A fight with the Internet网络之战

程志丽

一份意外的礼物，让本文中的主人公沉迷其中，故事的结局会是怎么样的呢？让我们一起到文中寻找答案吧！

1 I could feel the excitement rising in me as I heldthe beautifully wrapped present in my hands. Ifumbled （笨手笨脚地做） with the string and then， un?able to contain my curiosity any longer， I opened it. Itwas a shiny， brand new laptop. I had scored straight Asfor my O level examination and this was my reward. Ihad always envied my friends who were exchanging news on chat rooms， instant messagingand e?mailing， all of which I knew nothing about. Now I was going to find out.

2 It started out simply enough. I was searching for some information online when Istumbled upon a social networking site. Soon I became glued to my new?found electronicfriend. I began to spend more and more time on the Internet. I had never imagined that theday would come when I would be transfixed by the glowing screen before me. Whenever Iwas not glued to these social networking sites， I would be going through fashion websites.

3 As time passed， I realized that I was hooked on the Internet. During weekends， whenI had more time on my hands， I could easily spend a few hours on my laptop. It came to apoint where I chose to lock myself in my room， refusing to go out and take part in familydiscussions. I preferred to stay connected to the people I befriended in cyberspace （网络空间） although I had never met them. Sleep was replaced with scattered naps and my gradesat school also became worse.

4 It was about this time that my parents started voicing their disapproval. It became ob?vious to them that I was spending too much time on the Internet. I was asked to tone downmy usage of the Internet. Yet， however hard I tried， I was unable to pull myself away， un?able to end my chat sessions， and unable to concentrate on my lessons. I was desperate forjust another click， just another look at my e?mail or message board.

Reading Check

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：

Then one day， my father took away my laptop.___________________________________

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Paragraph 2：

It was then that I decided to conquer my Internet addiction._____________________

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写作导引

一、语篇研读

（一）基本要素

（续表）

（二）主题探索

What is the text about？ And what does the author want to tell us through this  story？

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二、語言学习

（一）词块

Put the following expressions into Chinese.

（二）句式

Match the language features to the following sentence groups.（匹配语言特点和以下句子组）

A. 非谓语作状语

B. 名词性从句

C. 形容词（短语）作状语

D. 状语从句

E. 定语从句

1.__________

I could feel the excitement rising in me as I held the beautifully wrapped present in my hands. （Para. 1）

I was searching for some information online when I stumbled upon a social  network?ing site. （Para. 2）

I had never imagined that the day would come when I would be transfixed by the glowing screen before me. （Para. 2）

Whenever I was not glued to these social networking sites， I would be going through fashion websites. （Para. 2）

As time passed， I realized that I was hooked on the Internet. （Para. 3）

During weekends， when I had more time on my hands， I could easily spend a few hours on my laptop. （Para. 3）

I preferred to stay connected to the people I befriended in cyberspace although I had never met them. （Para. 3）

Yet， however hard I tried， I was unable to pull myself away， unable to end my chat sessions， and unable to concentrate on my lessons. （Para. 4）

2.__________

I had always envied my friends who were exchanging news on chat rooms， instant messaging and e?mailing， all of which I knew nothing about. （Para. 1）

It came to a point where I chose to lock myself in my room， refusing to go out and take part in family discussions. （Para. 3）

3.__________

I had never imagined that the day would come when I would be transfixed by  the glowing screen before me. （Para. 2）

As time passed， I realized that I was hooked on the Internet. （Para. 3）

It became obvious to them that I was spending too much time on the Internet. （Para. 4）

4.__________

I fumbled with the string and then， unable to contain my curiosity any longer， I opened it. （Para. 1）

5.__________

It came to a point where I chose to lock myself in my room， refusing to go out and take part in family discussions. （Para. 3）

（三）即學即用

1. 当他开始演奏时，观众们沉默了。（使用状语从句）

_________________________________， the audience fell silent.

2. 虽然有点惊讶，但莫希什么也没说，这在哈默德眼中意味着无声的同意。（使用定语从句）

Though a little surprised， Mohi said nothing_______________________________________，

3. 哈默德提议莫希代表全班表演。（使用名词性从句）

Hamed proposed _________________________________.

4. 她只是站在那里，无法相信刚刚发生的事情。（使用形容词或形容词短语作状语）

She just stood there，____________________________________.

5. 在路上，哈默德倾诉了自己的想法，包括碰巧发现莫希的小提琴演奏得完美无缺。（使用非谓语作状语）

On the way， Hamed poured his thoughts out，______________________________________.

三、续写技能

1.“叫/喊”的词汇表达

2.“叫/喊”的情景赏析

①“Dinnerisready！”heshouted from thekitchen“. 晚饭准备好了！”他在厨房里喊道。

②He screamed his head off at me for coming home late last night and not phoning.他冲我大喊大叫，因为我昨晚回家晚了而且没有打电话说一声。

③“Look！ What a mess you have made，”exclaimed the manager.“看！你把事情搞得一塌糊涂。”经理大声叫道。

④Something brushed past Bobs face and he let out a yell. 有什么东西擦过鲍勃的脸，他大叫了一声。

四、续写布局

根据续写第一段段首句的内容“有一天，爸爸拿走了我的笔记本电脑”，结合第二段段首句的内容“就是在那时我决定摆脱网瘾”，可推测续写第一段的主要内容是“我”为摆脱网瘾而做出的努力以及父母对“我”的关爱。具体情节发展，可根据以下问题链推测：

1. What did I do to get back the laptop？

2. What did my parents do？

3. How did I feel？

4. What made me decide to conquer my Internet addiction？

根据续写第二段段首句的内容“就是在那时我决定摆脱网瘾”，可推测续写第二段的主要内容是“我”在父母的支持和帮助下进行网瘾戒断，并从中体会到父母的爱和一家人在一起的幸福。具体情节发展，可根据以下问题链推测：

1. What did I do to get parentssupport and help？

2. Was it easy to conquer Internet addiction？

3. What happened when I started to conquer Internet addiction？

4. Did I conquer Internet addiction finally？