Question

【题目】请阅读下面短文和图画,并按要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

Dear Mom, Clear My Calendar

September is around the comer, and some of us are already complaining about summer's end. But parents have a special reason to do so. The end of summer means the start of school. And these days, planning a young child’s schedule is a big challenge. The challenge is no longer finding activities to fill a child's day; it is saying no to the hundreds of options available. Our mailbox is filled with brochures urging us to sign our kids up for classes from cooking to martial arts.

Educators are themselves discouraged by the number of special classes that many children attend. In the name of “enrichment”, three-year-olds not only go to preschool in the morning but study French or gymnastics after lunch. One teacher tells of a four-year-old asking for help in the toilet before hurrying off to tennis. Another teacher says that children sometimes hold on to her at pick up time. What happened to unstructured time?

（写作内容）

1.用约30个单词概述图画和文字的主要内容

2.结合上述信息,简要分析可能导致这一结果的原因;

3.表达你的想法。(不少于两点)

（写作要求）

1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文词句

2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称

3.不必写标题

（评分标准）

内容完整,语言规范,语篇连贯,词数适当。

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Answer 1

【答案】Nowadays, many parents choose to send children to special classes because of their busy schedules. However, children’s time shouldn’t be occupied this way and parents shouldn’t transfer their own burden to children.

There are many reasons accounting for this phenomenon. In the first place, a generous explanation is that many parents enjoy giving children opportunities they never had. They believe that time spent in these classes is somehow beneficial to children. In the second place, a child’s time doesn’t have to be planned to be meaningful. Some children sleep late and play with the kids across the street until it’s time for dinner. Moreover, with the majority of mothers working, many parents would like to reduce the guilt of spending less time with their children.

In my opinion, parents should be informed how dangerous the situation will be to their children’s development and health. Besides, whatever they involve, there is no excuse for burdening their child.

【解析】

本篇书面表达是读写任务，要求写一个概要并简要分析可能导致这一结果的原因。

第1步：根据提示可知，本篇书面表达是读写任务：1.用约30个单词概述图画和文字的主要内容；2.结合上述信息,简要分析可能导致这一结果的原因; 3.表达你的想法。(不少于两点)时态应为一般现在时。

第2步：根据写作要求，确定关键词（组），如：schedule（日程安排），occupy（占用），transfer（转移），phenomenon（现象），opportunity（机会），explanation（解释），beneficial（有益的），meaningful（有意义的），guilt（内疚）， development（发展）及burden（负担）等。

第3步：根据提示及关键词（组）进行遣词造句，注意概要的词数、主谓一致和时态问题。

第4步：连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范清晰，保持卷面的整洁美观。

本文内容完整，层次分明，结构紧凑，表达准确。另外全文中没有中国式英语的句式，显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。