Dear Luck,

    ……

Sincerely

Dr Clark

    On a busy highway a serious traffic accident has just occurred. A motorcycle is lying on the road in flames. A badly damaged car is stopped near the motorcycle, and the fire is beginning to spread to the car. The motorcycle driver is stuck under the car He might already be dead, but not for sure. The fire is spreading toward him. What are you going to do?

    The passers-by who were very brave took immediate action and they rushed in to help. The fire was moving closer. A few people tried to lift the car, but hardly moved it. Luckily, by their joint efforts, they finally lifted the 3,000-pound burning vehicle up onto two wheels while another person pulled the young driver out.

    The young man survived, with only broken bones to show for his brush with death. He has one other thing: a thankful heart. He knows that there were angels out there saving his life as the people came together and risked their lives to save him.

【写作内容】

1）以约30个词概括短文的内容要点:

2）用 120词以 “Unity is power” 为题发表自己的看法， 包括如下内容要点:

⑴上文车祸中的年轻摩托车司机得救的原因；

⑵这个故事给你的启示；

⑶讲述一件你亲身经历的或者听说的“团结就是力量”的事件。

【写作要求】

1）作文中可以使用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）作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

    Why do earthquakes happen? Scientists believe that the surface of the earth is covered by a number of moving plates. Sometimes two plates move towards and push against each other. Sometimes they stop for years but at other times they jump and an earthquake is felt. Because of the movements of these plates, California, China and Japan have a lot of earthquakes. You can see the result in San Francisco where the Pacific plate meets the North American plate. When the 1906 earthquake happened, the Pacific plate jumped 5 to 6 metres to the north.

    China is a country where many earthquakes happen. The Pacific plate is pushing China from the east and the Indian plate is pushing China from the southwest. The power of this movement created the Himalayas and Mount Qomolongma. It now causes earthquakes in China. We cannot stop earthquakes but we can do things to make sure they do not destroy whole cities. First it is not a good idea to build houses along the line where two plates meet. Second, if you think there may be an earthquake, make sure to build houses on rock rather than sand. Third, you must make the houses as strong as possible. Weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake, but strong ones may stay up.

Every previous year on Thanksgiving Day I'd woken up early, filled with excitement, unable to wait for the turkey, pumpkin pie with pecans, and my grandma's famous cheesecake. But I would never forget the lesson that my mother taught me when I was 14 years old. That Thanksgiving, I couldn't find the magic anymore. For some reason the holiday seemed fake (假的). I suddenly felt like Thanksgiving was a big lie. I saw no reason to celebrate.

As my aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandma started to arrive carrying plates of food, baskets of bread, and pitchers of egg nog, I grew more and more angry and frustrated. None of them were really thankful, I realized. The whole thing was a lie!

When my mom called for everyone to take their seats for dinner, I left. I ran into the guest room where no one would look, crying. I was defiant (反抗的) because I wanted to be an honest person but 1 was realizing that Thanksgiving was fake. It didn't feel right to join in the tradition—say something beautiful one by one around the table.

My mom, worried that 1 was absent from the table, came to see what was wrong, "No one is really thankful!" I sobbed, "They just pretend for one day because that's what you're supposed to do!"

My mom sat down next to me and listened wisely. Then she nodded. "You're right," she told me, "it's fake until you find the truth for yourself." She said Thanksgiving was a time to reflect because we don't always get a chance to see loved ones and eat a good meal. Then she left. I didn't listen to her. I was convinced that I could never find joy celebrating again.

注意：

1）续写词数应为150左右:

2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

But I was also starving and I had to eat something.

……

At her words, I realized they wanted me to be a part of the tradition.

Talk about the following questions in pairs, and find out the best answer.