题目内容
Ⅵ、读写任务(共一题,满分25分)
阅读以下短文,然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
【阅读材料】
There is a story telling of a religious master who is said to be capable of moving mountains. A man came to him asking for a demonstration (证明). The master sat in front of a mountain for a moment, then went to the other side of it and declared the end of the demonstration. All the audiences were greatly puzzled and begged him for an explanation. He said, “There has been a way of moving mountains; what you can do is to go to the mountain if it doesn’t come.”
One of my friends, though with the makings of a merchant, was bent on being a painter. He resigned from office and devoted himself entirely to painting at home. Several years, however, saw no progress in this regard.
A painful retrospection (回顾) brought him to his senses. He made up his mind to take up business in place of painting. It took him only a few years to become a rich businessman. Meanwhile he spent his spare time exchanging experience and skills in painting. His works finally won acclamation by expert painters and were on sale in art gallery and grand hotels. He had his collections published and his dream of becoming a painter came true at last.
【写作内容】
请就以上的文章写一篇读后感
以约30个词概括短文的内容要点;
然后以约120个词就“山不过来,我就过去”为主题,发表你的看法,并包含以下的要点:
根据你的生活经历,当所面对的事实无法改变时,是否应该改变自己?
简述一个改变自己的例子。
你认为有时候改变自己,才能最终改变属于自己的世界吗?
【写作要求】
可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的观点,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。
标题自定。
Get yourself changed when facing something unchangeable
The passage tells us that a religious master and a painter tried to change themselves when they were faced with something unchangeable, and finally they both successfully achieved their original goals.
I’m in favor of the idea that we should change our attitude when we find the environment unchangeable. The stories remind me of my cousin who used to complain about English learning. He thought it unnecessary to learn a foreign language and ignored it at all. As a result, he fell far behind the others in the exams. Thanks to his English teacher, he developed a good attitude after realizing how important it is to learn English well. He made up his mind to take every opportunity to improve his English. Believe it or not, a year later , he gradually caught up with others.
As far as I’m concerned, only when we get ourselves changed when facing something unchangeable can we get what we want and become successful.