上海市25中高考英语：写作综合练（二）

上海市25中高考英语：写作综合练（二）
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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。
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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 boys．This doesn’t seem to apply to girls，though．For preschool girls，the presence or absence of boys does not affect learning．
“The study raises questions about having all boy or all girl classes for preschool，”says psychologist Arlen Moller，who led the study．She added，“Previous research has shown that high school girls may study better in all girl schools．In middle school，however，the effects of same sex 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 3．5 and 6 years old．For each class，teachers recorded the student’s progress over a 6．5 month school year．
Their data included scores of motor skills，social skills and thinking skills．Researchers found that boys developed each of these skills more quickly when there were more girls in the class than boys．
In majority girl classrooms，boys developed at the same rate as girls．But in classes where boys were the majority，boys developed more slowly than girls．Girls tended to advance in classrooms which had any combination of boys and girls．
The study is one of the first to look at how the proportion of boys to girls in a class affects learning．Because it’s a new finding，researchers don’t know why this difference exists．
“This is an exciting topic，but it’s too early to draw any conclusion because this area is so under explored，”says psychologist Lean Malofeeva of the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation in Ypsilanti，Michigan．
Title：How the 1．
in a Class Affects Learning
2 In high school Girls probably study better in 3． ．
In middle school The effects of same sex schooling are unclear．
New study Research leader Arlen Moller
4． 806 children between 3.5 and 6 years old in 70 preschool classes．
Approaches Recording the scores of 5． ，social skills and thinking skills of the students．
Findings Boys Developing 6． girls in majority girl classrooms．Developing more slowly than girls in 7． ．
Girls Tending to advance in classrooms 8． of boys and girls．
Malofeeva’s 9． on the study It’s too early to draw any conclusion because this area is so under explored．
10． Preschool boys perform better on test in classes with more girls than boys．
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In some urban centers，workaholism is so common that people do not consider it unusual．They accept the lifestyle as normal．Government workers in Washington D．C．，for example，frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week．They don’t do this because they have to；they do it because they want to．
Workaholism can be a serious problem．Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else，they probably don’t know how to relax．
Is workaholism always dangerous？Perhaps not．There are，certainly，people who work well under stress．Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in life．Their work is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy．For most workaholics，work and entertainment keep them busy and creative．
Why do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much？There are several advantages to work．Of course，it provides people with paychecks，and this is important．But it offers more than financial security．It provides people with self confidence；they have a feeling of satisfaction when they’ve 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 work．They get a sense of self and individualism．In addition，most jobs provide people with a socially acceptable way to meet others．Perhaps some people are compulsive (强迫的) about their work，but their addiction seems to be a safe—even an advantageous one．
1．Why do government workers in Washington D.C． work sixty to seventy hours a week？(No more than 4 words)
2．Why does the writer think workaholism is not always dangerous？(No more than 10 words)
3．What 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)
4．What is the main idea of this passage？(No more than 8 words)
答案
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【参考范文】
Do They Have to Say Thanks
Do they have to say thanks？Some people say yes．They think when others donate money to us，we should be thankful．After all，it’s not others’ duty to help us．Besides，if people continue helping the five students，they will take it for granted．As a result，they will become selfish．
Others，however，think the students need not say thanks．They think saying “thanks” in words is not the only way to show appreciation．Studying hard and doing something in return for society in the future are the best way to show their thanks．On the other hand，helping others is a kind of happiness．
In my opinion，maybe some students are not good at expressing their feelings．But when getting help，they should say “Thank you”．
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1．Sex Proportion/Proportion of Sex/Gender Differences　2．Previous studies　3．all girl schools　4．Subjects　5．motor skills　6．as fast as　7．majority boy classrooms　8．with/having any combination　9．views/opinions　10．Result/Conclusion
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1．It’s their own will．
2．Because work and entertainment keep people busy and creative．
3．They long for a sense of identity and being accomplished．
4．The advantages and disadvantages of workaholism．
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