1、专题检测卷(三十四) 读写任务(建议用时: 40分钟)Passage 1阅读下面短文, 然后按要求写一篇150个词左右的英语短文。Vivek opens up the window of his room and feels the fresh air of the morning. This is a very special day in his life. He is enjoying himself, recollecting all the efforts he has taken to see this day in his life. Vivek, an engineering
2、graduate, was rejected from selection 12 times. After every attempt he learned something new about his personality and corrected his mistakes. He believed that his failure was not defeat but an important step to achieving his goal. He prepared and practiced well and got through in his 13th attempt(t
3、he number which everyone believes is unlucky). Vivek has proved that there is nothing called luck but sincere effort is what takes one to success. Vivek, from all his previous experience he had faced during the selection process, had taken it as a challenge to perform well during his training period
4、. He believed in himself and completed his training in style. Vivek wears a white uniform and is ready for the Passing Out Parade. He has marched all his life to perform at the Indian Naval Academy. Viveks parents are present to see their child/son getting commissioned as anofficer. They are also pr
5、oud of their son for his achievement. Now Vivek marches up the stage to receive the Sword of Honor Award from the Naval Chief. Viveks achievement is something really great and the whole crowd becomes delighted and excited when Viveks story is narrated to the world. Vivek has given this moral(寓意)to t
6、he world: After every dark night there is bright sunlight. 【写作内容】1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。2. 以约120个词就“坚持与成功”这个主题谈谈你的看法, 内容包括: (1)坚持与成功的关系; (2)简述你或者你周围的人因为坚持而最后取得成功的例子; (3)如何才能做到坚持下去。【写作要求】1. 作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事, 也可以参照阅读材料的内容, 但不得直接引用原文中的句子。2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】概括准确, 语言规范, 内容合适, 语篇连贯。_Passage 2(2013揭阳一模
7、)阅读下面短文, 然后按要求写一篇150个词左右的英语短文。Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything. Animals, spiders, insects. . . One day while walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon(茧)of a butterfly. He took it home. A few days later, a small opening appeared;
8、 he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of
9、scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then came out easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled(萎缩的)wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body. Nei
10、ther happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It was never able to fly. What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the
11、 tiny opening were natures way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles,
12、it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly. 【写作内容】1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。2. 以约120个词就“个人成长需要艰难生活的磨砺”这一话题发表你的看法, 并包含以下要点: (1)你读了这个故事后的感受; (2)叙述当前父母溺爱子女的现象和由此造成的后果; (3)假如你是父母一方, 你会如何磨砺自己的孩子? 【写作要求】1. 作文中可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点, 也可以参照阅读材料的内容, 但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
13、2. 作文中不能出现考生真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】概括准确, 语言规范, 内容合适, 语篇连贯。_答案解析Passage 1【参考范文】Vivek had failed twelve times before he finally succeeded in gaining the admission into the Indian Naval Academy in his thirteenth attempt, which shows that perseverance can help get through all obstacles and pave the way to the
14、final success. In reality, no one can resist the sweet taste of success but success can hardly be achieved without perseverance. In this hard struggle, some may submit to the difficulties, while others with strong willpower will persevere and my uncle is such an admirable person. My uncle had to wal
15、k for an hour to the town to receive his middle school education. In the first year, he had ten peers. In junior three, however, he had to cover the long distance alone because the other nine fellows quitted school for the great hardships. But my uncle persevered and didnt stop his pursuit of ideal
16、and now he is a successful engineer. We are bound to meet challenges on our life journey. But as long as we hold a dream that can greatly motivate us, we will move forward. It is also advisable that we fulfill our dream by dividing it into small goals so that it may seem more accessible, which can h
17、elp us persevere till the end. Passage 2【参考范文】A kind old man cut a cocoon open in order to lessen the pain of a butterfly when he saw it struggling out of the cocoon, only to find that it could never fly because of his help. The story sets me thinking. Our life is more or less like this. Sometimes,
18、struggles or obstacles in our life are a must for our growth. It is these struggles or obstacles that increase our willpower and contribute to our success. Without these trials, we could never achieve our life goal just as the butterfly did in the story. Nowadays, with only one child in most familie
19、s, parents do whatever they can to satisfy the childs needs and even do for him what should be done by himself. Consequently, the child is unable to look after himself without his parents presence. Too much care from parents deprives children of chances to grow strong by conquering obstacles. Just a
20、s a saying goes, “Flowers from a greenhouse can never withstand a storm”. If I were a parent, I would first keep him well informed that life is never easy and that he should be ready to face any difficulties. Besides, I would expose him to the hardships in life instead of protecting him from difficulties, providing him with chances to fight for his bright future by conquering challenges. - 3 -
