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。

　　No wonder English poses(构成)such a challenge to non-native speakers．This most global of languages has more words than any other, over 1 million according to the Global Language Monitor．Out of this number, the average American college student has mastered between 8,000-15,000．

　　Realizing that words are the building blocks of language, many Chinese students try hard to catch up．They make out long lists of words－often in alphabetical order－and simply memorize their definitions(释义)and Chinese meanings．

　　The bad news is that definition memorization does them little good when it comes to college entrance tests like the SATs．For these tests, a student needs to understand, not simply parrot words studied．

　　The good news is that there are better ways to build an academic English vocabulary．

　　Vocabulary learning system

　　The first thing to do is to develop an organized, but easy means of collecting and learning new words．We recommend a card system that includes the following information：

　　Word－Simple Definition in English－Phrase or Sentence－Related Words－Synonyms(同义词)and Antonyms(反义词)－with a Chinese translation on the reverse(背面)of the card．

　　The advantage of this system is that with a single card, a student can learn not just one word but a group of related words．

　　Keep your cards on a detachable(可分离的)metal ring, so you can carry them around and add to your collection daily．

[写作内容]

1．以约30词概括以上短文的主要内容：

2．然后以约120个词以“有什么记单词的好办法?”为主题写一篇短文，并包括如下要点：

1)举例说明你的英语老师教给你某种记忆单词的好方法；

2)说明好的记忆单词方法的重要性;

3)为应对高考你将如何加强单词记忆？

[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，但不得直接引用阅读材料中的句子

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称

阅读下面短文，然后用英语简洁回答文后所给的五个问题。

　　Recent studies show that many young people in the United States never finish high school．Some researchers say about fifteen to twenty percent of public school students do not complete their education．But many other experts and policymakers believe that for the past twenty years，the dropout rate has been around thirty percent．For Latino and black students，the numbers are even higher．Researchers say almost half of them leave schoo1．At the same time，almost half the states let students leave school before the age of eighteen without letting their parents know．

　　Finding a good job without a high school education is ________．A recent study found that almost half of all dropouts aged sixteen to twenty－four did not have a job．The lack of high school education can also lead to other problems．An estimated two－thirds of prisoners in the United States dropped out of hilgh schoo1．

　　The main reason why many students drop out of school is that they are failing．Many are bored with their classes or feel disconnected from their school and teachers．Some students feel that educators place low expectations on them．

　　There have been efforts to increase graduation rates through education reforms during the past twenty years．Some communities are working on dropout prevention programs．These include alternative(其他的)high schools to meet special needs．In addition，experts suggest “early warning systems’’ to help identify young school children at the risk of dropping out of high schoo1．They say schools should also keep regular contact with parents，especially if their children are missing school often．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Many students feel tired of their classes or don’t feel connected with their school and teachers．

3．Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

4．What do you think is the most important reason for the high dropout rate in the high school?(Please answer within 30 words．)

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

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。

　　No wonder English poses(构成)such a challenge to non-native speakers．This most global of languages has more words than any other, over 1 million according to the Global Language Monitor．Out of this number, the average American college student has mastered between 8,000-15,000．

　　Realizing that words are the building blocks of language, many Chinese students try hard to catch up．They make out long lists of words – often in alphabetical order – and simply memorize their definitions(释义)and Chinese meanings．

　　The bad news is that definition memorization does them little good when it comes to college entrance tests like the SATs．For these tests, a student needs to understand, not simply parrot words studied．

　　The good news is that there are better ways to build an academic English vocabulary．

　　Vocabulary learning system

　　The first thing to do is to develop an organized, but easy means of collecting and learning new words．We recommend a card system that includes the following information：

　　Word – Simple Definition in English – Phrase or Sentence – Related Words – Synonyms(同义词)and Antonyms(反义词)– with a Chinese translation on the reverse(背面)of the card．

　　The advantage of this system is that with a single card, a student can learn not just one word but a group of related words．

　　Keep your cards on a detachable(可分离的)metal ring, so you can carry them around and add to your collection daily．

[写作内容]

1．以约30词概括以上短文的主要内容：

2．然后以约120个词以“有什么记单词的好办法?”为主题写一篇短文，并包括如下要点：

1)举例说明你的英语老师教给你某种记忆单词的好方法；

2)说明好的记忆单词方法的重要性;

3)为应对高考你将如何加强单词记忆？

[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，但不得直接引用阅读材料中的句子

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称

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 started thinking about this issue at my brother-in-law's 60th birthday party last Saturday．Before we ate the main meal we sat around a table that was loaded with large bowls of snack items - chocolate-covered peanuts, cherries(樱桃), and a few other things．The eater had to reach into the bowl and grab a handful of snacks and then convey them to the mouth with the other hand．A lot of people were strangers to me and I observed a cat being carried around, a dog being petted, and a number of noses being blown, between eating handfuls of snacks．Ugh!

　　I started thinking about Chinese table manners．My wife and I will share things from the same plate or cup but we always put serving spoons out with the dishes on the table．We don't frequently use them, though．In my family we use our personal chopsticks to take food from the serving dishes．But we are careful and only touch the food we will eat ourselves．

　　I have heard of some people who use two sets of chopsticks, one for eating, and one for serving．I have also seen some people who invert their chopsticks, that is, to serve other people with the other ends that haven't touched their lips．

［写作内容］

概括短文的内容要点，该部分的词数大约为30；

然后以大约120词，就“Table Manners and Hygiene(卫生)”的主题发表你的看法，并包括以下的内容要点：

a)以自己或周围的人为例，简述自己或周围人的就餐习惯；

b)你如何看待自己或周围人的有关就餐习惯；

c)出于卫生考虑，你觉得是否有必要使用公筷(serving chopsticks)，请说明理由。

［写作要求］

可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的观点，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；

［评分标准］

概括的准确性，语言的规范性，内容的合适性以及篇章的连贯性。