1、Last year at Christmas time, my wife, three children and I were on our way from Paris to Nice. Somehow everything went wrong. Our hotels were “tourist traps” and our rented car broke down. On Christmas Eve, when we checked into a dirty hotel in Nice, there was no Christmas spirit in our hearts.It wa
2、s raining and cold when we went out to eat. We found a small restaurant poorly decorated for the holiday. Only five tables in the restaurant were taken. There were two German couples, two French families, and an American sailor, by himself. They were eating in stony silence except the sailor. He was
3、 writing a letter, and a half-smile lighted his face. In the corner a piano player was listlessly (无精打采地) playing Christmas music.All of us were interrupted by an old French flower woman through the front door. She had a worn overcoat and her old shoes were wet. Carrying her basket of flowers, she w
4、ent from one table to another. No one bought any. Exhausted and frustrated, she sat down at a table.The sailor finished his meal and got up to leave. Putting on his coat, he walked over to the flower womans table.“Merry Christmas,” he said, smiling and picking out a handful of flowers. “How much are
5、 they?” “Two francs, sir.”The sailor put a twenty franc note in the womans hand.“I dont have change, sir,” she said. “Ill get some from the waiter.”“No, maam,” said the sailor, leaning over and kissing the ancient cheek. “This is my Christmas present for you.”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
6、已为你写好; Paragraph 1:Then the sailor headed for our table with the flowers in his hand._Paragraph 2:The piano player came alive and pleasant music filled the whole room.2.阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announce
7、s she never did care for pie.Tenneva JordanI knew I was not supposed to be quite so excited. I was too old for that. At age eleven, the oldest and my moms grown up girl, I had to keep my cool. I was in middle school after all. But every chance I got, when I was alone, I checked each present under th
8、e tree. I read every tag and felt every package, guessing at the contents within. I had examined each gift so often that I could tell which present went to which person without even looking at the tags.It had been a tough year for my family. Whenever my mom looked over at the tree and scattered(撒) p
9、resents, she would sigh and warn us, There wont be as much for Christmas this year. Try not to be disappointed. Christmas had traditionally been a time for my parents to spoil us. In years past, the presents would pile up and spill out from under the tree, taking over the living room. I had heard th
10、e phrase giving is better than receiving, but thought that whoever had said that must have been out of their mind. Getting presents was the whole point! It was the reason I couldnt get to sleep on Christmas Eve.On Christmas morning, we eagerly waited in the hallway until Dad told us everything was r
11、eady. We rushed into the living room and let the wrapping paper fly. We made weak attempts to wait and watch while other family members opened their presents, but as the time passed we lost our self-control.Heres another one for you,” said Mom as she handed me a package. I looked at it, confused. Ha
12、ving spent so much time examining the presents before Christmas, I recognized this one. But it had not been mine. It was my moms. A new label had been put on it, with my name written in my mothers handwriting.Mom, I cant.”1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;Paragraph 1:I was stopped by my mothers eager, joyful look._Paragraph 2:I have always remembered that Christmas fondly. _
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