Question

第四部分 读写任务 (共1小题，满分30分)

    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。

[阅读材料]

An elderly carpenter（木匠） was ready to retire．He told his employer of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family．He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire．They could get by．

The employer 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 in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work．He resorted to（采用） poor workmanship(工艺，手艺) and used inferior（低劣的） materials．It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career．

When the carpenter finished his work, the employer came to inspect the house．He handed the front-door key to the carpenter．"This is your house," he said, "my gift to you．"

The carpenter was shocked! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently．

[写作内容]

1．以约30个词概括短文的要点；

2．以约120个词在这个故事内容的基础上展开讨论并包括以下内容：

（1）     今天的付出和明天的收获之间的关系；

（2）     构筑房屋和构建生活之间的关系；

（3）     对你的议论进行总结。

[写作要求]

1.    作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，

但不得直接原文抄袭。

2.    题目自拟。

[评分标准]            概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

Answer 1

 We Are What We Make

       An expert carpenter, who’d like to retire, was requested to build one more house for his employer．However, the house he built this time was of poor workmanship and inferior materials．When the employer noticed this, he gave the house as a gift to the carpenter , who was greatly shocked．

       This story is thought-provoking．It implies that what we do today matters greatly to our future．Good skills and superior materials make a good house．Similarly, what it takes to build a good life are devotion and diligence．Each minor step forward, like a nail, a board or a brick, will contribute to the life we are constructing．For your best work today you will be rewarded tomorrow, and for your poor work today you will get punished．

       So our future is based on today’s efforts．Our attitude, and the choices we make today, help shape the "house" we will live in tomorrow．There is a saying: As you sow, so will you reap．The more you devote today, the greater the harvest will be．If we make fewer efforts than we can or even no effort, no goals can be achieved ．

       To conclude, life is a DIY gift for ourselves．Therefore, Build wisely! Act rather than react, spare no efforts today, and then we will live in the splendid house we have built ourselves．