Question

第二节  读写任务(共l小题，满分25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。

Barbara R. Morgan is now an astronaut by profession, heading into space this week for the first time on the space shuttle. But she said she was a teacher at her core. 

She said patience and perseverance were virtues that defined good schoolteachers. Living her principles, she is about to fulfill a two-decade-old dream by becoming the first “educator astronaut” when she and six fellow astronauts blast off in the space shuttle Endeavour on Wednesday on a mission to the International Space Station.

The flight will also fulfill a dream deferred from January 1986, when the shuttle Challenger blew up during takeoff, killing a crew that included the first designated teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe, Ms. Morgan’s friend, a high school teacher from Concord, N.H.. Not losing faith in the program, Ms. Morgan, as the backup teacher for that mission, kept the dream alive even when returning to the classroom. In 1998 Ms. Morgan got the call from NASA and returned to NASA that year to become the first educator astronaut.

The 22 years since NASA first selected Ms. Morgan to fly does not seem as long to her as many people think. “It really hasn’t been waiting; it’s been working,” she said. “Working as a teacher, and working to be an astronaut.”

The teacher-astronaut said she was looking forward to returning to the classroom after her flight to share her experiences. But she also would love to fly again. “I’ll be available,” she said.

 [写作内容]

1. 以约30个词概括本文的主要内容。

2. 以约120个词完成下列的写作任务，包括如下要点：

(1) 你读完本篇报道后的感受。

(2)   以你自己的经历说明你在成长过程中你性格里的哪些因素帮助你取得了成绩或克服了困难。

[写作要求]   你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点, 也可以参照材料的内容, 但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子.

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

Answer 1

 one possible version

With strong patience and perseverance, Barbara R. Morgan has fulfilled her dream as the first teacher to be an astronaut after waiting more than 20 years after the shuttle Challenger blew up. 

Miss Morgan’s story has greatly inspired me. No other story than hers can show the real meaning of the proverb “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Miss Morgan never gives up her dream of being an astronaut, towards which she has made persistent efforts. And her efforts finally paid off.

As an eighteen-year-old boy, I do not have any notable achievement to show off. But optimistic attitude toward life does help me a lot to overcome difficulties. Two years ago, I was transferred from a high school in Chengdu to Guangzhou. The very beginning of my life was a real mess. I had no friends; I lagged behind other classmates in my academic study though I used to be a top student. But I firmly believed this was just a temporary state and things would become better. So I actively participated in class activities, winning many close friends; and three months later, I was a cheerful middle-night oil burner. I am now again regarded as a top student now.

When hardships come, I face them optimistically and overcome them bravely. To an optimistic person, difficulties are just an entrance to a bright future — I never doubt that.