A horse losing hair 一匹掉毛的马

一匹叫作波特的马误以为自己要变秃，于是用了主人的护发素。接下来，故事会如何发展呢？

A horse named Potter and his family lived together with Mr Sam and Mrs Harvey. Potter loved to watch TV. Every day， Mrs Harvey watched her favorite show on the television and Potter often listened to the sounds from the open window.

One winter afternoon， a commercial came on. “Worried about hair loss？” said the television. “Whoever gets Miracle Hair Tonic can fight back！” “I should get some of that for Sam. He has a bald spot at the top of his head，” Mrs Harvey said.

“Potter！” Mrs Harvey asked. “Come on. Im going to clean you up.” “Youre going bald， too， Potter，” said Mrs Harvey. Potter looked around. The ground was full of hair. More hair was falling down from his side. Potter could not believe it. Bald！ Just like Sam. Potter pictured himself losing all his hair. How the other horses would laugh at him！

Potter was so embarrassed that he stayed silent the whole day. “Whats wrong， Potter？” asked Sam when he brought Potter some food. Potter shook his head. Several hairs floated off his neck. “Soon youll be as bald as me！” Sam said and laughed loudly.

Three days later， Mrs Harvey came into the kitchen with a box. Potter stretched out his neck to keep watching her open it. It was Miracle Hair Tonic that caught his attention！ After Mrs Harvey put it on the floor and left， Potter tried his best to touch the bottle from the window. It rocked and then landed in his mouth. Potter broke the bottle into the water trough （水槽）. The water turned green. Potter put his feet on the trough and lowered his body into the water again and again.

“What are you doing， Potter？” Mrs Harvey suddenly asked. Potter stood up quickly. Mrs Harveys mouth was open. “Sam， come quick！” “The broken bottle of Miracle Hair Tonic is beside him，” said Sam. “I got it for your baldness，” said Mrs Harvey. “Oh， Potter，” said Sam， “I was just making a joke with you. Youre not going bald. Youre just losing your winter coat. In fact， it helps you get sunlight to keep you warm， and your new hair will grow again.”

Ⅰ. Difficult sentences

1. Whoever gets Miracle Hair Tonic can fight back！

译文：谁使用了神奇护发素，谁就能逆袭。

分析：本句中的Whoever引导主语从句，表示 anyone who或者everyone who。

2. Potter was so embarrassed that he stayed silent the whole day.

译文：波特感到如此尴尬，以至于他整天都保持沉默。

分析：本句中的so...that...意为“如此……以至于”，引导结果状语从句，其基本结构为“主语+谓语动词+so+adj./adv.+that从句”。

Ⅱ. Useful expressions for emotion and environment

1. Potter could not believe it.

2. Potter was so embarrassed that he stayed silent the whole day.

3. Potter shook his head.

4. Sam said and laughed loudly.

5. Mrs Harveys mouth was open.

6. Potter felt very surprised.

7. The ground was full of hair.

8. The broken bottle of Miracle Hair Tonic is beside him.

Ⅲ. Sentence for writing

It was Miracle Hair Tonic that caught his attention！

【信息提取】“It was/is+被强调部分+that”是一个强调句式。

【句式仿写】就是这名志愿者帮助我摆脱困难的。

阅读上面的短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;

2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1：

Potter felt very surprised.                                                                                             

Paragraph 2：

Therefore， Potter didnt worry about losing his hair any more.                                 

写作指导

一、语篇研读

要想续写内容与所给材料内容连贯、衔接紧密，必须充分了解所给材料大意。本文是一篇记叙文，文章分析如下：

[A horse losing hair][Potter： pictured himself losing all his hair][Mrs Harvey： got Miracle Hair Tonic for Sam][Sam： had a bald spot at the top of his head][One winter afternoon][The broken bottle of Miracle Hair Tonic is beside Potter.][Characters] [Settings] [Plots][1. A commercial came on.][2. More hair was falling down from Potters side.][3. Mrs Harvey came into the kitchen with a box.][4. Potter broke the bottle into the water trough.][5. Potter put his feet on the trough and lowered

his body into the water again and again.]