读后续写--藤蔓缠绕的岁月：四代女性与一株植物的故事 讲义-2025届河南省河南省八市高三下学期5月考前适应性考试英语试题

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。

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you get but by the seeds that you plant.” This simple yet deep wisdom came to life through the journey of a delicate plant in my family.

Years ago, I received twelve small cuttings. With time, they grew into a beautiful plant with tiny, tear-shaped leaves hanging over the container’s edges. However, my inexperience almost killed it. Dried-up, brown leaves hung down from the pot, and I thought it was beyond saving. Desperate, I took it to my mother, Rose. With a gentle smile, she took charge, cutting back the branches, watering the remaining shoots, and encouraging the hidden leaves into the sunlight. Every year, the plant bloomed (开花) in warm months but faded in winter. Mom’s constant care ensured its springtime revival (复活) year after year.

As the plant’s life cycle continued, my mother’s health declined as well. During a difficult spring when both faced challenges, Aunt Marion took over the plant’s care. She brought the weak, dried branches home and managed to revive it. The familiar pattern of growth and resting went on until one spring, when Aunt Marion thought it was hopeless and threw it away. But my cousin Carole, spotting the dried-up remains, gave the plant one last chance. Under her care in the sunroom, it beat the difficulties and grew again.

Over the years, four women in my family — myself, my mother, my aunt, and my cousin — had cared for this plant. Similar to its journey, my life also had seasons of plenty and hard times. After my mother’s death, I moved over 500 miles away, seeking a fresh start. The long winter months that followed were filled with longing for my old life, even as I explored new horizons.

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。

The reunion with my mother’s plant at my cousin’s house brought touching surprises.

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Back home, I planted those precious cuttings.

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一、续写分析

第一段续写分析

情节切入点："The reunion with my mother’s plant at my cousin’s house brought touching surprises."
核心任务：通过植物重逢展现家族记忆的延续，铺垫情感共鸣。

视觉冲击与情感触发：

描述植物现状（如 “叶片油亮如翡翠，藤蔓缠绕着母亲生前的雕花花盆”），通过细节（母亲的花盆、 aunt Marion 的修剪痕迹）唤起对家族女性的回忆。

cousin Carole 揭示植物曾被丢弃又救活的经历，呼应前文 “濒临死亡 - 被拯救” 的循环，强化 “生命韧性” 主题。

象征意义深化：

植物的叶片形状（“tear-shaped leaves”）与情感呼应（思念母亲的泪水），通过触觉（触摸叶片）、嗅觉（土壤气息）激活感官记忆，如 “指尖触到叶片时，仿佛触到母亲粗糙的手掌”。

叙事转折：

Carole 赠送植物扦插枝条，为第二段 “我” 重新种植埋下伏笔，同时传递家族传承的接力棒，如 “这是妈妈、Marion 阿姨和我一起救活的，现在该轮到你了”。

第二段续写分析

情节切入点："Back home, I planted those precious cuttings."
核心任务：通过种植新苗展现主人公的自我疗愈与生命延续。

种植过程的仪式感：

精心准备土壤（混合母亲常用的咖啡渣）、选择花盆（母亲的旧陶罐），通过具体动作（浇水、施肥）象征将家族的爱与记忆植入新环境。

环境描写（“北向窗台”“冬季阳光微弱”）暗示挑战，但 “嫩芽破土” 的细节预示希望，如 “第一片嫩叶蜷曲如问号，却坚定地朝向光源”。

情感升华与主题呼应：

植物生长与主人公适应新环境交织，如 “藤蔓每长出一寸，我对新城市的陌生感就减少一分”，体现 “播种希望 - 耐心等待 - 收获成长” 的人生哲理。

开放式结尾：

次年春天植物开花，花瓣颜色与母亲围巾相同，用巧合强化象征意义（“粉色花瓣如母

亲的笑靥”），点明 “爱与生命力跨越时空” 的主旨。

二、故事线

植物的初始拯救：“我” 因经验不足差点养死植物，母亲 Rose 拯救并悉心照料，开启生命循环。

家族接力守护：母亲病重后，aunt Marion 和 cousin Carole 先后接手，即使植物被丢弃仍被救活，体现家族韧性。

主人公的人生转折：母亲去世后 “我” 远走他乡，在思念与适应中寻找新起点。

植物重逢与传承：在 cousin 家重逢植物，获赠枝条，象征家族记忆的传递。

新生命的播种与成长：“我” 在新环境种植枝条，植物生长伴随自我疗愈，呼应 “播种希望” 的主题。

三、短语积累

bring touching surprises 带来动人惊喜

hang over 悬挂于…… 之上

take charge 负责，接管

cut back 修剪（枝叶）

fade in winter 在冬天枯萎

take over 接手，接管

spot the dried-up remains 发现干枯的残株

beat the difficulties 战胜困难

seek a fresh start 寻求新的开始

be filled with longing 充满思念

explore new horizons 探索新视野

plant precious cuttings 种植珍贵的扦插苗

adapt to the new environment 适应新环境

bloom again 再次开花

pass down 传承

四、主旨升华句

The plant’s journey mirrors the resilience of family love—it may wilt in harsh seasons, but with care, it always finds a way to bloom.
（植物的历程映射着家族爱的韧性 —— 它可能在寒冬枯萎，但在呵护下总会重新绽放。）