Question

There was a story about Ken Davis, a man who found a simple way to enjoy his work. Ken just couldn’t find a suitable job. He worked at a variety of jobs and disliked them at all. While Ken was working as a door-to-door salesman, he noticed that at least half of his customers had broken-down doorbells. And suddenly, Ken’s life career became clear. He opened his own doorbell repair service.

Ken’s wife laughed when she first heard his idea. When she realized he was serious, she cried. Whoever heard of making a living by repairing doorbell? But Ken was making a comfortable living at his unique job, and he was happier than he’d ever been.

Ken didn’t enjoy what he was doing, but now he is enjoying what he is doing because he has got to realize that he is working for himself. Because of his passion for work, he is more devoted to it and does his work more creatively and efficiently.

The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Remember, jobs are owned by the company; you own your career!

No matter where you work, you work for yourself! With a little creativity and imagination, your work can seem less like boring work and more like play. To enjoy your work more, it helps to put some play in what you do. Wouldn’t you rather have it that way?

【写作内容】

1．以约30个词概括上文的主要内容；

2．以约120个词就“享受你的工作和学习”这一话题谈谈你的看法，内容包括：

(1) 读完上文后你的感受；

(2) 描述你所熟悉的一个会享受工作或学习的人；

(3) 作为高三的学生，你如何享受你的学习。

【写作要求】

1．可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

Answer

(In the story above,) Ken enjoyed his job of repairing doorbell and he worked more effectively with his passion, because he changed his attitude and he thought he was working for himself, which shows us that putting some play in our work helps us enjoy what we are doing.

After reading the passage, I really feel delighted to find Ken enjoys/enjoyed his work. Above all, we should have the same attitude toward what we are doing because only by thinking that we work for ourselves can we have great passion for our work and study.

My father works in a bank. He drives to work and begins his job at eight o'clock every morning. He speaks to people politely no matter who they are and where they come from. When people come to his bank to ask questions about their accounts, he serves them heart and soul. He often tells me that he enjoys his work because by working he has an opportunity to challenge himself. Not only does he work for himself but also he works for others. From the work he sees his value, of which he is proud.

As a Senior 3 student, I can also enjoy my study because I am so lucky to have chances to study for myself and realize my dream. To achieve this, I should combine study with pleasure and care more about my progress instead of my failures so that I can learn efficiently and creatively.

【解析】

试题分析：本次作文为开放性作文，先给出素材，让考生在此基础上发挥。此外，只规定了写作方向，并无具体的写作要点，这就使得写作的难度更大、要求更高。而与此同时也让考生思维和写作能力得到了极致的发挥。当然，写作时尤要注意文章结构的合理，表述的条理性和准确性。

写作亮点：该范文结构清晰，要点全面（第一段：准确概括素材；第二段：作者的感悟；第三段：身边的实例；第四段：享受学习），语言规范，语篇连贯。尤为突出之处在于，句式的巧妙运用，例如：非限制性定语从句“…，which shows us that putting some play in our work helps us enjoy what we are doing.”；宾语从句“we should have the same attitude toward what we are doing”；倒装句式“Not only does he work for himself but also he works for others.”。