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1、2014年高考书面表达考前热身训练（一）阅读下面短文，按要求用英语写一篇150词左右的短文，向21世纪报中学生版投稿。 Florence Chadwick was born in California in 1918. She grew up on the beach and began competing as a swimmer at the age of six, when her uncle entered her in a race. For the next 19 years, she continued as a competitive swimmer. On July 4, 1
2、952, at the age of 34, Chadwick attempted to become the first woman to swim 21 miles across the Catalina Channel, from a port on the California coast. That day the ocean was ice cold, the fog was so thick that she could hardly see the support boats that followed her, and sharks swam around her. Seve
3、ral times, her support crew used guns to drive away the sharks. While Americans watched on televisions, her mother and her trainer, who were in one of the support boats, encouraged her to keep going. However, after 15 hours and 55 minutes, with only a half mile to go, she felt that she couldnt go on
4、, and begged to be taken out of the water.Later, Chadwick told a reporter, “Look, Im not excusing myself, but if I had seen land I know, I could have made it.” The fog had made her unable to see her swimming goal, and it made her feel she was getting nowhere. Two months later, she tried again. Altho
5、ugh the fog was still heavy, yet this time she made it with the goal rooted in her mind. She knew behind the fog was the land she pursued. 【写作内容】1以约30个词概括短文大意； 2以约120个词就“Goal and Success”的主题谈谈你的看法，内容包括： 1）分析Chadwick第一次失败和第二次成功的原因； 2）Chadwick的故事对你有什么启发； 3）结合实际谈谈如何实现自己的目标。【写作要求】1可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中
6、的句子；2作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。Possible version 1Goal and SuccessAn American woman swimmer Chadwick succeeded in crossing the Catalina Channel after failing in her first attempt. It was a goal in her mind that enabled her to make it. (30词)Chadwick failed in her first attempt because she couldnt see the “land
7、” (goal) due to the “fog” (difficulty). But later, she succeeded because she had “the goal rooted in her mind” despite the heavy “fog”. From the story, we know we should understand the relation between the goal and the difficulty. The goal can encourage us to work hard to achieve success while the d
8、ifficulty may prevent us from reaching our goal. However, we can achieve our goal by overcoming any possible difficulties. As students, we may meet with many difficulties in our study, but we can surely overcome them if we have a clear goal. I wish all of us could break through the “fog” to reach th
9、e beautiful “land”. (121词)Possible version 2Goal and SuccessAn American woman swimmer Chadwick succeeded in crossing the Catalina Channel after failing in her first attempt. It was a goal in her mind that enabled her to make it. (30词)Chadwick failed in her first attempt because she couldnt see the “
10、land” (goal). But later, with the goal rooted in her mind, she had firm belief and finally succeeded. This story sets us thinking a lot. A clear goal is a must on the way to success. If we work very hard but with no goal in mind, we will have slight chances of succeeding in the end.How can we achiev
11、e our goal? Firstly, we should make a practical plan, which is the first step towards success. Secondly, we should take firm measures to ensure that the plan is carried out. Thirdly, under no circumstances should we give up. Only in this way can we reach the beautiful “land”. (120词)（二）请你根据对下图的理解，用英语
12、写一篇短文。你的短文应包括以下内容：1. 简单描述图片内容；2. 谈谈你的理解和想法；3. 举例说明理由。注意: 1.词数：150词左右;2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数; 3. 参考词汇：fertilizer n. 肥料Haste Makes WasteAs we all know, there goes an old saying, “Haste Makes Waste”.Possible version: Haste Makes WasteAs we all know, there is an old saying, “Haste Makes Waste”. As is vividly s
13、hown in the picture, the couple get astonished when seeing their crops withering/ dead. The husband cant help losing his temper, scolding his wife for her improper way of farming, while the wife argues that she simply wants the crops to grow faster by fertilizing more. She never thought too many fer
14、tilizers would cause the crops to die. The picture clearly conveys a message that if people are eager to finish a task in a hurry, the outcome may be less satisfactory and even goes to the opposite. As is often the case, we cant take every detail into consideration before a quick decision is made. U
15、nder such circumstances we attach too much importance to quick speed at the expense of high quality, which eventually contributes to greater losses. Additionally, more unexpected accidents may take place when we are in a hurry. Remembering English words is a good case in point. If you set a goal of
16、reciting 50 words within a short time, the result may let you down, for you forget them easily. However, if you slow down a little bit, for example, divide the words into several parts, one part at a time and go over them frequently, they can be kept longer and more easily in mind. Comparing the two methods, we find the latter is more efficient. In conclusion, haste ma
