Question

第二節  讀寫任務(共l小題，滿分25分)

    閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。

Barbara R. Morgan is now an astronaut by profession, heading into space this week for the first time on the space shuttle. But she said she was a teacher at her core. 

She said patience and perseverance were virtues that defined good schoolteachers. Living her principles, she is about to fulfill a two-decade-old dream by becoming the first “educator astronaut” when she and six fellow astronauts blast off in the space shuttle Endeavour on Wednesday on a mission to the International Space Station.

The flight will also fulfill a dream deferred from January 1986, when the shuttle Challenger blew up during takeoff, killing a crew that included the first designated teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe, Ms. Morgan’s friend, a high school teacher from Concord, N.H.. Not losing faith in the program, Ms. Morgan, as the backup teacher for that mission, kept the dream alive even when returning to the classroom. In 1998 Ms. Morgan got the call from NASA and returned to NASA that year to become the first educator astronaut.

The 22 years since NASA first selected Ms. Morgan to fly does not seem as long to her as many people think. “It really hasn’t been waiting; it’s been working,” she said. “Working as a teacher, and working to be an astronaut.”

The teacher-astronaut said she was looking forward to returning to the classroom after her flight to share her experiences. But she also would love to fly again. “I’ll be available,” she said.

 [寫作內容]

1. 以約30個詞概括本文的主要內容。

2. 以約120個詞完成下列的寫作任務，包括如下要點：

(1) 你讀完本篇報道后的感受。

(2)   以你自己的經歷說明你在成長過程中你性格里的哪些因素幫助你取得了成績或克服了困難。

[寫作要求]   你可以使用實例或其它論述方法支持你的論點, 也可以參照材料的內容, 但不要抄襲閱讀材料中的句子.

[評分標準]            概括準確，語言規范，內容合適，篇章連貫。

Answer 1

 one possible version

With strong patience and perseverance, Barbara R. Morgan has fulfilled her dream as the first teacher to be an astronaut after waiting more than 20 years after the shuttle Challenger blew up. 

Miss Morgan’s story has greatly inspired me. No other story than hers can show the real meaning of the proverb “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Miss Morgan never gives up her dream of being an astronaut, towards which she has made persistent efforts. And her efforts finally paid off.

As an eighteen-year-old boy, I do not have any notable achievement to show off. But optimistic attitude toward life does help me a lot to overcome difficulties. Two years ago, I was transferred from a high school in Chengdu to Guangzhou. The very beginning of my life was a real mess. I had no friends; I lagged behind other classmates in my academic study though I used to be a top student. But I firmly believed this was just a temporary state and things would become better. So I actively participated in class activities, winning many close friends; and three months later, I was a cheerful middle-night oil burner. I am now again regarded as a top student now.

When hardships come, I face them optimistically and overcome them bravely. To an optimistic person, difficulties are just an entrance to a bright future — I never doubt that.