上海市25中高考英语：写作综合练（二）（通用）

上海市25中高考英语：写作综合练（二）【1】据报道，几位慈善人士最近几年一直在资助五名贫困大学生，但是，这些学生从来没有表达过他们的感激之情，所以这几位慈善人士决定停止资助。此事在社会上引起了广泛的争论，某英文报为此在读者中展开了调查。请你以“Do They Have to Say Thanks？”为题，根据下列表格中所列信息及要求用英语写一篇短文，投到该报的“Readers Letters”栏目。赞成的理由不赞成的理由你的看法1别人没有义务帮你；2学生们会变得自私。1说“谢谢”不是唯一的感谢方2帮助别人本身就是一种快乐。注意：1词数不少于120个；2参考词汇：捐赠donate。【2】According to a new study，preschool boys perform better on tests that measure learning and other important skills when they are in classes that have more girls than boysThis doesnt seem to apply to girls，thoughFor preschool girls，the presence or absence of boys does not affect learning“The study raises questions about having allboy or allgirl classes for preschool，”says psychologist Arlen Moller，who led the studyShe added，“Previous research has shown that highschool girls may study better in allgirl schoolsIn middle school，however，the effects of samesex schooling are unclear，and even less is known for very young kids”To find out，researchers studied 70 preschool classes with a total of 806 children who were between 35 and 6 years oldFor each class，teachers recorded the students progress over a 65month school yearTheir data included scores of motor skills，social skills and thinking skillsResearchers found that boys developed each of these skills more quickly when there were more girls in the class than boysIn majoritygirl classrooms，boys developed at the same rate as girlsBut in classes where boys were the majority，boys developed more slowly than girlsGirls tended to advance in classrooms which had any combination of boys and girlsThe study is one of the first to look at how the proportion of boys to girls in a class affects learningBecause its a new finding，researchers dont know why this difference exists“This is an exciting topic，but its too early to draw any conclusion because this area is so underexplored，”says psychologist Lean Malofeeva of the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation in Ypsilanti，MichiganTitle：How the 1in a Class Affects Learning2 In high school Girls probably study better in 3 In middle schoolThe effects of samesex schooling are unclearNew studyResearch leaderArlen Moller4 806 children between 3.5 and 6 years old in 70 preschool classesApproachesRecording the scores of 5 ，social skills and thinking skills of the studentsFindingsBoysDeveloping 6 girls in majoritygirl classroomsDeveloping more slowly than girls in 7 GirlsTending to advance in classrooms 8 of boys and girlsMalofeevas 9 on the studyIts too early to draw any conclusion because this area is so underexplored10 Preschool boys perform better on test in classes with more girls than boys【3】In some urban centers，workaholism is so common that people do not consider it unusualThey accept the lifestyle as normalGovernment workers in Washington DC，for example，frequently work sixty to seventy hours a weekThey dont do this because they have to；they do it because they want toWorkaholism can be a serious problemBecause true workaholics would rather work than do anything else，they probably dont know how to relaxIs workaholism always dangerous？Perhaps notThere are，certainly，people who work well under stressSome studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in lifeTheir work is so pleasurable that they are actually very happyFor most workaholics，work and entertainment keep them busy and creativeWhy do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much？There are several advantages to workOf course，it provides people with paychecks，and this is importantBut it offers more than financial securityIt provides people with selfconfidence；they have a feeling of satisfaction when theyve produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say，“I made that”Psychologists claim that work gives people an identity through participation in workThey get a sense of self and individualismIn addition，most jobs provide people with a socially acceptable way to meet othersPerhaps some people are compulsive (强迫的) about their work，but their addiction seems to be a safeeven an advantageous one1Why do government workers in Washington D.C work sixty to seventy hours a week？(No more than 4 words)2Why does the writer think workaholism is not always dangerous？(No more than 10 words)3What is one of the reasons that some people are not willing to quit their jobs even in their eighties and nineties？(No more than 10 words)4What is the main idea of this passage？(No more than 8 words)答案【1】【参考范文】Do They Have to Say Thanks?Do they have to say thanks？Some people say yesThey think when others donate money to us，we should be thankfulAfter all，its not others duty to help usBesides，if people continue helping the five students，they will take it for grantedAs a result，they will become selfishOthers，however，think the students need not say thanksThey think saying “thanks” in words is not the only way to show appreciationStudying hard and doing something in return for society in the future are the best way to show their thanksOn the other hand，helping others is a kind of happinessIn my opinion，maybe some students are not good at expressing their feelingsBut when getting help，they should say “Thank you”【2】1Sex Proportion/Proportion of Sex/Gender Differences2Previous studies3allgirl schools4Subjects5motor skills6as fast