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。

Arthur, a young painter, went to France to surround himself with beauty and inspiration. He lived on the cheap, painted every day, visited museums, traveled to picturesque places, bravely spoke to everyone he met, and showed his work to anyone who would look at it. One afternoon, he struck up a conversation at a cafe with a group of charming young people, who turned out to be some fancy nobles.They took a liking to Arthur and invited him to a party that weekend in a castle in the Loire Valley. They said this was going to be the party of the year. It would be attended by the rich and famous and by several crowned heads of Europe. Best of all, it was a masquerade ball(化妆舞会)."Dress up, " they said, "and join us!"

Excited, Arthur worked all week on a costume(服装)that he was certain would be highly impressive. He held back on neither the details nor the imagination of this creation. Then he rented a car and drove three hours to the castle. He changed into his costume in the car and went up the castle steps. Arthur entered the ballroom, proud.

Upon arrival, he immediately realized his mistake.

This was indeed a costume party but this was a themed costume party. The theme was “a medieval court". All around him, the wealthy and beautiful were dressed in fancy clothes, wearing sparkling jewels. Arthur, on the other hand, was dressed as a Lobster (龙虾), wearing a red coat, red tights, red ballet slippers, and giant red claws, Also, his face was painted red. And he was the only American in the room, too

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 l:

He stood at the top of the steps for one long, frightful moment._________________________

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Paragraph 2:

As he moved into the crowd, a silence fell. __________________________________________

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Answer 1

【答案】He stood at the top of the steps for one long frightful moment. Running away in shame seemed like the easiest response. But he didn't run. Somehow, he found his determination. He'd come this far, after all. He'd worked really hard to make this costume, and he was proud of it. He took a deep breath and walked onto the dance floor.

As he moved into the crowd, a silence fell. The dancing stopped. The other guests gathered around Arthur. Finally someone asked him what on earth he was. He bowed deeply and announced, "I am the court lobster." Everybody laughed out of joy They loved him. They loved his sweetness, his weirdness(怪诞), his giant red claws, and his skinny legs in his bright tights. He made the party. He danced with many fancy nobles in fancy clothes and had great fun.

【解析】

Arthur在咖啡馆遇到了一些贵族，他们邀请他参加化妆舞会，于是他穿着盛装到达舞会现场后发现，他弄错了，这次的化妆舞会有一个主题“一个中世纪的法院”，很显然他穿的衣服不符合舞会的主题。

首先理解所给的原文人物之间的关系及故事发生的地点。Arthur在咖啡馆遇到了一些贵族，他们邀请他参加化妆舞会，于是他穿着盛装到达舞会现场后发现，他弄错了，这次的化妆舞会有一个主题“一个中世纪的法院”，很显然他穿的衣服不符合舞会的主题。续写在这种情况下，他来不及在去换衣服，他如何应对这种场面，要求进行合理的推理写出合乎逻辑的下文。