2024新课标I卷
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I met Gunter on a cold, wet and unforgettable evening in September. I had planned to fly to Vienna and take a bus to Prague for a conference. due to a big storm, my flight had been delayed by an hour and a half. I touched down in Vienna just 30 minutes before the departure of the last bus to Prague. The moment I got off the plane, I ran like crazy through the airport building and jumped into the first taxi on the rank without a second thought.
That was when I met Gunter. I told him where I was going, but he said he hadn't heard of the bus station. I thought my pronunciation was the problem, so I explained again more slowly, but he still looked confused. When I was about to give up, Gunter fished out his little phone and rang up a friend. After a heated discussion that lasted for what seemed like a century, Gunter put his phone down and started the car.
Finally, with just two minutes to spare we rolled into the bus station. Thankfully, there was a long queue(队列) still waiting to board the bus. Gunter parked the taxi behind the bus, turned around, and looked at me with a big smile on his face.“We made it," he said.
Just then I realised that I had zero cash in my wallet. I flashed him an apologetic smile as I pulled out my Portuguese bankcard. He tried it several times, but the card machine just did not play along. A feeling of helplessness washed over me as I saw the bus queue thinning out.
At this moment, Gunter pointed towards the waiting hall of the bus station. There, at the entrance, was a cash machine. I jumped out of the car, made a mad run for the machine, and popped my card in, only to read the message:“Out of order. Sorry."
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1: I ran back to Gunter and told him the bad news.
Paragraph 2: Four days later, when I was back in Vienna, I called Gunter as promised.
范文：
I ran back to Gunter and told him the bad news. To my surprise, he waved away my apologies with a friendly gesture. “Don’t worry,” he assured me, “we’ll figure something out.” With those words, he drove me to another part of town where we found an ATM that worked. Once I had the cash, he refused any payment for the detour, insisting it was no trouble at all.
Four days later, when I was back in Vienna, I called Gunter as promised. I wanted to thank him properly for his kindness and offer to pay him for the extra time and effort he’d gone through. However, much to my disappointment, the number was disconnected. It seemed Gunter had moved on or perhaps changed numbers. despite the setback, I carried with me the memory of his selfless act, a reminder of the goodness that exists even in the most unexpected places.
