Many students fail to perform well in an exam not because they lack ability, but because of the unique pressure of the exam room—the tense atmosphere, the ticking clock on the wall, the teacher walking around, and the thought that their future will be decided by the exam.

It’s not just students who will face pressure. Human beings are competitive animals and we decide to evaluate each other, whether in exams, in job interviews or even on romantic dates, so all of us occasionally get nervous. Removing pressure from life is an impossible dream.

However, there are some ways which can help reduce our pressure. It turns out that we are far more likely to overcome the pressure when we are as familiar as possible with the situation we are about to face. Of course, even when we are well-prepared, we may still feel nervous, but at least we will be more equipped to deal with our nervousness than if we have failed to prepare. Furthermore, we may also benefit from reminding ourselves that the big moment is not that big after all from a different perspective. Even a huge exam is not as important as a loving family, or good health.

 

【寫作內(nèi)容】

1. 以約30個(gè)詞概括這段短文的內(nèi)容；

2. 然后以約120個(gè)詞談?wù)勀銓Α皦毫Α钡目捶ǎ?內(nèi)容包括：

（1）正確面對壓力的重要性;

（2）作為高三的學(xué)生，你通常面臨哪些壓力？

（3）你在生活和學(xué)習(xí)中應(yīng)對壓力的措施。

【寫作要求】

1、在作文中可以使用自己親身的經(jīng)歷或虛構(gòu)的故事，也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2、作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱。

【評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)】

概括準(zhǔn)確，語言規(guī)范，內(nèi)容合適，篇章連貫。

 

 

 

 

 

 

One possible version：

The writer mainly tells us not only students but also other people would feel stressed on different occasions. Also, he gives some suggestions on how to reduce pressure.

As far as I ‘m concerned, pressure is part of life. It’s quite natural for us to feel stressed occasionally, at an exam, or when speaking to a stranger. So it’s of great importance to have a right attitude towards pressure. What we need to do is to relax ourselves and face the challenge positively and initiatively.

As Senior 3 students, we have to deal with some grown-up problems and make decisions by ourselves. Family can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with arguing with parents or brothers or sisters. We also have lots of stress from school, either from our classmates or teachers. However, the greatest pressure comes from study, which worries most of us as the National Matriculation Test is approaching. We also feel stressed about choosing our education after high school or not affording to go university.

In order to reduce pressure, first, a balanced diet and enough sleep are necessary; secondly,   I would schedule my study properly so that I can have time to do sports or listen to music; also, friendship, support from my parents and encouragement from my teachers can help me a lot. I would try every means to relax myself and work with high efficiency to achieve my goal.

 

【解析】

試題分析：讀寫任務(wù)的要求是先用30個(gè)詞來概括短文內(nèi)容，然后再以約120個(gè)詞談?wù)剬Α皦毫Α钡目捶�，其中包括三方面�?nèi)容：（1）正確面對壓力的重要性;（2）作為高三的學(xué)生，通常面臨哪些壓力？( 3 )在生活和學(xué)習(xí)中應(yīng)對壓力的措施。根據(jù)本篇議論文的寫作內(nèi)容要求，在謀篇布局時(shí)文章可以分為四個(gè)部分，也就是分四個(gè)段落來分別講述上述內(nèi)容。在寫作時(shí)除了使用高級詞匯和短語來增加文章亮點(diǎn)外，還要使用多種句式結(jié)構(gòu)，以提高文章檔次。為了文章語義的連貫和上下文的銜接需要使用恰當(dāng)?shù)倪B接詞，比如however，what’s more，in a word 等。

文章在講述自己的經(jīng)歷時(shí)可以使用一般過去時(shí)，其他部分應(yīng)使用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)。

【亮點(diǎn)說明】本篇范文段落分明，層次清晰，過渡自然。在文章首段作者使用一個(gè)長句全面地概括了短文內(nèi)容。然后在第二段闡述了面對壓力應(yīng)該有的正確態(tài)度；第三段以自己的例子為論據(jù)，證明態(tài)度的重要性；在末段從三個(gè)方面介紹應(yīng)對壓力的措施，而且使用first，secondly，also等詞，把本段分為三個(gè)層次，給人以脈絡(luò)清晰的感覺。在語言方面，長短句的結(jié)合，各種短語的使用也是文章的一個(gè)亮點(diǎn)，長句如However, the greatest pressure comes from study, which worries most of us as the National Matriculation Test is approaching.。短語有In order to，As far as I ‘m concerned，such as等。

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