Question

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．

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 was 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 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 went 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 woman's table.

“Merry Christmas,” he said, smiling and picking out a handful of flowers. “How much are they?”

“Two francs, sir.”

The sailor put a twenty franc note in the woman’s hand.

“I don't have change, sir, ” she said. “I'll get some from the waiter.”

“No, ma'am, ” 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．应使用5个以上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：

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.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________

Answer

Paragraph 1:

Then the sailor headed for our table with the flowers in his hand. He picked out a red flower and placed it on our table. “Merry Christmas!”he greeted us in a cheerful voice. Before we could say “Thank you”, he went to other tables. In an instant,everyone in the room was presented with flowers, including the waiter and the piano player. In the bright light, the flowers were glowing in full bloom. These magical flowers melted our frustrated hearts and blew away all the unpleasant moods.

Paragraph 2:

The piano player came alive and pleasant music filled the whole room. A festival atmosphere drowned all of us. We merrily danced to the joyful music, singing, laughing and wishing each other good luck. The old flower woman also joined us, unable to conceal her excitement and gratitude. The spirit of Christmas came back to us again. It brought all of us together in this small restaurant on a foreign land. All this was due to a young American sailor, who, through his kindness and generosity, brightened our paths.

【解析】

这是一篇读后续写。

通过阅读所给文章可知，主要记叙了作者和家人从巴黎赶往尼斯过圣诞节，途中状况不断，等到了尼斯的时候已经全然没有了过节的心情。作者一家到一个小饭店吃饭，餐馆只有五张桌子有人坐，这时候所有人都被一个从前门进来的法国卖花老妪打断了。

续写部分分为两段，第一段开头是：然后水手手里拿着花向我们的餐桌走来。所以后文应该是讲述水手拿着花送给了餐馆里吃饭的人们，融化了他们沮丧的心，驱散了所有不愉快的情绪。第二段开头是：钢琴演奏者活跃起来，愉快的音乐充满了整个房间。本段应该写节日的气氛淹没了我们所有人。这一切都归功于一位年轻的美国水手，他的善良和慷慨照亮了我们的道路。

续写时要求使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语增加了写作难度，我们要熟悉所给划线词语，恰当的时候加以运用。最后还要注意所续写短文的词数应为150左右；续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。按要求完成写作任务。