2023届高三英语作文读后续写练习

高三续写练习综合(答案) 第一篇 第二节(满分 25 分) 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。 Eartha lost her balance and fell heavily onto the floor. “I'll never be as flexible as you are, Grandma,”she sighed softly. Eartha's Grandma had been practising yoga for more than 50 years, who could twist, bend and curl her body with ease. She could even stand on her hands and pull her body into different poses. “Eartha, your name means ‘patience’. You need patience for yoga,” said her Grandma. Like many schools in the country, Eartha's school held an annual yoga competition. Eartha wanted to make her Grandma proud. But she could hardly stand on one leg. Grandma returned to the kitchen. Eartha kept practicing hard. She stood straight, her arms at her sides. She moved her hands and knees, arching her back. All of these poses were easy, while the competition was certain to be harder. So she tried more challenging poses, lying on her stomach and pushing up on her hands. Her arms soon got tired and she collapsed to the floor. Eartha wandered into the kitchen. “Finished already?” asked Grandma. “It's hard,” Eartha said. “How did you get to be so strong?” Grandma smiled. “Patience.” The next morning, Eartha felt ached and sore all over the body. Her legs hurt so badly from the poses she practiced that she even wanted to quit. However, her grandmother's words echoed in her mind, and she held the pose for a longer time. Each day Eartha would practice a new pose, before going over the poses she had practised the previous few days. With the date of the competition approaching, she started to feel stronger and more flexible. Her arms and legs stopped trembling. The day of the yoga competition arrived as expected. In the gym, Eartha lay on her back with her knees bent and placed her hands on the floor behind her. Everything went smoothly. Just then, so eager was she to win Grandma's pride that her poses displayed a mix of impatience, and rigidness. Eartha fell on the mat, which cost her edge over other compet