Question

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

Once rainy spring day, Mom became a single mother. My little brother was two, my sister was eight, and I was fourteen. Those first weeks were especially hard before our small monthly support payments began. Mom found work in a potato-chip factory, but didn’t get paid right away.

That first Saturday morning as she left for work, Mom said, “I didn’t get ‘I don’t know what you’ll cook for supper.’ I won’t get paid until Monday, but I’m out of money, and our shelves are bare.” She laughed, but tears filled her eyes.

“Don’t that fairy tale have a happy ending? No, but we’ll do better,” I said. “I’ll ask Jesus to get us food today.” My words sounded brave even to myself. She shook her head and went to work.

I had planted a garden in our backyard. The lettuce (莴苣) and peas were up, but nothing was ready to eat. I looked through the kitchen and discovered Mom was right. We only had cereal (麦片) for our breakfast.

While my sister and brother played, I prayed and tidied the house. I was washing our front-room window when a cheery man in a blue shirt came over and rang the doorbell. Although I'd never seen him before, his big smile made me trust him.

When I opened the door, he asked “Have you heard about the new grocery store a mile from here? Today is its grand opening.”

I nodded. I’d seen their signs as I rode past on the school bus.

“They’re giving away gift coupons (礼券) to celebrate.” He pulled three white cards from his shirt pocket and handed them to me. “The first is for a huge loaf of bread, the second is for a gallon of milk, and the third lets you choose a half-gallon of your favorite flavor of ice cream.”

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I stared. “Really? There’s no purchase required?” _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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When Mom returned, we had food on the table. “Where did you get this?” Mom asked.

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I stared. “Really? There’s no purchase required?” “None at all. These are free. Go and see.” I thanked him and went to the store with my brother and sister, where colorful balloons still announced the grand opening. We walked inside and showed our cards to the nearest clerk. “It says these are gift cards,” she said “These items are absolutely free.” We could hardly believe it. We thanked God for caring and picked up the goods and left the store with broad smiles.

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When Mom returned, we had food on the table. “Where did you get this?” Mom asked. “I prayed,” I said. And then I showed her the ice cream in the fridge. She had her eyes wide open. “Where did all this come from?” she asked. I told her about the man who gave me the cards and the new grocery store as we had our meal. She shook her head again, this time with a sense of wonder. I could see tears of relief welled up her eyes.

【解析】

这是一篇读后续写。文章主要讲述了一个单亲妈妈的家庭，因为妈妈要出去挣钱，家里的孩子没有晚饭可以吃。后来，来了一个好心的人给他们送来了商场的礼券，让他们可以免费购物，解决了燃眉之急。

续写分为两段，第一段的开头是：我看着他说：“真的吗？不需要购买吗？”根据提示，可以接着写：他告诉我“一分钱都不需要。都是免费的。走去看看。”我谢过他，然后和弟弟妹妹一起去了那家商店，那里的彩色气球预示着商场刚开业。我们走进去，把我们的卡片给商场的职员看。“据说这些是购物卡，”她说：“这些商品都是免费的。”我们简直不能相信。我们感谢上帝的眷顾，然后去挑选商品，最后带着微笑离开商场。

第二段的开头是：当妈妈回来时，我们已经有食物在桌子上了。“你们从哪儿来的食物？”妈妈问。根据提示，可以接着写：“这是我祈祷的。”然后我把冰箱里的冰激凌给她看。她把眼睛睁得大大地，问“这些所有东西都是从哪儿来的？”吃饭时，我告诉了那个给我购物卡的男人和那家刚开的商场。她再次摇头，这次带着惊奇的感觉。我看到泪水涌上了她的眼睛。

续写时要注意时态和人称的转换。