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 cut 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 comer 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. 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:

  Then the sailor headed for our table with the flowers in his hand.

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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】

这是一篇读后续写作文。

通过阅读所给文章可知，作者一家去年圣诞节期间从巴黎前往尼斯，结果旅程并不顺利，他们走进一家装饰得很差的小餐馆。里面有两对德国夫妇，两户法国家庭，还有一名独自一人的美国水手。所有人都被一个从前门进来的法国卖花老妇人打断了。这时候水手向妇人买了一把花。

续写部分分为两段，第一段开头为：然后水手手里拿着花向我们的餐桌走来。由此可知后文应当描写水手来到作者他们的餐桌后发生的事情，水手摘了一朵红花放在我们的桌子上，给他们说圣诞快乐，很快，房间里的每个人都收到了鲜花，包括服务员和钢琴师。鲜花怒放着。这些神奇的花朵融化了我们沮丧的心，驱散了所有不愉快的情绪。第二段开头为：钢琴演奏者活跃起来，愉快的音乐充满了整个房间。后文应当描写节日的气氛淹没了所有人，大家高兴地随着欢快的音乐跳舞，唱歌，大笑，互相祝愿好运。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其他人的道路。

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。