读写任务

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。

　　I believe in the power of the well-written thank-you letters．My sister and I were taught at a very early age to write thank-you letters for birthday and Christmas gifts．We carefully copied addresses from our mom's address book into our own pretty little books．We wrote our letters on December 26th at the latest every year．It was an important activity in our home, and it has turned me into an eager thank-you-letter writer as an adult．Nearly every Monday morning I sit down with my favorite pen and write a few thank-you letters．I write them for parties I attend, dinners I'm fed, or just to thank a friend for listening．Several years ago I even sent my mom a thank-you letter to thank her for teaching me to count my blessings on paper．

　　Sending letters of thanks out into the world has made me more appreciative of the love, support, and kindness I receive daily．I am more motivated to do kind things for others when I feel appreciated, and I feel that I keep kindness and generosity living by genuinely expressing my thanks．

[写作内容]

1以约30词概括上文的主要内容。

2以约120词就“表示感谢”这个话题发表你的看法，内容包括：

(1)对作者这种习惯的看法；

(2)除写感谢信外，还可以用哪些方式表示感谢；

(3)你需要向你生活中哪些人表示感谢。

[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。

as if和as though引导的从句所叙述的情况与事实相反时，从句的谓语动词多用虚拟语气。在虚拟语气结构中，用________时态来表示现在的情形；用________时来表示过去的动作或状态；用________时表示正在进行的动作；用________时表示将要发生的动作。

当as if和as though从句的主语和主句主语一致，且从句中含有系动词be的某种形式时该主语和系动词可以省略。

例如：John paused as if(he was)expecting Mary to speak．

a．in spite of意思是“尽管，不管”，后接________词或________词，用法同despite。

b．in spite of引导让步状语，而though/although引导让步状语________。Despite/In spite of the fact＋that从句也可以表示让步意义。

c．as也可表示“尽管”，它是连词，要连接句子，as引导的从句多用________形式。

Strange as it may seem, I never really wanted to be rich．

Much as I sympathize with your difficulties, there is little I can do to help you．