问答题
Directions
: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 150 words. Your composition should be based on the following two questions after you have read the story given in Chinese.
1. What do you think about the story?
2. What do you learn from it?
乒乓女将
众所周知,邓亚萍从小就酷爱打乒乓球,她梦想着有朝一日能够在世界赛场上大显身手。但身高仅1.55米的邓亚萍似乎不是打乒乓球的料,因为身材矮小,手腿粗短,根本不符合体校的要求,体校的大门没能向她敞开。于是,年幼的邓亚萍跟父亲学起了乒乓球,父亲规定她每天在练完体能课后,必须还要做100个发球接球的动作。邓亚萍虽然只有七八岁,但为了能使自己的球技更加熟练,基本功更加扎实,便在自己的腿上绑上了沙袋,而且把木拍换成了铁拍。这不但使身体备受煎熬,心理方面也要承受巨大的压力。
多年的训练,终于使得邓亚萍站上了世界冠军的领奖台。在她的运动生涯中,她总共夺得了18枚世界冠军奖牌。邓亚萍的出色成就,不仅为她自己带来了巨大的荣耀,也改变了世界乒坛只在高个子中选拔运动员的传统观念。
【正确答案】
【答案解析】[参考范文]
Unfolded before us is a story simply written yet profoundly meaningful. It is about Deng Yaping, one of the greatest female table tennis players, who fought her way to championship, despite the various hardships and challenges. This story obviously intends to convey to us this message: persistence is a virtue we need to possess for our success.
To my best knowledge, we can easily identify the significance of persistence from the following perspectives. To begin with, it will enable people to conquer adversities. Deng Yaping is a case in point. She never gave up her strong desire to compete and win, even if she was rejected because of her height. If people are lack of persistence in adversity, they will not carry on when confronted with difficulties. Furthermore, persistence will help people to win others" trust when there is a need or chance for cooperation. If people do not have this, others would hardly venture to cooperate with them.
From what has been discussed above, we may safely draw the conclusion that with persistence, we will have better chances to achieve success. Without it, we are more likely to lose, be persistent in our work or life. It is highly recommended that we make great efforts to cultivate persistence in our lives. We persist; therefore we win.
[解析] 1.主题与类型:题目类型为读后感,故事围绕邓亚萍小时候被体校拒收到成长为世界冠军的拼搏历程展开。考题没有给出题目,因此需要考生自己概括。故事揭示的主题比较明显,就是持之以恒的精神persistence,并且要结合面对困难的心态。文章为典型的意义分析型,可以写成三段。
2.结构与构思:
第一段:首句使用读后感描述主题句“Unfolded before us is a story...”,然后用两三句概述故事,接着使用读后感主题引导功能句“This story obviously intends to...message:”,后面接的主题句可以表达为“persistence是每个人都应具备的素质”。
第二段:段首句用素质意义分析型功能句,然后从两三个方面分析意义所在,从自身、别人对自己的看法等方面来分析,中间需要将邓亚萍的例子用上。
第三段:首句使用意义分析型结论段功能句“...we may safely draw the conclusion that...”,然后重申主题persistence的意义,最后以素质类意义分析型文章的建议功能句“It is highly recommended that we make great efforts...”结尾。