Question

The Elephant and the Fly
An elephant was standing and picking leaves from a tree. A small fly came，flying and buzzing (嗡嗡叫) near his ear. The elephant waved it away with his long ears. Then the fly came again, and the elephant waved it away once more.
This was repeated several times. Then the elephant asked the fly, “Why are you so restless and noisy? Why can’t you stay for a while in one place? ”
The fly answered, “I am attracted to whatever I see, hear or smell. My five senses pull me constantly in all directions and I cannot resist them．What is your secret? How can you stay so calm and still?”
The elephant stopped eating and said, “My five senses do not rule my attention. Whatever I do, I get involved in it. Now that I am eating, I am completely absorbed in eating. In this way I can enjoy my food and chew it better. I rule and control my attention, and not the other way around. So when you are in charge of your five senses and attention, your mind will become calm, too.”
【寫作內(nèi)容】
1、以約30個詞概括短文的內(nèi)容；
2、然后以約120個詞就“專注”這一主題發(fā)表你的看法，并包括以下要點：
（1）看完故事后的感受及啟發(fā)；
（2）描述一段你或他人因受太多干擾而使學習、生活或工作受到影響的不愉快經(jīng)歷；
（3）你打算在高三這一年里如何保持專注、專心。
1、在作文中可以使用自己親身的經(jīng)歷或虛構(gòu)的故事，也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2、作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學校名稱。
【評分標準】
概括準確，語言規(guī)范，內(nèi)容合適，篇章連貫。

Answer 1

An elephant was constantly disturbed by a restless fly, who wondered about the secret of remaining calm. The elephant revealed that calmness would be obtained when one’s senses and attention were focused.
After reading the story, I was inspired by what the elephant said. The ability to focus one’s attention is the key to success in doing anything. Just like the fly, a person who is easily distracted by the surroundings will feel restless and tired, is unable to achieve his success.
This reminds me of what happened when I entered high school as a Senior One student. I was so excited to find that there were various student organizations and after-class activities intended for us students. It seemed that many groups were suited to me. During the first term, I was attracted whenever there was a notice from a student group and I was eager to find out more about it. As a result, I didn’t spend enough time on my studies. Nor could I settle down on my homework every day. Consequently, I fell behind my classmates and failed in an important exam.
I have learned a lesson from this experience that one should focus on one thing at a time before he can get it well done. As a Senior Three student, I intend to set a clear goal for myself first. Then I will give priority to what I will be doing and keep it up, trying to resist the temptation of other events. I am fully aware that only when I have a clear and determined mind can I achieve my goal in the end.

試題分析：讀寫任務要求學生應用閱讀和寫作技能完成語言的交際任務，考查學生綜合應用語言的能力包括用英語獲取信息、處理信息、傳達信息的能力、分析問題、解決問題的能力以及用英語進行思維和表達的能力。必須用5句話概括短文的內(nèi)容。要看清“寫作要求”后的具體要求，并在答題中一直自始至終貫徹其要求。應避免句式過于單一呆板，應該有長有短、錯落有致；有抑有揚，使文章有很強的節(jié)奏感，這就要求懂得靈活運用富于變化的各種句式。例如強調(diào)句、倒裝句、with復合結(jié)構(gòu)、非謂語動詞、恰到好處的被動句、高級的定語從句、what引導的主語從句等。
【亮點說明】文中使用了非常好的短語和句子為文章增色不少，比如reminds sb of使某人想起…,so…that如此…以至于…, was eager to渴望做某事, focus on專注于，還運用了who, that，when, whenever引導的賓語從句，定語從句和狀語從句等等。Nor could I settle down on my homework every day.是一個倒裝句。并注意了句子的銜接如：As a result，Then等等。