原题训练

Directions:

The independent essay usually asks for your opinion about a familiar topic. You will have 30 minutes to plan, write, and revise your response. Typically, a good essay for the independent topic will require that you write 300–350 words.

Question:

Many people believe that it is very important to make large amounts of money, while others are satisfied to earn a comfortable living. Analyze each viewpoint and take a stand. Give specific reasons for your position.

题目讲解

　　本题要求考生通过定位，概括和分类仔细审题，就某个问题写一篇感想，或就一个事件进行阐述，解释以及论证自己的观点，列出提纲明确主题并围绕主题来写作和修改文章。
　　观点提示
　　1、 大量的钱可以使我们过上更舒适的生活。
　　2、 金钱只是物质交换的工具，满足舒适的生活已经足够。
　　模板讲解
　　How to do Z? Whether the traditional methods such as A, B and so on or the modern methods for example C and D have their advantages. Which you prefer depends on your own experience, I prefer C most in my point of view. As I see it, there are mainly advantages of C as follows:
　　This can trace back to my childhood. Once with curiosity, I (喜欢C的第一个原因)
　　Yet for another reason is that (喜欢C的第二个原因). I can quote a common example (举一个例子支持第二个原因).
　　Then why I do not like others? For example, why I do not favor A ? Because I have had a bad experience with it. (举例说明). So even when anyone mentions it, I will catch a feeling of fear.
　　There are still many other reasons that can account to my fondness for C, but the obvious ones have been presented as above. C is unquestionably my first choice in doing Z, though I might be opposed by others.
　　锦囊妙词
　　get charmed—被吸引的。
　　be treasured—被珍惜的。
　　on the other side of the leaf—另一方面。
　　daily routine—每日常规。
　　double-bladed sword—双刃剑。

参考范文

This question brings up the vivid memory of my cinema experience with a Singaporean movie titled 'Money No Enough', the urban-based movie depicts many of the scenes where people get charmed by bank notes and reveals the innermost feelings of many people desiring to gain overnight wealth. Well, it is indeed a question as to what extent of wealth do we consider as enough. From my point of view, earning enough money is to provide comfortable living for my family.
Money, in my thinking, is the motivation that enables us to provide comfortable living, security and good education to our family. I do admit that we have to earn money to achieve those mentioned wishes but money should be considered as enough after that and we should take time off our packed working schedules to share our lives with our loved ones, be it dinners with your parents or an afternoon's tickling with your children. Our families and loved ones should be considered the most important elements in our lives, and the quality time we spent with them needs to be treasured. Our lives should be lived more meaningfully and not be spent running through the stock exchange or working during the wee-hours on the 19th floor of your office building.
On the other side of the leaf, money, as many people see it, it is a tool that has propelled our society and watered our desire to excel. We do need money to support our family and provide good education to our next generation. Thus, it is important that we go out to work and understand the position of money where it should be placed in our lives---the primary tool for material exchange. Many people believe that this is a confusing dilemma and it is hard for us to get to the soul of the question but I think as long as we earn enough to provide comfortable living standards for our family, it would be good enough.
Money has been playing an increasingly important role in our society and has touched every aspect of our daily routine, it is critical that we understand the key features of this double-bladed sword and I believe that we should realize that money would be enough if it grants us the chance to a comfortable living.