书面表达

　　根据图画提示，用英语写一篇词数为100左右的短文，完整叙述故事内容．

　　时间：中午．地点：史密斯先生的家．男孩名字：汤姆．

Florence Chadwick was a great swimmer. However, not all of her efforts worked out. In addition to working hard, she had a secret for success. At the age of 34, her goal was to become the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast. However, in 1952, the sea was like an ice bath and the fog was so dense that she could hardly see her support boats. Her body was numb(麻木) and she had been swimming for nearly 16 hours. Against the cold grip of the sea, she struggled on—hour after hour—while millions watched on national television. Alongside Florence, in one of the boats, her mother and her trainer offered encouragement. They told her it wasn’t much farther. But all she could see was fog. They urged her not to quit. She never had… until then. With only a half mile to go, she asked to be pulled out. Still warming her chilled body several hours later, she told a reporter, “Look, I’m not excusing myself, but if I could have seen land I might have made it.” It was not tiredness or even the cold water that defeated her. It was the fog. She was unable to see her goal. Two months later, she tried again. Despite the same dense fog, she swam with her faith intact（未受影响的）and her goal clearly pictured in her mind. She knew that somewhere behind that fog was land and this time she made it!

【写作内容】

你准备参加学校最近组织的一次英文演讲比赛，主题是“The Value of Goals”。在准备演讲时，你读到上面的文章，给你很大的启发。请准备一份演讲稿。开头部分已给出，但不计入总词数。

第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)

现在很多中学生出国留学。据《环球时报》报道，澳大利亚驻华使馆2002年签发的留学签证有50%给了高中生。假设你是名叫李华的学生，请给某报编辑写一封信，根据以下所给要求，明确表示赞成还是反对中学生出国留学（只能选择一种观点）。字数100~120。

赞成的观点：                                              

1．与中国教育相比，国外教育有诸多优点，   如：……

2．在国外接受教育，可以培养学生多方面的能力，如：……

反对的观点：

1．与中国教育相比，国外教育可能存在诸多问题，如：……

2．过早留学，可能给学生在精神上、学习上及经济上造成诸多负面影响，如：……

注：除以上内容，你还可陈述赞成或反对的其它理由。