读后续写思维方向专练(01)-2024届高三英语一轮起航

It was a beautiful sunny day when the moving van pulled onto the tree-lined street. Mark and Mindy stepped out of the van and looked at their new home with pride. They had both been saving for a long time to purchase their first house together and were very excited to go on a new venture. Within an hour they had unloaded a number of boxes and were pleased with their progress. The sky had begun to darken slightly, but the weather was still pleasant. Then Mindy heard it – even felt it. There was a large clap of thunder and then a bolt of lightning. Mindy and Mark immediately froze and looked at each other, then looked at the boxes scattered (分散) on their lawn. They hastily raced to get their belongings indoors, but not before getting caught in heavy rain. The couple stood in their living room, wet from head to toe, surrounded by what were now very wet boxes. Then, Mark noticed a pool of water in the hallway.  He went to inspect and found that there was water dripping from the ceiling. “We can have someone fix it,” Mindy said. “I’ll grab a bucket to catch the water for now.” A moment later Mark heard a scream and raced into the kitchen just in time to see a mouse running across the floor. Mindy was frozen with fright.  “Don’t worry. We can take care of that!” Mark said, trying to sound as reassuring (安心的) as possible. “Let’s go unpack some of the boxes. That will make us feel better.” Mark and Mindy made their way to the living room, but when they opened a box holding their kitchen utensils (器皿) and dishes, they found that all of their plates, bowls and cups were broken. They looked at each other in dismay (沮丧). “What do we do now?” Mindy asked. Their first day in their new home was not turning out to be the joyous occasion they had expected. Paragraph 1: Just then, there was a knock at the door. Paragraph 2: Suddenly they heard a noise from the attic (阁楼). 【参考范文】 Paragraph 1: Just then, there was a knock at the door. Opening the door wearily, Mark found an elderly