Question

【题目】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。

Several years ago, I was living in New York and working for an airline, so I never got back home for Christmas. My Christmas was happy too with some other colleagues around. But in my heart I was sad because I couldn’t stay with my family. Sometimes my colleagues would say our Christmas was filled with tears. But this Christmas was different. I was lucky. I had the whole day off, which meant I could stay with my family on Christmas Eve.

When Christmas morning came, I awoke to a small hand rubbing my face. “Dad, Merry Christmas!” was all my younger son had time to say. He seemed to be racing against time. I knew he was hunting for gifts with his brother eagerly. I got downstairs just to see the two little boys’ faces as they looked at the pocket rockets Santa Claus had left them. I realized that the real Christmas was for the children who had deep belief in the amazing power of Santa Claus. At first, their fingers went almost shyly over their toys. When their inspection had been completed, the two boys ensured that the gifts were really delivered by Santa Claus and they dragged everything into the center of the living room.

Delight flooded the room. As their mother began giving out gifts, I smiled to myself, wondering how my unexpected gifts this year would be received. With so many Christmas spent outside, I had prepared so many gifts for my children and together with my wife I hid them in several secret places. But the children were excellent detectives and they found all of them. They were happily opening packages constantly thanking considerate Santa Claus for his kindness and ability to know their desires. But I had not received a single one. I knew they had forgotten my existence with my absence from their Christmas these years.

注意：

1. 所续写短文的字数应为150左右；

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语都为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你使用的关键词语。

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Answer 1

【答案】I had to admit that my disappointment was growing steadily. I was wondering whether I could get a gift when my younger son ran to me, who was really kind enough to save my face. He asked me to admire his gift which he deeply believed was carefully chosen by Santa Claus. He said happily that he would share some of the gifts of his and allow me to choose one from them. I thanked him from the bottom of my heart, still feeling disappointed.

Suddenly my wife walked up to me. It seemed that she had guessed how I felt. She asked me to look at the Christmas tree which was decorated with so many boxes. I think she was showing off her efforts on the decoration but she took off a small box and passes it to me smiling and saying it was for me. I opened it and saw a letter which read “We will never forget you. Merry Christmas!” Under the letter was a watch which was clicking with delight. I was moved with tears.

【解析】书面表达题考察的是英语各方面的应用能力。写作时应该注意：要点的提炼与相关扩展，应该注意高级和固定句型的使用，尤其文章的开始和结尾，人称和时态的一致性。

本文是一篇记叙文，先写了自己很多年因为工作原因没有回家陪家人过圣诞节，自己感觉到伤心，但是今年很幸运有机会陪家人一起过，自己收到了家人的礼物，并且家人没有责怪自己因为工作而没有陪他们过圣诞节。

文章亮点：首先作者提炼要点准确，并且文章多处使用定语从句和固定句型等；

【范文亮点】

1.I was wondering whether I could get a gift when my younger son ran to me, who was really kind enough to save my face.本句比较复杂，有whether引导的宾语从句，when引导时间状语，who引导的定语从句。

2. He asked me to admire his gift which he deeply believed was carefully chosen by Santa Claus.

She asked me to look at the Christmas tree which was decorated with so many boxes.

I opened it and saw a letter which read “We will never forget you.文章多次使用定语从句。