用自己的劳动换取报酬
——2024年高考英语读后续写复习题
阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Sandy and Jane came to see the jobo tree on the hilltop again. Jobos were their favorite fruit, but the tree belonged to a lady who lived in the house by the hill. They heard she was difficult, but that sometimes she would give fruit in return for an errand(差使)
The girls finally gathered their courage to knock on her door. An elderly woman with a fierce look answered, staring down at the girls. “We heard …”said Sandy, her voice shaky, “that you give jobos in payment for running an errand.”
The lady raised one eyebrow, then went into the kitchen and took two baskets. She pushed them into the girls’ hands.“Go fill these with jobos, and come right back.”
The girls raced up the hill to the tree and filled the baskets with the ripest jobos. Back at the house, the lady filled a bag with rice and handed it to Sandy. “Take this bag and one basket of jobos to the Brown family. And ask them for the payment,” the lady added with a tight smile.“If you return without the payment, you won’t get the fruit.”
The girls struggled all the way with the bag and the basket. When they were there, Mrs. Brown answered the door. Inside on the floor were three little children, each painting something on papers.
Mr. Brown was lying sick in bed.Times were hard.
The girls handed her the food.“This is from the lady with the jobo tree, ” said Sandy.
“She asked for the payment, too.”Jane said awkwardly.
“The payment! The payment!” The children repeated, waving the paper in their hands happily.
Sandy and Jane looked at each other strangely. With a smile, Mrs. Brown handed Sandy a large sealed(密封的)envelope so full that it was almost starting to break open. The girls said goodbye and left quickly. “I wonder,” Sandy murmured, “whether Mrs. Brown can afford to pay for that food.”
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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Worried, the two girls discussed what was in the envelope as they walked back.
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The lady opened the envelope, took out a pile of papers, and smiled.
情节分析
这个故事简单叙述了Sandy和Jane为了得到他们喜欢的jobo水果,去拜访了一位有jobo树的女士。她要求女孩们完成一个差使,才会给他们水果。女孩们带着篮子去摘了成熟的jobo水果,然后把一部分水果和一袋大米送给了Brown家。在那里,他们发现Brown一家生活困难,但他们给了孩子们一些纸张作为付款。女孩们感到困惑,但还是离开了。她们思考着Brown家是否有能力支付那些食物。
Sandy和Jane再次来到山顶上看著名的jobo树。Jobo水果是她们最喜欢的水果,但这棵树却属于一个住在山上的女士。她们听说这位女士相处起来很难,但有时她会因为帮忙做差使而给水果作为回报。
女孩们终于鼓起勇气敲响了她的门。一位神情凶狠的老妇人应门,盯着女孩们看。“我们听说……” Sandy声音颤抖地说,“您会因为帮忙做差使而给jobo水果作为回报。”
那位女士扬了扬眉毛,然后走进厨房拿出两个篮子,塞到女孩们手中。“去把这些篮子装满jobo水果,然后立刻回来。”
女孩们冲上山,用成熟的jobo水果把篮子装满。回到女士的房子,她把一袋米递给Sandy。“拿着这袋米和一个篮子的jobo水果去Brown家。并要求他们付款,”女士带着一丝紧绷的微笑补充道,“如果你们没有拿到付款,就别想得到水果。”
女孩们费力地扛着袋子和篮子走了一段路。到了Brown家,Sandy敲开了门。屋子里有三个小孩,每个人都在纸上画画。Brown先生病卧在床上,生活很艰难。
女孩们把食物递给夫人。“这是那位有jobo树的女士给的,”Sandy说。
“她还要求付款,”Jane尴尬地说。
“付款!付款!”孩子们高兴地挥舞着手中的纸。
Sandy和Jane奇怪地对视了一下。夫人微笑着递给Sandy一个装得几乎要破裂的大信封。女孩们匆匆道别离开了。“我在想,”Sandy低声说,“Brown家能否支付那些食物。”
续写思路
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在这段中,首句内容“两个担心的女孩在回去的路上讨论着信封里是什么。”可知,第一段可描写她们对于信封中内容的猜测的心理和语言活动。
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在这段中,首句内容“女士打开信封,拿出一堆纸张,微笑着。”可知,第二段可描写女士接下来的反应以及女孩们获得的回报以及她们的感受。
参考答案
Worried, the two girls discussed what was in the envelope as they walkedback. Tapping her chin, Sandy murmured, “If it’s money, that’s a great deal! If it’s not, what could it be ” Jane, lost in thought, didn’t reply at once. She placed her palms on envelope, reflected on the family and suddenly she claimed, “Paintings! It must be the girls’ paintings! After she explained to Sandy, they arrived at the old lady’s. Awkwardly, Jane handed the lady the envelope with trembling hands.
The lady opened the envelope, took out a pile of papers and smiled. On the papers were colorful drawings from the children. At this scene, Sandy and Jane looked at each other and smiled. Then, the girls gained their payment- a full basket of ripe jobos. For them, it turned out that their errand not only gained them their favorite fruit, but also a sweet taste of getting payment by their hard work. When they took a bite, the juice was as sweet as the feeling inside their heart.
两个担心的女孩在回去的路上讨论着信封里是什么。Sandy皱着眉头说:“如果是钱,那就太好了!如果不是,那会是什么呢?”Jane陷入沉思,没有立即回答。她把手掌放在信封上,思考着那个家庭,突然她断言道:“画作!一定是孩子们的画作!”在向Sandy解释后,她们到达了老太太的家。Jane颤抖着双手,尴尬地递给老太太信封。
女士打开信封,拿出一堆纸张,微笑着。那些纸上画着孩子们的彩色画作。在这一幕下,Sandy和Jane相视而笑。然后,女孩们得到了报酬——一篮子饱满的熟透jobo水果。对她们来说,原来这个差使不仅给她们带来了心爱的水果,还有通过努力工作获得报酬的甜蜜滋味。当她们咬下一口时,果汁的甜味就像她们内心的喜悦一样甜蜜。
文章回顾
"The girls struggled all the way with the bag and the basket when they were there, Mrs. Brown answered the door." 这句话将两个独立的子句与一个从属从句("when they were there")结合在一起。
"She asked for the payment, too," Jane said awkwardly. 这句话中包含了一个直接引语("She asked for the payment, too")嵌入到主句("Jane said awkwardly")中。