Question

【题目】阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

How early must a student begin preparing for an international education? Lisa Jain, the representative of The College Board in India showed her idea here clearly.

Many students who want to study abroad believe they need to start planning for it only in Grade12. What they don’t realize is the amount of time, thought, and effort it requires. That is why a student should begin the ground work in Grade 10 in order to gain a clear understanding of what the college application process requires and to be prepared to deal with the pressures that will follow.

Focus on school grades and marks. It is important to try your best to perform well in academics throughout high school and not just in Grade 12.

Start gaining experience. Get involved in a small number of activities over a long period of time, such as a sport, the arts, writing, research, community work, etc, through which you create impact in the activity, climb to a leadership position, grow as a person and develop skills. Picking something in Grade 12 and claiming it’s your passion won’t work.

Begin research. Which country do you want to apply to colleges in? What do you want to study at college? Researching early and start reflecting on what you’d enjoy learning will make the college and major selection process less overwhelming in Grade 12.

All your efforts in Grade 10-11 will help ease your burden in Grade 12. If you do everything at the right time, you will find the process enjoyable and realize there is hardly a reason to stress. Just remember: The early birds catch the worms!

【写作内容】

1. 用约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

2. 用约120个词就“The early birds catch the worms.”谈谈你的想法，内容包括：

（1）你如何理解“The early birds catch the worms.”这一谚语？

（2）以你或他人的经历说明一切成功源于凡事早做规划，充足准备。

（3）如何才能成为“the early birds”？

【写作要求】

1. 作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文的句子。

2. 作文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

Answer 1

【答案】

In the passage, Lisa Jain offered her advice for those wanting to study abroad, pointing out that, to be prepared, a student should begin the ground work early in Grade 10, like focusing on good grades from the very beginning.

The early birds catch the worms! What a thought-provoking proverb, which reminds us to plan ahead of time and make full preparations so as to achieve success. In my opinion, “the early birds” means the people who always make early plans and adequate preparations, and “catch worms” indicates catching opportunities and harvesting success. Just as another saying goes, opportunities are for those who are prepared. Only if a person has an early start to get everything ready can he possess the ability to seize the chance and accomplish his goal.

Yu Minghong, the founder of the famous educational institution New Oriental, is a good illustration of the truth that success lies in an early start and good preparations. When studying in Peking university, aiming to find a good job in Beijing after graduation, Yu Minghong decided to improve his major English. So, from the freshman year, he kept reciting words every day and stuck to it all the way through his college life. With an early start and constant efforts, by the time he graduated, he had become the student who had the largest vocabulary among his classmates, which contributed directly to his good grades in English and thus he successfully became an English teacher in Peking University and later set up the well-known school. Undoubtedly, it was his “being the early bird” that brought him his success today.

Therefore, be an early bird, and you will find it pays off. But how? First of all, a clear goal is essential, which will lead us to where we want to go. Secondly, plan the day and manage our time. Early birds never fails to carefully plan and make the best of his time. And then painstaking efforts follow.

【解析】

试题分析：阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。写作内容：1.用约30个词概括上文的主要内容；2.用约120个词就“The early birds catch the worms.”谈谈你的想法，内容包括：（1）你如何理解“The early birds catch the worms.”这一谚语？（2）以你或他人的经历说明一切成功源于凡事早做规划，充足准备。（3）如何才能成为“the early birds”？写作要求：1.作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文的句子；2.作文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。写作时不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯.要把所提示的点写全，语句通顺，同时要注意准确运用时态、语态、上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系。根据句意适当使用并列连词，同时也要合理运用高级词汇和高级句子为文章增色添彩。避免全部使用简单句。

【亮点说明】In the passage, Lisa Jain offered her advice for those wanting to study abroad, pointing out that, to be prepared, a student should begin the ground work early in Grade 10, like focusing on good grades from the very beginning.现在分词短语作后置定语，宾语从句和动词不定式被动式作目的状语；What a thought-provoking proverb, which reminds us to plan ahead of time and make full preparations so as to achieve success.感叹句和非限制性定语从句和巧妙结合；In my opinion, “the early birds” means the people who always make early plans and adequate preparations, and “catch worms” indicates catching opportunities and harvesting success. Who引导的定语从句；Only if a person has an early start to get everything ready can he possess the ability to seize the chance and accomplish his goal.部分倒装运用在句中；Undoubtedly, it was his “being the early bird” that brought him his success today.强调句的运用恰到好处；First of all, a clear goal is essential, which will lead us to where we want to go.非限制性定语从句和介词的宾语从句在句中同时出现；plan the day and manage our time.运用了祈使句。