James Bender, in his book How to Talk Well tells the story of a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he won a blue ribbon. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it.
The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors. “How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” The reporter asked. “Why,” said the farmer, “didn’t you know? The wind picks up pollen(花粉) from the ripening corn and carries it from field to field. If my neighbors grow bad corn, cross-pollination(异花受粉) will slowly reduce the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn. ”
He is very much aware of the connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbors’ corn also improves. The lesson for each of us is this: If we are to grow good corn, we must help our neighbors grow good corn.
【写作要求】
1.突出：人与人之间本应和睦相处、互帮互助、共同进步；
2. 以约30个词概括短文的要点；
3. 发表你的看法，谈谈你的认识。
【注意事项】
1、作文中可以使用实例来支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容论述，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。
【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
VII．基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)
假如你叫王芳，准备参加学校举办的“我给市长提建议”英语作文大赛。请你结合下表提示，用英语给市长(Mayor)写一封信。
| 建议 |
设立“公交车司节”（Bus Drivers’ Day） |
| 背景 |
公交车司机从早到晚服务大众，工作辛苦…… |
| 时间 |
在10月7日庆祝。国庆黄金周最后一天，乘客可以与公交车司机一起庆祝节日。 |
| 原因 |
促使公交车司机树立优质服务意识； 鼓励人们少用私家车，多坐公交车； 减少交通拥挤现象; 减少二氧化碳排放量,利于保护环境。 |
写作要求：
只能用5句话表达全部的内容。
第二节：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。
Luck or hard work
Is it luck or hard work that brings success? The answer is “hard work”. One’s efforts bring him success and not his luck. It is said, “Triumphs don’t come without effort.”
Luck favors only those who help themselves. The harder you work, the luckier you get. A man works day and night giving up all his play and delight and moves ahead to earn success and when he earned it people called it luck. This excellence is in fact not luck, but result of a lot of hard work. Any idea cannot become a success unless we work hard on it.
Today we are leading a happy and comfortable life due to hard work of someone else. We have bulbs to remove the darkness in a room; this was possible by hard work of Edison. We chat over phone with our friends, enjoying which has resulted by the hard work put in by Alexander Graham Bell.
The world lifts its hats up to one who puts 50 percent of their efforts and on its head for those few soul who devote 100 percent thus. “Success accompanies only those who work hard and not the ones who hardly work.”
[写作内容]
(1) 以约30个词概括短文的要点；
(2) 然后以120个词就“成功是靠运气还是努力”这个主题发表你的看法,
并包括如下要点：
A.人们对如何取得成功看法有哪些?
B.他们有何实例证明自己的观点？
C.你的观点如何？为什么？
[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。
(3) 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。
IV. 写作（共两节，满分为40分）
第一节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
某英文报“健康生活”栏目正在讨论有关健康食品、体育锻炼与少年儿童肥胖的问题。请根据提示中李明的情况写一篇短文。
写作内容：
李明一年多前养成坏习惯：吃大量垃圾食品、零食，躺在沙发上看电视；
发胖，连上楼梯都困难；
从饮食、锻炼等方面改变生活习惯；
数月后，健康如初。
写作要求：
必须使用5个句子介绍全部所给的内容；
2、将5个句子组织成连贯的短文；
3、文章开头已给出，不计入句数。
A healthy diet and regular exercise may help to prevent obesity among children. Take Li Ming for example. Li Ming used to be a healthy boy, but _____________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节：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
Why is it that we tend to value relationships more once they've ended? Is it simply human nature to take for granted the smile of someone close，the friendship of a relative，the concern of a neighbor? In the moment，we think that these people will be around forever.
Most of us never stop to imagine all those who have a profound impact on our lives. It’s so easy to justify this casual attitude by saying we are too busy, too tired，too involved with work，too concerned about money，and the list of excuses goes on and on. So enjoying a friendship may be put off for one day, and then another. Before long, feelings have faded，and there is less incentive to get together. Almost relegated to a chore now，precious moments become something to endure.
Usually, something dramatic must happen to change this apathy and pull one out of a rut. Perhaps it’s something shocking，like a death，a divorce，sudden illness，an accident — something stunning to force taking notice．Then comes the guilt，the re-assessment of feelings，the sadness of loss.
We long to have those precious moments once again，to share and express our feelings. Instead of waiting for an excuse，why not get out of the rut，take the initiative，and spend quality time with the people you value. Let them know how really important they are.
[写作内容]
1、以约30个词概括短文的要点；
２、以约120个词就“珍惜同学或朋友之间的友谊”这个主题发表你的看法，并包括
以下要点：
(1)你成长中因为没有珍惜友谊而感到后悔的经历；
(2)造成这样经历的原因；
(3)你对成长中这次经历的看法及建议。
［写作要求］
１、作文中可以使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，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。
[评分标准]概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯
IV. 写作（共两节，满分为40分）
第一节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
李平是班上的尖子生，但他曾经一度发现很难学好英语。请根据下面的中文及括号内容的提示，用英语介绍他是如何改进英语学习的。
【写作内容】
1. 由于担心英语学习，他向英语老师Miss Zhang就如何改进英语学习征求意见；
2. 她建议他通过多做阅读扩大词汇量并集中精力背诵一些好句好篇；
3. 直到那时他才意识到掌握良好学习方法的重要性；
4. 在老师的帮助下，李平逐渐取得进步，这令他父母非常高兴；
5. 他被授予奖赏，得到一份用金色的纸包装的礼物。
【写作要求】
1. 必须使用5个句子表达全部所给的内容；
2. 将5个句子组成连贯的短文；首尾句已给出。
Li Ping is one of the top students in his class. … ___________________
_____________________________________________________________ . As a result, he was presented with his award, a present wrapped in gold paper.