题目内容
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。
It is reported that two 66-year-old men graduated this summer from Sun Yat-sen University, a well-known university in Guangzhou.
Li Yiquan, a Chinese-Singaporean, earned a postgraduate(研究生) degree in software engineering, while Ang Toon Aun, a Chinese-Malaysian, earned a bachelor's degree with a major in Chinese as a foreign language.
Li, a retired engineer, now lives in Hong Kong. His daughter also received a postgraduate degree this year, but from a British university. So she participated in his graduation ceremony in Guangzhou. Li said he had a special feeling for Sun Yat-sen University because his parents and brother graduated from there.
It wasn't easy for Li to return to school while in his 60s, he said. He failed math exams several times after beginning classes, even though he had a good foundation in math; he graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University majoring in physics 40 years ago and worked as an engineer before retiring.
Ang Toon Aun, 66, was tired of his business career, so he decided to study Chinese at the university and passed level 9, the highest level of the Chinese Test.
"There's nothing in the world that makes me happier than study," said Aun. Many old people in Malaysia were encouraged to keep studying after retirement, but few of them chose to study on campus for a degree as he did.
[写作内容]
你班英语老师给你推荐了这篇报道,读后你很受启发,想给学校板报的英语专栏写一篇英语文章,谈谈自己对上大学的看法。
1. 以约30个词概括两位老人上大学的理由;
2. 然后以约120个词就以“上大学”这个话题进行讨论,内容包括:
(1)你对这两位老人克服困难读完大学的感受;
(2)你对上大学深造的看法;
(3)你对中学毕业后的打算。
[写作要求]
1. 在作文中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. 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,篇章连贯。
读写任务(25分)
1. According to the report, the two old men attended Sun Yat-sen University for their special purposes. Li Yiquan had a special feeling for the university from which his parents and brother graduated. Ang Toon Aun was tired of his business career. (36w)
2. According to the report, we know why the two old men attended Sun Yat-sen University. Mr.Li Yiquan had a special feeling for the University due to his parents and brother. And Ang was tired of his business career. (34w)
3. According to the report, we know the reason why the two old men attended Sun Yat-sen University is that Mr.Li Yiquan had a special feeling for the University due to his parents and brother while Ang had no interest in his business. (38)
I am amazed and inspired by what the aged men did. Li Yiquan received /earned/got/took another postgraduate degree in software engineering after overcoming his math failure and making up for his fading memory with hard work. I am also surprised that Ang Toon Aun passed level 9, the highest level of the Chinese Test.
For us students who will finish high school, one of the choices we will have to make is whether we receive further higher education or not. Different people have different choices about it, but as far as I’m concerned, I’ll attend university. Going to college is to get a higher level of education. To acquire a professional knowledge, I’ll take the elders as a model and make it whether I face great challenges or not. (128w)

阅读下面的短文,然后从A-F选项中,为每一小段选择合适的标题, 并把答案写在答案卷上。
A. The most common problem is a “wandering” mind B. Selective listening is also a mental barrier C. Listening isn’t an easy skill to master D. Attitude can also influence good listening E. Noise and background music makes listening more difficult F. Listening is also related to the level of the listener’s knowledge |
1._____________
Listening is not as easy as someone thought. Even good listeners may recall only fifty percent of what they hear. Retention, the ability to remember and recall information, decreases about twenty to twenty-five percent after a few days. So no matter how well you listen in class, you’re always going to have to refresh your memory before a test! Unfortunately, many people have poor listening habits, and little listening training. To improve your listening skills, it’s important to understand what causes poor listening.
2.___________
If you find it difficult to concentrate solely on what a speaker is saying, there’s a good reason. The mind processes information much faster than a speaker can speak. The brain can process over 500 words per minute, while the average speaker talks at a rate of 124 to 250 words per minute. That means the mind can hear what’s being said and can think about something else at the same time.
3.____________
If you have a negative idea about the speaker or the topic, you’ll find it difficult to listen attentively. Hostile or captive audiences often have more difficultly listening than do favorable or voluntary ones.
4.____________
If a speaker speaks “above the heads” of an audience, people find it difficult to concentrate. Speakers who use unfamiliar words or who use incomplete explanations make it more difficult to listen. Speakers who “speak down” to audiences, failing to acknowledge what the audience already knows, also create mental blocks.
5.___________
When people listen selectively, they simply block out what they don’t want to hear. For instance, many people have habits that are dangerous to their health, like smoking. However, they often choose to block out what a speaker says about health risks. They may listen to a speech and think that the speaker’s message applies to other people, not them. In other words, they hear what they want to hear and ignore what they don’t want to hear.