Question

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Our house has always been full of plant life. My mom has green thumb (园丁能手). Every summer, she transforms our backyard into a fruit and vegetable farm. For two months, our dinner plates are filled with snow peas, sweet green tomatoes and spicy peppers.

Mom puts the same care and attention into her family as she does into the houseplants and garden. I grew under the sunshine of her smile I loved spending summer afternoons digging up worms in the backyard with my mom. I listened to stories about her childhood in remote northern China. Her favorite was about how she used to get up before the sun to get to school and how the corn stalks (玉米杆), which grew twice as tall as her on both sides of the path, moved in the wind, making her scared.

This November will mark 21 years since my parents left their comfortable life in China for Canada’s cold weather. Their first years were hard. They got by in a rented basement apartment. My mom held me in her lap while she sewed wedding dresses. Compared with my mom, I’ve had an easy life.

I’ve been thinking lot about my identity and how it was shaped by my mom’s influence. I might have never discovered a love for reading if she hadn’t read me a bedtime story every night or a love of music if she hadn’t taught me to play the piano. I have so much to learn, so much still to do. But thanks to my mom, I’ve got solid roots that I can draw on as I grow into my future.

My goal for university is to keep plants alive in my dorm for an entire year. My mom has been teaching me how. In September, I’ll go off to university, and these plants will sit on my dorm windowsill (窗台). They’ll stay alive because I’ll take care of them the same way that my mom took care of me. They’ll thrive, even. How could they not, when they’re supported by one (and a half) green thumbs?

Answer

My mom is good at gardening. In addition to her plants, she takes great care of her family. Although the first years were hard for her when she moved from China to Canada, she enabled me to live an easy life. She has influenced me in many aspects. For example, she helped me develop an interest in reading and music. She helped me become who I am and who I will be.

【解析】

本文为概要写作。概要写作，简言之就是对所读过的文章简要概括，写出文章的中心大意，也可称之为摘要。主要考查对文章主旨大意的概括和准确获取关键词的能力，同时考查学生用简洁语言概括文章重要信息的能力及对文章整体结构的把握能力。

1）细读原文。首先要仔细阅读短文，掌握文章主旨和结构，明确各段的大意。

2）弄清要求。概要写作是写全文概要，或者就某些问题写出要点，略去不必要的细节。

3）列出原文要点。分析原文的内容和结构，将内容分项扼要表述并注意在结构上的顺序。在此基础上选出与文章主题密切相关的部分。

4）写作时注意要把文章的具体信息用一些具有概括功能的词和句表述出来，而不是抄袭文章的原句，通过对文章中的单词、词组和句子进行合理转换，再用合适的语言表述出来。概要应同原文保持协调，注意要点之间的衔接，要用适当的关联词语贯通全文。有时也可对原文句子做一些同义词替换，如果结构上也能有一些转换会更好可采用句型转换、同义词的运用、概括、主被动语态、合并句子等对文章的具体信息进行概括。此外还要计算词数，看是否符合规定的词数要求。

本文的第一段的中心句子是“. My mom has green thumb .”可改为My mom is good at gardening。第二段的中心句是“Mom puts the same care and attention into her family as she does into the houseplants and garden.”可改为she takes great care of her family。第三段中心可概括为“Although the first years were hard for her when she moved from China to Canada, she enabled me to live an easy life.”。最后两句概括为“I’ve been thinking lot about my identity and how it was shaped by my mom’s influence. For example, she helped me develop an interest in reading and music. She helped me become who I am and who I will be.” 。最后再运用连词把所有的要点连词起来，重新表述为：

My mom is good at gardening. In addition to her plants, she takes great care of her family. Although the first years were hard for her when she moved from China to Canada, she enabled me to live an easy life. She has influenced me in many aspects. For example, she helped me develop an interest in reading and music. She helped me become who I am and who I will be.