Question

【题目】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。

Three boys and three girls were going to the beach. When they boarded the bus, they were carrying sandwiches and wine, dreaming of golden beaches. Suddenly, they noticed Vingo. He sat in front of them, eyes fixed upon a photo, completely in silence.

Deep into the night, the bus pulled into Howard Johnson’s, a service area, and everybody got off except Vingo. The young people began to wonder about him. When they came back, one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself. “Want some wine?” she said. He smiled and took a swig from the bottle. He thanked her and became silent again.

The next morning, they awoke outside another Howard Johnson’s, and this time Vingo went in. The girl insisted that he join them. He ordered black coffee and some cookies. When they returned, the girl sat with Vingo again. After a while, slowly and painfully, he began his story. He had been in prison for the past four years, and now he was going home.

“Are you married?”

“I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?” she said.

“Well, when I was in prison I wrote to my wife,” he said, “I told her that I was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldn’t stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, and if it hurt her too much, she could just forget me. I’d understand. ‘Get a new guy.’ I said. She’s a wonderful woman. I told her she didn’t have to write me. And she didn’t. Not for three and a half years.”

“And you’re going home now, not knowing?”

“Yeah. Well, last week, when I was sure the parole (假释) was coming through, I wrote her again. We used to live in Brunswick, and there’s a big oak (橡树) tree just as you come into town. I told her that if she didn’t have a new man and if she’d take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I’d get off and come home．If she didn’t want me, forget it — no handkerchief and I’d go on through.”

“Wow,” the girl exclaimed, “wow.”

She told the others, and soon all of them were in it.

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2．至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3．续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4．续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1：

Looking at the photo, the young people found a young woman and three children in it.

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Paragraph 2：

Vingo sat there amazed, staring at the oak tree.

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Answer 1

【答案】Paragraph 1：

Looking at the photo, the young people found a young woman and three children in it. “What a lovely woman and cute kids!” “Yeah, she is a smart woman who can always make our small house warm and comfortable.” Vingo murmured. With Brunswick approaching, Vingo stopped staring at the photo,tightening his face, as if protecting himself against another disappointment. The young people took over window seats, waiting for the coming of the oak tree. Then Brunswick was ten miles, and then five. All the people opened their eyes wide, waiting for a miracle. Suddenly, they all jumped up from their seats, screaming except Vingo.

Paragraph 2：

Vingo sat there amazed, staring at the oak tree. It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs, twenty or thirty of them, maybe hundreds, flying in the wind. The oak tree stood like a banner of welcome, blowing in the wind. All the young people were up out of their seats, shouting, crying, doing small dances or shaking fists in triumph. As the young people remained thrilled, Vingo slowly rose from his seat, holding himself tightly, and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了三个男孩和三个女孩在去度假的车上遇到了充满心事的Vingo。当他们偶然得知Vingo在监狱带了四年，现在正在回家的路上，但是他不知道家人是不是会再接受他时，他们和Vingo一起期待挂有黄手绢的橡树。续写的两段的首句已经给出，同学们按照首句内容，再结合自己的想象，将内容展开即可。

第1步：分析每个段落的写作内容。

由第二段中的The young people began to wonder about him(这些年轻人对他展开想象)可知，The young people指代这群年轻人，由续写第一段首句Looking at the photo, the young people found a young woman and three children in it.(看着照片，这群年轻人看到一个女人和三个孩子)可知，第一段内容围绕这群年轻人的反应进行论述。

由续写第二段首句Vingo sat there amazed, staring at the oak tree.(Vingo大为吃惊地坐在那里，盯着橡树看)可知，这一段围绕橡树与Vingo的反应描写。并且amazed与上文中的protecting himself against another disappointment(保护自己免受另一次失望)呼应，说明Vingo的家人欢迎他回家。

第2步：确定关键词（组），提炼写作要点。如：make our small house warm and comfortable (让我们的小家温暖舒服)，stopped staring at…(停止看……)，protecting himself against…(保护自己)，take over(占领)，opened their eyes wide(睁大他们的眼睛)，be covered with(覆盖满……), make one’s way to(前往某处)等。

第3步：对写作要点遣词造句，注意主谓一致和时态问题。

第4步： 连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范清晰，保持整洁美观的卷面是非常重要的。