一、高考真題
第二節 讀寫任務(共1小題,滿分25分)
閱讀下面的短文,然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。
In junior high school, one of my classmates, Ethan, was addicted to TV. This boy simply knew everything about such pop shows as Who’s the Boss?
Then one day Ethan’s mother made him an offer in order to draw him back to his school subjects. She promised that she would give him $200 if he could go a full month without watching any TV. None of us thought Ethan could do it, but he did quite well. His mom paid him $200. He went out and bought a TV, the biggest he could find.
In recent years, hundreds of schools have carried out experiments with paying kids with cash for showing up or getting good grades. All school kids admire this trend. But it upsets adults. Teachers say that we are rewarding kids for doing what they should be doing of their own will. Psychologists warn that money can actually make kids perform worse by making the act of learning cheap. The debate has become a typical battle over why our kids are not learning at the rate they should be despite decades of reforms and budget increases.
[寫作內容]
1. 以約30個詞概括上文的主要內容;
2. 以約120個詞對用金錢鼓勵孩子學習的現象進行議論,內容包括:
(1)你對用金錢鼓勵孩子學習的看法;
(2)你的父母(或其他親人)是如何鼓勵你學習的;
(3)你認為怎樣才能更好地鼓勵孩子學習。
[寫作要求]
1. 作文中可以使用親身經歷或虛構的故事,也可以參照閱讀材料的內容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子;
2. 作文中不能出現真實姓名和學校名稱。
[評分標準]
概括準確,語言規范,內容合適,語篇連貫。
二、寫作指導
本文要求對用金錢鼓勵孩子學習的現象發表議論,內容涉及分析這一現象的原因和表達自己的看法,并給出了三個要點。這三個要點,也就是要求你:表明觀點、列舉例證、提出建議。因此,在寫作時,需注意以下幾點:
1. 概括材料時,應該言簡意賅,突出重點,切忌亂抄;
2. 發表議論時,首先要觀點明確,對用金錢鼓勵孩子學習這種做法鮮明地表示贊成還是反對;
3. 圍繞你的觀點(論點)進行記述你或他人的經歷和提出建議。
4. 注意謀篇布局,建議每個要點單獨成一自然段,做到脈絡清晰;還要注意使用較復雜的語法結構和較高級的詞匯句型,以及復合句的應用,以增加文章的亮點;恰當地使用一些連接性過渡詞語,使行文連貫,流暢自然。
三、范文選登
The passage takes Ethan and his mother for example, showing us that parents give money to their children so that they can behave well, but Ethan’s mother failed. Many adults are upset about it.
Some schools, teachers and parents give their students or kids money as a stimulating means in order to encourage them to do what they should do effectively, which is common in recent years. From where I stand, I don’t think it is an effective way; on the contrary, it may lead to the opposite result. I am not in favour of encouraging kids with cash just because they have got good marks.
My parents used to encourage me like this. Whenever I made progress in my studies, they bought me my favourite books, which not only made me motivated to learn, but also helped me get along well with my studies, and whenever I am confronted with difficulties, my family always stand my side. I feel comfortable and warm in my heart for what they have done for me.
I think school and parents should educate their kids through teaching them to study for their family and their motherland rather than giving them money. Remember: Only by building up some noble and long-range aims can they study on their own initiative.
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