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Last fall, I came up with a good idea to tell my friend Melanie that she and I should enter a backcountry ski mountaineering race. The mountain is 40 miles from Crested Butte to Aspen, Colorado, and it required us to race as a team. Neither of us had ever done a ski race, but we’d always been good partners on mountain bikes, so I thought we’d be well-matched in the ski race, too.

However, on our first long training day together, Melanie dropped me again and again. As she disappeared out of sight on our last climb, I complained to myself, “Why had I come up with this stupid idea? Why wasn’t she waiting?” When I finally caught up, Melanie asked, “Are you OK?” I opened my mouth to respond and—oh, no—tears (眼泪) began running down my face. I felt sad and embarrassed. Crying was a behavior I connected with myself as a beginner who did most often in the years when I was learning to mountain bike. Seeing this, Melanie said with motherly concern, “I think you peed to have a rest and eat something.”

She was right. Rest and sugar improved my mood. Finally, we began going down the mountain together and we joked about my tears. In the days that followed, we kept training hard for the race day.

Despite the difficult start to our training, on race day, Melanie and I proved to be a good pair. The race began at midnight, and for six hours we schussed (直线滑降) together as a team through the darkness. But as the sun began to rise, we found ourselves pushing as hard as we could to make it to Star Pass, the high point of the race, by the important 7 a.m. Unluckily, we lost the race because we were 2 minutes late.

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A painful block formed in my throat (喉咙).

After a few minutes, I felt less sad.

参考范文：

A painful block formed in my throat (喉咙). My tears welled up, and I couldn’t hold them back this time. I let myself have a good cry on the mountain. Melanie comforted, “For me, tears represent that discomfort of pushing my limits constantly instead of losing a race.” Hugging tightly with me, she added, “Tears are the result of our always taking on big challenges, putting ourselves out there, being open to failure. We should fail more often. These are the times we grow.”

After a few minutes, I felt less sad. Although the race had always been a big and ambitious goal, we had tried our best and pushed ourselves farther than we’d ever gone on skis. That was something to be proud of. It was time to get off the mountain. By the time we began skiing back down the way we came, my eyes were dry, and I felt a surprising sense of peace. Neither of us had ever done a ski race, but we were the best pair in the race.

本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者和朋友Melanie在山地自行车项目上是一对默契的搭档，她们决定参加滑雪登山比赛，但在训练的第一天作者就忍不住哭了，Melanie安慰了作者，并在接下来的日子一起努力训练，但比赛开始后作者和Melanie由于迟到而输掉了比赛。

(详解)

1. 段落续写：

①由第一段首句内容 “我喉咙里有一种疼痛的东西。” 可知，第一段可描写作者因输掉比赛而忍不住哭，Melanie安慰作者。

②由第二段首句内容 “几分钟后，我觉得不那么难过了。” 可知，第二段可描写作者在Melanie的安慰下平复心情并和Melanie一起返回。

2. 续写线索：

忍不住哭泣——安慰——平复心情——返回——平静

3. 词汇激活

行为类

①流泪：tears welled up / tears rolled down

②拥抱：hug / embrace

③开始：begin / start

情绪类

①悲伤：sad / sorrowful

②平静：a sense of peace / peaceful

(点睛)

(高分句型1) “Although the race had always been a big and ambitious goal, we had tried our best and pushed ourselves farther than we’d ever gone on skis.” (由Although引导让步状语从句。)

(高分句型2) “By the time we began skiing back down the way we came, my eyes were dry, and I felt a surprising sense of peace.” (由By the time引导时间状语从句。)