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。

I looked forward to a visit with my mom, who lived 2,000 miles from my home in California. Since Mom was 80 and suffered from Alzheimer’s (阿兹海默症), I realized how important it was to see her again soon.

Mom received loving care from the Sister Servants of Christ the King at a 40-bed, basic-care facility (场所) in Edgeley, North Dakota. She lived in a simple room, spent most of her day doing simple things, and seemed to be “all right, “considering that dementia (痴呆) had set in.

When Mom came in, I smiled, hugged and kissed her, and said, “Nice to see you, Mom.” She didn’t recognize who I was! I was shocked.

Stressed out, I spent several hours trying to connect with my mother—talking with her, walking around the grounds, looking at family pictures in her room, chatting with the nuns (修女) —doing whatever I could think of to help Mom recognize her son. I hoped for a recognition “wonder”. But nothing I said or did worked, I was very annoyed.

The next morning, I suddenly had an idea. I thought of something that might stir her memory (记忆).I thought of strawberry milkshake (草莓奶昔). Yes, strawberry milkshake in Edgeley, North Dakota. So I took Mom to the Edgeley Coffee Shop. I wanted to treat her here. While Mom was looking at the menu, I took Sandy, the waitress, aside, quietly told her of Mom’s dementia condition and my plan to recall her long-term memory, and ordered two strawberry milkshakes.

The first paragraph: When Sandy delivered the milkshakes, I was too nervous to say a word.

The second paragraph: There’s a simple explanation for Mom’s memory.

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,每段的开头语已为你写好。

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Answer

When Sandy delivered the milkshakes, I was too nervous to say a word. My mother looked at me with the milkshake in her hand. I was a little bit disappointed, wondering what to do . I sat opposite my mother, drinking the strawberry milkshake as fast as I could, just as I was a child. She drank the milkshake slowly. After about three minutes, she stopped, looking at my empty cup, and then her full cup. And then she poured her milkshake into my cup ,saying，smiling,“Joseph, when did you come back here?” .

There’s a simple explanation for Mom’s memory. When I was a kid, my family was not rich enough to buy more strawberries. Even so, father would buy some as strawberry milkshake was the favorite of both my mother and me. Every time mother made the strawberry milkshake, my family would sit around the table, drinking and chatting. In fact , mother was always watching me drinking the milkshake. If I drank up mine, she would pour hers into my cup.

【解析】

本篇书面表达是读后续写。通过阅读所给文章可知，作者80高龄的妈妈患了老年痴呆症。当作者去看望她时，她已经认不出儿子了。作者尝试了很多方法想帮助妈妈认出他，但是都不起作用。后来，作者突然有了一个想法，用草莓奶昔可能会唤起妈妈的记忆。于是到咖啡店里，告诉服务员Sandy关于妈妈老年痴呆的情况，并点了两份草莓奶昔。

续写部分分为两段，第1段开头是：当Sandy把草莓奶昔拿来时，作者紧张得说不出话来。接下来应该写观察妈妈看到自己喝草莓奶昔时的反应。作者像小时候一样，迅速把草莓奶昔喝完，妈妈就把她的奶昔倒进作者的杯子里。这时妈妈想起了作者的名字。

第2段开头是：关于妈妈的回忆，有一个简单的解释。下面应该写一件让妈妈回忆起儿子的印象深刻的事件。小时候，草莓奶昔是妈妈和作者都喜欢喝的。但是因为家境贫困，喝草莓奶昔的机会不多。每次家里喝草莓奶昔的时候，作者先喝完，妈妈就将自己的倒进作者的杯子里。是这个母爱的动作让妈妈想起了儿子。

续写时要注意所续写短文的词数应是150左右，按要求完成写作任务。