第四部分 书面表达 考点18读写类
1． （2017浙江）
阅读下面短文?根据所给情节进行续写?使之构成一个完整的故事。
On a bright?warm july afternoon?Mac Hollan?a primary school teacher?was cycling from his home to Alaska with his friends． One of his friends had stopped to make a bicycle repair?but they had encouraged Mac to carry on?and they would catch up with him soon． As Mac pedaled (骑行) along alone?he thought fondly of his wife and two young daughters at home． He hoped to show them this beautiful place someday．
Then Mac heard quick and loud breathing behind him． “Man?that's a big dog!” he thought． But when he looked to the side?he saw instantly that it wasn’t a dog at all?but a wolf? quickly catching up with him．
Mac’s heartjumped． He found out his can of hear spray． With one hand on the bars?he fired the spray at the wolf． A bright red cloud enveloped the animal?and to Mac's relief?it fell back? shaking its head． But a minute later?it was by his side again． Then it attacked the back of Mac's bike? tearing open his tent bag． He fired at the wolf a second time? and again? it fell back only to quickly restart the chase（追赶）。
Mac was pedaling hard now． He waved and yelled at passing cars but was careful not to show down． He saw a steep uphill climb before him． He knew thatonce he hit the hill?he’d be easy caught up and the wolf’s teeth would be tearing into his flesh．
At this moment?Paul and Becky were driving their car on their way to Alaska． They didn’t
think much of it when they saw two cyclists repairing their bike on the side of the road． A bit later?they spotted what they?too? assumed was a dog running alongside a man on a bike． As they got closer?they realized that the dog was a wolf． Mac heard a large vehicle behind him． He pulled in front of it as the wolf was catching up fast?just a dozen yards away now． 注意：
1． 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2． 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3． 续写部分分为两段?每段开头语已为你写好；
4． 续写完成后?请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 2． （2017天津）
阅读短文?并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
In the years of my growing up?Dad was strict with me． He made sure I made my bed and did my homework． He would call in advance to make sure there was no alcohol at the party． I got so angry with him for laying down the law． I would scream?“ I hate you!” Dad would yell back?“Good! I don’t care!” Deep down I knew he did．
One time at a party? I drank too much alcohol and got so sick． I said?“ Call my dad． ” Next thing?Dad was carrying me to the car． I woke up the next morning? thinking I would definitely be criticised． As expected?I got a roasting? but I now understand why I need discipline．
Dad was 29 when he got his big roles in films． I had an early start at the age of nine with a role in a 1990s TV series?but it wasn’t until I finished film studies that I pursued my career as an actress． Like those early days for Dad? I faced lots of rejections． Working in such a competitive industry?I’ve sometimes thought?“ I can’t do this any more． ”
Once?after a trip to Hollywood? I returned to Australia so depressed and spent months in my bedroom painting? listening to Eckhart Tolle’s music and trying to find myself again． Dad sat me down and said?“Alice?I know it’s hard?but it’s all about persistence(坚持不懈)． ”
Now I get to work with Dad a lot?which I love． We both passionate about acting?which comes from us being so interested in people． If it weren’t for Dad?I wouldn’t be where I am today． He’s my biggest fan?and when you have that in your life you can go a long way． 56． What rules did Alice’s father set for her when she was growing up?(no more than 15 words) 57． What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?(no more than 5 words) 58． What did Alice’s father do when she felt depressed?(no more than 5 words)
59． According to the last paragraph?what do Alice and her father have in common?(no more
than 10 words)
60． What do you think of Alice’s father? Please explain． (no more than 20 words) 3． （2017江苏）
Population Change
Why is the world’s population growing? The answer is not what you might think． The
reasonfor the explosion is not that people have been reproducing like rabbits?but that people have stoppeddropping dead like flies． In 1900?people died at the average age of 30． By 2000 the average agewas 65． But while increasing health was a typical feature of the 20th century? declining birth ratecould be a defining one of the 21st．
Statistics show that the average number of births per woman has fallen from 4． 9 in the early1960s to 2.5 nowadays． Furthermore? around 50% of the world’s population live in regions wherethe figure is now below the replacement level (i.e.2.1 births per woman) and almost all developednations are experiencing sub-replacement birth rate． You might think that developing nations wouldmake up the loss (especially since 80% of the world’s people now live in such nations)?but you’dbe wrong． Declining birth rate is a major problem in many developing regions too?which mightcause catastrophic global shortages of work force within a few decades．
A great decline in young work force is likely to occur in China?for instance． What does
itimply? First?China needs to undergo rapid economic development before a population decline hitsthe country． Second?if other factors such as technology remain constant?economic growth andmaterial expectations will fall well below recent standards and this could invite trouble．
Russia is another country with population problems that could break its economic promise． Since 1992 the number of people dying has been bigger than that of those being born by a massive50%． Indeed official figures suggest the country has shrunk by 5% since 1993 and people in Russialive a shorter life now than those in 1961． Why is this occurring? Nobody is quite sure? but poordiet and above all long-time alcoholism have much to do with it． If current trends don’t bend?Russia’s population will be about the size of Yemen’s by the year 2050．
In the north of India?the population is booming due to high birth rates?but in the south? wheremost economic development is taking place? birth rate is falling rapidly． In a further twist? birth rateis highest in poorly educated rural areas and lowest in highly educated urban areas． In total?25% ofIndia’s working-age population has no education． In 2030?a sixth of the country’s potential workforce could be totally uneducated．
One solution is obviously to import foreign workers via immigration． As for the USA? it isalmost unique among developed nations in having a population that is expected to grow by 20% from2010—2030． Moreover?the USA has a track record of successfully accepting immigrants． As a resultit’s likely to see a rise in the size of its working-age population and to