Question

請根據(jù)以下的任務說明和寫作要求，以We Cannot Do without Gratitude 為題寫一篇150字左右的英語短文，在校園英文小報上的Hot Topic欄目發(fā)表。

[任務說明]

“感激”是每個人都應該懂得的一種待人接物的態(tài)度。請認真閱讀下面的短文，然后完成以下寫作任務。

1．概括故事的內容要點，以此引入話題，該部分的詞數(shù)大約30；

2．就“感激”這個主題發(fā)表你的看法，至少包含以下內容要點：

   1）什么是感激（gratitude）？

   2）感激的表現(xiàn)方式。

   3）表達感激最重要在于真誠（sincere）。

   4）故事的啟示和你的結論。

[寫作要求]

    1．你可以使用實例或其他論述方法支持你的論點，也可以參照閱讀材料的內容，但不要抄襲閱讀材料中的句子。

2．短文的開頭已給出，不計入所限字數(shù)。短文開頭：

   The other day I read a story which is about …

[閱讀材料]

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.

Answer 1

Possible Verison:

We Cannot Do without Gratitude

The other day I read a story which is about a taxi driver who got mad and disappointed, for he received nothing for his efforts to return the lost wallet to its owner, not even a simple word. (28 words)

The story sets me thinking about gratitude. Gratitude is the feeling of being grateful, the art of receiving gracefully, and the act of showing appreciation for every act of kindness, big or small, that others do for us.

Gratitude can take many forms. It can be expressed by a large, dramatic gesture or it can be shown in a small way, like finding a very original and personal way to say thanks for a friend’s gift. Whatever we do to show our gratitude, we should do it in a sincere manner, for it is the feelings in our hearts that matters the most.

The story reminds us how important it is to express our gratitude to the ones who have offered us help. We can never be too grateful. The smiles and the thanks we give help us to build a better world, one that we can all live in and enjoy. (152 words)

解析:

意圖：要求考生清楚連貫地傳遞信息表達意思，有效運用所學語言知識。