读后续写：爱与善良---面冷心热的老妇人 讲义-高考英语作文备考.docxVIP

一．原文 Sandy and Jane came to see the jobo tree on the hilltop again. Jobos were their favorite fruit, but the tree belonged to a lady who lived in the house by the hill. They heard she was difficult, but that sometimes she would give fruit in return for an errand（差使）. The girls finally gathered their courage to knock on her door. An elderly woman with a fierce look answered, staring down at the girls. “We heard....,”said Sandy, her voice shaky, “that you?give jobos in payment for running an errand.” The lady raised one eyebrow, then went into the kitchen and took two baskets.?She pushed them into the girls hands. “Go fill these with jobos, and come right back.” The girls raced up the hill to the tree and filled the baskets with the ripest jobos. Back at the house, the lady filled a bag with rice and handed it to Sandy. “Take this bag and one basket of jobos to the Brown family. And ask them for the payment,” the lady added with a tight smile. “If you return without the payment, you wont get the fruit.” The girls struggled all the way with the bag and the basket. When they were there, Mrs. Brown answered the door. Inside on the floor were three little children, each painting something on papers. Mr. Brown was lying sick in bed. Times were hard. The girls handed her the food. “This is from the lady with the jobo tree,” said Sandy. “She asked for the payment, too.” Jane said awkwardly. “The payment! The payment!” The children repeated, waving the paper in their hands happily. Sandy and Jane looked at each other strangely. With a smile, Mrs. Brown handed Sandy a large sealed（密封的）envelope so full that it was almost starting to break open. The girls said goodbye and left quickly. “I wonder,” Sandy murmured, “whether Mrs. Brown can afford to pay for that food.” Para1:Worried, the two girls discussed what was in the envelope as they walked back. Para2:The lady opened the envelope, took out a pile of papers, and smiled. 二、1.从第二三四段中找出描写老太太动作和神态的句子。第一段的“difficult”怎么理解? Para2: