2008年考研英语大作文范文
Directions:Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should
1) describe the drawing briefly,
2) explain its intended meaning, and then
3) give your comments.
You should write neatly on Answer Sheet 2.
文字说明:“你一条腿,我一条腿;你我一起,走南闯北。”
二、命题解析
(一)图画形式
不出所料,08年考研大作文再次延续了图画作文的考试传统,自1998年之后,在考研写作历史上第10次考察了图画作文。再次印证了这一规律:图画作文是考研写作的特色。同时,除02、06两年考察照片之外,今年也是考研历史上第8次考察漫画形式。
(二)考察主题
图画中两位残疾人扔掉拐杖,互相搀扶,大步流星,奔向远方。文字说明:“你一条腿,我一条腿;你我一起,走南闯北”。显而易见,图画的主题是“合作”,一个老掉牙的话题。再次印证了考研写作的重点是人们普遍关注并且具有永恒价值的当代社会话题,并非当年最热门话题。2008年,教育部考试中心出版的最新大纲明确规定:考研写作只要与图画相关、能够自圆其说即可,观点无所谓正确、错误之分。今年写成与主题相关的互相帮助、取得共赢均可,但如果写成个人与组织机构的关系,或联系到残奥会则有些跑题。即使有的同学真的有些跑题,只要语言精彩、结构严谨、没有跑题太远,仍然可以取得基本的分数,不必杞人忧天。
(三)真题渊源
2003年,考研写作主题是“温室花朵经不起风雨”,呼吁独生子女要勇于接受社会的考验。2004年,主题是“终点又是新起点”,呼吁年轻人不要停止取得进步。2007年,考察“缺乏自信”的主题,呼吁年轻人面对困难、拥有自信。2008年考察“合作”主题,其实与多年考题一以贯之,都是考察年轻人“修身”,提高自身素质,勇于面对困难和挑战的社会话题。只要认真研究历年教育部公布的高分作文,做到滚瓜烂熟、脱口而出,很多相关表达可以轻而易举地进行借鉴。
(四)关于模板
05年全国大作文平均分10.88,相对较高。06年平均分10.13,比05年低了0.75分。07年平均分8.18,成为史上得分最低的大作文之一。近三年考研写作得分逐渐降低,充分表明全国各地的考研写作阅卷教师对考生英语写作的真实水平要求越来越高,而且有一种日益严重的“反模板化”倾向。模板句型可以使用,但切忌太多太滥,否则可能导致低分。阅卷教师不会因为模板句型加分或减分,关键还是通过考生在考场临场发挥的语言评定分数。大家可以换位思考,如果你去批改小学生的中文作文,只需一两眼,就可判定该生的写作水平。全国的大学英语教师也是这样批改考研作文。
(五)首段写法
提纲第一段已是考研写作中第10次考查图画描述段落。有趣的是,08年的图画与04年相似,同为“跑步”。加上05年“养老足球赛”、06年“崇拜贝克汉姆”、07年“缺乏自信的足球赛”,近五年图画均与体育运动有关,可谓间接考察了奥运话题。根据最新大纲,最好根据三点提纲写成三段,每点提纲各写一段,各占三分之一的分数。第一段如果没有描述,图画只字未提,扣7分;如果只描述1句,属于描述不充分,扣3分。其实,阅卷教师最重视的就是大作文第一段,也是最难写的段落,盲目套用模板、空发议论,容易导致低分。阅卷教师最希望看到的写法是首句总体描述图画,点出人物、动作和环境;次句挖掘细节词、串连成句,将图中细节一网打尽;末句点出文字说明或象征寓意。可以发表议论,最好不要太多。
(六)二段写法
继2000年之后,本题第二段第9次考察图画的意义阐释段。首句一般可以点出图画主题,然后可以使用因果论证、举例论证、统计论证、正反论证等多种论证手段进行论证,切忌套话不要太多,最好针对主题现场发挥一些句子。
(七)尾段写法
继1992年之后,提纲第三段第15次考察建议措施段,写成归纳结论亦可,只需总结自己的结论、或提出建议即可。尾句最好包装结尾、展望未来,使用倒装句、强调句、虚拟语气、名人名言等精彩句型,给阅卷教师留下较好的印象,帮助自己赢得高分。
三、参考范文
As is symbolically illustrated in the cartoon, supporting each other with their powerful hands, two handicapped adolescents are continuing their new journey on the ground. Crutches left behind, they have successfully cracked the hard nut of lameness which might have confused the majority of the disabled. The caption indicates, “You have merely one leg and so do I. Helping each other, we can travel all around.”
Undoubtedly, we can deduce from the portrayal that the cartoonist is trying to attract our attention to the issue of cooperation. According to a survey conducted among a group of people who were in the same college class 10 years ago, those who are ready to give their cooperation to others all become rich or managers of all field, while not a single young man having difficulty in getting along with their classmates becomes an executive or boss. Why those who are excellent in team work tend to be managers or own their own enterprise in their later life? The answer seems self-evident. On the one hand, if you are competent in profession, but have difficulty in getting along with your colleagues and even your boss, you can hardly survive the corporation. On the other hand, your chances of success are much higher with wide circle of friends who are willing to cooperate with you to provide information and resources.
It is my view that, first of all, we can frequently use the drawings to enlighten the juvenile to learn to cooperate successfully with each other. On the other hand, whatever difficulty or situation we are confronted with, those who have the spirit of cooperation and team work are nearer to success. Just as John Adams, the second U.S. president quoted from the ancient Greek Aesop’s Fables, “United we stand, divided we fall.”
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