【写作备考】2026年高中英语读后续写专练16

2026届浙江台州市高三第二次教学质量评估英语试题

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。

As my father grew older, he became increasingly frugal (节俭) — a habit that often annoyed me. He even kept snack wrappers to reuse, and I used to think he was being stingy (小气的). One afternoon at the grocery, as we walked down the cookie aisle, I noticed he lingered before the expensive shortbread (黄油酥饼) he loved, the kind he never bought for himself. So I suggested buying it for him. He nodded but hesitated, then added softly, “Actually, your mom used to buy Nadine’s cookies.” I’d never heard of this brand and rolled my eyes secretly, yet I agreed to look for them to end his hesitation.

We split up to search: I checked the lower shelves while he scanned the higher ones. I bent down impatiently, glancing carelessly around, but found no sign of Nadine’s. After quickly scanning the labels, I told him I couldn’t find them, expecting him to give up. But he sighed softly, his face clouded over with a hint of disappointment. Noticing that, I decided to ask the clerk for help.

When I asked the clerk about Nadine’s, he looked confused and said they didn’t carry it. “We have Sandies,” he added casually. Suddenly, my father’s eyes lit up with pure joy — he pointed at the Sandies and exclaimed, “That’s it!” He then sheepishly explained that he’d named them after his childhood babysitter, Nadine, and had called them “Nadine’s” for decades. As I watched him smile softly while picking up the packages, my earlier annoyance faded away, and a faint curiosity took hold. In that moment, I suddenly realized how little I knew about him.

A month later, I saved up my pocket money and bought a tin of authentic UK shortbread as a gift. My father thanked me warmly, but as he set the tin on the coffee table, I heard him mumble to himself, “Why do I need these?” I frowned, confused and a little hurt. Just then, I spotted six unopened packs of Sandies on the table. I began to wonder why these simple cookies mattered more to him than my supposedly expensive gift.

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Seeing my mixed expressions, Dad started to explain.

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范文一（基础难度）

Paragraph 1:

Seeing my mixed expressions, Dad started to explain. He said softly, “Nadine was my babysitter when I was a little boy. She always had Sandies for me after school. They were not expensive, but they made me feel loved.” He paused and looked at the packs on the table. “Your mom knew this story. She used to buy them for me before she passed away.” His voice trembled a little. “Every time I eat one, I remember her smile. That is why I keep them.”

Paragraph 2:

I held the unopened pack of Sandies tightly. Suddenly, I understood. My expensive gift could not bring back the memories that these simple cookies carried. Dad did not need shortbread from the UK. He needed the taste of his childhood and the love from Mom. I sat beside him and opened a pack of Sandies. “Let’s share one, Dad,” I said. He smiled and took a piece. From that day on, I never called him stingy again. I learned that true love is not about money — it is about what touches the heart.

中文翻译：

第一段：

看到我复杂的表情，爸爸开始解释。他轻声说：“娜丁是我小时候的保姆。放学后她总是给我吃桑迪斯饼干。它们不贵，但让我感到被爱。”他停顿了一下，看着桌上的饼干。“你妈妈知道这个故事。她去世前经常给我买。”他的声音微微颤抖。“每次我吃一块，就会想起她的笑容。这就是我留着它们的原因。”

第二段：

我紧紧握着那包未开封的桑迪斯饼干。突然，我明白了。我昂贵的礼物无法带来这些普通饼干所承载的记忆。爸爸不需要英国的黄油酥饼。他需要的是童年的味道和妈妈的爱。我坐在他旁边，打开一包桑迪斯饼干。“我们一起吃一块吧，爸爸，”我说。他笑着拿了一块。从那天起，我再也没有说过他小气。我懂得了，真正的爱不在于钱，而在于触动心灵的东西。

句型特点：

简单句和并列句为主

基础时态：一般过去时、一般现在时

基础连词：but, and, because

词汇：基础词汇（softly, trembled, share, touch）

范文二（中等难度）

Paragraph 1:

Seeing my mixed expressions, Dad started to explain. With a faraway look in his eyes, he told me about Nadine, the kind babysitter who had raised him when his own parents were busy working. “Every afternoon, she would hand me a pack of Sandies and say, ‘A sweet cookie for a sweet boy.’” He smiled gently. “Years later, your mother bought me the same cookies without my even telling her the story. That was how I knew she was the one.” He picked up an unopened pack, turning it over in his weathered hands. “These are not just cookies, son. They are pieces of my past.”

Paragraph 2:

I held the unopened pack of Sandies tightly. No longer did I feel hurt or confused. Instead, a deep sense of respect welled up inside me. My father, whom I had always considered overly frugal, had been holding onto something far more valuable than money — memories. I realized that my expensive shortbread could never compete with the simple Sandies that carried decades of love. Sitting down beside him, I opened a pack and handed him a piece. “Tell me more about Nadine, Dad,” I said. For the next hour, he shared stories I had never heard before. And in that quiet moment, I learned that the most precious gifts are not those bought with money, but those wrapped in memory and shared with love.

中文翻译：

第一段：

看到我复杂的表情，爸爸开始解释。他眼神遥远地告诉我关于娜丁的事——那个在他父母忙于工作时抚养他长大的善良保姆。“每天下午，她都会递给我一包桑迪斯饼干，说：‘给可爱男孩的甜饼干。’”他温柔地笑了。“多年后，你妈妈甚至不用我告诉她这个故事就给我买了同样的饼干。那一刻我就知道她是我要共度一生的人。”他拿起一包未开封的饼干，在饱经风霜的手中翻转着。“这些不只是饼干，孩子。它们是我过去的碎片。”

第二段：

我紧紧握着那包未开封的桑迪斯饼干。我不再感到受伤或困惑。相反，一种深深的敬意在我心中涌起。我一直认为过于节俭的父亲，其实一直在守护着比金钱更珍贵的东西——记忆。我意识到，我昂贵的黄油酥饼永远无法与承载了几十年爱的普通桑迪斯饼干相比。我在他旁边坐下，打开一包，递给他一块。“再给我讲讲娜丁的事吧，爸爸，”我说。接下来的一个小时里，他分享了我从未听过的故事。在那个安静的时刻，我懂得了，最珍贵的礼物不是用钱买来的，而是那些包裹在记忆中、用爱分享的。

句型特点：

介词短语作状语：With a faraway look in his eyes

定语从句：whom I had always considered overly frugal

倒装句：No longer did I feel hurt or confused（否定词置于句首，部分倒装）

比较结构：could never compete with

强调句：not those bought with money, but those wrapped in memory（平行结构）

词汇升级：weathered, welled up, precious, wrapped in

范文三（高难度）

Paragraph 1:

Seeing my mixed expressions, Dad started to explain. Settling into his armchair, he began, his voice barely above a whisper, as if afraid to disturb the memories themselves. “Nadine was more than a babysitter to me. She was my refuge.” He described how his parents, exhausted from long workdays, had little time for him. But Nadine, with her endless patience and warm smile, had filled that emptiness with small gestures — among them, the daily ritual of sharing a pack of Sandies. “Your mother,” he continued, eyes glistening, “found out about Nadine’s by accident, yet she bought them for me every week without fail, right up until her final days.” He pressed a weathered finger against the plastic wrapper. “These cookies, son, are all that remain of two women who taught me what love truly means.”

Paragraph 2:

I held the unopened pack of Sandies tightly. So overwhelmed was I by emotion that words failed me. Never had I imagined that beneath my father’s stubborn frugality lay such a deep well of tenderness. The expensive shortbread I had so proudly bought now seemed almost foolish — a poor substitute for the modest cookies that had witnessed a lifetime of devotion. Sitting on the floor beside his chair, I tore open a pack and placed a piece in his hand. “Then let’s eat them together, Dad,” I whispered, my voice thick. Only then did I fully grasp the lesson that had been hiding in plain sight: love does not announce itself with price tags; it whispers through small, repeated acts of remembrance. That evening, as we finished the pack in comfortable silence, I made a quiet promise to myself — never again would I mistake frugality for stinginess, nor would I overlook the stories hiding in ordinary things.

中文翻译：

第一段：

看到我复杂的表情，爸爸开始解释。他在扶手椅上坐下，开始说话，声音轻得几乎像耳语，仿佛怕惊扰了记忆本身。“娜丁对我来说不只是保姆。她是我的避难所。”他描述了他的父母如何因长时间工作而疲惫不堪，几乎没有时间陪他。但娜丁用她无限的耐心和温暖的微笑，用小小的举动填补了那片空白——其中就有每天分享一包桑迪斯饼干的习惯。“你妈妈，”他继续说，眼睛闪闪发光，“是偶然发现娜丁饼干的，但她每周都给我买，从未间断，直到她生命的最后日子。”他用饱经风霜的手指按了按塑料包装纸。“这些饼干，孩子，是教会我爱真正含义的两个女人留下的全部。”

第二段：

我紧紧握着那包未开封的桑迪斯饼干。我被情感淹没得说不出话来。我从未想过，在父亲固执的节俭之下，隐藏着如此深厚的温柔。我骄傲地买来的昂贵黄油酥饼现在显得近乎愚蠢——与见证了终生深情的朴素饼干相比，它只是一个糟糕的替代品。我坐在他椅子旁边的地板上，撕开一包，把一块放在他手里。“那我们一起吃吧，爸爸，”我低声说，声音哽咽。直到那一刻，我才完全领会了一直隐藏在眼前的一课：爱不会用价签宣告自己；它通过微小而重复的怀念行为低语。那天晚上，当我们舒适的沉默中吃完那包饼干时，我默默地对自己许下一个承诺——我再也不会把节俭误认为小气，也不会忽视隐藏在普通事物中的故事。

句型特点：

类别例句

倒装句So overwhelmed was I by emotion that... / Never had I imagined that... / Only then did I fully grasp... / Nor would I overlook...

虚拟语气/含蓄条件as if afraid to disturb（as if + 省略）

独立主格his voice barely above a whisper / eyes glistening

分词短语Settling into his armchair / pressing a weathered finger

从句嵌套beneath my father’s stubborn frugality lay such a deep well of tenderness（倒装+宾语从句）

强调/平行结构love does not announce itself with price tags; it whispers through small, repeated acts of remembrance

插入语son, however, by accident, without fail

词汇升级refuge, glistening, devotion, substitute, witnessed, overwhelm, tender, in plain sight, whisper

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