Unit1Writeanessay(ofabout150words)aboutamemorableexperienceinwhichforgivenessorasmileworkedtoclearupmisunderstandingorimprovedtherelationshipbetweenyouandsomeoneelse.Inmymiddleschoolyears,Ihadabestfriend.Wetalkedabouteverything.Andwelovedsingingsongstogether.Once,however,therewasabitterquarrelbetweenusandwestoppedtalkingtoeachother.Itwasobviousthatbothofuswantedtokeepthefriendship,butneitherhadthecouragetobreaktheice.Itwentonlikethisformonths.Then,onedaywewereaskedtowriteaboutfriendship.Iwroteinmycompositionwhatfriendshipmeanttomeandthemisunderstandingthathadseparatedus.Itwasgiventhetopmark,andIwasaskedtoreaditinclass.WhenIendedmypresentationwiththewordsfromourfavouritesong,myfriendwassingingalong.Allmisunderstandingwasclearedandonceagainwewerebestfriends.Tobreakdownthewallsbetweenpeopleiseasy;allittakesisalittleforgiveness!(150words)在我中学的时候,我有一个最好的朋友。我们谈论了一切。我们喜欢一起唱歌。然而,有一次,我们之间发生了激烈的争吵,我们彼此停止了交谈。很显然,我们两人都想保持友谊,但也没有勇气打破僵局。像这样持续了好几个月。然后,有一天,我们被邀请写关于友谊的文章。我在作文中写到友谊对我意味着什么,误解使我们分离了。它被给予了最高分数,我被要求在课堂上阅读它。当我用最喜欢的歌曲结束我的演讲时,我的朋友在唱歌。一切误会都消除了,我们又成了好朋友。打破人与人之间的墙是容易的,只需要一点宽恕!Writeanessay(ofabout150words)abouthumanrelationshipsinoursociety.Thefollowinghintsmightserveasaguide:a.Theproblemsexistingintherelationshipsbetweenpeopleinoursociety.b.Thenegativeresultssuchproblemsmaybringabouttooursociety.c.Whatyoucandotoestablishaharmonioussocietyasastudent.Wearelivinginaworldofdistrust.Welivebehindcoldsecuritybars;wedonottalktostrangers,letalonegooutofourwaytohelpthem;weliveinfearoffakeproducts.Inshort,fearandfeelingsofinsecurityfilltheenvironmentwelivein.Allthisgreatlyharmsoursociety.Growingupinsuchanenvironment,wetendtofeelisolatedandcareaboutourselvesonly.Ifthingsgoonlikethis,“trust”,“teamwork”,and“harmony”willeventuallybecometermsunheardof.Inmyopinion,trustingothersandbeingtrustworthyarethetwobasicprinciplesthatweshouldfollowifwewanttoimprovehumanrelationships.Wemaynotbeinapositiontochangeothers,butwecanchangethewayothersseeusbywinningtheirtrustinus.Mutualunderstandingandlovearethepillarsthatsupportaharmonioussociety.(151words)我们生活在一个不信任的世界里。我们生活在冷酷的安全酒吧后面,我们不与陌生人交谈,更不用说走出去帮助他们;我们生活在对假冒产品的恐惧中。简而言之,恐惧和不安全感充斥着我们生活的环境。所有这些都严重危害了我们的社会。在这样一个环境中长大,我们往往会感到孤立,只关心自己。如果事情继续下去,“信任”、“团队合作”和“和谐”最终将成为前所未闻的术语。在我看来,信任别人和值得信赖是我们应该遵循的两个基本原则,如果我们想改善人际关系。我们可能无法改变他人,但我们可以通过赢得别人对我们的信任来改变别人看待我们的方式。相互理解和爱是支撑和谐社会的支柱。(151字)Unit3Writeanarrativeessay(ofabout150words)aboutyourpursuitofadreamorsomeone'sexperiencesinmakinghis/herdreamcometrue.LiHui,myfriendinhighschool,wasbornintoaworker'sfamily.Shebegantodreamofbecomingacartoonartistfromherchildhood.Toherdisappointment,herparentsstronglyopposedhercareerchoice,becausethecostofhereducationwouldbetoohighforthepoorfamily,andtheywereworriedaboutthejobopportunitiesforacartoonartist.However,LiHuiwouldnotchangehermind.Sheworkedhardtoperfectherskillsandsearchedpersistentlyforwaystorealiseherdream.Justbeforeshefinishedhighschool,thechancecame:afamousartschoolwasholdingacartoondrawingcompetition.Thefirstthreewinnerswouldbegivenascholarshiptostudycartoondrawingattheschool.LiHuitoldherselfnottoletthechanceslipthroughherfingers.Shereadilyparticipatedandwonthesecondplace.SheisnowstudyingthereandIfeelcertainthatherdreamwillcometrue.(156words)LiHui,我高中时的朋友,出生在一个工人家庭。她从小就梦想成为一名卡通艺术家。令她失望的是,她的父母强烈反对她的职业选择,因为她的教育成本对贫困家庭来说太高了,他们担心卡通艺术家的就业机会。然而,LiHui不会改变主意。她努力提高自己的技能,不断地寻找实现梦想的方法。就在她高中毕业之前,有一个机会来了:一所著名的艺术学校举办了一个卡通绘画比赛。前三名获奖者将获得奖学金,在学校里学习卡通画。LiHui告诉自己不要让机会从她手中溜走。她很容易参加,赢得了第二名。她现在正在那里学习,我确信她的梦想会成真。(156字)Peoplemayhavedifferentopinionsaboutthekeyfactorsforsuccess.Writeashortessay(ofabout150words)andshareyouropinionswithyourclassmates.Inmyopinion,beforeapersonbecomessuccessful,heorsheshouldfullyunderstandthebasicelementsofsuccess:competence,determinationandoptimism.Forapersontosucceed,heorshehastofacegreatcompetitionandexcelinhisorherchosencareer.Thepersonneedstodemonstrateandprovehisorhercompetenceindealingwithproblems.Withoutcompetence,thepersoncanneitherstandoutamongthecrowdnorattracttheattentionofthosewhoholdthekeystothedoorsofopportunityandadvancement.Yetabilityalonecannotguaranteesuccess.Oftenenough,thingsdonotgothewaywehaveplannedandfailureisunavoidablenomatterhowintelligentorcapablewemaybe.Insuchcasesoneneedstoremainfirmandoptimistic,alwaysbelievingthathardworkwilleventuallypayoff.Ifthepersongivesuphalfway,successwillneverknockatthedoor.(149words)在我看来,在一个人成功之前,他或她应该充分理解成功的基本要素:能力、决心和乐观。一个人要成功,他或她必须面对巨大的竞争,并在他或她所选择的事业中胜出。这个人需要展示和证明他或她在处理问
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进行,失败是不可避免的,不管我们有多聪明或有能力。在这种情况下,你需要保持坚定和乐观,总是相信努力工作最终会有回报。如果人半途而废,成功永远不会敲门。(149字)Unit4Havingreadthetwopassagesinthisunit,youmayhavecometoabetterunderstandingoflifeandthetimeswhenpessimisticandoptimisticthoughtstaketurnstoaffectyourbehaviour.Writealetterofencouragement(ofabout150words)tooneofyourhighschoolfriendswhofailedinthecollegeentranceexamination.Tellhimorheraboutyournewunderstandingoftheneedtoremainoptimistic.EG:DearWeihua,Iknowyouarestillfeelingupsetaboutyourresultsinthecollegeentranceexamination.I'vejustreadanarticleabouthowpessimisticandoptimisticthoughtscanaffectourbehaviourandI'mnowsendingyouacopy,hopingthatitwillhelpyoustepoutoftheshadows.Naturally,failingthecollegeentranceexaminationcanbeverydepressing,yetifyoucontinuetodwellonthepast,youwillneverbeabletopickyourselfupandfocusonwhatismoreimportantfornowandthefuture.Lifeisfulloftrialsandanyonemaysuffersetbacks.Wemusttakeanoptimisticattitudetowardsthethingswehavetodealwith.Optimismandpositivethinkingarepowerfulforces.Goodthingsdocometrueifwepicturethemoften.Pleasedohaveconfidenceinyourpotential.Justworkhardandprepareforanotherchance.Youwillmakeit.Yours,Janet(152words)Thewritersofthetwotextsinthisunitconveytousthemessagethatweneedtolookatthepositivesideofanythingthatcomestousandthatweneedtotakeanoptimisticandpositiveattitudetowardlife.Writeanessay(ofabout150words).Thefollowinghintsmaybeofsomehelp:a.Whatismeantby“thinkingpositively”?b.Whatistheconnectionbetweensuccessandoptimism?c.Howcanwekeepanoptimisticandpositiveattitude?EG:Thinkingpositivelymeansallowingyourmindtobefilledwithoptimisticfeelings,andalwayshopingforthebestthoughstillawareofthedifficultiesthatmightbeinvolved.Thehumanmindispowerful;thoughtsofoptimismandpessimismcanbeaself-fulfillingprophecy.Thoughitmightseemimpossibletosome,positivethinkingandsuccessactuallyhaveacause-and-resultrelationship.Thereasonisthatapersonwithpositivethinkingwillalwaysbroadcastgoodwillandconfidenceandthatkindofradiatingattitudewilltakeaholdoneverybody.Gradually,people’sattitudewillshifttowardsmoretrustandrespect.Thisnotonlyopensupmoreopportunitiesfortheindividual,butitalsofeedsbackemotionally,andthecyclecontinues.Thoughtheshapingofapositiveornegativepersonalityoftenhappenssubconsciously,itispossibletocontrolsuchprocessesconsciously.Apersoncantryvisualizingfavourablesituations,whetheritisrememberingacontestwonasachildorimagininggettingthatjoboffersolongsoughtafter.Overtimecircumstanceswillchangeaccordingly.(169words)Unit5Manystorieshavedemonstratedtousthatcharacterissomethingthatgiveslifemeaninganddepth,andwecanenjoytruehappinessonlybymakingcharactertheguidelineofourlives.Haveyouhadanyexperienceorreadanystorythatconveysthemessage?Writeanessay(ofabout150words)basedonyourunderstandingoftheimportanceofcharacter.EG:Awidespreadbeliefinmodernsocietyisthatwithtalent,personaleffortandluckaloneapersoncansucceed,regardlessofcharacter.However,historyhasprovenoverandoveragainthatthemorallydefectivecannotbetrulysuccessful,eveniftheyattimesenjoysometemporaryglory.AtypicalexampleisfoundinthestoryoffourbrilliantCambridgestudents.TheywerealltalentedandeventuallyworkedtheirwayuptoveryimportantpositionsintheBritishgovernment,withoneevenendingupworkinginBuckinghamPalace.DuringandafterWorldWarII,however,theybetrayedtheircountrybygivingawaynationalsecretstotheSovietUnion,whichdamagedtheinterestsofBritaininmanyways.Eventuallywhattheyhaddonewasuncovered.Threeofthemfledthecountryandendedupinexile;thefourthlosthisknighthoodindisgrace.“Intelligent”and“successful”astheyoncewere,theyarenowrememberedastraitorstotheircountry.(157words)BasedonwhatyouhavelearnedfrombothTextsAandB,writeanessay(ofabout150words)aboutthemoralconditionofoursociety.Youressaymaycoverthefollowingpoints:a.Somecasesinwhichmutualtrustinoursocietyislacking.b.Consequencesoftheabsenceofmutualtrust.c.Whatwecandotoimprovethesituationortoenhancemutualtrust.EG:Asmodernsocietyadvances,wearegrowingmoresuspiciousofeachother.Thisisclearlyreflectedinourreactiontoadvertisements.Insteadofseeingadvertisementsasasourceofreliableinformation,wetendtodoubtthetruththeyclaimandalwaysassumethattheproducersaretryingtotrickcustomersintobuyingtheirproducts.Oneofthemostseriousconsequencesofsuchabsenceofmutualtrustistheconstantdoubtandanxietywithinourownminds.Ifweseeeveryoneelseasapotentialenemy,wecannolongermakenewfriends;ifweregardallinformationpassedontousaslies,howcanwemakeuseofsuchsourceseffectively?Mutualtrustisthegluethatholdshumansocietytogether.Asstudents,weshouldtrytofostermutualtrustandhelpbuildupamoralsocietybyourowndeeds.Ifwearehonesttoothersandfostermutualtrust,weshallsoonseethedifference.(158words)Unit6BasedonTextAandwhatyou’vediscussedin“VoicingYourViews”,writeashortessay(ofabout150words)entitled“ACreativePerson”inaccordancewiththefollowingoutline:a.AcreativepersonIknowb.Thetraitsthatcanbefoundinhim/herEG:ACreativePersonMyphysicsprofessorisaverycreativeperson.Hisresearchprojectforhisdoctoraldissertationdealtwithaverycomplicatedphysicsproblematatimewhenmanyothersthoughtitwasimpossibletosolveit.Buthecreativelyintroducedanewconceptandfinallyresolvedthetheoreticalandexperimentalcontradiction.Hepossessesmanyuniquetraits.Heisveryenergeticandhard-working.HechairsthePhysicsDepartmentandteachesmanyhoursaweek.Meanwhile,heisinchargeoftheuniversity’stechnologyresearch.Obviouslyheisaefficientworker.Myprofessorcanbeeccentric,onceheshockedthewholeclassbysaying“Goodphysics,everyone”insteadof“Goodmorning,everyone”.Butaboveall,myprofessorhasasincereinterestandastrongpassioninhisresearchfield.Nowonderheishighlyrespectedbybothhiscolleaguesandhisstudents.(140words)Somesayingsinourlifesoundsofamiliarandnaturaltousthatwetakethemforgrantedwithoutasecondthought.Doyourealizethatwhenyoutakethemas“absolutetruths”,youarelockingyourmindandcreativity?Writeabriefcommentonsuchasayinginabout150words.EG:PopularSayingsMayBecome“MentalLocks”Tocultivateacreativemind,oneneedstochipawayatone’s“mentallocks”.Someofthe“mentallocks”areshapedbypopularsayings,whichsoundsofamiliartousthatwetendtotakethemforgranted.Instructiveastheymaybe,thesecommonstatementsmayrestrictourfreedomtothink.“Lookbeforeyouleap!”Wemakethisremarktocautionsomeonetothinkcarefullybeforemakingadecisionortakinganaction.Itmayseemsoundadvice,butitmayalsoputhimorherinapassiveposition.Heorshemayjustkeep“looking”roundandwithoutmakinga“leap”.Similarly,wemaysaytothesameperson,“Don’tletthechanceslipthroughyourfingers!”Then,thepersonmaybemotivatedtoactpromptly,regardlessoftheconsequences.Ineithercase,thepersonalmayfallvictimtopopularsayings.So,ifwewanttocomeupwithanewidea,wemustbreakupthe“mentallocks”thatcloseourminds.(166words)Unit7Writeashortpassageof(about150words)entitled"MyViewofaTeamPlayer".Thequestionslistedbelowmayserveasanoutline.1)Whatdoesateamplayermean?2)Whydoweneedteamplayers?3)Howdowemakeourselvesteamplayers?EG:Ateamplayerissomeonewhocanworkwellwithotherpeopleinateam.Butitisnotenoughjusttogetalongwithothers.Atrueteamplayermustbemorepositiveandconstructivethanjustfollowingtheherd;heorshemustalsobeabletoplayanactivepartindecision-making.Oursocietydemandsteamplayersbecausebygatheringallourvariousstrengthstogether,wecanaccomplishmoreinashortertime.Itisbecauseofteamworkthatmostbusinessesareabletofunctionproperly.Tobecometeamplayerswemustlearntocompromise.Whenourviewsconflictwiththegeneralviewoftheteamwemustrestrainouregosandlistentowhatotherssay.Weshouldlearnhowtodealwithcriticisminamatureway;behonestandbeawareofothers'feelings.(144words)Unit8Writeashortessay(ofabout150words)entitled"WhenFacingAdversity".Thefollowingoutlinemaybeofsomehelp.a.Theadversitywemayencounterinlifeb.Generalreactionsofpeopletoadversityc.YourownviewondealingwithadversityEG:Throughoutourlifetimewemayencountermanyadversities:unabletopayfortheeducation,obstaclesinstudiesandevenphysicaldisabilities.Whetherwearerichorpoor,intelligentorslow,adversityseemstheconstantcompanionofmanyofus.Inthefaceofadversitytherearetypicallytworeactions:oneistofeelfrightenedandrunaway;theother,tofaceitwithcourage.Butwhathappensnextmakesabigdifferencebetweenthebraveandthecowardly.Somepeopleturnawayfromadversitywithoutevenanattempttomakethingsbetter;whileothers,thoughfrightenedemotionallyordisadvantagedphysically,managetoshakeofftheinitialfearandtakeholdoftheirbootstrapstopullthemselvesoutofthebadsituationstheyarein.Weshouldchoosetheattitudeofthelatterbecauserunningawayisnotgoingtosolvetheproblem.Inaddition,thisattitudemayleadonetoacquirethehabitofalwaysthinkingnegativelyandthuslimitone'sgrowthanddevelopment.(165words)Resiliencecanhelpusovercomedifficultiesinlifeandmakeourlifeandcareermoresuccessful.Butwhatisresilience?Howcanonedevelopresilience?Writeashortessay(ofabout150words)aboutyourunderstandingofthesequestions.Youmaywanttodrawonthetwotextsinthisunitandgivesomeexamplestosupportyourideas.EG:Resilienceisapositivequalitysomepeopledisplaywhentheymeetunforeseendifficulties.Resilientpeopleareabletojudgereasonablythesituationtheyarein,tomakeadjustmentswhennecessary,andtoremainconfidentevenwhenthebadsituationlastslong.Resilienceislikethehumanmuscle,itgrowswithuseandpractice;butifignored,itwillweaken.Resilienceisbothinbornandlearnt.Somepeoplewhoarenaturallymoreopentoothersorslowertoreacttohardshiphaveanadvantagewhentryingtodevelopresilience.However,anyonewithenoughdeterminationandapplyingtherightmethodcandoit,too.Forexample,learningsomethingnewanddifficultisagoodwaytochallengeourselves.Whenweareforcedtositdownandmemorizehundredsandthousandsofnewwords,ourresilienceispracticedandpromoted.Resilienceisacharacteristicweallneedandcandevelop.(147words)