一次正確的選擇

彭明芳

“我”的朋友在考試時想抄“我”的答案，“我”認為這種作弊行為是不對的，但“我”內心又很怕失去這個最好的朋友，不知該如何抉擇。最后一刻，“我”做出了正確的選擇……

“Keep your eyes on your own paper” is one of the rules that our English teacher， Mrs Smith， has taught us. It is a simple rule， but it's not a rule everybody chooses to follow.

One afternoon， I had an experience with a “rule breaker” during an English exam. When I was doing my English test paper attentively， I felt somebody watching me a little too close. Therefore， I turned my head quickly and saw Tom， who sat right next to me. My eyes caught his attention and he said in a low voice， “I hope you have studied for this test！” Keeping silent， I gave him a smile， not sure whether he was joking or not， and returned to my test. In order to totally focus on my test， I leaned （傾身） a little more close towards my paper.

But after a while， Tom whispered， “I can't see！” “What am I going to do？” I thought

to myself. Cheating went against my beliefs. I curled my arms around my answers. Then Tom said anxiously， “I am your friend， and what are friends for？” Not knowing what to do， I hesitated for a while. I knew it was not right for me to let Tom cheat in the examination， even if it would make Tom mad. But it was not an easy answer because Tom was my best friend. If I refused him， probably I would lose a friend whom I cherished most. Feeling confused and nervous， I answered， “You know it is wrong， and if the teacher knows， she will punish both you and me.”

Just at that moment， Mrs Smith came and warned us to finish our test papers separately. Not daring to look at the teacher， we completed our test papers independently. I decided to guard my paper so that Tom couldn't see my answers as I knew it was the right thing that I must do.

Language Study

Useful sentence patterns

1. Not knowing what to do， I hesitated for a while.

分析：not knowing what to do為動名詞短語充當狀語，表示主語的狀態(tài)。句意為“我猶豫了一下，不知該如何做”。

2. If I refused him， probably I would lose a friend whom I cherished most.

分析：whom I cherished most是修飾a friend的定語從句。句意為“如果我拒絕他，我很可能失去一個我最珍惜的朋友”。

Reading check

閱讀上面的文章，根據所給情節(jié)進行續(xù)寫，使之構成一個完整的故事。

注意：

1. 所續(xù)寫短文的詞數應為150左右;

2. 續(xù)寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好。

Paragraph 1：

When the exam ended， I thought for a moment， searching for the right words to explain to Tom. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tom accepted my idea and tried to study English harder. _________________________________________________________________________________________

寫作導引

一、語篇研讀

二、情節(jié)構思

基于原文和續(xù)寫段落首句提供的信息，采用圍繞中心提問的方法，構思要續(xù)寫的故事情節(jié)，這個過程一般分為四步。

第一步，根據已給出的文本判斷文章的立意。

根據已給出的部分記敘的內容可知，在英語考試的時候，朋友湯姆想抄“我”的答案。但老師一直教導“我們”，考試的時候只看自己的試卷，不要作弊?！拔摇泵靼诇返淖鞅仔袨槭遣粚Φ模珒刃挠趾軗氖ミ@個最好的朋友，不知該如何抉擇。最后一刻，“我”做出了正確的選擇——看好自己的試卷，不讓他人抄襲。再結合文章的標題“一次正確的選擇”可推斷出本文的立意是“正確的選擇的重要性”。

第二步，根據續(xù)寫第二段所給出的段首句倒推續(xù)寫第一段應包括什么內容。

分析續(xù)寫第二段的段首句“湯姆接受了‘我的觀點，嘗試更加努力地學習英語”可知，續(xù)寫第一段要寫“我”如何跟湯姆解釋“我”拒絕讓他抄襲的原因，以及“我”的觀點是什么，這樣才能確保續(xù)寫的兩段是相銜接的。

第三步，圍繞續(xù)寫第一段所給出的段首句以及上面的分析進行提問構思：

1. Why did I refuse to let Tom copy my paper？

2. What were the benefits for Tom to study English？

3. How would I help Tom to study English？

第四步，圍繞續(xù)寫第二段所給出的段首句進行提問構思：

1. What would Tom do to study English well？

2. What progress did Tom make？

3. How would the classmates and teachers respond to Tom's progress？

4. What was Tom's reflection？

三、潤色成篇