读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

   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。

              THE LION AND THE MOUSE

When a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down beside him, which made some noise. This soon wakened the lion. Losing his temper, he caught the mouse in his paws and was about to kill it. The mouse, terrified, pleaded to the lion to spare its life.

"Please let me go," it cried, "and one day I will repay you for your kindness." The idea of so small a creature ever being able to do anything for him amused the lion so much that he laughed aloud. He thought, “How could this little mouse help me?” However, he lifted his paws and let it go.

But the mouse's chance came after all. A few days later, when the lion was wandering in the forest, he was caught in a trap.

The hunters wanted to take him alive to the king, so he tied him to a tree, and went away to look for a wagon.

Just then the little mouse passed by, and saw the sad lion. It went up to him and soon gnawed away(啃断) the ropes. “Was I right?” asked the little mouse. This lion nodded his head and thanked the little mouse.

【写作要求】

以约30词概括短文的内容要点；

2、以约120个词就“勿以善小而不为”的主题发表看法，至少包含以下内容要点：

  （1）该故事给你什么启示？

  （2）你认为生活中的小善举能带来大作用吗？

  （3）请举例说明。

【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；

作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

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。

The Nigerian postal service has witnessed a reduction in the number of letters sent, especially by individuals, due to the alternatives of email and text.

“People prefer these over letters, because of the speed, although letters serve many purposes, other than conveying of messages", said Barry Varley Tipton, principal of Cherry Field College.

But some people think that the vanishing(逐渐消失的) art of letter writing has grave (严重的) consequences for students, teachers, the economy, society and the beauty of reading from loved ones, because letters in those days usually had a variety of styles .

A lover of letters writing, Hajiya Aisha refers to the occasions she has seen people enraged, because their connections at a cyber cafe took 56 seconds rather than the usual 36 hours. She says, “Although letters are slow, waiting for something good is not wholly a bad thing. Nothing beats a hand written letter.”

"When I was a graduate studying overseas twenty five years ago, my mother wrote to me daily. It was wonderful to receive those letters. They often said nothing more than everyone was thinking of me. I continue this tradition with several friends who are scattered worldwide. Hand written letters show the love that we have for family and friends. Email cannot replace the smile of actually getting the letter. The warm, sincere thank- you note, or the sweetly scented love letter we usually received and sent in those days is irreplaceable" she said.

Will electronic age stamps replace letters? Hopefully not, since it takes with it a culture rich in colour, history, and communication. Letters, like bits of ourselves, deserve to be stored away for future readers, giving them insight into details as small as the price and pattern of stamps, and as great as personal insights exchanged long ago.

【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“Will written letters die out ?”为主题写一篇短文，并包括如下要点：

       (1)有些人认为用手机收发短信和用因特网收发邮件更加方便快捷，写信很费时间

       (2)有些人喜欢和朋友或家人写信

       (3)你的观点

【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

【评分标准】

       概括准确、语言规范、内容合适，篇章连贯。  (请在答题纸上作答)

假如你是李华，你和你的外籍老师Mrs. Brown约好明天下午要一起讨论你英语学习中遇到的问题，但是你不能赴约，请你给Mrs. Brown写一封道歉信。内容包括：

1. 对她表示歉意;

2. 说明原因：你的医生打电话给你，通知你明天下午去医院谈体检结果;

3. 你想与Mrs. Brown 另约时间在本周六。

要求：可适当增减内容，词数100左右（不包括已写好的部分）

Dear Mrs Brown,

I am terribly sorry to tell you that…

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假如你是Jack，你的中国朋友李芳打算出国留学。请你帮她分析一下出国留学的利弊，并且给出几点建议。

要点如下：

利：1.开拓视野

2.丰富人生

3.学会独立

4.有助于语言和文化的学习

弊：1.费用过高

2.语言障碍

3.文化差异

注意：1. 词数：120词左右；开头和结尾已给出，该部分不计入总词数。

2. 涵盖所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当增加细节。

Dear Li Fang,

I’m writing to you to share my opinions with you on studying abroad.

Yours,

Jack