Question

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。
A little bay is telling his Grandma how “everything” is going wrong. School, family problems, severe health problems, etc.
Meanwhile, Grandma is baking a cake. She asks her grandson if he would like a cake, which, of course, he does.
“Here, have some cooking oil.”
“Terrible!” says the bay.
“How about a couple raw eggs?”
“Terrible! Grandma!”
“Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?”
“Grandma, those are all awful!”
To which Grandma replied: “Yes, all those things seem bad by themselves, but when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake!”
“Life works the same way. Many times we wonder why it would let us go through such bad difficult times. But life knows that when it puts these all in its order, they always work for good!”
“The trails(考驗) of life serve a meaningful purpose in making us stronger. Do not lose heart if life is not easy for you right now, but encourage yourself and know you will be much stronger mentally and physically because of the trails of life.”
［寫作內容］
1、請用30個詞概括短文的要點；
2、然后以約120個詞以“Facing the Trails of Life” 為題進行議論，內容包括：
（1）你閱讀短文后的感受；
（2）簡述你經歷過的一次困難或考驗；
（3）你認為應當如何看待生活中的考驗。
［寫作要求］
1、在作文中可使用自己的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。

Answer 1

Facing the Trails of Life
A boy complained about difficulties in life. His grandmother, who showed that a cake tasted delicious but its materials tasted awful, taught him that the trails of life make people stronger.
From the stroy I have learned that the trails of life are of great importance in our growth. As the saying goes, “ No cross, no crown.”Only by facing and overcoming difficulties in our life can we grow up happily and healthily.
It reminds me of my own experience when I joined in the military training after I entered senior high school. It was the first time I had lived away from my home, so I found it difficult to fit in. But the trails made it easier for me to adapt to life in senior high school, and the difficulties I came across have now become a precious memory in my life.
Life consists of not only sunshine but also hard times. We should be brave in front of difficulties. Let’s learn to use the trails of life we are facing as stepping stones to future success!

試題分析：考查半開放性作文寫作。本文的話題是生活中的挫折會讓人更為強大，在閱讀短文以后你肯定會吃認同的態度。可以從自己或者身邊的人身上尋找一個類似的遭受挫折的經歷進行描寫。你應該認為對于生活中的考驗持積極開放的態度，。要求考生在保證內容要點全部概括的基礎上可以充分發揮自己的想象，進而用自己的語言來表達某種觀點或看法，增添了寫作的靈活性，同時能較好地考查考生的想象能力和英語語言表達能力。
點評：半開放性作文給出了一個話題，并有部分的文字提示。給考生自由發揮的余地較大。對于考生的綜合能力要求較高，要求考生有很強的謀篇布局的能力和組織要點的能力。在完成開放性作文時，首先要選擇自己熟悉的短語或者句型，在你的能力范圍之內，選擇句式時要賦予變化，因為這樣你才可以更好的駕馭。同時也要選擇合適的連接詞，把各個要點組織成一個完整的整體，如besides, further, last but not least等。在發表個人觀點的時候，可以使用諺語來提升整個文章的檔次和文采，也能增加得高分的可能性。