专题06 读后续写（最新名校模拟题）-冲刺2022年高考英语终极题型押题（浙江专用）.docx

2022 年高考英语终极题型押题（浙江专用） - 读后续写 1 ．（ 2022· 浙江台州 · 二模）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。 It was a cold yet sunny Saturday morning in February. Dad’s New Year’s resolution had been to get fit. Mum pushed him out of bed and told him to go jogging by the river. Later, after a nice lie-in, she went downstairs in her dressing gown and found the kids watching TV. She turned it off and said she was going to do something really special for Dad’s birthday . If they overheard anything, just promised to keep it secret . Jenny looked at Mum with a puzzled expression on her forehead and promised they wouldn’t say anything whatever happened. But Jenny reminded Dad’s birthday was in June and it might be a little too early to get all steamed up about it. Silent for a moment, Mum said she was not getting everything ready but just wanted to spare enough time for preparation as this year it’s a bigger deal than usual. Dad was going to be 50. “50! Gosh, that’s half a century,” spluttered Gerry. “I knew he was old, but I didn’t realize he was ancient!” Indeed, that was why Mum started planning a special party for him. Mum talked with grandma about the plan because her house was the only one in the family that is spacious enough for all friends and relatives. Grandma quite agreed and also started preparing. “But you know how Dad feels guilty to bother others. You’ve got to admit,” reminded Jenny. Thinking over the special occasion, Mum was continuing with her secret when one evening, Dad was sitting at the dinner table and he suddenly slapped his forehead, “I just realized that I am going to be 50 in June. Let’s just quietly forget about it. I want to mourn ( 哀悼 ) the passing of my youth in private.” “Oh, come on Dad, don’t be such a spoil-sport!” begged the kids, hoping to give mum a hand. Realizing no more chance to hide the secret, Mum carefully worded her thought and shared her plan of having a little party at g