续写内容创造的原则

——以2023年高考续写题为例

王初明教授指出读后续写的内容要创造，于是很多考生认为续写的内容可以根据自己的常识或生活经验进行大胆的创新，只要能够做到自圆其说，符合逻辑即可，其实不然。下面笔者以2023年的高考读后续写为例，梳理总结续写内容创造应遵循的原则，以助考生一臂之力。

2023年读后续写的试题如下：

When I was in middle school， my social studies teacher asked me to enter a writing contest. I said no without thinking. I did not love writing. My family came from Brazil， so English was only my second language. Writing was so difficult and painful for me that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic by acting out a play， where I played all the parts. No one laughed harder than he did．

So， why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail？ His reply： “Because I love your stories. If youre willing to apply yourself， I think you have a good shot at this.” Encouraged by his words， I agreed to give it a try．

I chose Paul Reveres horse as my subject. Paul Revere was a silversmith （银匠） in Boston who rode a horse at night on April 18， 1775 to Lexington to warn people that British soldiers were coming. My story would come straight from the horses mouth. Not a brilliant idea， but funny；and unlikely to be anyone elses choice．

What did the horse think， as he sped through the night？ Did he get tired？ Have doubts？ Did he want to quit？ I sympathized immediately. I got tired. I had doubts. I wanted to quit. But， like Reveres horse， I kept going. I worked hard. I checked my spelling. I asked my older sister to correct my grammar. I checked out a half dozen books on Paul Revere from the library. I even read a few of them．

When I handed in the essay to my teacher， he read it， laughed out loud， and said， “Great. Now， write it again.” I wrote it again， and again and again. When I finally finished it， the thought of winning had given way to the enjoyment of writing. If I didnt win， I wouldnt care．

注意：1. 续写词数应为150个左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。（剩余6537字）