Question

很多学生在考试中失败并不是因为他们的能力不够，而是因为压力太大。请根据你的亲身经历，谈谈你对压力的看法以及你应对压力的措施，词数120左右。

Answer 1

Many students fail to perform well in an exam not because they lack ability, but because of  the pressure from many aspects. In my opinion, pressure is part of life. It’s quite natural for us to feel stressed occasionally, at an exam, or when speaking to a stranger. So it’s of great importance to have a right attitude towards pressure. What we need to do is to relax ourselves and face the challenge positively and initiatively.
As Senior 3 students, we have to deal with some grown-up problems and make decisions by ourselves. Family can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with arguing with parents or brothers or sisters. We also have lots of stress from school, either from our classmates or teachers. However, the greatest pressure comes from study, which worries most of us as the National College Examination is approaching. We also feel stressed about choosing our education after high school or not affording to go to university.
In order to reduce pressure, first, a balanced diet and enough sleep are necessary; secondly, I would schedule my study properly so that I can have time to do sports or listen to music; also, friendship, support from my parents and encouragement from my teachers can help me a lot. I would try every means to relax myself and work with high efficiency to achieve my goal.

试题分析：考查开放性作文写作,开放性作文给出了一个话题，并有部分的文字提示。给考生自由发挥的余地较大。对于考生的综合能力要求较高，要求考生有很强的谋篇布局的能力和组织要点的能力。在完成开放性作文时，首先要选择自己熟悉的短语或者句型，在你的能力范围之内，选择句式时要赋予变化，因为这样你才可以更好的驾驭。同时也要选择合适的连接词，把各个要点组织成一个完整的整体，如besides, further, last but not least等。在发表个人观点的时候，可以使用谚语来提升整个文章的档次和文采，也能增加得高分的可能性。
【亮点说明】文章使用了很好的短语和句子：In my opinion在我看来, of great importance to 对…很重要，either …… or……要么…要么…， try every means to Many students fail to perform well in an exam not because they lack ability, but because of  the pressure from many aspects. 这句话使用了not…but…结构， It’s quite natural for us to feel stressed occasionally, at an exam, or when speaking to a stranger.这句话使用省略句和it做形式主语， What we need to do is to relax ourselves and face the challenge positively and initiatively.这句话使用了主语从句， However, the greatest pressure comes from study, which worries most of us as the National College Examination is approaching. 这句话使用了非限制性定语从句， In order to reduce pressure, a balanced diet and enough sleep are necessary; 这句话使用了不定式做目的状语，I would schedule my study properly so that I can have time to do sports or listen to music;这句话使用目的状语从句 ，还有范文使用了first, secondly, also这样的关联词使文章更加连贯。总之，范文使用大量高中教材中出现的高级短语和句型，考生应该能做到学以致用。