请根据以下的任务说明和写作要求，以We Cannot Do without Gratitude 为题写一篇150字左右的英语短文，在校园英文小报上的Hot Topic栏目发表。

[任务说明]

“感激”是每个人都应该懂得的一种待人接物的态度。请认真阅读下面的短文，然后完成以下写作任务。

1．概括故事的内容要点，以此引入话题，该部分的词数大约30；

2．就“感激”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包含以下内容要点：

   1）什么是感激（gratitude）？

   2）感激的表现方式。

   3）表达感激最重要在于真诚（sincere）。

   4）故事的启示和你的结论。

[写作要求]

    1．你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

2．短文的开头已给出，不计入所限字数。短文开头：

   The other day I read a story which is about …

[阅读材料]

As I got into a taxi one afternoon, the driver was very angry about something that had happened to him earlier that day. Here’s how he told the story:

“One of my fares (旅客) left a wallet in my cab this morning. Nearly three hundred dollars in it. I spent more than an hour trying to trace the guy. Finally I found him at his hotel. He took the wallet without a word and glared at me as though I’d meant to steal it.”

“He didn’t give you a reward?” I asked.

“Not a cent. But it wasn’t the money I wanted,” he fumbled, then exploded, “If the guy had only said something…”

Why was the driver so upset? All he wanted was something simple, but even more valuable than money: to be thanked for his efforts. In short, what he wanted, what he needed but did not get, was a little bit of gratitude.

第一节  基础写作：

    你的英语老师拟定下个星期的英语角活动内容为“当你面对困难和挫折（frustration）的时候”，要求每个同学在本星期五之前写一篇英文短文，扼要谈谈对待困难和挫折的态度。

    [写作内容]

    1．每个人都会遇到许许多多、各种各样的困难和挫折；

    2．每个人对待困难和挫折的态度不同，乐观者会冷静地找出原因，然后想法解决问题；悲观者后悔、抱怨、甚至放弃；

    3．遇到困难和挫折时，要说“太好了！” 因为你抓住了锻炼自己的机会。看到他人收到挫折时，应该说“你有困难吗？让我来帮助你吧！”

    [写作要求]

    只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容。

    [评分标准]

第二节：读写任务（共1小题；满分25分）

    阅读下列短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语文章。

    Perhaps you don’t know your school principal very well．But you might be wise to take him or her seriously．Peking University will enroll students recommended by high principals this year．November 16, 2009 Peking University released a list of 39 high school principals in 10 provinces who have the chance to recommend students．If the students recommended pass a round of interviews by Peking University, they will have an extra 30 points added to their national college entrance exam scores if they apply to the university after the exam．Peking University said the reason behind the move was a desire to give students with comprehensive and special abilities a chance to stand out．

    However, a survey conducted by leading Chinese portal sina．com showed 10046 out of 14227 people surveyed were against the new idea．Most said the recommendations were unfair on other students．Xue Yong, a Peking University alumni who is now an assistant professor at Suffolk University told the Qianjiang Evening News the experiment could be dangerous if it is abused．But Qu Jun, former deputy director of Shanghai municipal education commission, said the experiment represents much needed changed to the existing university entrance system, which has been criticized for many years．

    【写作内容】

    1．以约30概括以上短文的内容要点；

    2．以约120个词，就“北大校长推荐制”进行讨论，至少包括以下内容要点：

    1） 你是否支持北大建立校长推荐制来选拨优秀学生？请阐述理由。

    2）你认为怎样的学生最值得校长推荐？

    【写作要求】

    1．在作文中可以使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可参照阅读材料的内容，但不得抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

    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。

Some years ago, leaving the farm to work in the city, three brothers were employed by the same company and on the same pay. But three years later, they received different wages. So their father was confused and decided to pay a visit to the boss, who told him that he would let his sons explain for themselves.
The three brothers were asked by the supervisor to go to the airport to get a cargo inventory at different times. Jim, who received 500 dollars a month, got the information on the phone instead of going to the airport himself. Frank, the 1000 dollars a month brother with a list of more cargoes. George, the 1500 dollars a month brother came back with detailed information and also did something extra without being told.
1．概括该故事的内容要点，该部分的字数大约30词左右；
2．就“态度决定一切”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点，该部分的字数大约120词左右。
1）你认为是什么导致三兄弟的薪酬差异;
2）你从这个故事得到什么启示;
3）你对 “态度决定一切”如何理解?
4) 举一对比事例说明不同的学习态度产生不同的结果。
你可以使用实例可其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

 Some years ago, leaving the farm to work in the city, three brothers were employed by the same company and on the same pay. But three years later, they received different wages. So their father was confused and decided to pay a visit to the boss, who told him that he would let his sons explain for themselves.                      

The three brothers were asked by the supervisor to go to the airport to get a cargo inventory at different times. Jim, who received 500 dollars a month, got the information on the phone instead of going to the airport himself. Frank, the 1000 dollars a month brother with a list of more cargoes. George, the 1500 dollars a month brother came back with detailed information and also did something extra without being told.

1．概括该故事的内容要点，该部分的字数大约30词左右；

2．就“态度决定一切”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点，该部分的字数大约120词左右。

1）你认为是什么导致三兄弟的薪酬差异;

2）你从这个故事得到什么启示;

3）你对 “态度决定一切”如何理解?

4) 举一对比事例说明不同的学习态度产生不同的结果。

你可以使用实例可其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

Some years ago, leaving the farm to work in the city, three brothers were employed by the same company and on the same pay. But three years later, they received different wages. So their father was confused and decided to pay a visit to the boss, who told him that he would let his sons explain for themselves.

The three brothers were asked by the supervisor to go to the airport to get a cargo inventory at different times. Jim, who received 500 dollars a month, got the information on the phone instead of going to the airport himself. Frank, the 1000 dollars a month brother with a list of more cargoes. George, the 1500 dollars a month brother came back with detailed information and also did something extra without being told.

[写作内容]

1．概括该故事的内容要点，该部分的字数大约30词左右；

2．就“态度决定一切”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点，该部分的字数大约120词左右。

1）你认为是什么导致三兄弟的薪酬差异;

2）你从这个故事得到什么启示;

3）你对 “态度决定一切”如何理解?

4）举一对比事例说明不同的学习态度产生不同的结果。

[写作要求]

你可以使用实例可其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。