2014年英语六级阅读阶段训练之加拿大家庭故事

第一篇：2014年英语六级阅读阶段训练之加拿大家庭故事

A Canadian Family Story

My story begins in Newfoundland where my brother and I were born during the Second World War.The island of Newfoundland, which was originally a British colony, became the newest province of Canada in 1949, the same year that the People’s Republic of China was born.Our mother was born and raised in Newfoundland.During the War(World War II), she worked in St.John’s, the capital city, where she met a young Canadian sailor from Ontario.He was a member of the crew of a Royal Canadian Navy ship that was part of one of the convoys that escorted supply ships across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe during the war.They fell in love and subsequently, got married.The rest is history, so to speak.Our family moved to Ontario in late 1945, just after the war ended.In 1999, acting on impulse, my brother and I decided to take our mother to Newfoundland for a visit.It had been almost fifty years since we had last visited our mother’s outport(remote or very rural island village)where she grew up.It was also the 50th anniversary of Newfoundland’s becoming part of Canada.In 1950, I was six and my brother was five when we last visited our mother’s childhood home.At that time, Ireland’s Eye was a vibrant, quaint fishing village hugging the rocky shore of a small, enclosed harbour.There was no electricity.There were no roads, no automobiles, and few signs of automation of any type.There were oil lamps and wood stoves in the homes and mere footpaths between the aggregate of small communities on the hilly island, also named Ireland’s Eye.We can still see and hear the inboard motorboats, putt putting(sound of engines)into the harbour, hauling their day’s catch of fish.The image of hardy fishermen with pitchforks hoisting and tossing the codfish up to the stilted platforms from the bowels of the boats is still quite vivid.The aroma of salted, drying codfish, lingers still.What I remember best, of almost half a century ago, was going out with my Uncle Fred in his boat to fish.That particular day, we were huddled together and lashed to other boats, just outside of the harbour.I can still hear the lively gossip between my uncle and the other fishermen, above the rippling and splashing of the waves against the hulls of the boats.I remember the boats heaving periodically, on the huge gently rolling waves.My Uncle Fred had only one arm, but amazingly, he could do everything as if he had two hands.He could even roll a cigarette and light it.These are my memories of the quaint Newfoundland glory days gone by.It was a very hard life in those out ports, but a life romantically cherished by most of those who lived it.Our mother was not feeling up to the trip at the time we were ready to leave, but insisted that my brother and I go on this odyssey.We would later provide her with pictures, a written account, and videotape of the trip.Although we toured other parts of Newfoundland, including an overnight stay on the French Islands of St.Pierre and Miquilon, just off the south coast of Newfoundland, our main objective was to visit Ireland’s Eye.This necessitated finding water transportation.We managed to arrange for a boat to take us on the half hour trip to the island.As it turned out, the married couple who ferried us over to the island was actually

a couple of our distant cousins, whom we had never met.We had intended to have our cousins drop us off on the island and pick us up a few hours later.However, either because we were newly found cousins, or they were typically hospitable Newfoundlanders, or they thought that my brother and I would get lost, they wanted to stay with us.Probably all three factors influenced their decision.They were absolutely fabulous.They got caught up in what my brother and I were trying to do.They were very knowledgeable about the island and the people who had once lived there.Clutching a narrative of the island, written by another of our cousins, the forgotten history of that special place became more coherent to the four of us.As we entered Ireland’s Eye’s small harbour, which was guarded, by a family of hawks in a nest high on a rocky point, a weird sensation came over us.There, in front of us, was the place we visited fifty years before, and about which we had heard and read so much throughout our adult lives.We thought, what an aesthetically breathtaking sight!The glittering sun, on that day, gave everything a picture-postcard image.This was indeed a slice of paradise.The ruins of a few remaining buildings that dotted the hillsides and shoreline and the once dominant St.Georges Church on the hill at the end of the harbour, aroused in us an exciting sense of history and of our heritage.Looking out over the harbour from the hill by the church at the extinct community, revived memories of fifty years before.With a greater clarity of the knowledge of the area, we walked from the church a little farther inland to what used to be the post office and the school that our mother attended, the skeletal shells of which were still standing precariously.From there, stopping periodically to eat some edible berries, we struggled behind our cousins through the heavily brush and shrub covered footpaths to Black Duck Cove to visit the cemetery where our grandmother, whom we never knew, was buried.This sacred ground was in very bad condition, with many badly corroded gravestones buried under brush and long grass.After searching for a few minutes in the midst of tangled vegetation, we found our grandmother’s resting place beside which we paid our respects.It was a good thing that our cousins stayed with us, as the footpaths that traversed the island, were overgrown with brush.It would have been virtually impossible for my brother and me, to walk to the other communities on the island.We made our way back to the church on the hill and descended to the boat for a half hour boat ride to the other side of the island.Sailing through a number of islets, we arrived at what remains of the small village of Traytown, where our grandparents had lived.There, we met some more long lost relatives at a small cottage.One, a bit of an eccentric, who now lives in Toronto but takes summer refuge in Traytown, showed us the remnants of what had once been our grandparents’ house.Beside these ruins, was the still flourishing cluster of wild rose bushes, planted there many years ago by our step grandmother.A lot of people, many whom were more lost cousins, continually dropped in or gathered on the porch outside.After a cup of tea and some more chitchat(small talk)and some comic relief, we made our departure for the mainland.On the way, we passed other inlets with ghost communities on Ireland’s Eye.To add to the excitement of that special day, my brother

spotted a humpback whale quite close, between the boat and the island.Our visit to Ireland’s Eye was a bittersweet experience for us.On the one hand, there was a sense of being at the very place where our relatives and ancestors had lived, worked and played.On the other hand, there was a sense of agonizing loss of what were once thriving communities on the island.It was difficult to reconcile the past with the present, after a gap of fifty years of chronic degeneration of the communities.Today, the area is notorious for smuggling.However, our mission was invaluable in that we were able to find out more about ourselves.The entire expedition to Newfoundland was a major highlight in each of our lives.It tugged at our emotions at every turn.The people of Newfoundland, especially those of genetic connection, couldn’t do enough for us.It was really like coming home, but then, that has always been the nature of Newfoundland courtesy, even to non-Newfoundlanders.It was reassuring to see that the Newfoundland charm has transcended time.It has endured so many changes since Confederation in 1949.My brother and I, eternally, will be Newfoundlanders and hope to go down home more often in the years to come.(1442 words)

第二篇：英语六级作文训练

一、1 目前很多人报考研究生

我认为形成这股热潮的原因是„„ 3 自拟标题 题目分析：

研究生，作为找到一份好工作的有力筹码，更是处于经济危机水深火热中毕业生们的一个热门选择，因此本文可围绕考研的种种好处以及结合经济危机进行讨论。

引用

参考例文：

The Post-graduate Craze

Each year, millions of college students will sit in for the post-graduate entrance examination.More and more students have regarded the pursuing of a master degree as an indispensable part of their education.What is to account for their enthusiasm for a post-graduate diploma? First, it is the demand of the time.In an age of knowledge updating and information explosion, what you have learned in college can hardly meet the demand of society.Talents of high quality who are equipped with the latest knowledge and skill will be needed more than ever.That is why many students will further their studies.Second, we all recognize that the more education you have, the more likely you are to succeed.Compared with those without a master degree, masters will enjoy more preferential treatment, for example, better salaries, more opportunities for promotion and training.A post-graduate degree can guarantee a more promising career.Last but not least, with the graduation of a large number of college students, competition for jobs becomes more and more fierce.One way to gain some advantage over others is to have a higher degree.No wonder millions of students will consider pursuing a post-graduate degree.样文点评：

post-graduate entrance examination 研究生入学考试 入学考试有很多 如高考;college(or university)entrance examination

pursue vt 追求 名词格式 pursuit 有部电影不就叫 The Pursuit of Happyness

当幸福来敲门

indispensable

adj.必不可少的, 必需的，在讨论某种积极事物时候都可以用到!

account for

说明〔解释〕„原因

an age of knowledge updating and information explosion 一个知识不断更新和信息爆炸的时代 同样，也可作为套语使用。

preferential treatment 优惠待遇

No wonder millions of students will consider pursuing a post-graduate degree.文章点睛之笔，别嫌老土，实用拿分才是王道啊~~

从文章结构看，首先阐明考研热现象，然后分析考研热并罗列三点原因，尾巴点睛!

注意套语的熟练使用，此类文章层次感极为重要，要让改卷老师对你的文章结构一目了然~

二、Relationship Between Major and Future Job 现在很多人工作的具体内容和其在大学所学的专业知识相关性并不大。

出现这种现象的原因。

我的看法

题目分析：

被迫学习自己不喜欢的专业绝对是种痛苦，Chance对此略有体会。写作可先从所学专业和未来工作之间关系开始讨论，接着罗列出现该现象的原因，如盲目报考热门专业，未真正找到自身兴趣所在等等。最后，给出自己观点，本文最好采用正面观点：尽管专业不对口，自己也要适应。

引用

参考例文：

Relationship Between Major and Future Job

It’s a striking fact that there isn’t necesary relationship between one’s major and specific job duties for majority of people.Many people condemn this on outdated education system an some even complain that textbooks are useless.This phenomenon exists for a number of reasons.First of all , it’s a common sense that there alwasys exists a gap between theory and practice.This gap needs to be bridged by continuous exporation of similarities and differences between these two factors and accordingly corresponding modification.Secondly, due to the rapid development of technology, the knowledge from textbooks becomes behind the times soon.And it will lead to the disassociation between what one acquired in college education and what he does at work.From my point of view, when faced with the disassociation, one should adapt himself to working environment as soon as possible by adjusting his own information system.What’s more important, life-long learing is essential to one’s career success.Even after one reached the required levels from college education curriculum, pursuit of knowledge should never be ceased.Last but not the least, we should bear this firmly in mind that one’s ability is valued much more than one’s academic degree.三、Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Employment Pressure Facing College Students.You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the outline(given in Chinese)below:

1)目前大学生面临就业难的问题

2)分析导致该问题的原因

3)大学生应该如何应对该问题

Employment Pressure Facing College Students ______________________________________________________________

【行文思路】

本题属于提纲式文字命题。提纲第1点提出一个问题，提纲第2点要求分析该问题产生的原因，提纲第3的要求说明应该如何解决该问题，由此可判断本文应为问题解决型作文。

根据所给提纲，本文应包含如下内容：指出大学生就业难的问题;分析导致该问题的原因;从大学生的角度说明应该如何应对该问题。

【优秀范文】

Employment Pressure Facing College Students

[1]About a decade ago, university students could find satisfactory and enviable jobs after their graduation.[1]But now, things are different.Today’s university students usually experience great difficulties finding satisfactory jobs.They often complain that graduation means joblessness.[2]What is the cause of this phenomenon?

[3]Firstly, with the enrollment extension of universities, [4]the supply of university graduates exceeds social demand.This results in a decreased chance for any individual graduate to find a job.[3]Secondly, university students [5]tend to spend most of their time at school in studying academic subjects and lack relevant job experience.[3]Thirdly, some students don’t study hard during the college.After four years of university life, they haven’t gained the knowledge those fairly good jobs or positions require.[6]Facing the increasingly fierce competition, we university students should try our bests to change this situation.[3]Above all, when in school, we should make the most of our time and [7]put our heart into our studies.[3]What’s more, we can take part-time jobs and attend social activities in our spare time to [8]accumulate relevant practical experience.[3]Besides, when we apply for jobs after graduation, we should [9]attach more importance to accumulating experience than to the starting salary.【作文点评】

[1]过去和现在进行对比。

[2]设问句引出原因，容易引起注意。

[3]过渡衔接词语，使文章条理清晰、衔接紧密。

[4]“大学生供过于求”。

[5]“倾向，趋于”。

[6]“面对日趋激烈的竞争”，现在分词作状语。

[7]“用心学习”。

[8]“积累相关的实际经验”。

[9]“更加关注”。

佳句临摹

1.佳句：Facing the increasingly fierce competition, university students should try their best to change this situation.临摹：经历过艰苦，我们就会更懂得如何应对危机。

2.佳句：They should attach more importance to accumulating experience than to their starting salary

临摹：很显然，我们应该更加关注一个人的能力，而不是他的学历。

【KEY】

1.Having experienced hardships, we will know better how to survive crisis.2.Obviously, we should attach more importance to one’s abilities than to his degree.四、Direction: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic Unhealthy Habits of College Students.You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:

1.部分大学生有不健康的生活习惯，例如：晚睡、过度消费、沉溺游戏。。

2.这种不健康生活习惯的危害

3.如何纠正

写作思路依然是上课反复强调的功能段落的写作思路：首段为负面现象描述(即提出问题)，二段为问题分析(危害)，尾段为建议措施。

It can be noticed that there are some unhealthy living habits among young people, especially college students.Typical examples include staying up late, being addicted to games, consuming in an inappropriate way.Thus, due attention should be paid to students’ daily habits.Apparently, these bad habits may generate negative impacts.To begin with, they may impair students’ physical health and psychological fitness.In addition, what worries many teachers is that they may also exert negative influences on students’ academic performance.To conclude, never can we turn a blind eye to these phenomena.In view of the seriousness of this issue, it is time that we took effective measure.Firstly, it is suggested that universities or colleges should cultivate students’ awareness of healthy living.Secondly, students themselves are well-advised to learn to regulate and control their own life appropriately.Only by doing so, can we hope to see the ideal scenes in which students enjoy their colorful and healthy life in Ivory Tower.五、Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic How Should College Students Relieve Pressure? You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the outline(given in Chinese)below:

1)当今的大学生要面临很多来自不同方面的压力

2)大学生缓解压力的方式有„

3)你一般都是如何排解压力的?

How Should College Students Relieve Pressure?

行文思路

本题属于提纲式文字命题。提纲第1点指出一个问题，提纲第2点要求说明如何解决该问题，提纲第3点要求阐述“我”的做法，由此可判断本文应为问题解决型作文。

根据所给提纲，本文应包含如下内容：指出当今的大学生主要面临哪些压力;列举大学生缓解压力的方式;谈谈“我”是采取哪种方式排解压力的。

高分范文

How Should College Students Relieve Pressure?

Today’s college students face many pressures, mainly from parents’ expectation, study, economy, employment and all kinds of competition.[1]Although pressure to some extent can provide motivation, overdue pressure has a serious negative effect.Pressure can destroy a student’s confidence.[2]More seriously, it might make some students lose control of their emotions and behaviors.[3]Considering the great damage of overdue pressure, college students should learn to how to relieve pressure.[2]First, we should have a right evaluation of ourselves [4]so as to [5]make use of advantages and avoid disadvantages.[2]Second, we should [6]set a clear aim of a struggle.The aim can give us motivation, and make us become active.[2]Third, [7]attending collective activities is an effective way to relieve pressure.[2]Finally, if you find pressure is nearly [8]beyond your control, you’d better turn to professional psychological guidance.[2]As to me, my pressure is mainly from future employment.[4]In order to reduce it, I asked my parents help me analyse my advantages and disadvantages, and produce a more practical job objection.[2]So my employment pressure was relieved greatly.Now I become confident in my future, and I [9]do believe I can get an ideal job after my graduation.【亮点点评】

[1]although引导让步状语从句。

[2]过渡衔接词语，使文章条理清晰、衔接紧密。

[3]“考虑到，鉴于”，介词。

[4]表示目的。

[5]“扬长避短”。

[6]“设立一个明确的奋斗目标”。

[7]动名词短语作主语，用不同于前两点的句式提出缓解压力的第三种方式。

[8]“超出„范围或能力”。

[9]强调动词believe。

佳句临摹

1.佳句：Although pressure to some extent can provide motivation, overdue pressure has a serious negative effect.临摹：尽管兼职工作能够带来很多好处，但我们不应该在它上面花费太多的时间。

2.佳句：Attending collective activities is an effective way to relieve

临摹：学会如何与人沟通是步入社会的第一步也是最重要的一步。

3.佳句：In order to reduce it, I asked my parents help me analyse my advantages and disadvantages

临摹： 为了在激烈的竞争中获得优势，大学生们必须全面发展自己的能力。

【KEY】

1.Although a part-time job does much good to us, we should not spend too much time on it.2.Learning how to deal with people is the first and the most important step to enter into the society.3.In order to get their priority in the fierce competition, college students have to develop their abilities in an all-around way.

第三篇：英语六级翻译训练(一)

六级翻译训练

（一）中国最火热的电视节目莫过于选秀节目（reality show）。选秀节目的独特魅力在于它提供了一个舞台，在这个舞台上普通的丑小鸭都可以成为耀眼的明星。对于那些喜欢唱歌跳舞的年轻人来说，选秀节目为他们发挥自己的能力、实现自身价值提供了一个崭新的途径。对许多人来说，选秀节目缺乏原创性，不过是一场低俗的偶像崇拜（idol worship）秀，其夸大的宣传也让选秀节目的观众倒足了胃口。但必须承认选秀节目作为一种新的节目类型吸引了不少观众，给他们带来了很多乐趣，所以更应该对其改进。只有这样，我们才会欣赏到真正精彩的选秀节目。

第四篇：我的家庭故事之母爱深深

母爱深深

下港镇卫生院

徐兆芳

近日出发开会，会后同事说要给女儿买奶粉我便跟着去了商场。一进门“母亲节，大优惠”几个大字便映入眼帘。哎呦，要不来这儿我都给忘了。正好给另一位母亲——我的婆婆买份礼物。

哎，要是我的母亲活着该多好！

一直以来，我很想为母亲写篇文章，然迟迟不能下笔。每次开篇之前，心底总如江海翻腾，一幅幅往昔岁月的画面在脑海交叠而出，直至最后整个人泪如泉涌，模糊了一切，双手无力击键，良久沉默。

苦日子过完了，母亲却老了；好日子开始了，母亲却走了；这时我才体会到“树欲静而风不止，子欲养而亲不待”的深刻含义。

母亲健在时，因为父亲体弱多病，大部分农活和家务都是母亲一个人承担，姊妹几个说好，等我们长大了要好好孝顺父母。我更是刻苦学习，以期将来有能力为母亲分忧。于是我背着一包包煎饼，花着一沓沓父母的血汗钱一路前行。小学背着母亲亲手缝制的花书包；初中吃着母亲不顾寒冬酷暑摊的煎饼；中专花着起早贪黑积攒的钞票，直到分配工作，母亲总是默默地供养着我，牵挂着我。

我上卫校期间，那时是靠信件联系。有一天我闲着没事给父母写了一封信，在信中掺加了点“少年不识愁滋味，爱上层楼，为赋新词强说愁”的感觉——出来很久了，有点想家了。结果信寄出去的第三天中午，我的父亲母亲出其不意的出现在了我的教室门口，我还好奇的问：“你们怎么来了？”母亲拉着我的手左右打量着，父亲一旁说：“接到你的信，你娘让我念了好几遍，估摸着你是想家了，非要来看看你”。“嗨，我没事。”当时我嘴里说着眼泪却不由自主的滚落下来，我第一次体会到了母亲的深爱。

工作以后，母亲总是不嫌烦的叮嘱要吃好，夜班要穿暖，下夜班不要贪玩要睡觉等等，我总是心不在焉的一句“知道了”应付了事。冬天到了，母亲知道我上夜班冷，专门给我做了千层底的棉鞋，三表新的棉袄，总是说“虽然不如买的好看，但比买的暖和”。我知道那棉鞋里、棉袄里面包含有母亲的爱，自然是穿在身上暖在心里。母亲去世那年为我做的棉袄，我一直珍藏至今，每当我想母亲时就抱抱那件棉袄，仿佛那里面还留有母亲的体温，因为那是母亲揽在怀里一针一线缝制的。

“嗯，真好看！”婆婆的话语将我带回现实中。婆婆戴上我给她买的银手镯高兴地合不拢嘴，连连夸赞我是个孝顺媳妇，会买东西。还在邻里街坊中炫耀了一番，引来几位婶子大娘的羡慕的眼神。看到婆婆幸福的模样，我也感到高兴。我曾读过的一篇文章里说：婆婆也是娘，这话一点也不假。

记得我母亲去世后的一段时间里，我象掉了魂一样。婆婆知道我心里难受，对我百般照顾，每天早晨做好饭等我起床，中午早做好饭等我下班，要是晚回来一点，就在村口等我，等我回来一起回家。路上总是说她虽比不上我的亲娘，但她会想亲娘一样疼我，当时我又哭了，我被老人的真情打动了。渐渐地，我们亲如母女。后来在单位买了房子分开住了，但是每当她包了水饺，蒸了馒头，烙了油饼总是打电话让回家吃饭，有时我没空回去，老太太就提着饭步行给我们送来。有时大冬天，手冻得冰凉送来的却是热乎的蒸包；有时汗流浃背，送来的是她亲手种出来的瓜果梨桃。

老家离我的单位不到一公里路程，老人一路小跑，生怕赶不上饭点，送来的东西我们吃不上。所以我们也尽量抽空回家转转，周末回家吃饭，和她拉拉呱，收拾点家务，给她理理发等。自从来到这个家，婆婆的头发都是我给她理的，她的头发几乎全白了，有时出去串亲戚，要好的婆婆还让我给她染发呢。

你把我养大，我陪你变老。世上最美好的事莫过于：我已长大，你还未老；我有能力报答，你仍然健康。一晃我们在一起生活已经25年了，我们一直共同享受着这温暖和美的日子。

母爱深深深几许，人间孰情能企及？爱自己的母亲吧，因为她是给了你生命的人，也是最爱你的人！

第五篇：加拿大游学之感想

加拿大游学之感想

北京十五中2014夏季代表团 位俊芹执笔

2014年7月18日到8月1日，我们老师和参加了老师和学生赴加拿第一么长的。行是验另以新的角度和视野。

刚到达加拿大时，给我的第一感觉是干燥和有微微的凉意。即便是夏天，那里的温度也比北京要低一些，就如这里的秋天。每一个毛孔都尽情呼吸着清新的空气，被阳光照着，不会大汗淋漓，也不会被晒得心生烦意，只想静静享受阳光带来的温暖。

热情好客的台湾人家庭

加拿大的人们脸上总是挂着笑容，我遇到的每一个人，都是那么热情和友好，让你感受到浓浓的人情味。我们入住的是台湾人的家庭。他们一家人都热情好客，这是中国人的千年大温哥华夏令营。这是我次在不同的国家生活这的时间，体会也是最深刻读万卷书，行万里路。旅为了唤醒身体和灵魂，体一种生活方式，带给自己传统啊，在旅居多年的加拿大台湾人身上一样尽情展现。每一天早上，我们都是从他们一家人的微笑开始的。若遇到熟悉的面孔，他们还会轻道一声早上好，就如天天见的老朋友一般。

这里的教育，不仅注重成绩，更注重素质的培养。老师都非常平易近人，课堂气氛很轻松，让学生减少紧张的感觉，但绝对不是随便。在她们讲话时，要保持绝对的安静，否则就会停下，注重素质的培养，在课失，会的十常地

我们这些平日刻苦读书的学生们，看到这样生动有趣的课堂，都非常地开心、放松。瞧，认真的样子：

太多的感受，只言片不能表达完整，如果要用词来形容这次的游学，那语并一个就是他们堂上有什么行为上的过及时指正出来。在加拿大几天时间里，同学们都非开心。

“不虚此行”，不同的生活环境让我们的每一个人有了更多的经验，很多同学都是第一次离开父母独立远行，短短的两个星期，经历了很多事，遇见了许多人，也碰到许多小纠结，这给了我和所有的同学们不同的经历与体会，也让不少学生们的目标从模糊渐渐变得清晰起来。

真希望这样的活动多一些，通过亲自实践锻炼学生、培养学生！

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同学们在“观战”

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