问答题 Directions:
Write an essay of around 200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should first summarize the well-known story of Yugong Removing the Mountains, then interpret the meaning of the new version of the story according to the drawing, and give your comment on it.
【正确答案】Ninety-year-old Yugong lived at the north of two high mountains, Mount Taihang and Mount Wangwu which blocked Yugong's way. As it was extremely difficult for his family to get around, Yugong decided to level the two mountains so as to open a road that leads to Yuzhou and set to work immediately with his family. When he was ridiculed by Zhi Sou, the Wise Man, he did not waver, but replied with confidence that as long as he and his descendents went on working, they would level the mountains eventually. The story has been used to instill the virtue of persistence.
When knowledge is regarded as power in our age, the modern version of the folk story depicts Yugong Yishan as sending his grandson to school instead of letting the boy work with him and carry on his seemingly impossible task manually when he is gone. The old man obviously hopes that education will enable his grandson to work more efficiently, using improved technology to complete his task sooner.
Despite his old age, Yugong is by no means old at heart. He has adjusted to new ideas. If we can learn from him, we will never fall behind our times.
【答案解析】[提示] 看图作文要求根据图画写作,首先要看懂图画的表层意思以及含义。“愚公移山”是中国传统故事,寓意是做事不要怕困难,要有恒心。本图中老愚公自己虽然没有放下锄头,却要孙子去上学,显然不是因为他放弃了本来的移山目标;可以推测,老人是意识到了知识的重要性,希望孙子掌握了现代科学技术之后能够更快地实现他的目标。
根据题目要求,写作时应该先对图画进行简单描述,然后分析其中的意义,再加以评论。中心思想可以强调知识的重要性,或讨论新时代对教育的重视。