Question

Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school , I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas．I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas．

I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car．I stopped and wondered what I should do．A car pulled up behind me．It was the couple. They said they would take me．We chatted and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card．I wrote them a thank-you note．Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them．Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful．

Years later, I drove to a meeting in the morning．In late afternoon I found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery was dead．Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership was right next door．I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom．

"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and explained my trouble．They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it．They would accept no payment, so later, I wrote them a note to say thanks．I received a letter back from one of the salesmen．No one had ever written him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said．

"Thank you" - two powerful words．They're easy to say and mean so much．

[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“向别人道谢的重要性”这个主题发表你的看法, 并包括如下要点：

a) 叙述你向别人道谢的一次真实或虚构的经历；

b) 你是如何认识到向别人道谢的重要性的；

c) 向别人道谢对你和对方都带了什么影响。

[写作要求] 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

【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

Answer

In this passage , the writer mainly tells us two of his experiences of being helped by strangers. After he wrote them thank-you notes, he realized that saying”thank you” to others meant so much.

I have a similar experience. Once when I was about to go home after school, it was raining so heavily that I had to wait for the rain to stop. But after half an hour it was still raining. Seeing this, the guard at the gate offered to lend me his umbrella. I accepted at once. Thanks to his help, I got home on time without getting wet. The next morning, when I returned the umbrella to the guard, I said thank you to him and left him a note expressing my gratitude sincerely . To my surprise , he said no one had ever written him to say thank you . What’s more , some students who borrowed umbrella from him never returned it “What you did really means a lot to me “said he.

From then on, I realized the importance of saying thank you I never forgot to show my appreciation to anyone who helped me.

In my opinion , saying thank you to others is not only easy but also meaningful to the person who says it and the receiver!

【解析】

试题分析：[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“向别人道谢的重要性”这个主题发表你的看法, 并包括如下要点：a) 叙述你向别人道谢的一次真实或虚构的经历；b) 你是如何认识到向别人道谢的重要性的；c) 向别人道谢对你和对方都带了什么影响。[写作要求] 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。要用通顺的句子把所提示的点写全，可根据内容要点适当增加细节，写作时要注意准确运用时态、语态、上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系。根据句意适当使用并列连词，同时也要合理运用高级词汇和高级句子为文章增色添彩。一定避免全部使用简单句。

【亮点说明】In this passage , the writer mainly tells us two of his experiences of being helped by strangers.句中使用了动名词的被动式；After he wrote them thank-you notes, he realized that saying”thank you” to others meant so much.在此句中运用了时间状语从句和宾语从句；Once when I was about to go home after school, it was raining so heavily that I had to wait for the rain to stop. when引导的时间状语从句和so--- that引导的结果状语从句巧妙地结合在一起；Seeing this, the guard at the gate offered to lend me his umbrella.句中运用了现在分词作状语；From then on, I realized the importance of saying thank you I never forgot to show my appreciation to anyone who helped me.句中运用了宾语从句和who引导的定语从句；In my opinion , saying thank you to others is not only easy but also meaningful to the person who says it and the receiver!动名词短语作主语并在句中使用了定语从句，这是文章的一大亮点。

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