单选题   Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the remark 'Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.' You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1.
 
【正确答案】[范文] Education Is the Cure for Ignorance What can education be defined? A very interesting answer goes like this, 'Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.' It means, from my point of view, the more we have learned, the more we will find we need to learn. One of the reasons for education is that we are eager to get rid of ignorance. Frankly speaking, this goal can hardly be fully achieved. For one thing, the massive amounts of information in the constantly developing world makes it impossible for anyone to acquire it all. For another, our limited time and energy usually confine us to only a tiny part of the knowledge world, with the rest untouched. Chances are that education helps us realize the situation more clearly. However, realizing our ignorance, rather than a discouragement, is a real stimulus for us to keep learning. The newly acquired knowledge will frequently expose us to some unfamiliar but intriguing domains. The continuous acquisition of such new knowledge clearly manifests the value of education. Since ignorance, in a sense, seems to be the result and drive of education at the same time, it is reasonable to keep receiving education in all our life. In other words, a lifelong education is the very cure for our ignorance.
【答案解析】这是一篇典型的议论文作文。题中的两个主体是education(教育)和ignorance(无知),题目要求的是评论题目中提到的那句话,因此该篇写作可以从两方面辩证地分析问题。文章谋篇布局如下: 第一段:提出自己的观点,教育是消除无知的良策。 第二段:指出摆脱无知这个目标难以实现的原因。 第三段:说明教育和无知的价值。 第四段:总结升华观点,无知是教育的结果,同时又是教育的推动力,教育是摆脱无知的良策。