考研英语议论文写作专题讲座

主题: 考什么类型作文? 怎么写? 用什么句型写? 如何才能写好？

I. The main types of guided writing:

1. 提纲加图画或图表式作文: (2003年考研作文试题)

Directions: Study the following set of drawings carefully and write an essay in which you should

1) describe the set of drawings, interpret its meaning, and
2) point out its implications in our life.]

    You should write 160--200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)

温室花朵经不起考验

    As is shown above, there are two pictures presenting two quite different situations. One shows a pot of flower blooming with vigor under the shielding roof of a greenhouse, while the other depicts the same flower struggling helplessly in the thunderstorm. Obviously, it is doomed to wither away without the protection of the greenhouse. This set of drawings means a lot to us. It teaches us that a flower, which grows in favorable conditions, can’t stand up to the sudden attack of a storm when the roof of the greenhouse is removed.

    Traditionally, we Chinese tend to compare a child to a flower in full bloom. Now with the living conditions improving rapidly, most of our children are brought up under the wings of their parents just like flowers cultivated in greenhouses. The adults spare no pains to ensure that their children’s lives will be as comfortable as possible. They try to build their homes into warm nests free of cold, hunger, fear or any form of external threat. Of course, it would be unfair to blame their parents for their painstaking efforts. However, it should be pointed out that their children, while enjoying all the comforts of life, are at the same time deprived of opportunities to face and experience any sorts of challenges and hardships. Whenever they are faced with difficulties, they will feel terrified and helpless and unable to stand up to them.

    In short, flowers, reared in a greenhouse, will wither when a thunderstorm strikes, and similarly, children, raised in comfortable nests, will collapse under the weight of life. As a consequence, it is crucial for parents to realize the necessity of exposing their children to difficulties and hardships in life. Only in this way can their children withstand any challenges in the future.  (297 words)

注：be doomed to do … 注定；stand up to经得住；compare … to … 把 … 比作；spare no pains to do sth不遗余力做某事；blame sb. for sth. 因某事责备某人；be deprived of 被剥夺 …；expose … to … 使 … 接触到 …

2. 提纲式作文:

Directions: Women make a great contribution to the progress of modern society. But there are still some people who don’t agree with it. There has been a discussion recently on the issue in a newspaper. Write an essay to the newspaper based on the following
outline.

     1. Role of women in modern society
     2. Prejudices and discrimination against women
     3. My comment

    Women play an important part in modern society. Now many women are going into professions, such as medicine, law and engineering. They comprise a large part of the workers in offices and factories. Many jobs they are engaged in are in line with their special capabilities of their sex. In addition, some of them are working up to important positions which used to be held mainly by men. There are even some businesses which are run completely by women. It is obvious that women are making an outstanding contribution to the progress of modern society.

    There are, however, still prejudices and discrimination against women in our modern society. In the first place, some people think that many jobs men do can hardly be done by women, who are physically not strong enough. In their eyes, women are the weaker sex – both physically and emotionally. Thus, women can only be suited to the performance of domestic duties. And a woman’s place is within the protective environment of the home. Secondly, they believe that most of the world-famous scientists and statesmen are found to be males. Finally, they assert that the whole society seems to have always been dominated by men only. In a word, men should enjoy more rights than do women.

    Personally, I'm firmly standing on the side of those woman right defenders. Since both men and women are equally important in human activities, they should be on an equal footing.  (244 words)