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。

A little boy selling magazines for school walked up to a house that people rarely visited. The house was very old and shabby and the owner hardly ever came out. When he did come out, he would not say hello to his neighbors or passers-by but simply just glare at them.

The boy knocked on the door and waited, sweating from fear of the old man. The boy’s parents told him to stay away from the house, and a lot of the other neighborhood children were told the same thing from their parents.

As he was ready to walk away, the door slowly opened. “What do you want?” the old man said impatiently. The little boy was very afraid but he had a quota(份额) to meet for school with selling the magazines. So he got up the courage and said, “Uh, sir, I am selling these magazines and uh, I was wondering if you would like to buy one from me.”

The old man just stared at the boy without a word. The boy could see inside the old man’s house and saw that he had dog figurines(小雕像) on the fireplace mantle. “Do you collect dogs?” The little boy asked. “Yes, I have many collections in my house. They are my family here and they are all I have.” The boy then felt sorry for the man, as it seemed that he was a very lonely soul.

“Well, I do have a magazine here for collectors. It is perfect for you. I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much.” The old man was ready to close the door on the boy and said, “No, boy. I don’t need any magazines of any kind, now goodbye.”

The little boy was sad that he was not going to make his quota with the sale. He was also sad for the old man being so alone in the house that he owned. The boy went home and then had an idea. He had a little dog figurine that he got some years ago from an aunt. The figurine did not mean nearly as much to him since he had a real live dog and a large family.

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:

The little boy headed back down to the old man’s house.

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Paragraph 2:

From that day on something changed inside the old man.

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Answer 1

【答案】The boy headed back down to the old man’s house. He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. “Boy, I thought I told you no magazines!” The old man stared at him angrily. “I know that, sir. I just wanted to bring you a gift.” The little boy handed him the dog figurine. Looking at the boy, the old man was too surprised to say anything and simply smiled in tears, as no one had ever shown him so much kindness.

From that day on something changed inside the old man. He started coming out of the house and talking to his neighbors. Soon, he and the boy became friends. The boy visited the old man frequently and brought his real live dog to his house once in a while. He even invited the old man to join his family for Christmas dinner. With the boy’s company, the old man was no longer alonely soul.

【解析】

本篇考察的作文类型是读后续写。

前文主要讲的是男孩去老人家里推销杂志，发现老人家里有很多小狗的雕像，于是和老人交谈中了解到老人喜欢收集狗，但是拒绝买男孩的杂志。于是男孩第二天准备将一个几年前从一个阿姨那里得到的小狗雕像拿去送给老人。在给的第一段开头中，“The little boy headed back down to the old man’s house.”“headed back”意思是“朝……走去”，第一段后文围绕着老人的反应来展开；第二段开头From that day on something changed inside the old man.中something changed是关键词，后文主要围绕着老人的变化而展开。

【高分句型一】

After he knocked on the door again, the old man came right to the door. 他又敲了敲门，这次老人正好来到门口。运用after引导时间状语从句。

【高分句型二】

The boy visited the old man so frequently that he even invited the old man to join his family for Christmas dinner. 这个男孩经常去看望老人，他甚至邀请老人和他的家人一起吃圣诞晚餐。运用so…that…引导结果状语从句。