阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Ray was there to pick me up for the three-hour drive back home. That was how I came to know his story. As the father of two, he spent six days a week driving in a town far away from home. On his only day off, he drove five hours there and back to have time with his family in Preston.

“Leaving the kids is hard,” Ray smiled gently.

I smiled, too. I remembered my dad and I eagerly talked on the phone about daily things when he worked away for weeks.

After two hours into our drive when a tall sign saying Preston came into our sight, I asked if it was where his family lived. “Yes, about 5 kilometers down the road,” Ray looked out in the right direction.

My heart hurt. Then I decided to give the family a gift, even if it just would be my time.

“Why don’t we stop and say hello?” I suggested.

I met Ray’s inquiring (询问的) eyes like I was joking.I nodded to him and said “Yes”. Then, we drove off the main road.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为80左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Soon, we came to a small house in a village.

参考范文：

Soon, we came to a small house in a village. Hearing the sound of our car horn, the two children ran merrily out of a house with a s mall yard. When suddenly seeing Ray, they shouted “Daddy” in surprise. Ray stepped forward, crouched down, cradled the children in his arms, and took turns kissing their little faces. At this time, a beautiful middle-aged woman dressed in plain clothes came out smilingly. Ray stood up, silently and affectionately stared at her for a moment, and then walked toward the house with his wife, holding a child in each hand. After seeing this sweet scene through the window of my car, I decided to drive home by myself. On the return trip two days later, I would pick up Ray in Preston and return to the town where we worked.

本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者了解到Ray要开车五小时才能到家，实现与家人一周一次的相聚的情况，决定顺便帮助Ray与家人团聚的故事。

(详解)

1. 段落续写：由续写段首句 “很快，我们来到了一个村庄里的一所小房子。” 可以预测续写段主要内容：本段主要描写Ray和孩子以及妻子见面的情景，最后作者决定让他留在家里陪妻子孩子而自己开车离开了。

2. 续写线索：来到Ray家——Ray见到孩子——Ray见到妻子——作者决定独自离开

3. 词汇激活

行为类

①跑：run / rush / race

②看见：see / spot / catch sight of

③决定：decide / determine / make a decision

情绪类

①高兴地：merrily / happily / delightedly

②惊讶地：in surprise / in astonishment

(点睛)

(高分句型1) “Hearing the sound of our car horn, the two children ran merrily out of a house with a s mall yard.” (运用了现在分词作状语。)

(高分句型2) “When suddenly seeing Ray, they shouted ‘Daddy’ in surprise.” (运用了状语从句的省略。)

(高分句型3) “On the return trip two days later, I would pick up Ray in Preston and return to the town where we worked.” (运用了where引导的定语从句。)