问题 写作题

阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文.

     A little boy is telling his Grandma how everything is going wrong: School,family problems,

severe health problems,etc.Meanwhile,Grandma is baking a cake.She asks the child if he

would like a snack,which of course he would.

     "Here.Have some cooking oil."

     "Terrible!" says the boy.

     "How about a couple of raw eggs?"

     "Terrible! Grandma."

     "Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?"

     "Grandma,those are all awful!"

     To which the Grandma replies,"Yes,all those things seem bad all by themselves.But when

they are put together in the right way,they make a wonderfully delicious cake! Life works the

same way.Many times we wonder why we have to go through such bad and difficult times,but

when we put these things all in a suitable way,they always work for good!"

     "The trials of life serve a meaningful purpose in making us stronger.Don't lose heart if life

is not easy for you right now,but encourage yourself and know you will be much stronger

mentally and physically because of the trials of life."

【写作内容】

1.以约30个词概括短文的内容;

2.然后用120个词以"Facing the Trials of Life"写一篇文章,内容包括:

(1)你阅读短文后的感受;

(2)讲述你经历的一次困难或考验;

(3)你认为应当如何看待生活中的考验.

【写作要求】

1.可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事,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.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,篇章连贯.

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答案

                                                          Facing the Trials of Life

     A boy complained about difficulties in life.His grandmother,who showed that a cake tasted

delicious but its materials tasted awful,taught him that the trials of life make people stronger.

     From the story I have learned that the trials of life are of great importance in our growth.As

the saying goes,"No cross,no crown." Only by facing and overcomingdifficulties in our life can

we grow up happily and healthily.

     It reminds me of my own experience when I joined in the military training after I entered

senior high school.It was the first time that I had lived away from my home,so I found it difficult

to fit in,but the trials made it easier for me to adapt to life in senior high school,and the difficulties

I came across have now become a precious memory in my life.

     Life consists of not only sunshine but also hard times.We should be brave in front of difficulties.

Let's learn to use the trials of life we are facing as a stepping stone to future success.

答案不唯一.

选择题
阅读理解

Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend. But some women show great interest in colorful beads(珠子)from Uganda made of recycled paper. The beads are sold by a nonprofit organization called BeadforLife.

BeadforLife began as a chance meeting between three American women on a trip to Uganda and a local jewelry maker. Millie Grace Akena was rolling paper beads near her home. She made paper beads as a hobby. But there was no real market in her country.

Torkin Wakefield says she and her daughters Devin and Ginny brought some of the beads back home. Immediately people started admiring the beads. The three Americans started BeadforLife in 2004. Nearly 700 women have taken part.

The group says its beaders earn an average of more than 2,000 dollars a year in the program. This is five times what they earned before. The beads are sold across Uganda and in Boulder, Colorado. They are also sold online and at jewelry shows called bead parties. “Because they have meaning, because these are gifts that help people, when folks in America and beyond buy our beads, they feel a sense of generosity. They feel a direct connection, like they can really take part in getting rid of poverty.” Torkin said.

The jewelry costs between five and thirty dollars. BeadforLife reported sales in its last budget year of more that 3.5 million dollars. It says for every ten-dollar necklace sold, the beader gets two dollars and forty-three cents in money or materials. It says more than 90% of earnings are reinvested in community development projects in Uganda. Torkin Wakefield estimates that BeadforLife has helped more than 8,000 people this way.

So what about Millie Grace Akena, the jewelry maker? Mrs Wakefield says she has gone on to organize a small group of women who work with her, and they sell their beads to a religious group.

小题1:According to the passage, BeadforLife is an organization that ______.

A.provides poor people worldwide with free education

B.mainly encourages people to learn to earn a living on their own

C.has attracted many businessmen to invest in beading

D.supports community development projects in Uganda小题2:When Torkin Wakefield brought the beads to America, ______.

A.she didn’t know people would like them

B.she wanted to make a fortune out of them

C.people showed great interest in them at once

D.she was thinking of how to find investors小题3:According to Paragraph 4, the beads are popular because ______.

A.people think buying them is a good way to help the poor

B.they are of good quality and can be kept for a long time

C.they symbolize the most important thing in people’s life

D.they look even more beautiful than diamonds小题4:Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of the passage?

A.Mrs Wakefield makes a great contribution to developing countries.

B.BeadforLife makes beads out of recycled paper.

C.BeadforLife uses paper beads to improve people’s lives.

D.Mrs Wakefield’s career takes off thanks to paper beads.