问答题 1.  Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on an English idiom "It's never too old to learn". Do you support it or disapprove of it? Write down your ideas with 120-180 words.
【正确答案】[范文]
   
It's Never Too Old to Learn

   We have heard a lot of times that it's never too old to learn. Sometimes we don't take it seriously, and find many excuses not to learn something new. To be frank, we need to learn no matter how old we are.
   On the one hand, with the fast development of science and technology, we must admit that if we don't learn new things we are likely to be eliminated by our society. For example, Wechat has a very close relationship with our daily life, not only among the circle of friends, but also with other people. Much work is done through Wechat. Imagine everybody except you knows how to use Wechat, you may feel uncomfortable. On the other hand, learning new things helps us be more intelligent. Human brain is like a machine, and if we use it more it will work better; on the contrary, if we use it less, it will work worse.
   All in all, it's never too old to learn. No matter how old we are, learning new things helps us maintain an active state of mind; we will be less likely to feel loneliness because we are with the world.
【答案解析】 “活到老学到老”这句话我们每个人都耳熟能详。题目要求考生写出自已的观点或看法,我们可以就学习的重要性展开论述,摆出自己的想法。作文可分为三段:第一段引出话题,开门见山,摆明观点;第二段解释观点,分条论述;第三段总结全文,重申论点。
   一、开门见山,引出话题(To be frank, we need to learn no mater how old we are.)
   二、解释“活到老学到老”重要的原因
   1.不会被时代淘汰(if we don't learn new things we are likely to be eliminated by our society)
   2.使我们变得更加有智慧(learning new things helps us be more intelligent)
   三、总结全文(All in all, it's never too old to learn.)
   
活到老学到老

   “活到老学到老”这句话我们都耳熟能详。我们有时并没有很严肃地看待它,并且寻找很多借口不去学习新事物。坦白来讲,我们无论年纪有多大,都需要学习。
   一方面,随着科学和技术的快速发展,我们必须承认,如果我们不学习新的事物,很有可能会被社会所淘汰。例如,微信和我们的日常生活息息相关,它不止适用于我们的朋友圈,而且还有和其他人的交流。许多工作都通过微信进行。想象一下,如果身边的人除了你都知道如何使用微信,你很有可能会觉得不舒服。另一方面,学习新事物帮助我们变得更加聪明。人的大脑就像一部机器,你用得越多,它运行得越好;相反,你用得越少,它运行得越差。
   总而言之,我们要活到老学到老。无论我们年纪有多大,学习新事物都能帮助我们保持一个积极的思想状态;我们很少会感到孤独,因为我们和全世界在一起。
   1.开门见山,引出话题:尤论我们年纪有多大,都需要学习。
   2.采用“on the one hand”“on the other hand”列举原因,层次清晰。
   3.使用亮点词汇如“eliminated”“maintain”等;亮点词组如“To be frank”“on the contrary”等。
   4.采用“All in all”总结全文,重申论点。