Question

“When should I begin to acquire good habits?”a young boy asked his teacher.

“How old are you?” asked the teacher.

“Eight years old, sir.”answered the boy.

“Then you have just lost eight years,”the teacher replied.

There is no doubt that habits are formed at a very early age. When one is young, it is easy to acquire good habits.

Good habits are practices that help us in our daily life. The habit of brushing one’s teeth in the morning, for instance, keeps one’s teeth clean and prevents a bad smell which is unpleasant to others. Bad habits such as sticking one’s tongue out, biting one’s fingernails and picking one’s nose, are undesirable ways of behaving in front of others. If we want people to enjoy being with us, we should try to develop habits that are pleasant.

It is said, “We sow an act; we reap a habit. We sow a habit and we reap a character.” The habits we formed at an early age shape our character. Habits are like tributaries（支流） which flow into a river. The river is made up of all its tributaries; a person’s character is made up of all the habits that he or she has acquired over the years.

【写作内容】

1．以约30个词概括本文内容；

2．以约120个词谈谈你对好习惯养成的看法，并包括以下要点：

（1）你认为好习惯重要吗，为什么？

（2）你身上有哪些好习惯，它们对你的学习或生活有什么影响？

（3）怎样才能养成良好的习惯？

【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的句子。

2．作文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。

Answer 1

One possible version：

The author tells us that habits are formed when we are young and we should try to develop good habits, for they benefit us in our daily life and help us shape our character.

I can’t agree more with the author. Cultivating a good habit can not only shape our character, increase our inner beauty but also influence those people around you. Therefore, I think it is of great significance to form a good habit.

As for me, I benefit a lot from my good habits like getting up early to speak English aloud, reviewing and previewing lessons before going to bed every day. In the past, I didn’t dare to speak English before others because of my poor pronunciation and I also did badly in my English tests. Thanks to my good habits, however, I have been making progress in my English study. Now I am proud of my speaking and writing in English.

Then how can we form a good habit? First of all, you should be determined to fight against your laziness. Once you make up your mind to do something, never give up easily. Then, you have to be confident, believing that you can become a better person. Last but not least, keep pushing yourself. It may take a long period for you to form a good habit but remember it is perseverance that makes you successful!

【解析】

试题解析：对于谈论看法的文章，注意观点明确，条理清晰。该篇文章主要谈论你对好习惯养成的看法，并结合自己的实际情况加以论证。题目已经给定大致内容，写作时要注意适当增加内容，以保证文章的连贯性。文章第一段主要总结概述了以上给出文章的中心内容，并用for引导的句子来补充说明原因，使句子更高级。第二段点明自己的观点，第三段结合自己的经历加以论证，第四段给出总结，介绍养成好习惯的具体措施，并用了First of all, Then, Last but not least使文章看起来层次分明，更有条理。总之，该篇文章使用现在分词短语作主语，祈使句，形式主语等使得文章很生动，并运用大量词组，如give up， make up your mind to do something，fight against sth等使文章表达更为贴切到位，实属为一篇佳作。

考点：考查对材料性作文的写作