第二章 话题四十 人小志大 担当责任-【金版教程】2023-2024学年高一英语读后续写高分设计课件PPT（基础版）

WELCOME UNIT 第二章 读后续写 ——练讲测 WELCOME UNIT 话题四十 人小志大 担当责任 EXERCISE LECTURE QUIZ 目录 CONTENTS 1 2 3 EXERCISE 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。 (2023·浙江省杭州市高二期末考试)As Christmas decorations appeared in town, our parents called my two younger brothers and me together. At first, I thought someone had died, because I had never seen my parents look so sad. My brothers and I stood waiting for the awful news. Mom hugged me as she murmured, “Christmas is going to be different this year. We won't be having a tree or presents. We can barely afford food.” Dad, resting on the couch, beckoned (招手示意) the boys into his arms. “Things will change when I get back to work.” 目录 5 My family was poorer than dirt. Dad, the only bread­earner in our family, worked in a coal mine. However, soon after returning to work at the end of a long strike, Dad was hurt in a rock fall that broke bones in his foot. Lying on the couch with the swollen foot high on pillows, he didn't talk or smile much. There was little to smile about. No work, no income. At nine years old, I mothered my younger brothers: Rodney, aged six, and Stevie, three. We shared a small bedroom. That night, after our parents' announcement, we talked. 目录 6 Rodney began. “Em, did you see how sad Mommy and Daddy looked? I thought Mommy was gonna cry.” “Me, too. Daddy's foot's ... this big” whispered Stevie, holding out his arms. “Yeah ... We're in hard times，” I said, “it makes Mommy and Daddy sad.” “But we don't have to be sad，” I added, hoping to brighten the mood. 目录 7 “Since there are still several weeks to go, maybe we can do something to cheer them up，” I said with overdone enthusiasm. The boys proposed, “We can take the money from our piggy bank ... earn some more ... and surprise them with gifts！” “I can run errands (跑腿) for Aunt ... em ... and neighbors to earn money，” I offered. “Yeah，” Rodney added, “Stevie and I can return bottles and save the deposit money ... instead of buying candy！” He pushed Stevie gently w