第二节读写任务(共1小题,满分25分)

    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。

       In the past, the expression "children should be seen and not heard" summed up the attitude of parents to their children. Children were expected to be disciplined, well-behaved and the parents ruled the home. But today parents seem to do everything for their children and control all aspects of their lives. Some call this overparenting. Parents take charge of everything: from what pre-school their kids attend to the pastimes they take up. Parents feel they must protect their children to increase their chances for success. As a result children do less than ever before.

       There are two reasons for overparenting. First, people now have fewer children than in years past so they can give each one more attention. Secondly, parents feel the future of their family is now dependent on only one child, so they must do as much as possible to help their child succeed.

       But overparenting has negative consequences. Children are less independent now and are protected from the hardships and failures that teach them determination and give them the satisfaction of accomplishment. Also the pressure kids feel to be successful means they experience more anxiety and depression than ever before.

〔写作内容〕

    1.以约30个词概括这段短文的内容;

    2.然后以约120个词表达你对“父母过度照顾子女”这一现象的观点。内容包括:

      (1)以你自己或他人成长的某次经历,说明父母过度照顾对子女的影响;

      (2)表达你在此方面对父母的希望或建议。

[写作要求]

    1.在作文中可使用自己的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,篇章连贯。

                                                After the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletes have gone home and

the television audience has switched off, another group of athletes and fans will arrive at the host city, and another competition will begin. These are the Paralympics, the games for athletes with a disability. But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest Paralympies will not be taking part.

     She is a British athlete by the name of Tanni Crey-Thormpson. Born with spine

hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralysed from the waist down. Tanni used a

wheelchair from the age of 7. At first, she was not keen on sport, apart from

horse-riding, which gave her a sense of freedom. But in her teens, she started taking

sports more seriously. She tried swimming, basketball and tennis. Eventually she

found athletics, and never looked back.

     Indeed, Tanni's athletic career took off. In 1984, whenshe was 15, she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100 metres at the Junior National Wheelehair Games. In 1988,Tanui went to her first Paralympic Games in Seoul. She won bronze in the 400 metres.Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona. Paralympics. Tanni won gold in the 100,200,400 and 800 metres relay, setting two world records in the process. In the same year she achieved she first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon

victories.

     Tanni's enduring success had been part motivation, part preparation, "The

training I do enables me to be a good sprinter (短跑运动员) enables me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever

distance I want to race  I am still competing at a very high lever, but as I get older things get harder and I want to retire before I fall apart."

     Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her

wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

     In spite of ups and downs, she never takes her fate lying down. In her splendid

life, she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in series

of Paralympics--a top lever athletic career covering two decades. She has won the

London Wheelchair Marathon six times, more than any other competitor, and she has

set over thirty world records.

     What advice does she have for young athletes? "Work hard at your studies, and

then train, train and train again."

46. Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?

    A. Basketball      B. Swimming.      C. Tennis.     D. Horse-riding.

47. When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?_

    A. In 1984.         B. In 1988.         C. In 1992.      D. In 2007.

48. The underlined word "that" in the 5th paragraph refers to______________.

    A. fifty weeks' training           B. being a good sprinter

    C. training almost every day        D. part motivation and part preparation

49. What's the right order of the events related to Tanni?

    a. She works as a coach.

    b. She took up athletics.

    c. She won four gold medals in Barcelona.

    d. She competed in her first Paralympic Games.

    e. She achieved a victbry in her first London Wheelchair Marathon.

   A. b, d, c, e, a      B. a, d, b, c ,e       C. A,d,c,e,b     D.b.d.a.e.c

50. What can we learn from Tanui's success?

   A. Union is strength.             B. Never too late to learn.

   C. Well begun is half done.        D. No pains, no gains.

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