Question

讀寫任務，閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞的英語短文。

The elephant and the fly

　　A disciple(信徒), who was disturbed by the fact that his mind was in constant unrest, asked his teacher, “Why are most people's minds restless? What can one do to still the mind? ” The teacher looked at the disciple, smiled and told him a story：

　　An elephant was standing and picking leaves from a tree．A small fly came，flying and buzzing(嗡嗡叫)near his ear．The elephant waved it away with his long ears．Then the fly came again, and the elephant waved it away once more．

　　This was repeated several times．Then the elephant asked the fly, “Why are you so restless and noisy? Why can't you stay for a while in one place? ”

　　The fly answered, “I am attracted to whatever I see, hear or smell．My five senses pull me constantly in all directions and I cannot resist them．What is your secret? How can you stay so calm and still? ”

　　The elephant stopped eating and said, “My five senses do not rule my attention．Whatever I do, I get immersed in it．Now that I am eating, I am completely absorbed in eating．In this way I can enjoy my food and chew it better．I rule and control my attention, and not the other way around．”

　　Upon hearing these words, a smile appeared on the disciple's face, “I understand! If my five senses are in control of my mind and attention, then my mind is in constant unrest．If I am in charge of my five senses and attention, then my mind becomes calm．”

[寫作內容]

以約30個詞概括短文的內容；

然后以約120個詞就“專注”這一主題發表你的看法，并包括以下要點：

大象和蒼蠅的故事給你的啟示；

講述你(或你朋友)因為太多干擾而受到影響的經歷；

你認為怎樣才能保持專注、專心。

[寫作要求]

在作文中可以使用自己親身的經歷或者虛構的故事，也可以參照閱讀材料的內容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

作文中不得出現真實的姓名和學校名稱。

[評分標準]

概括準確，語言規范，內容合適，篇章連貫。

Answer 1

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解析：

　　Possible version：

　　An elephant told a restless fly that being absorbed in doing things helped him stay still．After hearing the story from his teacher, the disciple realized that only by controlling his senses can he obtain calmness．(36 words)

　　After reading the story, I was inspired by what the elephant said．The ability to focus your attention is the key to your success in doing anything．Just like the fly, a person who is easily distracted by the surroundings will feel restless and tired, unable to achieve his success．

　　This reminds me of what happened when I entered high school as a Senior One student．I was so excited to find that there were various student organizations and after-class activities intended for us students．It seemed that many groups were suitable to me．During the first term, I was attracted whenever there was a notice from a student group and I was eager to find out more about it．As a result, I didn't spend enough time on my studies, nor could I settle down on my homework every day．Consequently, I failed in an important exam．

　　I have learned a lesson from this experience that one should focus on one thing at a time before he can get it well done．To do so, we should put what we are doing in the first place and keep it up without being interfered by other events．Only when we have a clear and determined mind can we accomplish something in the end．