Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on keeping going beyond yourself by referring to the remark “To be pleased with one’s limits is a wretched state .” You can cite examples to illustrate your point and then explain how you can keep going beyond yourself . You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
審題立意
1. 導(dǎo)語(yǔ)解讀：要求考生就題目中給定的話(huà)語(yǔ)“安于現(xiàn)狀是一種悲慘的狀態(tài)”進(jìn)行簡(jiǎn)評(píng)，引出“不斷超越自我”這一話(huà)題并進(jìn)行論述。
2. 文章立意：安于現(xiàn)狀只會(huì)讓人碌碌無(wú)為，因此，我們應(yīng)該不斷超越自我。
寫(xiě)作思路
1. 第一段簡(jiǎn)述題目中話(huà)語(yǔ)的含義，然后提出論點(diǎn)：我們不應(yīng)安于現(xiàn)狀，要不斷超越自我。
2. 第二段闡述只有不斷超越自我，才會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)全新的世界，并用人們熟知的海倫?凱勒的例子加以論證。
3. 第三段按照題目要求，論述如何超越自我：樹(shù)立遠(yuǎn)大的目標(biāo)。
參考范文
“To be pleased with one’s limits is a wretched state.” That means we should not be content with the status quo but keep going beyond ourselves. 1
I completely agree with the point that we should transcend ourselves. 2 Firstly 3 , life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, which encourages us to pass from one step of success to another, form new hopes and see them realized. Secondly 3 , keep going no matter what adversities might appear, because there’s always something new out there, somewhere we’ve never been. It is a process of going beyond us and challenging the limit. It feels like everything is possible. Helen Keller set a good example in going beyond herself.
How can you keep going beyond yourself? 4 In my opinion, set an ambitious goal, for which you will not be afraid of difficulties and consistently seek advancement to reach your goal. Maybe you achieve some success, but you know that’s not your final goal and therefore you will not rest on your laurels and keep going. Maybe you are confronted with difficulties, but you know you should overcome them and keep going. Only by keeping going beyond yourself can you succeed and reach your goal. 5
“安于現(xiàn)狀是一種悲慘的狀態(tài)?！边@句話(huà)是說(shuō)，我們不應(yīng)該滿(mǎn)足于現(xiàn)狀，而是要不斷超越自我。
我完全同意超越自我的觀點(diǎn)。首先，生活最大的樂(lè)趣在于克服困難，這會(huì)鼓勵(lì)我們一步步走近成功，產(chǎn)生新的希望并看到希望變成現(xiàn)實(shí)。其次，不論出現(xiàn)什么樣的逆境，都要保持前行，因?yàn)榍胺娇傆行碌氖挛?、總有我們沒(méi)有去過(guò)的地方在等著我們。這是一個(gè)超越自我、挑戰(zhàn)極限的過(guò)程。任何事情似乎都變得可能。海倫?凱勒在超越自我方面給我們樹(shù)立了一個(gè)好榜樣。
如何不斷超越自我？我的看法是，樹(shù)立遠(yuǎn)大的目標(biāo)，為此你會(huì)不畏懼困難，并且一直尋求進(jìn)步去達(dá)成目標(biāo)?；蛟S你獲得了些許成功，但你知道那不是你最終的目標(biāo)，因此你不會(huì)因那些榮譽(yù)而停止向前?；蛟S你會(huì)遇到困難，但你知道你應(yīng)該克服它們而繼續(xù)前行。只有不斷超越自我，你才能取得成功，達(dá)成目標(biāo)。
范文點(diǎn)評(píng)
1. 開(kāi)篇簡(jiǎn)述給定話(huà)語(yǔ)的含義，并結(jié)合話(huà)語(yǔ)含義提出文章論點(diǎn)：我們不應(yīng)安于現(xiàn)狀，要不斷超越自我。
2. 第二段首句明確表明自己的立場(chǎng)：完全同意不斷超越自我的觀點(diǎn)。
3. 分兩個(gè)層次論證了自己的觀點(diǎn)，論據(jù)充分，論證有力。
4. 以問(wèn)句的方式過(guò)渡，自然引出如何超越自我的話(huà)題。
5. 闡述超越自我的途徑：遠(yuǎn)大的目標(biāo)會(huì)讓人們不斷去超越自我。
要點(diǎn)用法
wretched adj. 令人苦惱或難受的
be content with 以……為滿(mǎn)足
status quo 現(xiàn)狀
transcend v. 超越；勝過(guò)
surmount v. 克服，越過(guò)
set a good example 樹(shù)立好的榜樣
ambitious adj. 野心勃勃的
rest on 停留在
laurel n. 殊榮；桂冠
句法點(diǎn)評(píng)
1. I completely agree with the point that we should transcend ourselves.
此句中I completely agree with the point that是表明自己的觀點(diǎn)時(shí)常用的表達(dá)方式。
2. In my opinion, set an ambitious goal, for which you will not be afraid of difficulties and consistently seek advancement to reach your goal.
