Life is a matter of choice. Seemingly, it means a choice of concrete things. But in fact, it means choosing a way of life. Life is to be lived and enjoyed, not to be wasted or complained about.

Though several years have passed, hardly can we forget the time when our society faced the threat from the life-and death disease --- SARS. Yet, even during those dreadful times, some suffering people remained optimistic. Instead of wearing white masks, some people turned to colorful ones, and thus displayed a happy mood. And some creative people dubbed SARS to mean “SMILE AND REMAIN SMILING.” People who survive these kinds of circumstances decide in their minds to carry on in spite of the hardships.

Although we cannot choose our appearance, inborn gifts and even avoid unexpected disasters and adversities (逆境), we do have the right to choose to live optimistically, to love our lives, to have dreams, and to cherish hopes.

Every morning when we get up, we have a choice of how we want to approach life that day.

【写作内容】

用约30个单词写出上文的概要；

用约120个词就“Our Life Rests on Our Choice”谈谈你的看法和感受，内容包括：

（1）简要叙述你对“Our Life Rests on Our Choice”的理解；

（2）请举例说明你会选择怎样的人生态度；

（3）简要叙述你这样选择的理由。（至少2点）

【写作要求】

阐述观点或提供论据时，不能直接饮用原文语句；

作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

Gina was the only child of her parents. Whenshe was very young, her parents had never refusedher anything. And she, in turn, always made surethat she got what she wanted.

One day Gina’s mother noticed that herdaughter was not ready to share anything with herfriends. She discovered something else as well—most children did not like to play with herdaughter. They said she bossed them around andmade them cry.

Gina’s mother realized that it was her andGina’s father who made Gina behave like this. Ifthey hadn’t spoilt her by giving her everything sheasked for, Gina would be able to make goodfriends and learn to share things with others.

Everyone in Gina’s class admitted that shewas very intelligent. But she had no friends untilRita joined her class. New to the city and too shyto make any friends, she did not mind being takenunder Gina’s wing, and at least she had someoneto play with.

One day Miss Kelly, the headteacher, scolded(责骂) Rita for doing her sums without thinking.The little girl cried because the whole class hadlaughed at her. The teacher had patiently explainedhow to do the sums, but Rita was just not able to

understand.

Gina told her mother about Rita crying inclass.“Why don’t you try to show her how to dothe sums?”asked her mother.“She likes you verymuch and if you teach her, she will understand.”

Although extremely unhappy, Gina helpedRita. And Rita understood at last, for Gina knewthe trick of doing sums quickly. Miss Kelly washappy that Rita had finally understood the sumsand praised her in front of the class. Rita wasexcited and told everyone what a good friend Ginawas.

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

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One day, Gina got herself into trouble again.______________________________

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After school, Gina was left alone._________________________________________

Once upon a time, there lived a farmer in a village beside the forest. He had a big garden that had an old apple tree with other plants, trees and beautiful flowers. When the farmer was a little boy, he spent much of his time playing with the apple tree. However, the old, huge apple tree had stopped bearing (结果) fruits a long time ago.

Although it had given the farmer apples, he felt it was of no use now. Therefore, he decided to cut down the tree and use its wood to make some new furniture (家具). He forgot that as a boy, he had spent all his childhood climbing the tree and eating its apples. It appeared that he lost his memories.

Now the apple tree was home to several little animals in the neighborhood. They included squirrels (松鼠), sparrows (麻雀) and a huge variety of birds and insects. When the boy, who was now a young farmer, took his axe (斧头) and began cutting the tree, all the little animals came down.

They gathered round the farmer and said,“Please don’t cut the tree. We used to play with you under this tree. This is our home and we can’t be homeless.”

The farmer, however, forgot his childhood and who his friends were as a little boy. He began to cut the tree harder. All the little animals wanted to try anything to protect the apple tree. They told the farmer,“We will sing for you, when you are busy working in the fields. We will look after your son so that he will not cry, but instead be entertained and happy. You will like our songs and will not feel tired.”However, the farmer continued to cut the tree, despite all their requests.

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

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Suddenly the farmer noticed something shiny and realized that it was abeehive (蜂巢) full of honey.

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Finally, the farmer realized his mistake and put down his axe.

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The worst touristin the world may be Nicholas Scottie. Once he flew from San Francisco in the U.S. to his hometown in Italy, he had some troubles on his journey. The night before, he stayed up late to deal with some emails, so when he boarded on the plane he decided to have a sleep. Hours later, he was woken up by some noise and he found the plane had landed.

As he thought he had arrived home, Mr. Scottie got off the plane. He thought he was in Rome. However, the truth was that the plane made a one-hour stop to get oil at Kennedy Airport of New York.

Mr. Scottie waited at the airport for some while, but nobody was there to meet him. He thought maybe they were held up by heavy traffic, which was very common in Rome. He decided to give his family a phone call. Unfortunately, he found he had left his cellphone at the hotel in San Francisco. Therefore, he decided to go home by himself. While he was walking in the city, Mr. Scottie found that the old “Rome” had changed a lot. Many old buildings were replaced by high modern ones. He also found that many people spoke English instead of Italian and that many streets were written in English. What made him most surprised was that drivers’ awareness of traffic safety was improved and he hardly found any driver speeding on the road. All cars were driving in line. The condition was widely different from that in the past. He was feeling proud.

Mr. Scottie knew very little English, so he asked a policeman the way to the bus station. Luckily, he happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered him in the same language. Mr. Scottie thanked him, left, quickly found the bus station and got on a bus. He looked outside of the bus window.

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，毎段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

After twelve hours’traveling round on the bus, Mr. Scottie thought to himself that Rome had changed so much that he even failed to find his home. _________________________________________________________________________

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To get him on a plane back to San Francisco, he was sent to the airport in a police car withsirens (警报) on.

Thanks to modern technology, today’s false teeth are almost the same as real teeth. This was not always the case. Originally false teeth were neither comfortable nor durable ( 耐久的). As dentists tried to improve false teeth, they tried many different materials and techniques.

Ivory was one of the earliest materials used to replace lost teeth. These teeth tended to become bad soon and rarely looked natural, but got the job done. Ivory was still used for the base of false teeth, even after quality human teeth became more available near the end of the 18th century.

Human teeth were one of the best materials. The source of these teeth came from dead bodies, poor people looking to make money, and even dentists’ collections. Understandably, these teeth were of poor quality, which meant that they needed to be removed when people were eating.

Porcelain (瓷) false teeth were invented in the late 1700s in France. However, they tended to crack easily, which made them unpopular choices. It wasn’t until after many improvements had been made in the late 1800s that false teeth made of porcelain became a popular choice and replaced previous materials. Porcelain is still a popular choice for many dental applications.

In the mid-1800s, vulcanized rubber (硫化橡胶) was invented and was used to hold false teeth. Because other kinds of false teeth were more expensive, vulcanized rubber false teeth soon became popular.

Luckily for us, new technologies and materials were invented in the 20th century for false teeth. Today’s false teeth are mostly made of plastic or ceramics ( 陶瓷). Plastics are easy to get, so the price of false teeth is also considerably lower. Modern false teeth are more comfortable, easier to chew with, and last longer than teeth made in the past.

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For years, humans have made war with the dandelion (蒲公英). Most people consider dandelions annoying weeds, and try to get rid of them. They usually pull them up by the roots, or use chemicals to kill the plants. But our war with the dandelion may soon be over.

Although considered weeds, it’s no secret that dandelions have their uses. Young dandelion leaves make a delicious salad. Dandelion plants have a long, thin root called a taproot, which grows deep into the soil. The taproot creates paths in the soil, which allow water and air to mix in and keep soil healthy. Dandelion flowers also attract ladybugs, which can help kill small insect pests in gardens. However, most people still think of dandelions as simple weeds. It’s the sap (汁液), though, that just might change their minds.

If you’ve ever picked a dandelion, you’ve probably noticed the milky sap that comes out from the stem. Dandelion sap is a natural source of rubber (橡胶). Around 30,000 different products are made from rubber today. Most of these products are made from rubber that comes from the rubber tree. But there are problems with these products. Some people have a serious allergy（过敏症）to this kind of rubber. And for some reason,many of the rubber trees on our planet are nowdying off. These trees take years to grow, so theyare not easy to replace.

Scientists are starting to look at dandelion sap as a possible good source of rubber for the future. Dandelions are easy to plant and they grow quickly. People who are allergic to rubber products made from rubber trees are not likely to be allergic

to dandelion rubber. Still, scientists have some questions they need to answer before we can make dandelions our main source of rubber. Some scientists believe that in less than five years, we will have those answers and will finally end the war with this so-called weed. When we make peace with the dandelion, at long last, we’ll be

planting it, instead of pulling it!

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Are we alone in the universe? It’s a question astronomers have thought about eversince we discovered theEarth was not the only planet in the universe.

But, while we carry out searches for habitable planets and even signals from anintelligent race, someexperts have warned that making firstcontact(接触) could bedisastrous. They say that if we were tobroadcast our position, it could invite an unfriendlyalien(外星球的) race to our doorstep—and finallymean the end of us.

Physicist and author Dr David Brin, speaking at the event, was one leading the call forcaution(谨慎) rather than contact.“Is there a chance, however small, that in making itselfknown to aliens, humanity couldbe about to make a huge mistake?”he said.“We live inthis jungle neighborhood where it’s quiet, and if youare a toddler (a very young child whois just learning to walk), it’s best to talk it over with the other toddlersbefore screamingyoo-hoo!”

However, others say we should not fear such a situation at all—and in fact, failing tomake contact couldprove to be a huge mistake. Dr Seth Shostak, Director of SETI (Searchfor Extraterrestrial Intelligence),argues that any aliens able to travel between the starswould be at least several centuries more advancedthan us. They would almost certainlyhave already spotted the human race, so there is no point hiding theEarth from them now.

It may be that ETs have been waiting for the Earth to call them, he added. For thisreason, some have beensuggesting Active SETI—which involves sending out messagesto try to contact, rather than trying tolisten to someone else’s conversation. If we avoidActive SETI, we could lose out.“The biggest downside ofnot doing Active SETI is wemay miss an opportunity for contact,”said Dr Shostak. He also argued that weshould sendaliens as much information as possible so that they can learn about the human race.

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      假设你是李华，来自美国的笔友Peter给你写了一封电子邮件，请根据邮件内容给他写一封回信。注意：词数100-120。

Dear Li Hua,

      Long time no see. I am writing to tell you that I am going to study in China next semester. I really expect to fly to China soon. Before I get there, could you give me some information about your homeland? I want to know more about the things below:

      ·Please give me an introduction to Chinese food and people.

      ·What is the best way to learn Chinese and about Chinese culture?

      Looking forward to your reply.

 Yours,

Li Hua

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.

The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave scars just like these. And no matter how many times you say you're sorry, the wounds will still be there.”

写作内容：

1. 以“Anger management”为题约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

2. 谈谈你的想法（120词），内容包括：

（1）分析愤怒情绪可能产生的后果（至少两点）；

（2）就如何控制愤怒情绪提出建议（至少两点）。

写作要求：

1. 不得直接引用原文中的句子。

2. 作文中不得出现真实的姓名和学校名称。

评分标准：

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

                       Anger management

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An increasing number of students fall in love at an early age and create problems with their studies, which has aroused the school’s attention. A middle school has set a "distance for civilized communication" between boy and girl students. Boys and girls should keep a distance of at least 50 centimeters when they talk in public, otherwise they will be criticized or get an even severer punishment, says an article in Beijing News.

It seems that the school has passed the school regulation to prevent girls and boys from falling in love at an early age and creating problems for the school authorities. Some teachers and parents approve of the regulation because it is of vital importance to the teenagers’ study. However, many experts say the problem, if it is one, can be better solved through communication.

It is natural for a teenager to have a feeling of love on someone from the opposite sex. It is natural for girls and boys to be attracted to each other as they mature sexually.

In fact, normal communication between boy and girl students is good not only for their emotional development and personality refinement, but also for their relationship when they grow up.

 [写作内容]

1．以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

2．以约120个词描述“文明交往距离规定”的利弊，并谈谈你对异性交往的看法。

 [写作要求]

1．作文中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。