(2009年江西卷)学校即将举行以“Turning a bad mood(心情)into a good one”为题目的英语作文比赛,请按下列要求写一篇100词左右的记叙文或议论文。一、记叙文Turning a bad mood into a good oneOne day,on my way to school by bus,I stepped on a young mans foot accidentally/quite by accident/chance,I said sorry to him politely immediately,but he called my names rudely.I am in a bad mood the rest of the day.Realizing my bad mood,my headteacher talked with me patiently about it.He said that in fact it is an insight attitude toward life.It is known to us all that there is a famous saying“Everything depends on ones attitude”Life is like a mirror,if you smile at it,it will smile back to yon.Through this matter,I realize that a good mood is actually an attitude toward life in essence,and that an active attitude toward everything is very important.Ill face everything unpleasant tolerantly from now on and let my soul full of sunshine.二、议论文 Turning a bad mood into a good oneA good mood is very important in ones daily life.It is actually an attitude to ones life and it is a good quality inside oneself in essence.There is a famous saying that everything depends on ones attitude.If you have an active attitude toward what you have to face in life,you will deal with everything smoothly and successfully whether it is pleasant or not.If we analyze the very cause of a good or a bad mood psychologically,we will find that it is an inner atmosphere in oneself.Whether you have a good mood or a bad mood depends on yourself indeed.A bad mood is a passive reflection to outer factors in ones daily life.So how can we control our moods becomes especially fatal,we must form an active attitude and learn to control ourselves.If we can do so,no matter what happens around us,we can tolerant everything and make our life happy and successful.重要单词聚焦1 n幽默;滑稽2 adj.&vt.满足的,满意的;使满足3 vt.使惊诧4 adj.幸运的;吉利的5 adj.平常的;普通的6 v.使欢乐;款待7 adj.无家可归的humourcontentastonishfortunateordinaryentertainhomeless8 adj.用旧的;用坏的9 n.失败(者)10 vt.战胜;克服11vt.使信服12 v.导演,指挥13adj.突出的;杰出的14 n.姿态;手势15 adj.特别的;特殊的16 n.时刻;场合17 n.预算;开支18 v.滑动;滑行wornfailureovercomeconvincedirectoutstandinggestureparticularoccasionbudgetslide19 vt.使发笑;使愉快20 n.解释;说明21 n.侦探22n&v.耳语;低语23 vi.作出反应;回应24 n.脏或乱的状态25 adj.醉的amuseexplanationdetectivewhisperreactmessdrunk.重点短语扫描1up now 直到现在2badly 穷的;缺少的3cut 切断;断绝4cut 砍倒,缩小,削减5Burst laughter 突然笑起来6feel content 对满足7pick 挑出;辨别出8star 担任主角;主演9pay attention 注意10 the open air 在户外tooffoffdownintowithoutintoin.课文原句突破1As time went by,he began making films.信息提取as作连词时,有“随着”之意,表示发展变化状况。例句仿写随着年龄的增长,他更有自信心了。_ _ _ _,he gained more confidence.【答案】As he grew older2Watson tried a third time.信息提取a third time是“不定冠词序数词”结构,此处序数词并无与其他事物一一排比的含义,表示“再一,又一”。例句仿写你能再给我一次机会吗?Can you_ _ _ _ _,please?【答案】give me a second chance3Unfortunately his father died,leaving the family even worse off,so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.信息提取leaving.为现在分词作结果状语。例句仿写我的车被交通拥挤堵住,所以延误了。My car was caught in a traffic jam,_ _ _ _.【答案】thus causing the delay4By his teens,Charlie had,through his humour,become one of the most popular child actors in England.信息提取by表示“到为止”,句子经常用完成时态。例句仿写到你收到这封信时,我将已离开这儿。By the time the letter reaches you,I_ _ _ _.【答案】will have left herecontent(1)adj.满足的,满意的That rich man is tired of city life,so he is content to live in the country.那位富人厌倦了城市生活,于是他愿意生活在乡下。He got a new job in a hotel and he is content with it.他在一家旅馆里得到一份新工作并对此很满意。(2)vt.使满足content oneself with满足于;使(某人)自己对感到满足As he had to drive home after the party,he contented himself with two glasses of beer.由于晚会后要开车回家,所以他只喝了两杯啤酒就心满意足了。(3)content n(容器等的)内容,容纳的东西She dropped her purse and the contents fell out on the floor.她的皮包掉下,里面的东西散落在地板上。1Those who are not_with the progress they have made will have greater success.AproudBafraidCpopular Dcontent【解析】本题考查be content with的用法,be proud of表示“以为自豪”,be afraid of表示“怕”,be popular with表示“受欢迎”。句意是“那些不满意自己的进步的人,会取得更大的成功”。【答案】D2Those who are_their present situations will surely make no more advances in life.Acontent to Bsatisfied ofCpleased to Dcontent with【答案】Dastonish vt.使惊诧That he passed the English test astonished everyone.他通过了英语考试使每个人都感到惊奇万分。They were all astonished to hear China won 51 gold medals in the Beijing Olympics.听到中国在北京奥运会上获得51枚金牌,他们全都很惊讶。(1)astonished adj.感到吃惊的astonishing adj.令人吃惊的(2)astonishment n惊讶to ones astonishment使某人惊讶的是in astonishment吃惊地To our astonishment,he actually arrived punctually.What astonished us was that he actually arrived punctually.使我们大为惊讶的是他竟然准时到达了。3To our_,the boss wasnt_at the _ news at all.Aastonishment;astonish;astonishedBastonishment;astonished;astonishingCastonish;astonished;astonishingDastonishment;astonishing;astonished【解析】考查astonish的名词和形容词的用法。astonishment为名词;astonished表示“感到惊奇的”,一般修饰人;astonishing表示“令人惊奇的”,一般修饰物。类似的词语还有surprise,amaze,shock等。【答案】Bdirect(1)vt.&vi.导演;指挥;指示The police officers had been directed to search the building.警察奉命搜查这栋大楼。Can you direct me to the post office?你能指给我去邮局的路吗?(2)adj.径直的;直接的;直率的;adv.直接地The next flight doesnt go direct to Rome.It goes by way to Paris.下一班飞机不直飞罗马