Question

【題目】閱讀下面短文，根據所給情節(jié)進行續(xù)寫，使之構成一個完整的故事。

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(化妝舞會)."Dress up, " they said, "and join us!"

Excited, Arthur worked all week on a costume(服裝)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 (龍蝦), 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.所續(xù)寫短文的字數應為150左右；

2.應使用5個以上短文中標有下劃線的關鍵詞語；

3.續(xù)寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好；

4.續(xù)寫完成后，請用下劃線標出你所使用的關鍵詞語。

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(怪誕), 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在咖啡館遇到了一些貴族，他們邀請他參加化妝舞會，于是他穿著盛裝到達舞會現場后發(fā)現，他弄錯了，這次的化妝舞會有一個主題“一個中世紀的法院”，很顯然他穿的衣服不符合舞會的主題。

首先理解所給的原文人物之間的關系及故事發(fā)生的地點。Arthur在咖啡館遇到了一些貴族，他們邀請他參加化妝舞會，于是他穿著盛裝到達舞會現場后發(fā)現，他弄錯了，這次的化妝舞會有一個主題“一個中世紀的法院”，很顯然他穿的衣服不符合舞會的主題。續(xù)寫在這種情況下，他來不及在去換衣服，他如何應對這種場面，要求進行合理的推理寫出合乎邏輯的下文。