1、At the center of the mall was the perfect Santa with a gentle manner and a real white beard.My sixyearold granddaughter，Leah，jumped from foot to foot as we waited in line for her turn to sit on his lap“I dont know what to say，” Leah said，raising her neck around the kids in front of her.“Sure you do，
2、”her mother，Leanne，said.“Its Santa.Hes already your friendYoull do just fine.”“Hell ask you what you want for Christmas，” I said.“And you just tell him.”Wed gone over and over the toys shed ask for.Her mother didnt want surprises! Leah repeated the listBut a minute later，she inserted new toys shed j
3、ust spotted at the mall.“Ive got an idea，” said Leanne，digging into her purse as the line inched forward.“Lets write down your requests so you wont forget them.” I couldnt help but laugh.Going to see Santa was such an important appointment for a sixyearold.No child should have any worries bigger tha
4、n that.But the night before，on the news，Id seen a village in the Middle East that had come under fire.Many of the wounded were children just like our Leah.Looking around the mall full of magical decorations and happy shoppers I felt safe，as safe as anyone could be.Everyone in the world should have t
5、hat kind of security，especially at Christmas.“Okay，” Leanne said.“Now youve got everything you want written down here.If you get nervous you can just give the note to Santa.”Leah nodded and took the list. She read out loud，“A Chia Pet，Moon Sand and Aquadoodle”“Why dont you add a fourth request，Leah，
6、” I heard myself say.“Ask for peace on earth” My daughter looked a little surprised by my suggestion.“Whats peace on earth，Grandma？” Leah asked.“Peace on earth means all the people in the world would get along.Thats the true meaning of Christmas.” Leah nodded seriously.“Yes，” she agreed.注意：1.所续写短文的词
7、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，每段的开头语已为你写好；4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1：Finally we reached the head of the line._Paragraph 2：The coming days were filled with _【写作指导】本篇写作是读后续写，要求考生根据所读短文内容，尤其是带有下划线的词或者短语的提示完成作文。在写作此类作文时，第一步，考生要认真阅读所给短文，根据短文线索，找出文章的主人公在接下来所要完成的任务，也就是要做的事情以及做这些事情有哪些条件，
8、要达到什么样的目标；第二步，考生应该将所有的关键词语列出来，然后用这些关键词语来组织语言。写作时要注意：1.并不是所有的关键词语都需要用上；2.所有的语句都必须围绕中心展开。【参考范文】Finally we reached the head of the line.One of Santas helpers waved Leah up to Santa and lifted her lightly onto his knee.Within seconds he had her chatting like they were old friendsLeah shyly handed him he
9、r noteSanta adjusted his glasses and read it over very carefully before placing it on the shelf beside him.Leah jumped off his lap and ran into my arms.The coming days were filled with the lastminute preparations for the holiday.It was all worth it as I watched Leah tear joyfully into her presents o
10、n Christmas morning.“I got Aquadoodle！”she screamed.“Its just what I wanted！”It was the perfect Christmas as far as I could see.And then I noticed Leah，looking somewhat unhappy.“Whats wrong，honey？”I asked.Leanne came over，“Didnt Santa bring you everything you wanted？”Leah sighed.“Almost，”she said，“B
11、ut wheres the peace on earth？”Writing 2I worked from the time I was four and raised seven children，all of them college graduates.It seemed Id done everything Id ever wanted to do in my life，but I had one regretI was born in 1898，the oldest of five kids.Papa couldnt spare me to go to school，so I work
12、ed in the fields with him till I was 21 years old.Everywhere I went，I learned some hard lessons about what happens to a man who even cant read the alphabetPeople cheat you out of wages.They sell you a ticket to one city，take your money and hand you a ticket to somewhere else.By 1928，Id been wanderin
13、g for nine years.I met a woman named Elzenia.We fell in love，married and moved to Dallas，where I got work fixing roads for the city.When Amelia，the oldest of our seven children，first went to school，I took my wife aside.“Elzenia，” I said.“I dont want the kids to know I cant read or write.”In 1938，one
14、 day my boss called me in. “George，” he said. “No one knows those machines like you do.Id like to promote you.” But my thrill and surprise were cut short when he said，“Fill out this application and well get you a raise.” I couldnt admit the truthI thanked him and walked out of his office.I did stay right where I was，until I turned 65 and my boss made me retire.But I didnt stop working.For the next 25 years，I lived a happy life，but it still seemed to me like something was missing.A young fellow handed me a piece of paper. Its information ab
