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。
A gap year(休假学年), also known as year abroad or year off, is a year during which students take time off and do something other than schooling, such as travel or work．The gap year is most commonly taken before starting university．
The practice of taking a gap year developed in the UK in the 1960s．During a gap year, a student might travel, take part in volunteer work overseas or undertake a working holiday abroad．
In 1978, the Prince of Wales John Blashford-Snell began a gap year voyage around the world．In the United Stares, the gap year idea was promoted by Cornelius H．Bull in 1980．
In recent years, the gap year has grown very popular among students in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada。A trend for gap years is to participate in international education programs that combine language study, homestays, community service, and independent study．
In 2010, gap year travel has increased among school, college and university leavers, as this is seen as an attractive choice for future career development．
[写作内容]
1．以约30词概括上文的主要内容。
2．以约120词对“休假学年”现象进行议论，内容包括：
(1)休假学年的好处；
(2)休假学年的弊端；
(3)假如你有休假学年，你打算做什么？请说明理由。
[写作要求]
1．作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2．作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，语篇连贯。
解析：
参考范文：
The passage introduces the concept of gap year and its history．It is becoming increasingly popular for students to take a year off to do other things instead of schooling．
The advantages of taking a gap year are obvious; For one thing, it provides relaxation after tiring schooling．For another thing, with a gap year spent in other places or countries, students can experience foreign culture, broadening their horizon．
As the saying goes, every coin has two sides, and taking a gap year is no exception．After a gap year, students may forget what they've learned and fail to carry on the following schooling efficiently．Besides, a year outside school requires parents' extra financial support．
As far as I am concerned, if I had a gap year, I would choose to teach Chinese in a foreign country．By doing this, I not only could learn more about my native language, but also would be able to introduce our culture to the outside world．
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.