Question

有人说，“Money can’t buy happiness”；也有人说“Money can talk”，请你用英语写一篇短文，谈谈自己的看法。
注意：词数120~150；

Answer 1

Can money buy happiness? Various people have various answers.
Some people think that money is the source of happiness. With money, one can buy whatever he enjoys. With money, one can do whate ver he likes. So, in their minds, money can bring comfort, security, and so on. Money, as they think, is the source of happiness.
But there are still a lot of others who think that money is the root of all evil. Money drives peopl e to steal, to rob, and to break the law. A lot of people became criminals just because they were in sea rch of money. And in the Western countries, there is nothing that can＇t be bought by money. Many pe ople lose their own lives when hunting it.
I think that money is essential to life and we cannot do without money. But even though money is necessary to life, it can＇t buy happiness. Happiness is not something that can be measured by money. It is a state of mind. One can have plenty of money, with which he can buy whatever he wants, and at the same time he is not happy because he is never satisfied or he is troubled by various kinds of probl ems. Therefore, although money is necessary for a happy life, it can＇t buy happiness.

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，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】文章句式灵活多变，是文章的亮点：With money, one can buy whatever he enjoys. With money, one can do whate ver he likes. 这句话用了宾语从句， But there are still a lot of others who think that money is the root of all evil. 这句话用了定语从句， A lot of people became criminals just because they were in search of money.这句话用了原因状语从句， there is nothing that can＇t be bought by money. 这句话用了定语从句，Many pe ople lose their own lives when hunting it.这句话用了状语从句的省略， But even though money is necessary to life, it can＇t buy happiness. 这句话用了让步状语从句， One can have plenty of money, with which he can buy whatever he wants, and at the same time he is not happy because he is never satisfied or he is troubled by various kinds of probl ems. 这句话用了定语从句，原因状语从句和宾语从句。