Write a composition on the answer sheet in about 150 words, basing yourself on one of the texts you have learned.
TOPIC: List some of the good virtues that the washwoman possessed and describe how unusual she was. Use the outline given below.
• her sense of duty and her strong will to fulfill her tasks
• her affection and her tolerance for her son
• her self-esteem and her independence
【正确答案】：
①ALTHOUGH THE WASHWOMAN LOOKED SMALL AND PLAIN, SHE POSSESSED NUMEROUS VIRTUES WORTH OF MENTION. ONE OF THEM IS HER PERSEVERANCE AND HER STRONG WILL TO FULFILL HER TASKS. DESPITE HER AGE AND THE DIFFICULTIES SHE WENT THROUGH IN THE PROCESS OF HER WASHING, SHE DID HER BEST TO ENSURE THAT EVERY PIECE OF HER LAUNDRY WAS AS CLEAN AS POLISHED SILVER AND WAS NEATLY IRONED. SHE DID NOT CEASE WORKING EVEN ON SEVERE WINTER DAYS.
②HER AFFECTION AND TOLERANCE FOR HER SON ARE ALSO IMPRESSIVE. ALTHOUGH HER HEARTLESS SON NEVER CAME TO SEE HER, SHE DIDN'T FEEL SAD AND BITTER. FURTHERMORE, SHE WAS SO DIGNIFIED THAT SHE NEVER BOTHERED HIM.
③ANOTHER VIRTUE OF THE LADY IS HER SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-INDEPENDENCE. SHE COULD HAVE BEGGED AT THE CHURCH DOOR OR ENTERED A HOME FOR THE POOR AND AGED, BUT INSTEAD SHE CHOSE TO RELY TOTALLY ON HERSELF.
【题目解析】：
①尽管洗衣妇看起来小，朴素，但其实她拥有许多值得提及的优点。其中之一就是她的毅力，完成任务的坚强意志。尽管她年事已高，在洗衣服的过程中也遇到了很多困难，但她尽自己最大的努力确保每一件衣服都像擦亮的银器一样干净，熨得整整齐齐。即使在严冬，她也没有停止工作。
②她对她儿子的爱和宽容也令人印象深刻。虽然她无情的儿子从未来看过她，但她并不感到悲伤和痛苦。此外，她是如此的有尊严，以至于她从来没有打扰他。
③还有她的自尊和自立。她本可以在教堂门口乞讨，或者到穷人和老人的家里去，但她选择完全依靠自己。(146字)