Question

第四部分 讀寫任務 (共1小題，滿分30分)

    閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。

[閱讀材料]

An elderly carpenter（木匠） was ready to retire．He told his employer of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family．He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire．They could get by．

The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor．The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work．He resorted to（采用） poor workmanship(工藝，手藝) and used inferior（低劣的） materials．It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career．

When the carpenter finished his work, the employer came to inspect the house．He handed the front-door key to the carpenter．"This is your house," he said, "my gift to you．"

The carpenter was shocked! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently．

[寫作內容]

1．以約30個詞概括短文的要點；

2．以約120個詞在這個故事內容的基礎上展開討論并包括以下內容：

（1）     今天的付出和明天的收獲之間的關系；

（2）     構筑房屋和構建生活之間的關系；

（3）     對你的議論進行總結。

[寫作要求]

1.    作文中可使用自己的親身經歷或虛構的故事，也可以參照閱讀材料的內容，

但不得直接原文抄襲。

2.    題目自擬。

[評分標準]            概括準確，語言規范，內容合適，篇章連貫。

Answer 1

 We Are What We Make

       An expert carpenter, who’d like to retire, was requested to build one more house for his employer．However, the house he built this time was of poor workmanship and inferior materials．When the employer noticed this, he gave the house as a gift to the carpenter , who was greatly shocked．

       This story is thought-provoking．It implies that what we do today matters greatly to our future．Good skills and superior materials make a good house．Similarly, what it takes to build a good life are devotion and diligence．Each minor step forward, like a nail, a board or a brick, will contribute to the life we are constructing．For your best work today you will be rewarded tomorrow, and for your poor work today you will get punished．

       So our future is based on today’s efforts．Our attitude, and the choices we make today, help shape the "house" we will live in tomorrow．There is a saying: As you sow, so will you reap．The more you devote today, the greater the harvest will be．If we make fewer efforts than we can or even no effort, no goals can be achieved ．

       To conclude, life is a DIY gift for ourselves．Therefore, Build wisely! Act rather than react, spare no efforts today, and then we will live in the splendid house we have built ourselves．