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。

A light knock on the door brought me from my kitchen. Because we had just moved into the neighbourhood, I couldn’t imagine who it would be. Opening the door, an old man stood there, who was dressed in dirty clothing and wearing dirty rubber boots. His hand hung a plastic bag.

“Can I help you?” I asked.

“Would you like to buy some fresh garden vegetables?” His blue eyes were hopeful.

“Are they from your garden?” I looked inside his plastic bag and saw some carrots with soil.

“Yes,” His voice was soft. “And I can get some apples from a tree in my yard. Would you like some of those, too?”

My heart softened, and I wondered if he is badly in need of the bit of money. With a sigh, I said, “Please step inside and I’ll get my money.”

The next day, he knocked at our door again. This time, my little four-year-old daughter got there first. “Oh, hello. Would you like to come in for tea?" Without a second thought, the old man stepped inside and held out a broken basket with several bruised (擦伤的)apples. “From my tree,” he said, removing a worn cap. “You might like to make a pie. ”

The three of us sat at the kitchen table and drank our tea. It was obvious that my daughter liked hosting a visitor in her never-ending questions. “What is your name? Where do you live? Why are your clothes so dirty?”

The homeless-looking man laughed as he answered each question. His name was Mr. Locket and he lived around the corner. His wife had passed away several years before, and his children all lived far away. He was lonely. His need for company had sent him door to door selling fruit and vegetables. Ours was the only door opened to him that day.

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,每段的开头语已经为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

When he finished the tea, he said he had to go home and promised to return the next day.

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Paragraph 2：

Several years later, a small envelope was delivered to our home—a letter from the old mans daughter.

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Answer

When he finished the tea, he said he had to go home and promised to return the next day. Making his way to the door, he turned and waved us goodbye. My daughter excitedly waited for his visit and made full preparations. As the old man visited us the next day and entered the kitchen, he was amazed by all of the preparations for him. including apple pies. His eyes were filled with tears. We became friends and enjoyed the company this old visitor offered us. Later on, we kept in touch by writing letters, for he had become too old to get around.

Several years later, a small envelope was delivered to our home—a letter from the old man’s daughter. She informed us that our dear old friend had passed away. “I’m so grateful for your showing care for my father,” she wrote. “I can see how much you meant to him. Here is a letter from my father to you.” The letter goes like this, “Thank you for all your kindnesses to an old man. When I was lonely, you took me in. When I was badly in need of a family, you accepted me. My last few years are filled with happiness because of you,”

【解析】

本篇书面表达是读后续写。根据所给阅读材料的内容，在所给材料后续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

通过阅读所给文章可知，Mr. Locket的妻子几年前去世了，他的子女都离得远，他一个人孤独地生活，为了排解孤独他上门向邻居推销自己种的蔬菜和水果。作者刚刚搬来这个社区，Mr. Locket敲响了她家的门，并且请他进门，第二天他再来时还请他喝了茶，作者一家是唯一给他开门的邻居。

续写部分分为两段，两段都给了开头，这就为写作限定了发挥的空间，考生所写内容要能与所给开头衔接自然，对考生是个挑战。

第一段可以写当天他们三人一起喝茶后，老人不舍地离去的场景，作者的女儿再次邀请老人来家里做客，为老人准备的各种茶点，老人的言谈举动等，三人一起度过的愉快的时光，后来老人经常性地来访，他们成为了可以谈话的朋友。

第二段可以写老人去世后作者收到了老人女儿寄来的信，写信里的内容，表达老人女儿对作者一家的感激，可以写老人给作者一家的留言，通过老人的话来表现作者一家在老人最需要陪伴的日子里所做的一切，对老人的意义。