写作题 In this part of the test, your writing ability will be tested. Read the following excerpt carefully and thenwrite a comment of about 400 English words.

"Reading makes a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man writelittle, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. "

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【正确答案】Francis Bacon, a renowned British essayist and philosopher, said “Reading makes a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. ” in Of Studies. Reading a book is like reading one’s life. In my opinion, reading helps one to live life to the fullest. People can merely have one life, but through reading excellent literary pieces, they are reborn into another world. Undoubtedly, the advantage of reading is definitely not confined to this only.

First, reading completes a person by enriching one’s mind. In books, one can garner all the spiritual nourishment that he wants. "Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. " (Of Studies, Francis Bacon) A person can always acquire knowledge of any field through reading heaps of related books. For instance, if one is lacking in logic, it’s desirable to read books like detective fictions. If one needs some ideas about thought and keen insight, he may turn to philosophical works. As above, a person can try to perfect his knowledge by reading, both extensively and intensively.

In addition, reading can shape one’ s value. Day after day, one’ s outlook on life will be influenced subconsciously by reading various articles and novels. While one is exposed to both positive and negative thoughts, consequently, his ideology will be influenced and will become critical. As a result of extensive reading, a scientific and systematic way of thinking is accordingly cultivated. After reading abidingly, the standards of values and morals become deep-rooted in people’s minds, instructing and urging people to become a better man who’s more rational and sensible, benign and broad-minded.

Besides enriching one’s mind and shaping one’s values, reading helps to foster a quiet temperament and a peaceful state of mind. Without reading, a person can hardly seclude himself from turbulent surroundings. When reading a book attentively, he seldom gets diverted unless being disturbed abruptly. By reading between the lines, a person is attracted to a brand new world which is so far away from the mundane matters and secular affairs. Reading helps people to transcend trivialities in life and reach an unworldly state of inner peace. To put it another way, reading promotes a person to a higher state by reshaping one’s personality and mentality.

To sum up, reading has a significant impact on one’s knowledge, values and personality. Reading helps a person to improve himself. It changes a person gradually by its penetration in thoughts and habits.

【答案解析】

“读书使人渊博，交谈使人机敏，写作使人严谨。因此，一个人如果不写，他就需要记住很多东西；如果不和人交谈，他就需要天生机智；如果不读书，他就需要足够狡猾来假装知道他所不知道的东西。 ” 这句话出自弗朗西斯· 培根(Francis Bacon) 的《谈读书》 (Of Studies) 。本题要求就这段话写一篇400字左右的文章。

由于这段话说的是读书的作用，范文也谈论了读书的重要性。第一段作者说到读书帮助人们生活得更充实。第二、三、四段分别是对这个观点的进一步说明。第二段说到读书提高人的心智；第三段提出读书塑造人们的价值观；第四段认为读书有助于培养人们安静、与世无争的心态。最后一段对全文进行了总结。