Question

【题目】请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇 150 词左右的文章。

In China, Yang Zhiqiao is 77 and has retired. She does the Mickey Mouse costume in Luoyang, Henan Province to earn some pocket money from passers-by, which she saves for her son. “My son is 40 and is still single. I don’t want to be a burden to him. I want to help him financially so he can get a wife,” Yang says.

According to an unrelated news story, parents in a Beijing suburb are getting up at 5 am each day and standing in line for shuttle buses. The early birds have developed this habit not for themselves, but for their grown-up children, who work in downtown Beijing. The youngsters have to spend four or five hours each day commuting and their parents chip in（插嘴）by waiting in line for them so they can squeeze an extra half hour of sleep.

However, children in the US will leave their parents when they grow up. They want to find better jobs, so they usually live far away from their parents. They often write to their parents or call them. And they go to visit their parents during their holidays.

Parents will ask their children to do some work around their house. In many families children will get money for doing some housework so that they can learn to make money on their own. Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think that for young people it is important to decide on their lives by themselves.

【写作内容】

1. 用约30个单词概述上述信息的主要内容；

2. 结合上述信息，用约120个词写一篇短文，内容包括：

（1）谈谈你对中美两国父母同做法的理解；

（2）阐述中美两国父母不同做法对你的启示。

【写作要求】

1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；

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】

One possible version:

The way some Chinese people show love for their grown-up children can be considerate, who get everything ready for them. But parents in America know how to let go, making their children earn money and live their lives independently when they grow up.

They contrast highlights a number of differences in parental care in different cultural backgrounds. Since westerners attach great importance to individualism, parents tend to treat their children as independent individuals and encourage them to experience life by themselves. However, oriental cultures stress the devotion to children.

As to cultivating children’s independence and ensuring their healthy growth, we can gain some inspiration from western parents. Instead of overprotecting children from any danger or failure, parents should encourage them to make decisions alone so that they are able to pursue what they want, which can help them go through ups and downs in life. Only in this way can they learn to be independent and develop their survival skills.

【解析】本文内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当，符合题目的写作要求。第一段对所给的材料进行了适当的归纳、概括，第二段概述对中美两国父母不同做法的理解，第三段阐述中美两国父母不同做法对考生的启示。一些高级词汇，如considerate, highlight, attach great importance to, tend to, ensure, go through和复杂句式，如when引导的状语从句，which引导的非限制性定语从句，“only+状语”前置引起的倒装句等的使用给文章增色不少，亮点纷呈。