Question

【题目】There are the two simple words, “if” and “what”. These two words can be used in many sentences and questions by themselves, but if you put them together, it forms a serious question, “What if…?”

This question will bring you back to a certain time in your life when you made a choice. You may not be happy with that choice today and often think about why you did it, but you made the decision because it was the best choice at that specific moment in your life. Now, years later, you start to think about that specific choice you made. You mentally struggle with yourself and consider if you could choose again, what would you do? Would it be totally different?

I truly believe if you want something very much, you can do it and achieve it , because “Where there is a will, there is a way.” You can correct the mistakes of your decisions for the past, go out and find happiness in the right decisions for your future. It is never too late to do anything in life.

【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“人生努力永不晚”谈一谈你的看法，内容包括：

(1) 你对人生努力的理解；

(2) 举一个“大器晚成”的例子；

(3) 你对实例的评价或看法。

【写作要求】

1. 作文中可以使用实例来支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容论述，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，篇章连贯。

Answer 1

【答案】

This passage mainly tells us it is never too late to achieve our dreams so long as we have the determination, even though some wrong decisions may have been made before.

As for me, I believe in the old saying “Nothing is impossible.” No matter how many difficulties we might go through, we can overcome them if we don’t give up.

Harland Sanders, who quitted school and worked on a farm at 14, became a cook and dishwasher later. He did not achieve anything until he retired and used his small retirement check to start a new business at the age of 65. Now Harland’s business, Kentucky Fried Chicken, has expanded to all over the world. That man, who failed in everything he did, refused to be a loser. I really appreciate Harland’s courage and persistence. It was because he never gave up that he made a fortune. There is no doubt that we can equally succeed if we stick to our dreams.

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于开放性作文，要求我们就所给出的一段材料写一篇作文。仍然属于议论文，可以使用一般现在时和第三人称。在此文中应当使用第一人称来写。议论文是比较容易的文体，提出一个主题，对这个主题展开讨论。对于这类文体宜采用三段式文章，第一段首先确定主题，而在这篇文章中主题已经给出，只需要对题目中所给出的段落进行概括总结；第二段可以结合文章的提示与要求说出你自己的想法，并对其进行说明；第三段通过题目所给的要求举一个例子即可，中间需要运用上表起承转合的连词、定语从句、倒装等语法现象使文章富有深度、句式多变。此题目中要点给出来的并不多，需要考生自行组织，自由发挥，需要写的内容已经给出，但是写作时不要仅仅对要点进行生硬的翻译，而是要添加些内容，使文章看起来更充实，要组成一篇通顺连贯的短文。需要注意紧扣文章主题，给出的要点都需要包括，缺一不可。同时在写作时要注意使用高级的词汇与高级的句型，不要遗漏任何的要点，同时要使用合适的连接词来连接整个文章，使文章更有条理性。

【亮点说明】本文结构紧凑，层次分明，文中第一句This passage mainly tells us it is never too late to achieve our dreams so long as we have the determination, even though some wrong decisions may have been made before. 开门见山，精简的句式，让读者眼前一亮。而文中也也使用了大量的从句和短语，也为文章增色不少。