读写任务练习题

阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Years ago it was very difficult to travel from one place to another. The journeys

were often long, tiring and dangerous. Today the picture has changed. Science has

improved transportation and communication facilities a great deal. Traveling has

become safer, more enjoyable and above all, more economical.

Traveling—whether within one’s country or abroad—brings many invaluable

benefits. People travel for pleasure, business or for education and knowledge. In the

world of yesterday most people were only able to read about strange and fascinating

places across the mountains and seas. Later, with the coming of the cinema and

television, man’s curiosity about faraway pla ces with strange sounding names was

further stirred up. Today man’s curiosity can be satisfied in luxurious comfort. There

are first-class ships and airplanes to take him where his dreams lie.

We travel to increase our knowledge of the world in which we live. Knowledge obtained from books alone is not enough. New knowledge of different lands and

peoples enrich our mind and soul. Books generally do not give us a very true picture

of lands beyond our shores. Some of them are even misleading.

[写作内容]

1)以约30个词概括短文的要点；

2)然后以约120个词就―现代交通的利与弊‖的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：

a)通过古今对比说明现代交通给我们带来的好处；

b)现代交通方式给我们带来的负面影响；

c)就如何消除这些负面影响提出你的建议。

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。

Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are healthier than housewives. Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows that whenever the employment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increase correspondingly(相应地) by 2%. All this comes down to one point: work is helpful to health.

Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, away from loneliness. Researches show that people feel unhappy, worried and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are busy. Work serves as a bridge between man and reality. By work, people come into contact with each other. By collective activities, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work means the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him likely to disease.

Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of achievement. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When a writer finishes his writing or teacher sees his students grow, they are happy beyond words.

[写作内容]

1)以约30个词概括短文的要点；

2)然后以约120个词就―努力学习，快乐生活‖的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：

a)你赞同―努力学习也可以快乐生活‖这一观点吗？为什么？

b)举例说明你的同学是如何努力学习并保持健康乐观的心态的？

c)简述如何才能做到努力学习并快乐生活？

[写作要求]

(1)可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，

但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

(2)标题自定。

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A few months ago, Peter worked for a short time as a cashier at a restaurant. He

also helped clear the tables when it was especially busy. One night, just before

Christmas, he found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. He

guessed he should have checked it for the owner’s identifica tion, but he was very

busy at the time. Also, he figured that if the wallet contained anything valuable, the

owner would be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter and

asked if anyone had found a wallet. Peter asked him to describe the lost wallet, and

after he had described it exactly, he gave the man the wallet. He seemed greatly

relieved when Peter handed it to him.

The man asked Peter if he had opened it, and when he was told ―No‖, he at once

opened it and revealed nearly $ 1,000 in cash. He took out a 20-dollar bill and handed

it to Peter. Peter pushed it back. ―Bless you for saving my Christmas plans. It’s people