1、专题16 自然灾害与宇宙探索. 应用文写作通知你校下周将举行主题为“太空”的讲座。请你代表学生会用英语写一则通知,内容包括:1. 举办的目的、时间和地点;2. 讲座内容;3. 讲座意义。注意:1. 写作词数应为80左右;2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。NOTICE NOTICETo encourage students to take an interest in space exploration, a lecture whose theme is “space” is to be held next week.As scheduled, the lecture will be hel
2、d in the lecture room at three oclock next Friday afternoon. The lecture is mainly about whether life can exist on other planets. The students will have a better understanding of space through the lecture. Everyone is welcome to attend it.Be sure to come on time. You will benefit from the lecture.Th
3、e Students Union1. 词汇美:文章运用了很多高级词汇,如encourage, take an interest in, space exploration, schedule, have a better understanding of, attend, be sure to, on time, benefit from等。2. 句式美:句中含有whose引导的定语从句。As scheduled为As引导的非限制性定语从句,As指代后面主句的内容。about后接whether引导的宾语从句,用得贴切自然。你校学生会决定本周五在教学楼举行一次应对地震的紧急疏散演练(emerge
4、ncy evacuation drill),请你代表学生会用英语写一则书面通知,内容包括:1. 演练目的;2. 具体安排;3. 注意事项。注意:1. 写作词数应为 80 左右;2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。NOTICE 【参考范文】 NOTICEIn order to get better prepared in the face of danger, the Students Union intends to organise an emergency evacuation drill at 3 pm. this Friday in our teaching building.We
5、will arrange many practical activities for the participants. Not only can you learn about some knowledge in case of earthquakes, but also you can get trained in first aid. Positive attitude, clear mind and survival skills will save your life and we promise you will not feel disappointed. Please join
6、 us.Dont miss the chance and be sure to be punctual for our drill.The Students Union. 读后续写阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fierce snowstorm swept into the area
7、. Unable to see far, he accidentally turned off the path. Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost, all alone!悬念1 He didnt have food, water, a phone, or other supplies. He was getting colder by the minute.Nicholas had no idea where he was. He tried not to panic. He thought about all the survival shows h
8、e had watched on TV. It was time to put the tips he had learned to use.He decided to stop skiing. There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put. The first thing he did was to find shelter from the freezing wind and snow. If he didnt, his body temperature would get very low, which
9、 could quickly kill him.悬念2 Using his skis, Nicholas built a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself, like a blanket, to stay as warm as he could.By that evening, Nicholas was really hungry. He ate snow and drank water fro
10、m a nearby stream so that his body wouldnt lose too much water. Not knowing how much longer he could last, Nicholas did the only thing he could he huddled (蜷缩) in his cave and slept.悬念3注意:续写词数应为150左右。The next day, Nicholas went out to look for help. Nicholas might not have survived the snowstorm if
11、he hadnt watched Grylls survival show Man vs. Wild. 一、理清文章大意关键:Who: NicholasWhere: at Sugarloaf Mountain in MaineWhen: one SundayWhat: Nicholas was skiing and a fierce snowstorm came.How: Nicholas tried to survive the snowstorm.大意:Nicholas在滑雪时遇到了暴风雪,被困在了雪地里,他努力保持冷静,通过在电视节目中学到的求生技巧努力让自己保暖,维持生存。二、挖掘文中
12、悬念点悬念1思考:Nicholas一个人在暴风雪中迷路,这意味着什么?悬念2思考:他能找到躲避风雪的地方吗?如果找不到他应该怎么办?悬念3思考:他到底能坚持多久,会有人发现他吗?三、分析段落开头语段首句1思考:Nicholas是否能找到人?他是否会返回避难处?他是第几天被发现的?段首句2思考:Grylls的生存秀是什么节目?Grylls身处困境时会怎样?Grylls听到Nicholas的故事时会有何感想?通过以上思路,预设续写情节如下:Paragraph 1:寻找帮助原路返回雪洞再次寻找帮助终于获救Paragraph 2:Grylls求生节目Grylls是如何求生的Grylls听说Nichol
13、as的故事之后的反应The next day, Nicholas went out to look for help. With great efforts, he fought his way in the snow for hours but couldnt find anyone in sight. He had no choice but to follow his tracks and return to his snow cave, because without shelter, he could be frozen to death that night. On the thi
14、rd day, Nicholas again went out in search of help. He had walked for about two miles when a volunteer searcher spotted him. After two days stuck in the snow, Nicholas was saved. Nicholas might not have survived the snowstorm if he hadnt watched Grylls survival show Man vs. Wild. In each programme of
15、 Man vs. Wild, Grylls is abandoned in a wild area and has to find his way out. Whatever the situation is, Grylls will remain calm and then come up with some good ideas. Thats where Nicholas learned the tips that saved his life. When Grylls himself heard about Nicholas amazing deeds, he was super imp
16、ressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone else how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive. 1. 使用恰当的修饰词让描写更加生动。第一段中副词again作状语凸显了Nicholas当时处境的艰难。第二段中amazing一词表现出了Nicholas求生成功令人惊讶。2. 词汇与语法结构丰富、准确。with great efforts, fight ones way, in sight, have no choice but, in search of, sp
17、ot, abandon, come up with等这些高级词汇为续写增色不少。After two days stuck in the snow在此处是过去分词短语作状语。Whatever引导让步状语从句。Thats where Nicholas learned the tips that saved his life.一句中where引导表语从句,that引导定语从句。阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。When a tornado (龙卷风) touched down in a small town nearby, many families were
18、 left completely ruined. Afterwards all the local newspapers carried many humaninterest stories featuring some of the families who suffered the hardest.One Sunday, a particular picture especially touched me. A young woman stood in front of an entirely shattered (破碎的) mobile home, a depressed express
19、ion on her face. A young boy, seven or eight years old, stood at her side, eyes downward. Clutching (紧握) at her skirt was a tiny girl who stared into the camera, eyes wide with confusion and fear.The article that went with the picture gave the clothing sizes of each family member. With growing inter
20、est, I noticed that their sizes closely matched ours. This would be a good opportunity to teach my children to help those less fortunate than themselves. I stuck the picture of the young family on our refrigerator, explaining their difficulty to my sevenyearold twins, Brad and Brett, and to threeyea
21、rold Meghan.“We have so much. And these poor people now have nothing,” I said. “Well share what we have with them.” I brought three large boxes down from the room upstairs and placed them on the living room floor. Meghan watched seriously, as the boys and I filled one of the boxes with canned goods
22、and foods.While I sorted through our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and donate some of their less favourite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys piled up old toys and games.Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, muchloved rag doll hugged tightly to her chest. She came t
23、o the box that held the toys, pressed her round little face into Lucys flat, paintedonface, gave her a final kiss, then laid her gently on top of the other toys.“Oh, Honey,” I said. “You dont have to give Lucy. You love her so much.”Meghan nodded seriously, eyes filled with heldback tears. “Lucy mak
24、es me happy, Mommy. Maybe shell make that other little girl happy, too.”注意:续写词数应为150左右。The boys had watched, openmouthed, as their baby sister placed her favourite doll in the box. I looked at my children for a long moment. 【参考范文】The boys had watched, openmouthed, as their baby sister placed her fav
25、ourite doll in the box. Without a word, Brad rose and went to his room. He came back carrying one of his favourite action figures. He hesitated briefly, clutching the toy, then looked over at Meghan and placed it in the box next to Lucy. A slow smile spread across Bretts face. Then he jumped up, eye
26、s twinkling as he ran to fetch some of his prized Matchbox cars. Astonished, I realised that the boys had also recognised what little Meghans gesture meant.I looked at my children for a long moment. Swallowing back tears, I pulled all three of them into my arms. Inspired by my little ones, I removed
27、 my old jacket from the box of clothes. I replaced it with the new hunter green jacket that I had found on sale last week. I hoped the young woman in the picture would love it as much as I did. Its easy to give what we dont want any more, but harder to let go of things we cherish. However, the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart.