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“贫穷”的礼物——圣诞节的故事
——2024年高考英语读后续写复习题
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。
Gifts for the poor
Mrs. Susan was mean and bad-tempered. There was no other way to describe her. Just the other day I heard her telling the headmaster that children took too much time in arts. She even said that most of us didn’t understand what we were doing. I left the office feeling very angry.
My anger didn’t last, however. It was December and Christmas was approaching. Excitement filled me right up to the top of my head. I smiled and laughed, singing “Jingle Bells” as we rode home from school.
After dinner, Mom and Dad called me into the family room. I knew what we were going to discuss. Every year for as long as I could remember, we had chosen a family who needed some extra help at Christmastime, and we had taken gifts and food to their house. It was one of our family’s favorite traditions.
Dad said, “It’s time we decide which family to help this year. Do you have a suggestion ” Some years it had been really easy to decide, but this year I couldn’t think of anyone. Dad looked at Mom. “Maybe Mom has a suggestion. Sometimes she notices things the rest of us miss.” Mom smiled. “I do know of someone who needs our help. I think we should help Mrs. Susan.”
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing! “But, Mom,” I protested, “she seems to have plenty of money and she dresses in nice clothes. Besides, she’s really bad-tempered. She doesn’t even like kids. She might even kick our gifts off her porch (门廊). I think we should choose someone else.”
“I know Mrs. Susan has enough money,” Mom said. “I know she isn’t very pleasant to be around. But she was divorced before she moved here. She has three children who have their own children and never come to see her. She is very lonely and unhappy. You see, she never celebrates Christmas. April, you weren’t quite right when you said she wasn’t poor.”
“You mean she’s poor in love ” I asked. “Yes. Sometimes it’s much more painful to be poor in love than it is to be poor in money ” I was quiet for minutes. Then Dad said, “Let’s take a vote.” Dad’ and Mom’s hands went up. Looking at them, I unwillingly raised mine.
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：
Mom said besides buying her a gift, we should make something by hand.
Paragraph 2：
With the box in hand, I could feel my heart pounding when ringing Susan’s doorbell.
情节分析
故事中的主人公是一个孩子，他们的邻居Susan是一个性格刻薄、脾气暴躁的女人。孩子听到Susan对校长说孩子们在艺术方面花费太多时间，并认为他们大多数人都不明白自己在做什么，这让孩子感到愤怒。
然而，随着圣诞节的临近，孩子的愤怒逐渐消散，因为他们感受到了圣诞节的兴奋。在家人的召唤下，孩子进入家庭房间，他们知道接下来要讨论的是每年帮助需要帮助的家庭的事情。这是他们家庭最喜欢的传统之一。
孩子的父母询问孩子有没有建议，但孩子想不到任何人选。最终，孩子的母亲提出了一个想法，希望他们帮助Susan。孩子对此感到难以置信，并提出了反对意见，认为Susan似乎有足够的钱，而且她的性格也不好。
然而，孩子的母亲解释说Susan曾经离婚，她有三个孩子，但他们从不来看她，使得Susan非常孤独和不快乐。母亲认为，虽然Susan在金钱方面并不贫穷，但她在爱情方面非常贫穷，因为她从不庆祝圣诞节。
最终，经过一番思考，孩子同意帮助Susan，并投下了赞成的一票。这个故事传达了一个信息：有时候在爱情方面的贫穷比物质上的贫穷更加痛苦，而我们的善行和关爱可以帮助那些需要帮助的人，无论他们的外表或性格如何。
续写思路
Paragraph 1：
在这段中，首句内容“妈妈说除了给她买礼物外，我们还应该亲手制作一些东西。”可知，第一段可描写作者苦思冥想制作礼物和包装礼物的过程。
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在这段中，首句内容“手里拿着礼物盒子，当我按响Susan的门铃时，我能感觉到自己的心怦怦直跳。”可知，第二段可描写作Susan女士在看到我们到来以及接受、打开礼物时的惊讶表现。
参考答案
Mom said besides buying her a gift, we should make something by hand. Reminded by my mother, I spent a long time making a gift and writing some Christmas wishes. I wrapped the gift carefully and put it in a beautiful box. On the top of the box I tied a bright red bow. Time flowed. When I finished all the preparations, my heart was full of excitement. On Christmas Day, my family and I went to Susan's door.
With the box in hand, I could feel my heart pounding when ringing Susan’s doorbell. Ms. Susan was so surprised that her jaw dropped when she saw us. I said with great joy, “Merry Christmas! Here’s a present for you, Ms. Susan!” With great gratitude, Ms. Susan invited us in and opened my gift box. It’s a picture I made myself, which was about Ms. Susan reuniting with her family. She was so excited that she burst into tears and suddenly hugged me in her arms, sobbing, “This is the most meaningful gift I have ever received, and the most unforgettable Christmas I have ever had!”
妈妈说除了给她买礼物外，我们还应该亲手制作一些东西。在妈妈的提醒下，我花了很长时间制作礼物并写下一些圣诞祝福语。我仔细地包装了礼物，放进一个漂亮的盒子里。在盒子的顶部，我系上了一条鲜艳的红色蝴蝶结。时间过去了。当我完成了所有的准备工作时，我的心充满了兴奋。在圣诞节那天，我的家人和我来到了Susan的门前。
手里拿着礼物盒子，当我按响Susan的门铃时，我能感觉到自己的心怦怦直跳。当她看到我们时，Susan非常惊讶，嘴巴都张大了。我高兴地说：“圣诞快乐！这是给您的礼物，Susan女士！” Susan非常感激地邀请我们进去，打开了我的礼物盒子。里面是我亲手绘制的一幅画，画的是Susan女士与她的家人团聚的场景。她激动得热泪盈眶，突然抱住了我，哽咽着说：“这是我收到过的最有意义的礼物，也是我度过的最难忘的圣诞节！”
文章回顾
"There was no other way to describe her."（没有其他方式来描述她。）这是一个倒装句，主语 "There" 位于谓语 "was" 之后。句子中的形容词短语 "no other way to describe her" 用来描述主语。
"Just the other day I heard her telling the headmaster that children took too much time in arts."（就在前几天，我听到她告诉校长孩子们在艺术方面花费太多时间。）这是一个复合句，包含了一个主句和一个从句。主句是"I heard her"，从句是"telling the headmaster that children took too much time in arts"。从句中的宾语从句 "that children took too much time in arts" 说明了她告诉校长的内容。
"Some years it had been really easy to decide, but this year I couldn’t think of anyone."（有些年份决定很容易，但今年我想不出任何人。）这是一个并列句，包含了两个并列的主句。第一个主句是"Some years it had been really easy to decide"，第二个主句是"but this year I couldn’t think of anyone"。这两个主句通过连词 "but" 进行对比，表达了作者在选择帮助对象方面的困惑。

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