读后续写讲义+拼字比赛的意外友谊+湖北省武汉中学2023-2024学年高二下学期六月月考英语试题.docx

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。

Ilovedthespellingbee(拼字比赛).Itrainedeverydayafterschool,thedictionarypagesripplingsoftlyinthebreeze.ButIhadneverthoughtmyarch-enemyinthespellingbeecouldbecomemyfriend.

OpeningmyeyesonFridaymorning,Ifeltthehairsonmyarmstandup.Iglancedatmyalarmclock—it’sonly6:27.Iusuallywokeupat7:01,whichmeantIhadanextrathirty-fourminutestostudy.Iwasthebestspellersinmyclass.IwantedtowinthebeeatMeadowbrookMiddleSchoolandbeatmyarch-enemy,NathanFortescue.

Nathanjustreadmanyscienceandmathbooks.Really,hewasn’taspelleratheart—he’samathematician.NathanandIhadnothingincommonexceptbeinggoodspellers,butsincehe’sagoodspellerwithouteventrying,itdidn’tcount.

Iwalkedintothekitchen,findingDadcookingbreakfast.Heservedmesomeporridge.Ithankedhimandtoldhimthespellingtestandmyanxiety.Myfathergavemeaquiz.Thosewords“dexterous,sesquipedalian,truncate”didn’ttroublemeatall.Finallycametheword“judgment”.“Easy,J-U-D-G-E-M-E-N-T.”Iansweredquickly,withoutanythought.

Dadshookhishead.Notbelievinginhim,Iheadedformyroom,referredtothedictionaryandmarchedbackwithafrown.Beforeparting,hetoldmethatIshouldthankhim,becauseIwouldprobablygetthewordinthetest.

AssoonasIshuttheclassroomdoorbehindme,Iheardavoicefromthebackoftheroom.“Youarelookingpalenow,andI’mafraidthatyoumaymissthespellingbee.”Nathansmiledasheclosedagiantbookwithdancingnumbersonthecover.

“Ibetaliteraturewordwillmakeyououtonthefirstround.”Ireplied.

AsMs.Hawkingwalkedintotheroom,sheexplainedtherules—onemissed,andyouwereout—andthespellingtestbegan.Afterfourrounds,onlyNathanandIwereleft.“Olivia,yourwordis‘algorithm.’”saidMs.Hawking.Ihadn’theardthatwordbefore,butIspeltitA-L-G-O-R-H-Y-H-M.

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