10．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。
I was told the decorations were meant to get kids closer to the house so the Christmas Witch could take them. I promised myself I would never go near that place. But when I turned fourteen, I got a newspaper route and discovered I’d have to deliver papers to the Christmas Witch. But my mother just advised me not to worry.
My first day of delivery was a dark, freezing March morning. The sky was just turning pink as I approached the last house on my route...that of the Christmas Witch. I tiptoed up the porch steps and placed the newspaper by the door. Then I quickly turned around. And just then I slipped, and fell down the stairs. I sprained my ankle, unable to walk.
The light was on. The door opened. Someone came out. It was the Christmas Witch.
“Dear me,” said she. “Are you all right? ” Speechless, I pointed at my ankle. “Come in; make sure you’re okay.” She smiled, not a wicked-witch smile, but a nice smile, like she was concerned. I had no choice. Holding her hand, I got into her house and was placed in a chair." Relax. "She hurried into the kitchen and returned a moment later, handing me a cup of hot tea. “I call your parents.” she said.
I told her my mother’s number as she dialed. She got through, told my mother everything and turned, “Your mother will be here shortly.” “Thank you, Mrs. Wright.” “You’re welcome." She sat down across from me, smiling. “You don’t have to call me Mrs. Wright; you can call me Christmas Witch.”
I was a bit embarrassed. “It’s alright.” She smiled. “I hear what people say. It doesn’t matter.” “You do have lots of decorations,” I said. “I think it’s pretty,” she replied. I said, “People think it’s... weird.” “They don’t understand why I leave up my decorations,” she responded.
Like most teenagers, I just blurted out the next question. “Why?”
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:
"It was because of my son, Anthony, who died in the war," said Mrs. Wright.
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Paragraph 2:
The doorbell rang and my mother arrived.
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【答案】One possible version:
“It was because of my son, Anthony, who died in the war,” said Mrs. Wright. “Anthony was scheduled to come home before Christmas. He called me on New Year’s Eve, telling me to leave up the Christmas decorations. But three days later, Anthony was killed in a helicopter crash. My boy never made it back home. And even though I know it doesn’t change anything, I won’t take down those decorations, even after all these years.” Mrs. Wright wasn’t a witch. She was a sad, isolated mother struggling with a terrible loss.
The doorbell rang and my mother arrived. Accompanied by my mother, I went home. My sprained ankle healed quickly. Since then, whenever I delivered newspapers to Mrs. Wright, she smiled, saying how much she enjoyed my visit. Funny, I didn’t think of her as the Christmas Witch anymore. Several years later, Mrs. Wright had passed away. After all these years, that experience has always helped me remember that ageless lesson: Be a little less judgmental and a bit more understanding toward others.
【分析】
本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了在作者的家附近一直流传着关于圣诞女巫的事情，直到有一天作者去给圣诞女巫送报纸，了解到那里只是住着一位失去儿子的悲伤、孤独的母亲，怀特夫人。每次作者送报纸的时候，怀特夫人都很热情，而作者也不再认为她是圣诞女巫了，又过了几年，怀特夫人去世了，但是这段经历让作者记住那永恒的教训：少一点评判，多一点理解他人。
【详解】
1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“‘这都是因为我的儿子安东尼，他死于战争，’怀特夫人说。”可知，第一段可描写怀特夫人是如何失去儿子的。
②由第二段首句内容“门铃响了，我妈妈来了。”可知，第二段可描写作者回家了，并且不会再认为怀特夫人是女巫了。
2.续写线索：讲述故事——回家——送报纸——热情招呼——不再认为是女巫——去世——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①打电话：phone/call/ring up
②回家：go home /go back home/return home
③到达：arrive at/get to/reach
情绪类
①有趣的：funny/interesting
②善解人意的：understanding/considerate/caring
【点睛】
[高分句型1]. And even though I know it doesn’t change anything, I won’t take down those decorations, even after all these years.” （由even though引导的让步状语从句）
[高分句型2]. Since then, whenever I delivered newspapers to Mrs. Wright, she smiled, saying how much she enjoyed my visit. （由whenever引导的时间状语从句和现在分词作状语）
The Christmas Witch
Every kid in my neighborhood knew about the Christmas Witch. She was an elderly woman who left her Christmas decorations up all year long: a twinkling tree in the living room, a plastic wreath(花环） on the front door, and....I was told the decorations were meant to get kids closer to the house so the Christmas Witch could take them. I promised myself I would never go near that place. But when I turned fourteen, I got a newspaper route and discovered I’d have to deliver papers to the Christmas Witch. But my mother just advised me not to worry.
My first day of delivery was a dark, freezing March morning. The sky was just turning pink as I approached the last house on my route...that of the Christmas Witch. I tiptoed up the porch steps and placed the newspaper by the door. Then I quickly turned around. And just then I slipped, and fell down the stairs. I sprained my ankle, unable to walk.
The light was on. The door opened. Someone came out. It was the Christmas Witch.
“Dear me,” said she. “Are you all right? ” Speechless, I pointed at my ankle. “Come in; make sure you’re okay.” She smiled, not a wicked-witch smile, but a nice smile, like she was concerned. I had no choice. Holding her hand, I got into her house and was placed in a chair." Relax. "She hurried into the kitchen and returned a moment later, handing me a cup of hot tea. “I call your parents.” she said.
I told her my mother’s number as she dialed. She got through, told my mother everything and turned, “Your mother will be here shortly.” “Thank you, Mrs. Wright.” “You’re welcome." She sat down across from me, smiling. “You don’t have to call me Mrs. Wright; you can call me Christmas Witch.”
I was a bit embarrassed. “It’s alright.” She smiled. “I hear what people say. It doesn’t matter.” “You do have lots of decorations,” I said. “I think it’s pretty,” she replied. I said, “People think it’s... weird.” “They don’t understand why I leave up my decorations,” she responded.
Like most teenagers, I just blurted out the next question. “Why?”
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:
"It was because of my son, Anthony, who died in the war," said Mrs. Wright.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
The doorbell rang and my mother arrived.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】One possible version:
“It was because of my son, Anthony, who died in the war,” said Mrs. Wright. “Anthony was scheduled to come home before Christmas. He called me on New Year’s Eve, telling me to leave up the Christmas decorations. But three days later, Anthony was killed in a helicopter crash. My boy never made it back home. And even though I know it doesn’t change anything, I won’t take down those decorations, even after all these years.” Mrs. Wright wasn’t a witch. She was a sad, isolated mother struggling with a terrible loss.
The doorbell rang and my mother arrived. Accompanied by my mother, I went home. My sprained ankle healed quickly. Since then, whenever I delivered newspapers to Mrs. Wright, she smiled, saying how much she enjoyed my visit. Funny, I didn’t think of her as the Christmas Witch anymore. Several years later, Mrs. Wright had passed away. After all these years, that experience has always helped me remember that ageless lesson: Be a little less judgmental and a bit more understanding toward others.
【分析】
本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了在作者的家附近一直流传着关于圣诞女巫的事情，直到有一天作者去给圣诞女巫送报纸，了解到那里只是住着一位失去儿子的悲伤、孤独的母亲，怀特夫人。每次作者送报纸的时候，怀特夫人都很热情，而作者也不再认为她是圣诞女巫了，又过了几年，怀特夫人去世了，但是这段经历让作者记住那永恒的教训：少一点评判，多一点理解他人。
【详解】
1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“‘这都是因为我的儿子安东尼，他死于战争，’怀特夫人说。”可知，第一段可描写怀特夫人是如何失去儿子的。
②由第二段首句内容“门铃响了，我妈妈来了。”可知，第二段可描写作者回家了，并且不会再认为怀特夫人是女巫了。
2.续写线索：讲述故事——回家——送报纸——热情招呼——不再认为是女巫——去世——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①打电话：phone/call/ring up
②回家：go home /go back home/return home
③到达：arrive at/get to/reach
情绪类
①有趣的：funny/interesting
②善解人意的：understanding/considerate/caring
【点睛】
[高分句型1]. And even though I know it doesn’t change anything, I won’t take down those decorations, even after all these years.” （由even though引导的让步状语从句）
[高分句型2]. Since then, whenever I delivered newspapers to Mrs. Wright, she smiled, saying how much she enjoyed my visit. （由whenever引导的时间状语从句和现在分词作状语）
