题目内容

阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Right after the Second World War, Germany was in ruins. Almost all the houses, factories and schools were destroyed. Plenty of people were homeless as well as jobless. Worse still, the supply of water and electricity was often cut off in the city. Two American journalists interviewed a German family living in the basement. The husband was disabled from the war and the wife was just dismissed from a clothing company. Worse still, there were bills for them to pay—four children to care for and food to buy. Life was hard for them at that time.

After the interview, the journalists chatted with each other on the way back to the company.

“Do you think the Germans could rebuild their homeland?”

“Absolutely.”

“But I can’t see any hope for the country at all. How can you be so certain about that?”

“Have you noticed what they put on the table in the basement? There was a vase of flowers. A nation, suffering at such moment, hasn’t forgotten about flowers. It shows that hopes are not lost. They are still able to dream. A nation with hope can create miracles. They are sure to be able to rebuild their homeland.”

【写作内容】

1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容；

2. 以约120个词就梦想改变命运的话题谈谈你的想法，内容包括：

(1) 你赞同文中的观点吗？

(2) 举例证明你赞同或不赞同的原因；

(3) 谈谈你对梦想的看法。

【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。

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One possible version：

Two American journalists interviewed a German family after the war. Though living a poor life, the family still placed flowers on the table, which convinced a journalist that Germans were bound to rebuild their homeland.

As is often the case, a man who can dream will try hard to overcome any difficulties in front and make it in turn. Therefore，I agree that dreams can change one’s life.

Lisa is my friend and former classmate. She was an energetic girl who always dreamed of becoming an actress. However, at the beginning almost everyone tried to persuade her out of her dream because she was no more than 1.55 meters tall. There is no denying that actresses are usually much taller than her. However, she didn’t lose heart. With great determination, she wrote a play by herself and eventually acted as a leading role in it. The show was a success.

As far as I am concerned, one who has a dream can see further, work harder, and gain much more. Therefore, so long as we hold fast to our dreams and make great efforts, we surely can realize our dreams or even create miracles.

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇任务型读写的作文，要求以“梦想改变命运”为话题写一篇文章。根据要求，需要先用30个词左右概括主要内容，然后再用约120词就所给的话题谈谈看法。要点包括：约30词概括全文、“你”是否赞同文中的观点、“你”赞同或不赞同的原因和“你”对梦想的看法四方面内容。因为谈的是看法，所以主时态应用一般现在时。而且主人称需要用第一人称。写作时要充分发挥想象，以使文章内容丰满，并且要达到要求的字数。此外，还要注意使用多种句式和高级词汇来提高文章档次。

【亮点说明】本篇书面表达使用了四段式结构，段落清晰，要点齐全，结构连贯。本文的最大亮点是各种短语及句型的使用，比如短语：overcome difficulties;make it in turn;dream of doing;at the beginning;persuade sb out of doing sth;no more than等，句型as is often the case;There is no denying that……;As far as I am concerned等。

考点：考查任务型读写作文。

 

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