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。

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I took a fare at 2:30 AM. When I arrived to collect, the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. I walked to the door and knocked. “Just a minute.” answered a weak, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 80’s stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat, like somebody out of a 1940s movie.  “Would you carry my bag out to the car?” she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman. She held my arm and we walked slowly toward my car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing”, I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”

“Oh, you’re such a good man,” she said. When we got in the car, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”

I looked in the rear-view mirror(后视镜). Her eyes were shinning. “I don't have any family left,” she continued. “The doctor says I don’t have very long.” I quietly reached over and shut off the meter. “What route would you like me to take?” I asked.

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived. Sometimes she’d ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the first ray of the sun appeared, she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let’s go now.” We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was a small hospice(临终关怀医院), with a driveway that passed under an entrance hall. Two nurses came out to the car as soon as we pulled up.

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：

I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2：

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Answer

I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was slowly seated in a wheelchair with the help of the nurses.  “How much do I owe you?” she asked eagerly, reaching into her purse. “Nothing,” I said. “But you have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I responded. The old woman offered his heartfelt gratitude once again.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly, tears filling her eyes. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.” After a slight pause, she added, “Thank you for your kindness.” I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light. Saying goodbye to the poor lady, I drove aimlessly lost in thought. I don’t think that I have done anything more important in my life.

【解析】

本篇书面表达是读后续写。

通过阅读所给文章可知，作者是一位出租车司机，某天深夜他载着一位80多岁的老人穿越市区，将老人送到了临终关怀医院。这次载客对他来讲是很特殊的一次经历，他给与了老人最后的慰藉和关怀。

续写部分分为两段，第一段开头是：我打开后备箱将老人的手提箱送到了门口，所以后面应该写老人下车之后如何感谢我，以及我主动拒绝老人的报酬。可以具体描写我和老人之间的对话。第二段开头是：我不假思索地躬身给老人一个拥抱。所以后面可以写被我拥抱之后老人的情绪以及情感表达。以及后来我们分别的情景，分别之后我的心情。最后可以着重描写我对这次不同寻常的载客的感受。

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。