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。
Being pushed off the platform and onto the tracks is a subway passenger’s worst nightmare. On Dec 3 a man lost his life in Manhattan, US, when this happened.
The man was pushed to his death by another passenger who was said to be emotionally unstable. He desperately tried to climb up as a train rushed toward him at high speed. But he was not successful. His last moment of life was caught by photographer R. Umar Abbasi, and the photo became the cover story of the New York Post newspaper the next day. “Doomed,” the headline read. “Pushed on the subway track, this man is about to die.”
The photographer and the New York Post soon received harsh criticism from the public. Most of them questioned why he took the picture instead of trying to save the man.
R. Umar Abbasi explained he was too far away to reach the man, and that he tried to alert the train driver with his camera’s flash. However, most people were still critical. They said that he did a good job as a photographer but failed as a human being.
【写作内容】
请阅读上述报道，然后按照以下要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文：
1．以约30个词概括以上短文内容；
2．然后以约120个词谈谈你的观点，并包括以下要点：
(1) 你阅读上述报道的感受；
(2) 你觉得应该是先救人还是先拍照？为什么？
(3) 假如你是那位摄影师，你会怎么做?
【写作要求】
1．在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，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．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，篇章连贯。
A man was pushed off the platform and killed by the train in Manhattan, US on December 3. A photographer was busy taking photos instead of saving him, which has caused controversial discussions whether he should have rescued the man first.
I was shocked at the news and the photo in particular. How could he, a photographer, bear to see a life disappear in front of him?
Before making any comments about the behavior of the photographer involved in this case, we should remind ourselves that we are human beings. We should act like a human with basic humanity before acting as professionals. Let’s put our own loved ones in the shoes of the victim. What would we expect the photographer to do then, reach out for his camera or for our endangered loved ones? Do we still think the photographer should record how our loved one died, instead of giving a helping hand in this live or death situation? Beside, I disagree with the interpretation that the photographer was merely trying to be professional at the moment. No, he was not thinking of being professional. The “dollars” made him forget himself as a human being.
If I were the photographer, I would definitely have rescued the poor man first, giving him a hand and pulling him up onto the platform. Then the tragedy would have been avoided. It was a matter of life and death.
习题精选系列答案阅读下面的短文，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 |
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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.