第二节 读写任务(共1小题,满分25分)
阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Robert Fredy was general manager of a large hotel in Ashbury Park, New Jersey. One cold day when he stopped his car at a traffic light, Stephen Pearman, an out-of-work taxi driver, walked up to earn some change by washing his windshield(挡风玻璃). Like many motorists who try to keep the beggars off, Fredy turned on the wipers to show he wasn’t interested.
Pearman put his head close to the window. “Come on, mister. Give me a chance. I need a job.” He said. Something in Stephen Pearman’s voice moved Robert Fredy. He handed Pearman a business card and told him to call if he was serious.
Two days later, 29-year-old Pearman appeared in the manager’s office of the big hotel. Fredy gave him a job and housing and lent him pocket money while training him.
Today, Pearman works full time setting up the hotel’s dining halls for business meetings. In the past two years, he has found a flat, married and rapaid Fredy’s loans.
“Mr. Fredy gave me a second chance,” says Pearman, “And I took advantage of it. ”
“It’s the courage and strong belief in his eyes that motivated me to do so. He asked for a chance rather than just money,” Fredy says. “I don’t hand my business card to just anybody. But I’m glad I did in this case.”
[写作内容]
1. 以约30个词概括这段短文的内容;
2. 然后以约120个词以“争取第二次机会”为主题写一篇短文,内容包括:
(1)Pearman获得人生第二次机会的经历带给你的启示;
(2)举例说明你的上述观点;
(3)对人生的展望。
[写作要求]
1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事,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]
概括准确,语言规范,内容合适,篇章连贯。