Question

4．请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文．
You cannot choose what you are given，but you can choose how you make use of it．
注意：①无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；
②除诗歌外，文体不限；
③文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
④词数为120左右．

Answer 1

分析 本文是开放性作文，根据所给提示，以此为话题进行思维和联想，自由发挥并结合具体事例，写一篇短文．在写作时以第一人称为主，时态以一般过去时为主．重要短语：fail an important exam （考试失败，没及格），make the best of …（充分利用），get along well with （相处很融洽），be always available（某物可利用，可得到；某人有空），the top students（尖子生），increase one's confidence （增加自信），get sb motivated（某人被激励）．

解答 Three years ago I failed an important exam in my life and became a student in an ordinary school．Disappointed as I felt at the shabby campus and the poorly-equipped classroom，I found the teachers patient and considerate．【高分句型】Besides，I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere in class．I decided to make the best of it．I worked hard and got along well with my teachers and classmates．Whenever I had difficulties，they were always available．Soon，I became one of the top students in my class，which greatly increased my confidence and got me motivated．【高分句型】（具体事例）
My experience tells me that it is not what you are given but how you make use of it that determines who you are．（深化主题）

点评 开放性作文给出一定的写作主题，并此为基础进行思维和联想，自由发挥．不仅考查学生在内容、结构安排、语言运用和组织方面的能力，而且对学生的想像力、发散思维、归纳判断能力也有很高的要求．写好这类作文要注意几个步骤：1． 认真审题，找准提示语中的关键词或句，确定中心思想．2． 依据关键句，草拟提纲，梳理文章的脉络3． 准确定位人称、时态．注意使用高级词汇和高级句型使文章显得更有档次．4．最后还要认真查验是否有漏写情况，有无拼写错误及标点误用等．