Directions:
Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should
1)describe the drawing briefly,
2)explain its extended meaning, and then
3)support your view with an example/examples
You should write neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.(20 points)
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命题解析
07年大作文题目较抽象,很多同学叫苦不迭,估计全国平均分在10-11分左右。我的《2007考研英语高分写作》一书第三章专门讲解考研写作的难点:图画作文。在新东方的课堂上,我们一直认为07年考研大作文90%的可能性还是图画作文,10%是图表作文,不可能考提纲或情景作文,建议大家重点准备图画作文。考生对图画作文的形式应该不陌生。
1991-2005的15年来,考研写作一般是中性话题,不是当年最热点的话题,也不是冷僻话题。2006年考查了05年国内最热门的话题:偶像崇拜问题。07年考研写作命题再次回归中性话题:自信与挑战。但是话题中隐含了06年的热门话题:德国世界杯。关于自信与挑战的范文,请参见我的《2007考研英语高分写作》188页范文“建立自信”及185页范文“积极面对竞争”。
2005年养老足球赛,2006年崇拜足球明星“贝克汉姆”,2007年“点球大战”,考研写作命题连续三年陷入“足球怪圈”。加之2004年图画中跑道上的运动员,考研图画作文已经连续四年与体育相关,确实是一个有趣的现象。
图画中是一幅点球决战的场面,使人联想起2006年6月烽烟四起的德国世界杯战场,无数点球大赛惊心动魄。面对点球这一巨大挑战与困难,守门员想到的是球门如此之大,自身如此渺小,自然悲从中来;而球员想到的却是球门如此之小,门将如此神武,不免噤若寒蝉。面对挑战,双方想到的都是困难重重,缺乏自信。这是一幅反面现象的图画。考前很多传言认为会考正面观点的题目,谣言不攻自破。在新东方课堂上,我们一直认为07年需要重点准备反面现象的写作框架,相关句型不难掌握。
很多同学害怕自己因为跑题,导致低分。其实不必过虑。考研写作的第二大黄金原则是:语言第一位、结构第二位、内容第三位。阅卷老师最重视的是语言功底,而非逻辑构思;考研写作是语言考试,而非思维考试。在考场上短暂的时间中,考生普遍认为此题偏难,但切勿浪费太多时间进行构思,只要观点相关即可。
考研写作的观点并无正确与错误之分,只要不跑题,相关即可。以2006年考研写作题目为例,根据教育部公布的《考研大纲》,写成正面观点、反面现象均可,正面观点可写人们对于足球的热衷,对于追求的执着;反面现象可写偶像崇拜、盲目追星。两种写法均不扣分。
07年作文也不例外,写成自信、挑战、人生态度均可,只要没有跑题太远即可。关键是语言基本正确、丰富多变;结构清晰、逻辑严谨。
考研英语已经结束,希望大家尽快放下包袱,轻装上阵!坚持到底,就是胜利!
参考范文
It is symbolically illustrated in the cartoon that a vanguard is preparing to shoot at the goal defended by a goalkeeper on a football field. In the goalkeeper’s mind, he is so much smaller than he actually is that guarding the goal is a mission impossible. On the contrary, the giant guard almost fills up the whole goal in the vanguard’s mind.
The purpose of the drawing is to show us that in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges or difficulties, self-confidence is of utmost significance. Regardless of how much success one has had in school or at work, there are bound to be times when he or she will encounter problems. It is at these times that self-confidence, towards difficulty and life in general, plays a crucial role in determining whether he can turn failure into victory.
I can think of no better illustration than the following one. Helen Keller was born deaf, dumb and blind, certainly nothing to give her self-confidence. Nevertheless, she went on to conquer her multiple handicaps to become a writer and lecturer, to become an inspiration to all. This case effectively clarifies that no matter what tasks we are confronted with, we should never overestimate the difficulties or underestimate our abilities.