问答题 1.  Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled Haste Makes Waste by commenting on this saying. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
【正确答案】[范文]
   
Haste Makes Waste

   Normally you can finish your work earlier if you do it faster, but it isn't always the case. Just as the famous saying goes, "Haste makes waste": one makes mistakes when being too hasty. This saying tells us how important patience and carefulness are and urges us to do things step by step.
   This saying has been proved by numerous evidences. For example, building a bridge is a huge project and requires years of construction. If we rush to complete it, we may neglect important steps in the process, and the result can be devastating. That's why tragic reports are often heard that people died or got injured because of some collapsed bridges which were completed ahead of much time but were of poor quality. Another good example is our real-life experience of learning English. If we don't memorize some common vocabulary and acquire a basic knowledge of grammar before reading an article, we will not understand it at all.
   It's advisable that we should attach great importance to patience and carefulness. And always remember that Rome was not built in a day.
【答案解析】 这是一篇观点阐释型的作文,要求考生就谚语“欲速则不达”发表个人意见。围绕这一谚语,可以将文章内容安排如下:
   第1段阐述“欲速则不达”的深层涵义。
   第2段举例证明“欲速则不达”的正确性。
   第3段作总结:做事要细心,有耐心。
[参考译文]
   
欲速则不达

   通常情况下,如果做事快点,你就可以早点儿完成工作。但并不是总是这样。正如一句著名的谚语所说的,欲速则不达,即当一个人做事操之过急,会容易出错。它告诉了我们耐心和细心的重要性,并督促我们做事要脚踏实地,一步一步来。
   有无数的证据足以证明这一说法。例如,建设一座桥梁是一个巨大的工程,需要多年的施工。如果我们匆忙完工,可能就会忽略施工过程中的关键步骤,导致毁灭性的结果。这也就是为什么我们经常听到这样的不幸报道:由于提前多时完工,质量太差,桥梁最终倒塌,导致人员伤亡。还有一个很好的例子就是我们学英语的亲身体验。如果在读一篇文章之前,不先记一些常见的词汇和掌握基本的语法知识,我们就根本不可能理解它。
   我们应该高度重视耐心和细心,这是很明智的做法。并且要记住,罗马不是一天建成的。