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。
An elderly carpenter (木匠）was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely（休闲的) life with his wife and children. His employer(老板）was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but it was obvious that his heart was already not in his work . He built it impatiently and used poor materials. It was unfortunate for a wonderful career to end like that.
When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to insect the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said, ”This is your house. It’s my gift to you.”
The carpenter was shocked! What a shame! If he had known he was building his own house, he would done it all so differently.
So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into building . Then with a shock, we realize we have to live in the house we have built. Therefore build it wisely( 明智）！
写作内容
1 请你以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2请你以约120词以“Build your life wisely ”为题谈谈你的想法，内容包括：
读了短文之后，你觉得文中木匠的做法明智吗？
我们能以木匠建房的态度去对待我们的生活吗？为什么？
3）不觉得我们应该如何对待生活才算是明智的？
写作要求
你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，但不要抄袭阅读材料的句子。
One possible version:
A carpenter felt regretful when he knew the last house he had built impatiently was a gift for his retirement, which reminds us that we should build our life wisely.
It is absolutely unwise of the carpenter to end up his career in this way. Treating his last job carelessly made him lose not only a good house but also his fame as an outstanding house builder.
There is no doubt that we shouldn’t treat our life as the carpenter did. As a saying goes, “ How you treat life, and how life treats you!” If we are unwilling to face or deal with our life correctly, it will reward us nothing.
Then how can we build our life wisely ? It’s fairly simple. The only answer is to be serious .Only when you treat all the matters happening in your life seriously , can you learn and gain a lot , which is beneficial as well as wise.
【解析】
试题分析：此篇是材料作文，在写作时首先要概括材料内容，然后根据内容发表自己的观点看法以及由此带给我们的启示。本篇材料是大家都很熟悉的一个故事，在写作时要挖掘出作者通过故事想要表达的真实意图，不能在理解上出现偏差。此文给我们的启示应该是：要认真对待生活，否则生活就会愚弄你。此外在故事内容的叙述上应该使用一般过去时，在表达自己态度时使用一般现在时态。
【亮点说明】文中大量复合句的使用显示了作者很高的遣词造句能力，比如文章开头用来表述故事内容的复合句，还有正文部分出现的同位语从句There is no doubt that we shouldn’t treat our life as the carpenter did.，条件状语从句If we are unwilling to face or deal with our life correctly, 非限制性定语从句which is beneficial as well as wise等。此外倒装句Only when you treat all the matters happening in your life seriously , can you learn and gain a lot，和俗语As a saying goes, “ How you treat life, and how life treats you!” 以及非谓语Treating his last job carelessly等多变的句式不仅使文章结构紧凑，内容衔接自然，而且也成了文章一大亮点。
考点：读写任务。
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。
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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.