Jack got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed elder brother climbed in beside him and the three began an unforgettable holiday ride., looking at all those beautiful things. That Christmas Eve ,Jack learned the real meaning of the words: “It’s more blessed to give than to receive.” He also learned what it means to be “an elder brother like that.”
五、读后续写（25分）
Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 a. m. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.
I walked to the door and knocked, \
After a long time, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.
I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly towards the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness. \passengers the way I would want my mother treated.\
\and then asked, \ \
\(临终医院). I don't have any family left. The doctor says I don't have very long. \
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter (计价器). For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she'd ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
At dawn, she suddenly said, \she had given me.
\ \
\She said thanks to me, but she looked so sad. 注意：
1.所续写的短文词数应为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.续写部分分为二段，每段的开头语已经为你写好； 4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1
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Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. Paragraph 2
I was on my way to visit her. Possible answer:
Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Before the woman left , I said to her, “My mother treated everyone kindly, she is a great person, but she passed away years ago. you are like my mother,” the woman said, “ thank you. If you want to visit me, I’ll tell you my story.” Then the woman left. After a long pause, I drove the taxi to go home.
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The next day, I was on my way to visit her. The old woman told me that she used to be a
millionaire. She became immersed in making money. She was the owner of a particular building we saw last night. But she neglected her family. her only son died one year ago because of cancer. She sold everything to save him, but failed. How sad！ At last, the old woman said to me, “Life is short, but please be in no hurry. Though everyone has to earn money to make a living, always remember that family is the most important thing to you,” I said nothing but nodded hard.
六、读后续写（25分）
Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站)about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend's .We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池)was dead. Then I
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noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership - a shop selling cars - was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom. 注意：
1.所续写的短文词数应为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.续写部分分为二段，每段的开头语已经为你写好； 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 entered the shop, and one of the salesman came to me. Paragraph 2
After a while, they quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. Possible answer: Paragraph 1
I entered the shop, and one of the salesman came to me. I recognized him at once. the two salesmen were the older couple, and they were the owners of the Friendly Ford dealership. “ Hey, it’s you! you ever helped me, remember?” I said to them excitedly. Yeah, we do!” the old man laughed, we run the shop to help more people. you know, it makes our life so meaningful!” Paragraph 2
After a while, they quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. they solved my trouble once again, but when I paid for it, they would not accept my money. they told me that when they ran the shop at first, no one had ever taken the time to write them and say thank you, but now they received more and more thank-you notes from people, which they were really happy about.
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