【正确答案】The picture above vividly describes a soccer player standing in front of the penalty spot. Obviously he is not confident of his skills, for in his point of view, the goalkeeper is so powerful that this rival tends to grab each penalty shot out of the bottom of the net. On the contrary, in the picture below, the goalkeeper is not quite certain whether he is capable enough to defend the penalty kick because the gate is too wide, at least in his view. So the two players stand face to face, neither of them is confident of their performance. Simple as the pictures are, they tend to convey a profound implication to the observers, that is, people, particularly those in the competitions, tend to overestimate the advantages of their opponents. As a result, they tend to underestimate their capability. Worse still, this attitude often hinders their enthusiasm and performance in the competition, thus exerting negative impacts on the sustainable development of their own. The scene in the pictures above, always remind people of other similar circumstances that are prevalent in the contemporary society, that is, when two competitors confront in the final, the one with an iron will and a confident heart is more likely to make the best use of his professional skills, thus ensuring himself the champion in the match. As Ralph W. Emerson put it, "Trust yourself. Each heart is vibrating on that iron string."

【答案解析】[解析] 文章要求描述图画，阐述意义。首先要认真审题。守门员和罚球者都有同等机会赢得比赛，但是两个人都只看到了对方强大的一面，没有看到对方弱小的一面。因此在一定程度上高估了对手，低估了自己，信心不足影响技能的发挥。所以文章的主题是谈论自信的重要性。在第二段中先用主题句开篇，指出图画是引人深思的。然后先从人们的主观认识写起，指出人们通常重视对方优势，忽视对方劣势，继而产生不自信的感觉。接着写出在这种思想下人们的行为，即不能充分运用自己的能力，失去近在眼前的胜利。举例的时候从题目中的罚点球联想到所有体育比赛，指出有自信就可能把能力发挥到极致。最后可以用一句引用结尾，形成亮点。