family got up, with grateful smiles on their faces.”作者去医院看望了男孩，男孩家人的脸上都露出了感激的笑容。由此可预判作者心中的天平偏向了医院工作的一边。
【详解】根据关键字判断情节发展。正文最后一段最后一句提到“It seemed that the business option was going to win out.”似乎金融行业要胜出了，但在续写第一段中的suddenly使得后文出现了一个转折，因此第一段可以描写作者帮助出车祸男孩的过程。第二段则可以描写作者在看望男孩且收到男孩家人感谢的过程中再次感受到了医护工作给他带来的成就感和幸福的感觉，由此作者认为医院的工作会更适合他。最后升华主题，人们总是花时间在做选择上，但无论选择什么，对自己而言都是最好的。
【点睛】本文情节结构合理，内容展开恰当，是一篇比较优秀的读后续写。在续写第一段“Knowing that he could die in a matter of minutes, I stopped my car and carefully examined the body.”和第二段中“Driving home that evening, I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.”使用了现在分词作状语的结构，“What a feeling this was, to help save the life of another person!”由what引导的感叹句结构，使文章句型结构丰富。
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