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The Refrigerator Boxes

It couldn’t have been easy for my mom—a single mother with three energetic kids aging ten to sixteen, who worked long hours to provide us with clothing and food. Somehow she did it, keeping us busy and out of trouble Sometimes she had to be really creative.

One Christmas, Mom came home from work with three boxes … three refrigerator boxes. Seriously. Refrigerator boxes. That weekend, she sent us out to the garage with those boxes and several cans of paint. Our only instructions were to paint them however we wanted. We had no idea what those boxes would be used for and I painted mine in my favorite color: bright purple. After our day of painting, my siblings and I put those boxes out of our minds and began to look forward to Christmas Day. We knew Mom didn’t have a lot of extra money, we shopped at the thrift store for school clothes, gathered supplies at Pic-N-Save, and bought day-old bread at a local bakery. But that certainly didn’t keep me from wanting something very special that year. I knew, though, it was unlikely.

Christmas Eve came. We talked about what we hoped would be under the tree. My sixteen-year-old sister desired a beanbag chair, my brother mentioned his drum set; I, as the youngest child, wanted an all-for-me bicycle! I kept telling myself that it wasn’t going to happen. I would be happy with whatever my mom gave me. We headed for home and opened our stockings. As always, they were full of candy, small toys, and a pair of socks. We drank hot cocoa and sang a few more carols. Then it was off to bed. On Christmas morning, after eating eggs, bacon, and toast, we ran to the living room.

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Seeing the refrigerator boxes under the tree, we were frozen there.

We were wondering at these gifts when my mom appeared.

参考范文：

Seeing the refrigerator boxes under the tree, we were frozen there. We exchanged our eyes and wondered what would be in the huge boxes we had painted. Mom smiled gently and signaled us to open them. To our surprise, we found our long-anticipated gifts. In my sister’s box was a bright red beanbag chair. My brother found a refurbished drum set in his box. And in mine? My very first, all-for-me purple bicycle! Exactly what I wanted! It too was refurbished, but that didn't matter. We all got our Christmas gifts!

We were wondering at these gifts when my mom appeared. We hugged mom and wished each other “Merry Christmas”. Mom once again made a Christmas wish come true. Yes, it couldn't have been easy, but somehow, my mom made that Christmas one of the best I’d ever had. Inside the huge box was not only my desired gift, but also a mother’s love for her children, a giant box of love! She loved us in the way maybe no other mom would do and I had the best mom in the world.

本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者的母亲在艰难条件下如何以她的智慧和爱，为三个孩子创造了一个难忘的圣诞节。

1. 段落续写：

①由第一段首句内容 “看到树下的冰箱盒子，我们都僵在那里了。” 以及第二段首句内容 “我们正在看这些礼物时，妈妈出现了。” 可知，第一段可描写作者和自己的兄弟姐妹都收到了圣诞礼物。

②由第二段首句内容 “我们正在看这些礼物时，妈妈出现了。” 可知，第二段可描写作者非常感激自己的母亲所给予的爱。

2. 续写线索：日子清贫——装饰盒子——没有太多期待——收到心仪礼物——非常感激

3. 词汇激活

行为类

①想知道：wonder / want to know

②使……成真：make … come true / make … a reality

③想得到的：desired / conceivable

情绪类

①惊讶：surprise / amazement

②爱：love / affection / adoration

【高分句型1】We exchanged our eyes and wondered what would be in the huge boxes we had painted. (运用了what引导的宾语从句和省略关系代词的定语从句。)

【高分句型2】Yes, it couldn’t have been easy, but somehow, my mom made that Christmas one of the best I’d ever had. (运用了省略关系代词的定语从句。)