Question

【题目】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。

John was traveling by ship to Europe when a terrible storm came. A great leak was filling the ship with water. No matter how hard the sailors and passengers worked at the pumps, the water was still rising. The ship was sinking fast. There seemed to be no hope. But the captain told them not to give up hope. He said that there was hope so long as the ship remained above water. He promised that if they didn’t give up hope, he would land them safely. The captain’s powerful will moved them all. In the end he did land them safely.

After they landed, John found the captain to show his appreciation. But to his surprise, the captain said to him that he was the boy of 30 years ago who bought a geography book in his bookstore. John suddenly thought of the boy. At that time the boy didn’t have enough money, but he had gone from shop to shop and believed he could get what he wanted. Finally, he made it. Now , it was the same willpower of him that saved the lives of all the passengers.

【写作内容】

在一次课外阅读中，你读上面的故事，决定写篇文章针对“毅力与成功”发表自己的看法。内容要点包括：

1．以约30个词概括故事的内容要点；

2．然后以约120个词就“毅力与成功”这个主题发表你的看法，内容包括：

（1）叙述你或你的同学凭借毅力取得成功的事例；

（2）你认为取得成功，主要是靠毅力还是智力？

【写作要求】

1．你可以使用实例或者其他论证方法支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但是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。

Answer 1

【答案】

In the story, a captain always insisted on doing something, even when he was a little boy. In one voyage, it was just his willpower that made him save all the passengers’ lives.

The story reminds me of my classmate, Linda. In study, she lagged far behind us, but she did not give up. Instead, she kept a notebook in her pocket, and took it out to read on the bus, at the school gate and in the queue before the dining hall. Unluckily, her English did not improve much. She took up this challenge and worked even harder. Besides, she kept turning to the teacher for help. Finally she made great progress.

Many elements contribute to success, of which the most important is willpower. A man of strong will never gives up before any difficulty, nor does he lose heart whatever happens. So I think willpower is more important than intelligence on the road to success.

【解析】

试题分析：本文对考生的要求较高，要求考生首先读懂原文，再根据文字提示写作。写信的要点都隐含在信中，再读懂文章的基础上，要考生自己归纳出来，再一一进行解决，考生需要使用合适的连接词把这些要点连接成文，也要注意运用适当的高级句型如定语从句，强调句等让文章不显得那么平淡，而有文采。在词汇的运用上也要注意，使用相对高级的词汇提升文章的档次。

【亮点说明】范文中运用一些常见的短语insist on坚持；remind sb of sth 使某人想起某物；give up放弃；take up 从事；contribute to有助于；make progress取得进步；Many elements contribute to success, of which the most important is willpower.这个句子运用到非限制性定语从句； A man of strong will never gives up before any difficulty, nor does he lose heart whatever happens.这个句子运用到否定词放在句首用部分倒装；