高考英语写作讲解【合集20篇】

很多学校根据学生的爱好和兴趣开展了许多有益的课外活动，请你根据以下提示，写一篇不少于80字的短文。

内容包括：

1.列举你们学校开展的三项课外活动;

2.介绍你对哪些活动感兴趣，并说明原因，这些活动给你带来的益处;

3.为同学如何选择课外活动提出两个建议;

4.鼓励同学们积极参加学校课外活动。

Nowadays, after-class activities are becoming more and more popular in schools. We also have many kinds of after-class activities in our school, such as English corner, playing basketball and swimming. I am interested in the English corner, because it can help me make some new friends there.

If you also want to take part in after-class activities, I have some suggestions. You had better choose the activities which are good for you; you had better choose what you like.

Dear friends, please take part in after-class activities. I’m sure you will learn a lot and you will find it very interesting at the same time. Your school life will be colorful.

[高考英语作文话题预测：兴趣与爱好

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1.蜡烛有心，于是它能垂泪，能给人间注入粼粼的光波;杨柳有心，于是它能低首沉思，能给困倦的大地带来清醒的嫩绿，百花有心，于是它们能在阳光里飘出青春深处的芳馨。(《蜡烛有心》)

2.成熟是一种明亮而不刺眼的光辉，一种圆润而不腻耳的音响，一种不需要对别人察颜观色的从容，一种终于停止了向周围申诉求告的大气，一种不理会哄闹的微笑，一种洗刷了偏激的淡漠，一种无须声张的厚实，一种并不陡峭的高度。(《成熟》)

3.王朔的“酷”，在于他对传统文学中的崇高意识的颠覆;王家卫的“酷”在于他的意识流让人回味悠长;齐豫的“酷”是她那空灵清越的声音在森林深处滑落;艾伦、金斯堡的“酷”是骨子里那压抑不住的青春的涌动……“酷”是村上春树笔下的风的低吟浅唱;“酷”是安妮宝贝寻找梦想的文字;“酷”是欧文的一脚远射;“酷”是梵高和他的印象派抑或是香奈儿的夏装展示……(《纯真年代》)

4.热爱是风，“贫穷而能听到风声也是好的”。热爱是雨，“有情芍药含春泪”。热爱是土，俯身就能抠出一把，哪一把土壤里没有先民的血汗和未来人的绿梦呢?热爱是云，仰首就能望到一片，哪一片云里没落过孩子的向往和老人的忆念呢?因为热爱，我们心存感激，因为热爱，我们满怀忧愤;因为热爱，我们甘于淡泊宁静的日子;也因为热爱，我们敢于金戈铁马去马革裹尸还。忍辱负重的生，生是热爱;大义凛然地死，死是热爱;清清爽爽，认认真真地活着，活着又何尝不是热爱!(《热爱生活》)

5.没有悲剧就没有悲壮，没有悲壮就没有崇高。雪峰是伟大的，因为满坡掩埋着登山者的遗体;大海是伟大的，因为处处漂浮着舟楫的残骸;登月是伟大的，因为有挑战者号的殒落，人生是伟大的，因为有白发，有决别，有无可奈何的失落。古希腊傍海而居，无数向往彼岸的勇士在狂波间前仆后继，于是有了光耀百世的希腊悲剧。

6.牵引一股波涛行走的，可能是它身边的一段岸;牵引千条江万条河，后浪推着前浪向着同一个既定方向前行的，则只能是那众望所归的大海。召唤一只鹰飞翔的，可能是它寻觅着的一个瞬间目标，而召唤所有雄鹰、鲲鹏日复一日，年复一年飞越征途的，则只能是那博大、高远的蓝天。驱走一片黑暗的，或许是一束烛光，而驱走整个世界黑暗的，则必定是那普照人间的太阳。(《旗帜》)

7.你可以在梅雨潭边感受朱自清描述的绿色的陶醉，你也可以在西湖边聆听柳浪与黄莺的对答;你可以小桥流水人家，也可以古道西风瘦马;你可以手持常剑，独立朔漠，感受“风萧萧兮易水寒”的悲壮，你也可以手握画笔船头赏花写韵，领略一下“斜风细雨不须归”的闲适。从西域到东海，从朔北到江南，绮丽的风光给世界增添一抹耀眼的两色。

8.古往今来，“诚信”便是英雄们惺惺相惜，成就大业的根本，无论儒法，还是老庄。“诚信”，“诚”总是作为君子最重要的美德出现的，古书上处处写着君王以诚治国，诸侯以诚得士的故事。信陵君正因诚信，打动了诸葛孔明，三分天下，成就霸业。而梁山上，那些英雄好汉，一诺千金，为诚信两肋插刀的豪情，更被写进才子名着，感动着千百万读书人。

9.被利用的可能。可诚信绝对会还你一份轻松，一片坦荡，一身磊落。(《难舍诚信》)

10.有了它，才有了“君子一言，驷马难追”的承诺，才有了五关之前“赤兔胭脂兽”的一骑绝尘，才有了“三分天下有其一”能坐上聚义厅的头把交椅，将替天行道的大旗扯得迎风飘扬。因为诚信，平遥小城诞生出来的“日升昌”，才将分号开遍大江南北，将半个中国的财富汇集一堂。同样是因为同广大人民群众的诚信之约，嘉兴南湖的微波，井冈山的星火终于汇成滔天巨浪，熊熊烈火，席卷了古老的神州大地，一个年青政党走过了八十载的漫漫征程。(《千年的呼唤》)

11.人类之所以能走出蛮荒，摆脱愚昧，踏进文明，就是因为人类有不尽的希望。

12.勇气和力量，激励着人们去克服艰难和困苦。希望使人类战胜了自然，战胜了自我，带来了人类的光明，点燃了生命的火光。古希腊统治者亚历山大在远征前，把所有的金银财宝、土地庄园等皆赠给大将元帅，一大臣见状十分不解问道、“陛下，您把全部财产分掉了，那?把什么留给你自己呢?”亚历山大答道、“我把希望留给自己，它将给我无穷的财富!”亚历山大之所以赫然昭示于古今，是希望带给他无穷的力量。西汉张骞出使西域，受阻于匈奴，九死一生，仍怀希望，终排除万难，凯旋归汉;史可法、谭嗣同、秋瑾、李大钊、江姐……太多太多的英雄抛头颅、洒热血，鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已，又是希望幻化成的执着信念带给他们巨大的勇气和力量。是希望使人们在险境、绝境中勃然奋发，努力抗争;是希望使人类代代生生不息，永远在历史的大道上奋勇向前。(《论希望》)

13.我觉得语文是初升的朝阳，喷薄而出，霞光万道;语文是一颗草尖上久久不肯滴落的露珠，晶莹剔透，清澈灵动;语文是黄昏天边如血的夕阳，映照旅人，染红山川。语文是古都洛阳国色天香的牡丹;语文是夜星下静谧的荷塘;语文是古道边长亭外无声的冷月;语文是那一双看清世界寻找光明的黑色眼睛。语文就是青天里那一行白鹭;就是沉舟侧畔的千点白帆;就是秦皇岛一望无垠的大海中冲破万里玻璃皱的打鱼船。语文是当阳桥张飞石破天惊的怒吼;语文是水浒好汉闯神州的风风火火;语文是林黛玉泪珠下飞红万点愁如海的片片花瓣。(2000，河北考生《最后一课》)

14.鲁迅先生说：“天才并不是自生自长在深林荒野的怪物，是由可以使天才生长的民众产生、长育出来的，所以没有这种民众，就没有天才。”如果有人自以为很有才气，单枪匹马可以闯天下，而不注意与社会、与他人的合作，势必会闹得“人仰马翻”。真正有头脑的人会懂得，要成功一件事，就必须考虑多方面因素，借鉴各种事例，与各种各样的人合作，与各种各样的环境合作，才能取得成功。所以，最新教育理论——合作教育学由俄罗斯的教育专家提出来了。师生在教育领域建立起崭新的合作伙伴关系，进行研究性学习，在知识的海洋里和谐奋进。(《谈合作》)

15.身形憔悴的屈子行吟汨罗江畔，向我们蹒跚而来;衣袂飘飘的李白持酒仰天放歌，向我们狂奔而至。古老的历史与文化的流程中，我们的民族曾有太多的辉煌与记忆。假如记忆可以移植，我甘愿让我的父老乡亲们永远铭记中华民族的苦难与辉煌，记住我们神色庄重的祖先，如何从绿草如茵的古黄河流域，踏遍荆棘跋涉到今天的艰难历程，以及在今天依然值得我们引以自豪的远古文明的中华儿女……(1999，湖北考生《铭记民族的苦难与辉煌——假如记忆可能移植》)

16.假如记忆可以移植，那我要三毛流浪天涯的洒脱;要柏杨的嬉笑怒骂间仍在担忧吾国吾民的真情;要鲁迅先生的一身傲骨，“我以我血荐轩辕”的决心与勇气;还要张海迪的生命力，诸葛亮的智慧……(1999，陕西考生《假如记忆可以移植》)

17.“人是不能被打败的，你可以把他消灭，但你却不能打败他。”每每看到这句名言，我的脑海里便浮现出这样一幅画面、汹涌澎湃的大海上，一只小渔船，一只由一位老渔民驾驶的渔船。老人正用他古铜色的身躯，铁一般的臂膀，挥动着船桨，与鲨鱼搏击。溅起的浪花，洒在老人的身上，射出落日的余辉。这就是桑提亚斯——海明威笔下的响当当的铁骨。(《我要扼住命运的咽喉》)

18.第一次看到红棉，我便深深为之折服，为之感动。红棉，也称木棉，木科植物。谈到红棉，第一个印象便是“直”，笔直的树干高耸入云。没有一株红棉是弯着长的，也没有一株红棉矮矮的便生出许多枝条。一排排，一行行，像许多坚毅的战士昂首伫立着。了解红棉，第一个感受就是“韧”。红棉不怕旱也不怕涝，不怕冷也不怕热，即使遭受虫灾，也能尽快恢复。因此不管这一年它过得多么艰苦，来年一样能开出满树火红火红的红棉花，绚丽如霞。(1998，天津考生《此生愿为红棉》)

19.苏轼在千年以前就曾说过、“横看成岭侧成峰，远近高低各不同。”莎士比亚的研究者们也说过、“一千个人的眼里有一千个哈姆雷特。”也许有人看哈姆雷特是勇于思而怯于行的懦夫，有人看他是深思熟虑的勇士。鲁迅先生在评价《红缕梦》时，也曾经说道学家看见的是淫，文人才子们看到的是情。(江西考生《横看成岭侧成峰》)

20.同是交战赤壁，苏轼高歌“雄姿英发，羽扇纶巾，谈笑间樯橹灰飞烟灭”;杜牧却低吟“东风不与周郎便，铜雀春深锁二乔”。同是“谁解其中味”的《红楼梦》，有人听到了封建制度的丧钟，有人看见了宝黛的深情，有人悟到了曹雪芹的良苦用心，也有人只津津乐道于故事本身……(2000，四川考生《回答》)

21.风是春使。“不知细叶谁裁出，二月春风似剪刀”。柔柳轻舞，摇动细细的柳叶，漾出春的绿意。是谁把春带到这里?作者随即指出、是那剪刀似的“二月春风”。风是绵绵深情。柳永词中、“便纵有千种风情，更与何人说?”把一腔的相思、无奈与寂寞赋予一词，“千种风情”，使作者的愁思跃然而出。更有一首歌中的、“你是风儿我是沙，缠缠绵绵到天涯……”这句歌词不乏现代都市的摩登感，把深浓之情以一“风”字尽传无余。(2000，河南考生《文学与多彩风》)

22.王维，少有诗才，17岁就写出了《九月九日忆山东兄弟》这样脍炙人口的诗篇。早年尊崇宰相张九龄，然而张九龄受到李林甫排挤，他也不免有些失意。后遭贬官，就隐居山林，他的诗的伟大成熟从此开始。一首《竹里馆》，把你带入他的陋室，听着他的琴声，感受着他的淡泊宁静。“明月松间照，清泉石上流”使你迷入他的境界，流连忘返。“空山不见人，但闻人语响”引出了多少诗词佳话。“诗中有画，画中有诗”雕刻出他的“诗佛”的称号。(2000，河南考生《诗人的答案》)

23.如果没有空间和时间的限制，我会背上一个旅行包，与王维一起去“明月松间照，清泉石上流”的人间佳境，与他“行到水穷处，坐看云起时”;我会与李清照登上那叶诗的扁舟，在黄昏后共饮一杯酒，分担她“帘卷西风，人比黄花瘦”的相思忧愁;我会与苏东坡一再游赤壁，看“惊涛拍岸，卷起千堆雪”的激狂壮观景色;我会与李白“举杯邀明月”，在花园里痛饮。(2000，河南考生《你想做什么》)

24.创造的人生也同样是最美的。只有波涛汹涌的浪花，才能显示出大海磅礴的气势;只有一望无际的森林，才能创造出大地的翠绿与娇美;只有敢于跋涉，登上峰顶，才能领略山川的壮丽风光，才能体会创造的欢欣快乐。钱三强的人生最美丽，因为他领导制造了中国第一颗原子弹;刘庆峰的人生最美丽，国为他身为中科大的研究人员，实现了人机对话，他还梦想创造中国的贝尔实验室;袁隆平的人生最美丽，因为他培植出了超级杂交水稻。他们的人生都是创造的人生，无疑是最美的。(2000，河南考生《丰富多彩的答案》)

25.有这样三面墙，它们如同一座座无字的耻辱碑，为我们映照出人类历史不光彩的一面——中国的长城，如同一道蜿蜒而倔强的屏幕，它用鲜血与泪水为我们投影了从秦始皇开始，中国封建王朝数千年的残酷镇压与血腥统治。封建王朝统治者的灵魂中无不镌刻着四个字：天下为私。德国的柏林墙是历史的见证者，它告诉我们一个本来和睦的大家庭怎样由于人类自身的弱点而分崩离析，民族的分裂怎样如一把钢刀插入了这个民族的膏肓。

26.惆怅与悲伤。(《不要忘记那一半》)

27.湛蓝的天空，像玻璃一般明净，如大海一般蔚蓝，水汪汪的，似乎要滴下水来，几朵祥和的白云飘浮在天空，一切都是那么明朗。初秋的风迎面吹来，像母亲湿润而又柔婉的手从脸上滑过，爽快温馨极了，真是天凉好个秋哇!(2000，河南考生《美是丰富多彩的》)

28.汉语是什么?汉语是君子好逑的《诗经》，是魂兮归来的《楚辞》，是执过羊鞭者的兵法，是受过宫刑者的《史记》，是为求一字捻断的数茎须，是“推敲“不定的月下门——受正统文化熏陶的学究如是说。(2000，河南考生《答案是丰富多彩的》)

29.在神圣的文学殿堂里，我也可以感受到恬美空灵的自然之息——我可以站在梅雨潭边感受朱自清描写的绿色的陶醉，也可以站在西湖边聆听柳浪与黄莺的对答;我可以乘着刚朵拉去描绘东方威尼斯的图画，也可以静坐在荷花池边欣赏如舞女裙般洁白的荷花;我可以手执长矛独立朔漠，感受那“风萧萧兮易水寒”的悲壮，也可以在夕阳下看那“古道西风瘦马”——在文学里融入自然会感到别有一番风味。在文学的殿堂里，我可以朝谒曹子建，拜访李太白;悲白娘子永镇雷峰塔，叹孟姜女寻夫哭长城，扬鞭策马驼铃古道，玉扇踯躅杏花南——人类那永恒的美、悲壮的爱，在历史长河中闪烁，在我的心灵中升华。我还可以欣赏战国诸子蜂起、百家争鸣，秦时的明月汉时的雄关，西晋竹林七贤的隐逸，唐的繁华与宋的儒雅，元的四海归一以及明清的肃穆庄严。

30.心有明灯，便不会迷路，便可拒绝黑暗、胆怯，拥有一份明朗的心情，一份必胜的信念，一份坦荡的胸怀……心有小窗，便有亮丽的阳光进来，小酌一些温暖的故事，便有自由清风邀约一些花香或者白云。心有琴弦，纵然客去茶凉，仍有小曲缓缓响起，仍有满树桂花知音而化为酒香。心有栅栏，然后青藤爬过，那些小秘密点缀其中，像叶片下小憩的蝴蝶，做梦一般，只能用花粉形容。心有玉阶，满阶是香囊佩瑶，满阶是锦言妙计，还有玲珑小贝和神秘念珠。于是孤独不再降临，花瓶不再寂寞。心有圣殿，供奉着高贵，尊严、善良、理想和追求……这都是些美丽的神灵。由此，而不可侵犯;由此，而拥有世界和自己。(《心有明灯》)

31.美，可以在金碧辉煌的宫殿中，也可以在炸毁的大桥旁，可以在芳香扑鼻的鲜花上，也可以在风中跳动的烛光中;美，可以在超凡脱俗的维纳斯雕像上，也可以在那平凡少女的笑魇里。生与死处在两个世界，但美却可在生死边缘上闪闪发亮，这就是生命的力量——生命的至美。(《美的断想》)

32.巴尔扎克说过“不幸，是天才的进升阶梯，信徒的洗礼之水，弱者的无底深渊”。风雨过后，眼前会是鸥翔鱼游的天水一色;走出荆棘，前面就是铺满鲜花的康庄大道;登上山顶，脚下便是积翠如云的空蒙山色。在这个世界上，一星陨落，黯淡不了星空灿烂，一花凋零，荒芜不了整个春天。人生要尽全力度过每一关，不管遇到什么困难不可轻言放弃。

33.掩卷沉思时，首先从记忆的湖面泛起的，便是历史尽头那一道道光彩的背影。穿越时空的苍凉与沉重。抵达我们刻骨铭心的记忆深处。三国时的羽扇纶巾，先秦两汉的明月关，长安城上的紫气辉云，江河两岸的饿殍哀鸿，都在历史的书面中栩栩如生。假若记忆可以移植，我情愿在这一段凝重的记忆中感受民族的盛衰交替和前进之路的坎坷崎岖。当唐宋的光景一片歌舞升平，当忽必烈的铁骑驰骋中亚的土地，我们可以在那一段灿烂的记忆中激动欢呼、喜极而泣;当大清帝国的势力衰微，列强的屠刀残杀我中华儿女，我们可以在那一段痛心疾首的记忆中，唤起民族的觉醒，奋发图强，一雪国耻。正是这一串串凝血含泪的记忆给了我们顽强的斗志和坚定的信念，我们没齿不忘。(《铭记民族的苦难与辉煌——假如记忆可以移植》)

34.人生错过的总比没错过的多，每个人都有无数次的错过。所以我们不必为自己的错过而歉疚而悲哀，应该为自己的拥有而喜悦。错过漂亮，你拥有健康、错过健康，你拥有智慧;错过智慧，你拥有善良;错过善良，你拥有财富;错过财富，你拥有安逸;错过安逸，你拥有自由;错过自由，你拥有人格……(《错过》)

35.过错是短暂的遗憾;错过，是永远的遗憾。这也许正是一种美丽，正如维纳斯的断臂，让人回味无穷，而回忆里总有一种甜甜的酸酸味道。错过了蓝天的深邃，才可以有白云的飘逸;错过了大海的壮阔，才可以有小溪的悠然;错过了原野的芬芳，才可以有小草的碧绿。(《错过》)

36.惊叹云蒸霞蔚的山峰，却害怕荆划棘刺，畏首畏尾，缺乏自信，这只能使人浑浑噩噩，碌碌无为。须知“无限风光在险峰”，时代需要的是凭借自信这架云梯的攀登者。当年炮火纷飞中，面对五岭、乌蒙、岷山，自信的毛泽东唱起了多少支攀登之歌，胜利之歌!他高唱“同心干，不周山下红旗乱”;他高唱“踏遍青山人未老”;他高唱“红军不怕远征难，万水千山只等闲”……字里行间，充满着自信者的豪气!(《自信——登山的云梯》)

37.春，多么惬意的名字!也带来了芬芳艳丽的花朵，带来了蓬勃新绿的草木，带来了对未来一份憧憬，带给我们一片生机勃勃的景象。夏，多么热情的名字!她带来了缤纷绚丽的骄阳，带来了挺拔苍翠的树木，带来了奋斗的脚印，带给我们一支激情的歌曲。秋，多么温情的名字!她带来了如金的落叶，带来了温柔的秋雨，带来了丰收的喜讯，带给我们一篇缠绵的诗章。冬，多么宁静的名字!她带来了洁白的雪花，带来了素雅的天地，带来了胜利后的沉思，带给我们一幅清新的画卷。(《美就在我们身边》)

38.当你饥渴难耐地在习题堆起的高山中攀登时，你是否渴望看到一泓甘甜的清泉?当你精疲力竭地在作业铺就的沙漠间行进时，你是否期待走进一方清凉的绿洲?当你寂寞孤独地在参考资料筑起的围城中徘徊迷惘时，你是否向往飞向一片自由的蓝天?琴就是这样一泓清泉，棋就是这样一方绿洲，书画就是这样一片蓝天。琴棋书画，这古人为才子淑女构筑的亭台楼阁，在提倡素质教育的今天，我们亦应该进去畅游一番。(《琴棋书画之我见》)

39.心的本色该是如此。成，如朗月照花，深潭微澜，不论顺逆，不论成败的超然，是扬鞭策马，登高临远的驿站;败，仍滴水穿石，汇流入海，有穷且益坚，不坠青云的傲岸，有“将相本无主，男儿当自强”的倔强。荣，江山依旧，风采犹然，恰沧海巫山，熟视岁月如流，浮华万千，不屑过眼烟云;辱，胯下韩信，雪底苍松，宛若羽化之仙，知退一步，海阔天空，不肯因噎废食。

40.坚韧是“我自横刀向天笑，去留肝胆两昆仑”的谭嗣同;是“亦余心之所善兮，虽九死其犹未悔”的屈原;是“拼得十万头颅血，须把乾坤力挽回”的鉴湖女侠秋瑾!我，也决心像他们那样，追求拥有坚韧的品格。(1998，天津考生《坚韧——我追求的品格》)坚韧，是对我心理素质的要求，它让我承受任何挑战、打击;刚强，是对我人格品质的要求，它让我承受任何恶势力的挑衅，并战胜它;谦卑，是对我意志品质的要求，它让我不卑不亢，冷静坚强。这就是我的心理承受力。(1998，湖北考生《韧·刚·卑》)

41.茫茫沙漠，滔滔流水，于世无奇。惟大漠中如此一湾，风沙中如此一静，荒凉中如此一景，高坡后如此一跌，才深得天地之韵律，造化机巧，让人神醉情驰。以此推衍，人生，世界，历史莫不如此。缎带浮嚣以宁静，给躁急以清冽。给高蹈以平实，给粗犷以明丽，惟其这样，人生才见灵动，世界才显精致，历史才有风韵。然而，人们日常见惯了的，都是各色各样的单向夸张，连自然之神也粗粗糙糙，懒得细加调配，让人世间大受其累。

42.“天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。”这是《荀子·天论》中的一句话。它道出了一个真理、世界有其特定的内在的规律，它不为人的意志改变。古今中外，无数的事实也告诉我们客观世界规律的客观性。适应，就是摸清这种规律，利用这种规律，做生活的强者。(《勇当适者》)

43.真理无须打扮，哪怕写在枯黄的纸张上，描摹在贫瘠的沙土中，甚至变成粗俗的谚语，它也会生辉。谬俣，即使被刻上佛的银盘，铸入宫殿的金鼎，甚至冒充神的启示，也是黯然无光的。(《真理与谬误》)

44.真正的英雄决不是永没有卑下的情操，只是永不被卑下的情操所屈服罢了;真正的光明决不是永没有黑暗的时间，只是永不被黑暗所掩蔽罢了。(《英雄与光明》)

45.鲁迅先生早年在某中学讲话时就说过、“天才的出现，不仅需要天才的种子，而且更需要适宜天才生长的土壤。”人，是一切社会关系的总和，一个人的成才与否，不仅与他的主观努力有关，而且与他所处的社会环境有关。诸葛亮成为“千古人龙”，没有刘玄德三顾茅庐是不可设想的;曹雪芹登上中国古典文学的顶峰，没有青少年时期的良好的文学熏陶是不可能的;爱迪生是成功了，但没有书和支持他的母亲也是不能实现的;还有华罗庚，假若他不是生在南方的小镇而是生长在长白山密林独家村的话……所以，我们分析成才的因素时，既要看到主观因素，又要看到客观条件，否则，不是犯形而上学的错误就是犯唯心主义的错误。(《环境与成才》)

46.我们的历史，除了记忆不能再留给我们什么，我们的民族除了奋发图强不能再蹉跎等待什么。留住记忆可以给我们更多的自信和自强的理由，我们要记住的不仅是远古的文明与辉煌，更需记住我们的民族饱经苦难，她渴盼着她的儿女能够扬眉吐气，能够被人敬重和尊崇。(1999，湖北考生《铭记民族的苦难与辉煌》)

47.成熟不是随波逐流，人云亦云;不是察言观色，八面玲珑;也不是见风使舵，老奸巨滑。成熟是面对诬陷而不丧失自信，面对成就而不骄傲，面对恭维而不丧失理智。对诬陷和恭维都可以像对灰尘一样轻轻拂去，对成就像顽童拾到一枚贝壳一样泰然自若。(2000，河南考生《成熟是什么》)

48.这一切说明了什么?说明了20世纪物质与科学技术突飞猛进的同时，人类的精神家园、人类的道德意识可谓是花果飘零。看看巴以冲突中的流血牺牲，看看菲律宾人质危机，人类啊，难道还要用道德的沉沦来摧残我们这个越发脆弱的星球吗?20世纪人类对环境的破坏就更令人堪忧。废气污染了天空，废水污染了海洋，温室效应的增加，两极冰山的融化，无不构成人类生存与发展的危机，美国作家阿西莫夫说得好、瞧瞧我们都干了些什么!我们把陆地变得千疮百孔，把天空弄得乌烟瘴气，把海洋变成一个巨大的垃圾场。够了，够了!不是篇幅不够，而是我不忍心再一一列举。(2000，山东考生《20世纪，你美吗?》)

49.爱心是一片照射在冬日的阳光，使贫病交迫的人感到人间的温暖;爱心是一泓出现在沙漠里的泉水，使濒临绝境的人重新看到生活的希望;爱心是一首飘荡在夜空的歌谣，使孤苦无依的人获得心灵的慰藉。

50.冰雪覆盖的时候，我们需要一团火来取暖;暗夜无边的时候，我们需要点点星光来取暖;前途茫茫时，我们需要一盏航灯来取暖……四季轮回，心里滤不去的是烦恼和忧愁，脚下略不去的是艰辛和伤痛。寒天冷日，让我们用什么来温暖迎风而立的自己?留些真诚给自己取暖吧!

51.那些想着“有权不用，过期作废”的贪婪的人们，或许忘记了当初在党旗下旦旦的誓言，那是行为的约束，更是信仰的直白，一个连自己的信仰都可以抛弃的人，社会也会最终将他抛弃。一颗缺乏约束的心灵是空虚的，游离的，就如同失去了家园的灵魂，失去了根的大树，失去源头的大江，只能堕落，只能枯萎，只能干涸……一种来自灵魂的声音在呼喊、守住吧——心灵的契约、诚信!

52.名剧的开头，往往少有高潮。胜境的入口，常常并不引人瞩目。味美的果实，初嚼的口味有时反而沉得平淡。纯真的情思，常含在层层递进的意会之中。款款地导引，悄悄地深潜，细细地回味，静静地领悟。引高潮以适时，探胜境于幽绝，品回味以悠远，悟美情于灵惠，乃独步人生，渐入佳境之绝技!

53.巴尔扎克说过“不幸，是天才的进升阶梯，信徒的洗礼之水，弱者的无底深渊”。风雨过后，眼前会是鸥翔鱼游的天水一色;走出荆棘，前面就是铺满鲜花的康庄大道;登上山顶，脚下便是积翠如云的空蒙山色。在这个世界上，一星陨落，黯淡不了星空灿烂，一花凋零，荒芜不了整个春天。人生要尽全力度过每一关，不管遇到什么困难不可轻言放弃。《直面苦难》

导语：梦想，人人都有，每个人生阶段，都有各自的梦想;一个国家，也有自己的梦想，比如中国梦。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的作文素材，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

参与《开门大吉》节目的选手面对8扇大门，每按响一个门铃，会听到一段音乐，答对歌曲名字即可获得该扇门对应的家庭梦想基金。一旦答错，所获奖金将被清零;每个选手答题过程中有一次求助亲友团的机会。

节目播出后，观众对选手的做法有这样一些评价：

甲说，获得一定数额的奖金后就不再继续比赛的选手太不自信，尤其是那些求助后就停下脚步的人，依赖感太强。

乙说，所获奖金已经可以实现家庭梦想还继续向前走的选手太贪婪，已经失去了参加节目的意义。

丙说，觉得奖金不够，使用过求助机会，依然前进而最终空手而归的选手，值得尊敬。

丁说，实现梦想要靠自己的双手与智慧，依靠这类节目实现梦想，是不劳而获的表现。

对此你有什么感想?要求选好角度，确定立意，明确文体，自拟标题。不要脱离材料内容及含意的范围作文，不要套作，不得抄袭。

押题理由与解析

梦想，人人都有，每个人生阶段，都有各自的梦想;一个国家，也有自己的梦想，比如中国梦。现实生活中的人，都在为理想的生活而奋斗着，他们对理想的态度，以及为实现理想而采取的方法，都能引发我们的思考。

“开门大吉”的材料，兼具时代气息与思辨色彩，能够承担起考查学生分析能力与表达能力的任务。而且《开门大吉》是一个收视率较高的节目，学生们一般都看过，有了这样的基础，分析起来更容易切中肯綮。

参加节目的选手们有不同的表现，观众们也有不同的看法，从甲乙丙丁任一角度切入立意均可。从甲的角度切入，注意“不自信”“依赖感”这些关键词，正确的立意是：做人要自信。从乙的角度分析，“贪婪”是关键词，正确立意为：要知足，莫贪心。从丙的角度切入，立意为：失败者也值得尊敬。从丁的角度立意：靠自己实现梦想。

佳作展示

燃自信之烛，照人生之路

气球能升空，首先是因为它充满氢气;人生能否腾飞，首先在于有没有自信。充分的自信是一个人事业成功的重要因素。漫长的人生路，并不总是阳光灿烂，也会有阴霾乃至黑暗，这就需要我们燃起自信之烛，照亮人生之路。

以自信为刃，披荆斩棘。古时有一位智勇双全的将军，一次他遭遇强敌，士气低迷。将军取出一枚铜钱，对众将士说：“如果铜钱正面朝上，神将保佑我们胜利;反之，我们将会失败。”硬币抛出两次都是正面朝上，于是士气大振。凯旋后，众将士提出要感谢神灵，将军拿出铜钱，原来铜钱两面都是正面，众将士才明白，原来保佑他们胜利的不是神灵，而是他们自己。

命运掌握在自己手中，只要心中充满自信，奋力前行，定能披荆斩棘，所向披靡。

以自信为灯，照亮前方。秦军包围了邯郸，赵国一片愁云惨雾。毛遂自荐，随平原君出使楚国，说服楚王与赵国结盟，出兵解赵国之围。是毛遂的自信，驱散了笼罩赵国的愁云惨雾，也成就了自己的一世英名。动画电影《大圣归来》上映两个月创下了内地动画电影票房纪录9.56亿元的记录，成为国产动漫逆袭的范例。如果不是导演田晓鹏始终怀着强烈的自信，8年磨一剑，何来口碑与票房齐飞的《大圣归来》?

自信是精神的航灯，是心灵的太阳，当人生遭遇迷茫或阴霾，自信的阳光会助你拨云见日，迎来属于你的艳阳天。

以自信为石，登顶巅峰。自信是成功的基石，带着自信上路，山穷水尽也会柳暗花明。一位哲人曾说过：“如果你对一件事从内心胆怯了，那你就真正失败了。” 爱默生也说：“自信是成功的第一秘诀。” 小泽征尔在世界优秀指挥家大赛的决赛中，凭着那句斩钉截铁的“不，一定是乐谱错了!”摘取了世界指挥家大赛的桂冠。是心中的自信让小泽征尔顶住了权威的质疑，坚定了自己的判断，在世界级大赛中一举夺魁。

自信是事业的基石，让我们奠石为阶，拾阶而上，攀登事业的巅峰。

通往成功的道路上，一定充满荆棘与黑暗，我愿燃自信之烛，照人生之路，为自己搏来万里晴空。

夺分亮点提醒

1.标题“燃自信之烛，照人生之路”暗用比喻手法，形象生动，令人眼前一亮。

2.结构严谨。正文部分设立三个分论点，“以自信为刃，披荆斩棘”“以自信为灯，照亮前方”“以自信为石，登顶巅峰”，也运用比喻手法，彼此呼应，从不同角度来形象表现自信之于人生的意义。

(1)表示增加的过渡词：also，and，and then，too，in addition，furthermore，moreover，again，on top ofthat，another，first second third等。

(2)表示时间顺序的过渡词：now，then，before，after，afterwards，earlier，lat er，immediately，soon，next，in afew days，gradually，suddenly，finally等。(3)表示空间顺序的过渡词：near(to)，far(from)，in frontof，behind，beside，beyond，above，below，tothe right left，around，outside等。

(4)表示比较的过渡词：in thesameway，justlike，justas等。

(5)表示对照的过渡词：but，still，yet，however，on theotherhand，onthecon trary，in spite of，even though等。

(6)表示结 果 和 原 因 的 过 渡 词：because，since，so，as a result，therefore，then，thus，otherwise等。

(7)表示目的的过渡词：forthisreason，forthispurpose，so that等。

(8)表示强调的过渡词：in fact，indeed，surely，necessarily，certainly，withoutanydoubt，truly，torepeat，aboveall，mostimportant等。

(9)表示解释说明的过渡词：forexample，in fact，in thiscase，foractually等。

(10)表示总结的过渡词：finally，atlast，inconclusion，asIhaveshown，inoth erword，in brief，in short，in general，on the whole，ashasbeen stated等。

1.Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

2.God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。

3.Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。

4.Where there is a will,there is a way. 有志者事竟成。

5.One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。

6.Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打无往而不胜。

7.A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

8.Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。

9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

10.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

11.More hasty,less speed. 欲速则不达。

12.Its never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

13.All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。

14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

15.Look before you leap. 三思而后行。

16.Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。

17.Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。

18.well begun,half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。

19.It is hard to please all. 众口难调。

20.Out of sight,out of mind. 眼不见，心不念。

21.Facts speak plainer than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

22.Call back white and white back. 颠倒黑白。

23.First things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。

24.Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。

25.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

26.live not to eat,but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

27.Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。

28.East or west,home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

29.Its not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。

30.Beauty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。

31.Like and like make good friends. 趣味相投。

32.The older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。

33.Do as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。

34.An idle youth,a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

35.As the tree,so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

36.To live is to learn,to learnistobetterlive.活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。

[高考英语作文素材的高频36句谚语格言

So many children take what their parents do for them for granted, they

haven’t realized the meaning of being grateful. So they always get angry with

their parents, because they don’t get what they want. According to the news that

a little girl went out of the house and refused to go home because her parents

did not give her enough pocket money. I was so shocked to hear it, I would never

ask much from my parents, because I knew they were not easy to make a living and

I am always feel so thankful for what they offer me. Even the one who gives me a

hand when I am in need, I would remember him and when I have the chance, I will

return. A grateful heart makes us a kind person and create a harmonious

environment.

2016高考英语作文热点话题作文 马老师寄语：从年前发生的雾霾事件可以预测今年的热点作

文是环境保护。望你们将有关的句子背熟，切记切记。

1、低碳生活 现在全世界都在倡导―低碳生活‖(low-carbon life)，即：降低二氧化碳的排放，采取低能量、低消耗、低开支的生活方式。低碳生活对我们大家都有好处，请你写一篇短文向一家英文报社投稿。内容包括：你的具体做法、你的感受以及建议。

提示词语：be good for, everyone, ride a bike, think, make a difference, environment, suggest, reuse

★范文

Low-carbon life is good for everyone. To help with the environment, I always walk or ride a bike to school instead of taking a car. Besides, I will try to use things that can be recycled and I never forget to turn off the lights when I leave the classroom. I think it’s my duty to live a low-carbon life. And even the simplest activities can make a real difference to the environment. So I suggest we should reuse books as long as possible. And we’d better not spend much money on expensive clothes. If everyone does something for the environment, I believe the earth will be a better place。

2. 假如你是Li Lin，你的英国笔友Eric来信询问你家乡是否有雾霾(thick haze)，情况如何。请按提示写一封不少于60词的电子邮件回复他。要求卷面整洁书写工整;内容可在包含要点的基础上适当发挥。提示：1. 感谢他的关心;

2. 介绍:(1)去年冬天有多次雾霾; (2)空气被严重污，危害：车祸，生病等;

3. 正采取各种举措减少其发生。

Dear Erik,

I’m glad to receive your letter. You asked if there is thick haze in my hometown. Thank you for your caring for the weather and my health.There was heavy haze last winter. The air is badly polluted. Many traffic accidents happened and more and more people have to go to see

the doctor because of the smog. People have realized the great harm caused by the smog and the importance of protecting the environment.The government suggests people to go to work or school with the public traffic, such as the bus and the underground. Also we should plant more trees. According to me, I will go to school by bike or on foot, and I won’t throw the waste anywhere.

Would you like to tell me some good ideasI’m looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Lin

3、保持健康生活习惯 健康的生活习惯对于成长中的我们是非常重要的。你认为健康的生活习惯应当是怎样的呢？请根据下面的信息提示，写一篇短文，首句已给出。

信息提示：健康饮食；早睡早起，不熬夜；参加运动，强身健体。

要求：根据信息提示，把握要点，适当发挥，不逐字翻译。字数在80词左右。

★范文

I think healthy habits are very important for us.

All of us want to be healthy. First, we should get enough sleep during the night. We can go to bed early and get up early. Staying up late is bad for our health. Second, we must have the right kinds of food. We should eat more fruit and vegetables and less meat. We should drink a lot of water. We should have healthy eating habits. Third, we should do more exercise to build up our bodies. Finally, we should wash hands before meals and brush our teeth twice a day. If we don’t feel well, we should go to see the doctor at once。

4、怎样学好英语 世界在发展，文化在交融，英语已经成为人们沟通的桥梁。怎样学好英语是我们一直在探索的问题。几年的学习经历你一定积累了许多成功的经验，请从听、说、读、写四方面谈谈你的建议。

要求：1. 词数：80—100词(开头已给出，不计入总词数)

2. 字迹工整，语言流畅，表达正确，逻辑清晰。

★范文

How to learn English well

English is important and useful to us. How can we learn it wellHere are my suggestions。

First, we should often listen to the tapes, English songs and programs. Watching English movies is also helpful to us. Second, we should speak English in class as much as possible. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. The more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make. Wed better join the English club and practice with others. Third, we can read more English newspapers and magazines. It’s good for us. At last, we should recite some good passages and keep diaries。

In a word, as long as we do more listening, speaking, reading and writing, we will learn English well。

5、感恩 对父母心存感恩，因为他们给予我生命，让我健康成长；对老师心存感恩，因为他们给了我教诲，让我抛却愚昧；对朋友心存感恩，因为他们给了我友爱；对社会心存感恩，因为社会给了我智慧和力量。自从国家实施义务教育以来，书本免费，食宿免费，而且还有贫困助学金等。面对这些，我们应该心存感恩，感谢祖国对我们的厚望和期盼。让我们永远记住：感谢父母、感谢老师、感谢朋友、感谢全社会！请以―感恩‖为话题写一篇80—100字的作文。

★ 范文

What should we thank

The thankful great universe provides the environment of existence for us and give us sunlight, air, water and everything in keeping with us existence of space, bring storm to let us accept to toughen for us, bring to us mysterious let us look for. The thankful parents give us the life, make us feel the merriment of the human life, feel the genuine feeling of the human life, feel the comity of the human life, feel happiness of the human life, also feel hardships and pain and sufferings of the human life! The thankful teacher works with diligence and without fatigue everyday of teach, give us knowledge ability, and put on the wing which flies toward the ideal for us. The thankful classmate and friend grow up with us and let us no longer stand alone in the itinerary of life. The thankful our country provides us with free books, dormitory and food. Whenever it is, we should keep a thankful heart towards everything existed. Only thus, can we become a useful man.

6.目前，越来越多的中学生利用周末上各种各样的培训班或请家教。对于这一现象，存在两种不同观点：

请根据以上提示，以“Is a training class or a tutor necessary”为题，写一篇短文阐述自己的观点。

要求：1. 包括所有提示内容，可适当发挥。

2. 信中不要涉及真实的人名和校名及其它相关信息, 否则不予评分。

3. 词数：不少于60词，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

More and more middle school students are going to all kinds of training class or getting a tutor at the weekend. There are two different opinions about it.

Some think it is necessary. First, they can learn better with the help of the teachers than by themselves. Second, they can strengthen what they learn in class. Third, they can get more useful things in those classes.

However, other people insist that it is not necessary. For one thing, students will not listen carefully in their normal classes if they can get the same knowledge in training classes. For another thing, most senior

students haven’t enough time to rest. What’s worse, the purpose of most of the training classes and family teachers is to earn money.

In my opinion, a training class or family teacher is not necessary. We can study well at school if we work hard. (In my opinion, whether a training class or family teacher is needed just depends. If you are really very weak at or interested in a certain subject, maybe it’s OK for you. But be sure to choose a good and suitable class or teacher, otherwise it would be a waste of time and money.)

7、如何减压让生活更美好 许多学习生活中的烦恼都会使人产生压力，为了更好地发现及解决同学们中存在的心理压力问题，你们班特意开展了一次以"Less Pressure, Better Life"为主题的英语演讲比赛，请你准备发言稿，谈谈你的一些缓解压力的好办法，与同学分享，内容包括：

(1) 同学们中普遍存在的压力是什么；

(2) 我的压力是什么；

(3) 我是如何成功缓解我的压力的。

注意：文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名。词数80~100。

★ 范文

Less Pressure, Better Life

Hello, boys and girls!

Pressure is a serious problem in today’s world. Students in our class are under too much pressure. Some students can’t get on well with their classmates, while others may worry about their exams。

I’m always under pressure, too. My parents want me to be the top student in class. So they send me to all kinds of after-classes at weekends. Last Monday evening, I had a talk with my mother. I told her I was not lazy. I really felt tired. I needed time to relax. My mother agreed with me at last. So I think a conversation with parents is necessary to solve the problem。

That’s all. Thank you!

8、节约用水 水是生命之源。随着水资源的短缺，节约用水是我们每个人的责任，请以此为话题写一篇不少于80字的短文。

★ 范文 As we know, water is very important to man, we can’t live without water. The amount of water which is suitable to drink is less and less. But some people don’t care

下面的材料旨在丰富学生在是非问题写作方面的思想和语言，考生在复习时可以先分类阅读这些篇章，然后尝试写相关方面的作文题。

对于素材中用黑体字的部分，特别建议你熟读，背诵，因为它们在语言和观点上都值得吸收。学习语言的人应该明白，表达能力和思想深度都靠日积月累，潜移默化。从某种意义上说，提高英语写作能力无捷径可走，你必须大段背诵英语文章才能逐渐形成语感和用英语进行表达的能力。这一关，没有任何人能代替你过。

因此，建议你下点苦功夫，把背单词的精神拿出来背诵文章。何况，并不是要求你背了之后永远牢记在心：你可以这个星期背，下个星期忘。这没有关系，相信你的大脑具有神奇的能力。背了工具箱里的文章后，你会惊讶的发现：I can think in English now！

1.?????? Proverbs

1. A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that individuality is the key to success.

2. The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one’s mind a pleasant place in which to spend one’s time.

3. Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained.

4. The classroom--not the trench--is the frontier of freedom now and forevermore.

5. Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

6. It is the purpose of education to help us become autonomous, creative, inquiring people who have the will and intelligence to create our own destiny.

7. You see, real ongoing, lifelong education doesn’t answer questions; it provokes them.

8. People will pay more to be entertained than educated.

9.the most important function of education at any level is to develop the personality of the individual and the significance of his life to himself and to others. This is the basic architecture of a life; the rest is ornamentation and decoration of the structure.

10. The essence of our efforts to see that every child has a chance must be to assure each as equal opportunity, not to become equal, but to become different-to realize whatever unique potential of body, mind, and spirit he or she possesses.

11. A great teacher never strives to explain his vision-he simply invites you to stand beside him and see for yourself.

12. If you can read and don’, you are an illiterate by choice.

2. Damaging Research

A study by National Parent-Teacher Organization revealed that in the average American school, eighteen negatives are identified for every positive that is pointed out. The Wisconsin study revealed that when children enter the first grade, 80 percent of them feel pretty good themselves, but by the time they get to the sixth grade, only 10 percent of them have good self-images.

3. Education and Citizenship

An important aspect of education in the United States is the relationship between education and citizenship. Throughout its history this nation has emphasized public education as a means of transmitting democratic values, creating equality of opportunity, and preparing new generations of citizens to function in society. In addition, the schools have been expected to help shape society itself. During the 1950s, for example, efforts to combat racial segregation focused on the schools. Later, when the Soviet Union launched the first orbiting satellite, American schools and colleges came under intense pressure and were offered many incentives to improve their science and mathematics programs so that the nations would not fall behind the Soviet Union in scientific and technological capabilities.

Education is often viewed as a tool for solving social problems, especially social inequality. The schools, t is thought, can transform young people from vastly different backgrounds into competent, upwardly mobile adults. Yet these goals seem almost impossible to attain. In recent years, in fact, public education has been at the center of numerous controversies arising from the gap between the ideal and the reality. Part of the problem is that different groups in society have different have different expectations. Some feel that children should be taught basic job-related skills; still others believe education should not only prepare children to compete in society but also help them maintain their cultural identity (and, in the case of Hispanic children, their language). On the other hand, policymakers concerned with education emphasize the need to increase the level of student achievement and to improve parents in their children’s education.

Some reformers and critics have called attention to the need to link formal schooling with programs designed to address social problems. Sociologist Charles Moscos, for example, is a leader in the movement to expand programs like the Peace Corps, Vista, and Outward Bound into a system of voluntary national service. National service, as Moscos defines it, would entail “the full-time undertaking of public duties by young people whether as citizen soldiers or civilian servers-who are paid subsistence wages” and serve for at least one year. In return for this period of service, the volunteers would receive assistance in paying for college or other educational expenses.

Advocates of national service and school-to-work programs believe that education does not have to be confined to formal schooling. In devising strategies to provide opportunities for young people to serve their society, they emphasize the educational value of citizenship experiences gained outside the classroom. At this writing there is little indication that national service will become a new educational institution in the United States, although the concept is steadily gaining support among educators and social critics.

4. The Teacher’s Role

Given the undeniable importance of classroom experience, sociologists have done a considerable amount of research on what goes on in the classroom. Often they start from the premise that, along with the influence of peers, students’ experiences in the classroom are of central importance to their later development. One study examined the impact of a single first-grade teacher on her students’ subsequent adult status. The surprising results of this study have important implications. It is evident that good teachers can make a big difference in children’s lives, a fact that gives increased urgency to the need to improve the quality of primary-school teaching. The reforms carried out by educational leaders like James Comer suggest that when good teaching is combined with high levels of parental involvement the results can be even more dramatic.

Because the role of the teacher is to change the learner in some way, the teacher-student relationship is an important part of education. Sociologists have pointed out that this relationship is asymmetrical or unbalanced, with the teacher being in a position of authority and the student having little choice but to passively absorb the information provided by the teacher. In other words, in conventional classrooms there is little opportunity for the students to become actively involved in the learning process. On the other hand, students often develop strategies for undercutting the teacher’s authority: mentally withdrawing, interrupting, and the like. Hence, much current research assumes that students and teachers influence each other instead of assuming that the influence is always in a single direction.

5. Education Philosophy

For the past fifty years our schools have operated on the theories of John Dewey (1859-1953), an American educator and writer. Dewey believed hat the school’s job was to enhance the natural development of the growing child, rather than to pour information, for which the child had no context, into him or her. In the Dewey system, the child becomes the active agent in his own education, rather than a passive receptacle for facts.

Consequently, American schools are very enthusiastic about teaching “life skills” –logical thinking, analysis, creative problem--solving. The actual content of the lessons is secondary to the process, which is supposed to train the child to be able to handle whatever life may present, including all the unknowns of the future. Students and teachers both regard pure memorization as an uncreative and somewhat vulgar.

In addition to “life skills”, schools are assigned to solve the ever growing stoke of social problems. Racism, teenage pregnancy, alcoholism, drug use, reckless driving, and are just a few of the modern problems that have appeared on the school curriculum.

This all contributes to a high degree of social awareness in American youngsters.

6. Student Life

To the students, the most notable difference between elementary school and the higher levels is that in junior high they start “changing classes”. This means that rather than spending the day in one classroom, they switch classrooms to meet their different teachers. This gives them three or four minutes between classes in the hallways, where a great deal of the important social action of high school traditionally takes place. Students have lockers in these hallways, around which thy congregate.

Society in general does not take the business of studying very seriously. Schoolchildren have a great deal of free time, which they are encouraged to fill with extracurricular activities—sports, clubs, cheerleading, scouts—supposed to inculcate such qualities as leadership, sportsmanship, ability to organize, etc. those who don’t become engaged in such activities or have afterschool jobs have plenty of opportunity to “hang out”, listen to teenager music, and watch television.

Compared to other nations, American students do not have much homework. Studies also show that American parents have lower expectations for their children’s success in school than other nationalities do. (Historically, there has not been much correlation between American school success and success in later life.) “He’s just not a scholar”, the American parents might say, content that their son is on the swim team and doesn’t take drugs. (Some of the young do choose to study hard, for reason of their own, such as determining that the road to riches lies through Harvard Business School.)

What American schools do effectively teach is the competitive method. In innumerable ways children are pitted against each other—whether in classroom discussion, spelling bees, reading groups, or tests. Every classroom is expected to produce a scattering of A’s and F’s (teachers often grade A=excellent; B=good; C=average; D=poor; and F=failed). A teacher who gives all A’s looks too soft—so students are aware that they are competing for the limited number of top marks.

Foreign students sometimes don’t understand that copying from other people’s papers or from books is considered wrong and taken seriously. Here, it is important to show that you have done your own work and are displaying your own knowledge. It is more important than helping your friends to pass, whom we think do not deserve to pass unless they can provide their own answers. Group effort goes against the competitive grain, and American students do not study together as many Asians do. Many Asians in this country consider their group study habits a large contributor to their school success.

7. Adult Education

After complaining about many aspects of American life, a 40-year-old woman from Hong Kong concluded, “But where else could someone my age go back to school and get a degree in social work? Here you can change your whole life, start a new business, do what you really want to do.”

So at least to this person, school requirements weren’t inhibiting. And to millions of others, adult education is the path to a new career, or if not to a new career, to a new outlook. Schools generally encourage the older person who wants to start anew, and besides regular classes, schedule evening classes in special programs. Today there are so many people of retirement age in college that it is no longer remarkable.

8. Moral Relativism in American

Improving American education requires not doing new things but doing (and remembering) some good old things. At the time of our nation’s founding, Thomas Jefferson listed the requirements for a sound education in the Report of the Commissioners for the University of Virginia. In this landmark statement on American education, Jefferson wrote of the importance of education and writing, and of reading history, and geography. But he also emphasized the need “to instruct the mass of our citizens in these, their rights, interests, and duties, as men and citizens.” Jefferson believed education should aim at the improvement of both one’s “morals” and “faculties”. That has been the dominant view of the aims of American education for over two centuries. But a number of changes, most of them unsound, have diverted schools from these great pursuits. And the story of the loss of the school’s original moral mission explains a great deal.

Starting in the early seventies, “values clarification” programs started turning up in schools all over America. According to this philosophy, the schools were not to take part in their time-honored task of transmitting sound moral values; rather, they were to allow the child to “clarify” his own values (which adults, including parents, had no “rights” to criticize). The “values clarification” movement didn’t clarify values; it clarified wants and desires. This form of moral relativism said, in effect, that no set of values was right or wrong; everybody had an equal right to his own values; and all values were subjective, relative, and personal. This destructive view took hold with a vengeance.

In 1985 The York Times published an article quoting New York area educators, in slavish devotion to this new view, proclaiming, “They deliberately avoid trying to tell students what is ethically right and wrong.” The article told of one counseling session involving fifteen high school juniors and seniors. In the course of that session a student concluded that a fellow student had been foolish to return one thousand dollars she found in a purse at school. According to the article, when the youngsters asked the counselor’s opinion, “He told them he believed the girl had done the right thing, but that, of course, he would not try to force his values on them. ‘If I come from the position of what is wrong,’ he explained, ‘then I’m not their counselor.’”

Once upon a time, a counselor offered counselor, and he knew that an adult does not form character in the young by taking a stance of neutrality toward questions of right and wrong or by merely offering “choices” or “options”.

In response to the belief that adults and educators should teach children sound morals, one can expect from some quarters indignant objections (I’ve heard one version of it expressed countless times over the years): “Who are you to say what’s important?” or “Whose standards and judgments do we use?”

The correct response, it seems to me, is, is we ready to do away with standards and judgments? Is anyone going to argue seriously that a life of cheating and swindling is as worthy as a life of honest, hard work? Is anyone (with the exception of some literature professors at our elite universities) going to argue seriously the intellectual corollary, that a Marvel comic book is as good as Macbeth? Unless we are willing to embrace some pretty silly position, we’ve got to admit the need for moral and intellectual standards. The problem is that some people tend to regard anyone who would pronounce a definitive judgment as an unsophisticated Philistine or a closed-minded “elitist” trying to impose his view on everybody else.

The truth of the real world is that without standards and judgments, there can be no progress. Unless we are prepared to say irrational things—that nothing can be proven more valuable than anything else or that everything is equally worthless—we must ask the normative question. It may come, as a surprise to those who fell that to be “progressive” is to be value-neutral. But as Matthew Amold said, “the world is forwarded by having its attention fixed on the best things” and if the world can’t decide what the best things are, at least to some degree, then it follows that progress, and character, is in trouble. We shouldn’t be reluctant to declare that some things, some lives, books, ideas, and values are better than others. It is the responsibility of the schools to teach these better things.

At one time, we weren’t so reluctant to teach them. In the mid-nineteenth century, a diverse, widespread group of crusaders began to work for the public support of what was then called the “common school”, the forerunner of the public school. They were to be charged with the mission of school felt that the nation could fulfill its destiny only if every new generation was taught these values together in a common institution.

The leaders of the common school movement were mainly citizens who were prominent in their communities—businessmen, ministers, local civic and government officials. These people saw the schools as upholders of standards of individual morality and small incubators of civic and personal virtue; the founders of the public schools had faith that public education could teach good moral and civic character from a common ground of American values.

But in the past quarter century or so, some of the so-called experts became experts of value neutrality, and moral education was increasingly left in their hands. The commonsense view of parents and the publicthat schools should reinforce rather than undermine the values of home, family, and country, was increasingly rejected.

There are those today still that claim we are now too diverse a nation, that we consist of too many competing convictions and interests to instill common values. They are wrong. Of course we are a diverse people. We have always been a diverse people. And as Madison wrote in FederalistNo.10, the competing, balancing interests of a diverse people can help ensure the survival of liberty. But there are values that all American citizens share and that we should want all American students to know and to make their own: honesty, fairness, self-discipline, fidelity to task, friends, and family, personal responsibility, love of country, and belief in the principles of liberty, equality, and the freedom to practice one’s faith. The explicit teaching of these values is the legacy of the common schools, and it is a legacy to which we must return.

9. Schools Should Teach Values

People often said, “Yes, we should teach these values, but how do we teach them?” this question deserves a candid response, one that isn’t given often enough. It is by exposing our children to good character and inviting its imitation that we will transmit to them a moral foundation. This happens when teachers and principals, by their words and actions, embody sound convictions. As Oxford’s Mary Warnock has written, “You cannot teach morality without being committed to morality yourself; and you cannot be committed to morality yourself without holding that some things are right and others wrong.” The theologian Martin Buber wrote that the educator is distinguished from all other influences “by his will to take part in the stamping of character and by his consciousness that he represents in the eyes of the growing person a certain selection of what is, the selection of what is ‘right’, of what should be.” It is in this will, Buber says, in this clear standing for something, that the “vocation as an educator finds its fundamental expression.”

There is no escaping the fact that young people need as example principals and teachers who know the difference between right and wrong, good and bad, and who themselves exemplify high moral purpose.

As Education Secretary, I visited a class at Waterbury Elementary School in Waterbury, Vermont, and asked the students, “Is this a good school?” They answered, “Yes, this is a good school.” I asked them, “Why?” Among other things, one eight-year-old said, “The principal Mr. Riegel, makes good rules and everybody obeys them.” So I said, “Give me an example.” And another answered, “You can’t climb on the pipes in the bathroom. We don’t climb on the pipes and the principal doesn’t either.”

This example is probably too simple to please a lot of people who want to make the topic of moral education difficult, but there is something profound in the answer of those children, something education should pay more attention to. You can’t expect children to take messages about rules or morality seriously unless they see adults taking those rules seriously in their day-to-day affairs. Certain must be said, certain limits lay down, and certain examples set. There is no other way.

We should also do a better job at curriculum selection. The research shows that most “values education” exercises and separate courses in “moral reasoning” tend not to affect children’s behavior; if anything, they may leave children morally adrift. Where to turn? I believe our literature and our history are a rich quarry of moral literacy. We should mine that quarry. Children should have at their disposal a stock of examples illustrating what we believe to be right and wrong, good and bad—examples illustrating what are morally right and wrong can indeed be known and that there is a difference.

What kind of stories, historical events, and famous lives am I talking about? If we want our children to know about honesty, we should teach them about Abe Lincoln walking three miles to return six cents and conversely, about Aesop’s shepherd boy who cried wolf if we want them to know about courage, we should teach them about Joan of Arc, Horatius at the bridge, and Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. If we want them to know about persistence in the face of adversity, they should know about the voyages of Columbus and the character of Washington during the Civil War. And our youngest should be told about the Little Engine That Could. If we want them to know about respect for the law, they should understand why Socrates told Crito: “No, I must submit to the decree of Athens.” If we want our children to respect the rights of others, they should read the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, the Gettysburg Address, and Martin Luther King, Jr.’ “Letter from Birmingham jail.” From the Bible they should know about Ruth’s loyalty to Naomi, Joseph’s forgiveness of his brothers, Jonathan’s friendship with David, the Good Samaritan’s kindness toward a stranger, and David’s cleverness and courage in facing Goliath.

These are only a few of the hundreds of examples we can call on. And we need not get into issues like nuclear war, abortion, creationism, or euthanasia. This may come as a disappointment to some people, but the fact is that the formation of character in young people is educationally a task different from, and prior to, the discussion of the great, difficult controversies of the day. First things come first. We should teach values the same way we teach other things: one step at a time. We should not use the fact that there are many difficult and controversial moral questions as an argument against basic instruction in the subject.

After all, we do not argue against teaching physics because laser physics is difficult, against teaching American history because there are heated disputes about the Founders’ intent. Every field has its complexities and its controversies. And every field has its basics, its fundamentals. So they are too with forming character and achieving moral literacy. As any parent knows, teaching character is a difficult task. But it is a crucial task, because we want our children to be healthy, happy, and successful but decent, strong, and good. None of this happens automatically; there is no genetic transmission of virtue. It takes the conscious, committed efforts of adults. It takes careful attention.

10. College Pressures

Mainly I try to remind that the road ahead is a long one and that it will have more unexpected turns than they think. There will be plenty of time to change jobs, change careers, change whole attitudes and approaches. They don not want to hear such liberating news. They want a map—right now – that they can follow unswervingly to career security, financial security, Social Security and, presumably, a prepaid grave.

What I wish for all students is some release from the clammy grip of the future. I wish them a chance to savor each segment of their education as an experience in itself and not as a grim preparation for the next step. I wish them the right to experiment, to trip and fall, to learn that defeat is as instructive as victory and is not the end of the world.

My wish, of course, is na?ve. One of the national gods venerated in our media—the million-dollar athlete, the wealthy executive—and glorified in our praise of possessions. In the presence of such a potent state religion, the young are growing up old.

I see four kinds of pressure working on college students today: economic pressure, parental pressure, peer pressure, and self-induced pressure. It is easy to look around for villains—to blame the colleges for charging too much money, the professors for assigning too much work, the parents for pushing their children too far, and the students for driving themselves too hard. But there are no villains: only victims.

“In the late 1960s.” one dean told me. “The typical question that I got from students was ‘Why is there so much suffering in the world’ or ‘how I can make a contribution?’ Today it’s ‘Do you think it would look better for getting into law school if I did a double major in history and political science, or just majored in one of them?’” many other deans confirmed this pattern. One said: “They are trying to find an edge—the intangible something that will look better on paper if two students are about equal.”

Note the emphasis on looking better. The transcript has become a sacred document, the passport to security. How one appears on paper is more important than how one appears in person. A is for Admirable and B is for Borderline, even though, in Yale’s official system of grading, A means “excellent” and B means “very good.” Today, looking very good is no longer good enough, especially for students who hope to go on to law school or medical school. They know that entrance into the better schools will be an entrance into the better law firms and better medical practices where they will make a lot of money. They also know that the odds are harsh. Yale Law School, for instance, matriculates 170students from an applicant pool of 3,700; Harvard enrolls 550 from a pool of 7,000.

It’s all very well for those of us who write letters of recommendation for our students to stress the qualities of humanity that will make them good lawyers or doctors. And it’s nice to think that admission officers are ready reading our letters and looking for the extra dimension of commitment or concern. Still, it would be hard for a student not to visualize these officers shuffling so many transcripts studded with As that they regard a B as positively shameful.

The pressure is almost as heavy on students who just want to graduate and get a job. Long gone are the days of the “gentleman’s C.” when students journeyed through college with a certain relaxation, sampling a wide variety of courses-music, art, philosophy, classics, anthropology, poetry, religion—that would send them out as liberally educated men and women. If I were an employer I would rather employ graduates who have this range and curiosity than those who narrowly pursued safe subjects and high grades. I know countless students whose inquiring minds exhilarate me. I like to hear the play of their ideas. I do not know if they are getting As or Cs, and I do not care. I also like them as people. The country needs them, and they will find satisfying jobs. I tell them to relax. They cannot.

Nor can I blame them. They live in a brutal economy. Tuition, room, and board at most private colleges now come to at least $7,000, not counting books and fees. This might seem to suggest that the colleges are getting rich. But they are equally battered by inflation. Tuition covers only 60 percent of what it costs to educate a student, and ordinarily the remainder comes from what college receives in endowments, grants, and gifts. Now, the remainder keeps being swallowed by the cruel costs—higher every year—of just opening the doors. Heating oil is up. Insurance is up. Postage is up. Health-premium costs are up. Everything is up. Deficits are up. We are witnessing in American the creation of a brotherhood of paupers—colleges, parents, and students, joined by the common bond of debt.

Today it is not unusual for a student, even if he works part time at college and full time during the summer, to accrue $5,000 in loans after four years—loans that he must start to repay within one year after graduation. Exhorted at commencement to go forth into the world, he is already behind as he goes forth. How could he not feel under pressure throughout college to prepare for this day of reckoning? I have used “he,” incidentally, only for brevity. Women at Yale are under no less pressure to justify their expensive education to themselves, their parents, and society. In fact, they are probably under more pressure. For although they leave college superbly equipped to bring fresh leadership to traditionally male jobs, society has not yet caught up with this fact.

Along with economic pressure goes parental pressure. Inevitably, the two are deeply intertwined.

I see many students taking pre-medical courses with joyless tenacity. They go off to their labs as if they were going to the dentist. It saddens me because I know tem in other corners of their life as cheerful people.

“Do you want to medical school?” I asked them.

“I guess so,” they say, without conviction, or “Not really.”

“Then why are you going?”

“Well, my parents want me to be a doctor. They are paying all this money and …”

Poor students, poor parents, they are caught in one of the oldest webs of love and duty and guilt. The parents mean will; they are trying to steer their sons and draughts toward a secure future. But the sons and daughter want to major in history or classics or philosophy—subjects with no “practical” value. Where’s the payoff on the humanities? It’s not easy to persuade such loving parents that the humanities do indeed pay off. The intellectual faculties developed by studying subjects like history and classics—an ability to synthesize and relate, to weigh cause and effect, to see events in perspective—are just the faculties that make creative leaders in business or almost any general field. Still, many fathers would rather put their money on courses that point toward specific profession—courses that are pre-law, pre-medical, pre-business, or, as I sometimes heard it put, “pre-rich.”

But the pressure on students is severe. They are truly torn. One part of them feels obliged to fulfill their parents’ expectations; after all, their parents are older and presumably wiser. Another part tells them that the expectations that are right for their parents are not right for them.

I know a student who wants to be an artist. She is very obviously an artist and will be a good one—she has already had several modest local exhibits. Meanwhile she is growing as a well-round person and taking humanistic subjects that will enrich the inner resources out of which her art will grow. But her father is strongly opposed. He thinks that an artist is a “dumb” thing to be. The student vacillates and tries to please everybody. She keeps up with her art somewhat furtively and takes some of the “dumb” courses her father wants her to take—at least they are dumb courses for her. She is a free spirit on a campus of tense students—no small achievement in it—and she deserves to follow her muse.

Peer pressure and self-induced pressure are also intertwined, and they begin almost at the beginning of freshman year.

“I had a freshman student I’ll call Linda,” one dean told me, “who came in and said she was under terrible pressure because her roommate, Barbara, was much brighter and studied all the time. I could not tell her that Barbara had come in two hours earlier to say the same thing about Linda.”

The story is almost funny—except that it is not. It is symptomatic of all the pressure put together. When every student thinks every other student is working harder and doing better, the only solution is to study harder still. I see students going off to the library every night after dinner and coming back when it closes at midnight. I wish they would sometimes forget about their peers and go to a movie. I hear the clacking of typewriters in the hours before dawn. I see the tension in their eyes when exams are approaching and papers are due: “Will I get everything done?”

Probably they won’t. They will get blocked. They will sleep. They will oversleep. They will bug out.

Part of the problem is that they are expected to do. A professor will assign five page papers. Several students will start writing ten page papers to impress him. Then more students will write ten page papers, and a few will raise the ante to fifteen. Pity the poor student who is still just doing the assignment.

“Once you have twenty or thirty percent of the student population deliberately overexerting,” one dean points out, “It’s bad for everybody. When a teacher gets more and more effort from his class, the student who is doing normal work can be perceived as not doing well. The tactic work, psychologically.”

Why cannot the professor just cut back and not accept longer papers? He can, and he probably will. But by then the term will be half over and the damage done. Grade fever is highly contagious and not easily reversed. Besides, the professor’s main concern is with his course. He knows his students only in relation to the course and does not know that they are also overexerting in their other courses. Nor is it really his business. He did not sign up for dealing with the student as a whole person and with all the emotional baggage the student brought along from home. That’s what deans, masters, chaplains, and psychiatrists are for.

To some extent this is nothing new: a certain number of professors have always been self-contained islands of scholarship and shyness, more comfortable with books than with people. But the new pauperism has widened the gap still further, for professors who actually like to spend time with students do not have as much time to spend. They are also overexerting. If they are young, they are busy trying to publish in order not to perish, hanging by their figure nails onto a shrinking profession.

If they are old and tenured, they are buried under the duties of administering departments—as departmental chairmen or members of committees—that have been thinned out by the budgetary axe.

Ultimately it will be the students’ own business to break the circles in which they are trapped. They are too young to be prisoners of their parents’ dreams and their classmates’ fears. They must be jolted into believing into themselves as unique men and women who have the power to shape their own future.

“Violence is being done to the undergraduate experience,” says Carlos Hortas. “College should be open-ended: at the end it should open many, many roads. Instead, students are choosing their goal in advance, and their choices narrow as they go along. It’s almost as if they think that the country has been codified in the type of jobs that exist-that they’ve got to fit into certain slots. Therefore, fit into the best paying slot.”

“They ought to take chances. Not taking chances will lead to life of colorless mediocrity. They’ll be comfortable. But something in the spirit will be missing.”

I have painted too drab a portrait of today’s students, making them seem a solemn lot. That is only half of their story; if they were so dreary I wouldn’t so thoroughly enjoy their company. The other half is that they are easy to like. They are quick to laugh and to offer friendship. They are not introverts. They are usually kind and are more considerate of one another than any student generation I have known.

Nor are they so obsessed with their studies that they avoid sports and extracurricular activities. On the contrary, they juggle their crowded hours to play on a variety of teams, perform with musical and dramatic groups, and write for campus publications. But this in turn is one more cause of anxiety. There are too many choices. Academically, they have 1,300 courses to select from; outside class they have to decide how much spare time they can spare and how to spend it.

This means that they engage in fewer extracurricular pursuits than their predecessors did. If they want to row on the crew and play in the symphony they will eliminate one; in the ‘60s they would have done both. They also tend to choose activities that are self-limiting. Drama, for instance, is flourishing in all twelve of Yale’s residential colleges, as it never has before. Students hurl themselves into these productions—as actors, directors, carpenters, and technicians—with a dedication to create the best possible play, knowing that the day will come when the run will end and they can get back to their studies.

They also cannot afford to be the willing slave of organizations like the Yale Daily News. Last spring at the one-hundredth anniversary banquet of that paper—who’s past chairmen include such once and future kings as Potter Stewart, Kingman Brewster, and William F. Buckley, Jr.—much was made of the fact that the editorial staff used to be small and totally committed and that “newsies” routinely worked fifty hours a week. In effect they belonged to a club; Newsies is how they defined themselves at Yale. Today’s students will one or two articles a week, when he can, and he defines himself as a student. I’ve never heard the word Newsie except at the banquet.

If I have described the modern undergraduate primarily as a driven creature who is largely ignoring the blithe spirit inside who keeps trying to come out and play, it’s because that’s where the crunch is, not only at Yale but throughout American education. It’s why I think we should all be worried about the values that are nurturing a generation so fearful of risk and so goal-obsessed at such an early age.

I tell students that there is no one “right” way to get ahead—that each of them is a different person, starting from a different point and bound for a different destination. I tell neither them that change is a tonic and that all the slots are not codified nor the frontiers closed. One of my ways of telling them is to invite men and women who have achieved success outside the academic world to come and talk informally with my students during the year. They are heads of companies or ad agencies, editors of magazines, politicians, public officials, television magnates, labor leaders, business executives, Broadway products, artists, writers, economists, photographers, scientists, historians—a mixed bag of achievers.

I asked them to say a few words about how they got started. The students assume that they started in their present profession and knew all along that it was what they wanted to do. Luckily for me, most of them got into their field by a circuitous route, to their surprise, after many detours. The students are startled. They can hardly conceive of a career that was not pre-planned. They can hardly imagine allowing the hand of God or chance to nudge them down some unforeseen trail.

11. To Err Is Wrong

In the summer of 1979, Boston Red Sox first baseman Carl Yastrzemski became the fifteenth player in baseball history to reach the three thousand hit plateaus. This event drew a lot of media attention, and for about a week prior to the attainment of this goal, hundreds of reports covered Yaz’s every more. Finally, one reporter asked, “Hey Yaz, aren’t you afraid all of this attention will go to your head?” Yastrzemski replied, “I look at this way: in my career I’ve been up to bat over ten thousand times. That means I’ve been unsuccessful at the plate over seven thousand times. That fact alone keeps me from getting a swollen head.”?

Most people consider success and failure as opposites, but they are actually both products of the same process. As Yaz suggest, an activity that produces a hit may also produce a miss. It is the same with creative thinking; the same energy that generates good creative ideas also produces errors.

Many people, however, are not comfortable with errors. Our educational system, based on “the right answer” belief, cultivates our thinking in another, more conservative way. From an early age, we are taught that right answers are good and incorrect answers are bad. This value is deeply embedded in the incentive system used in most schools:

Right over 90% of the time = “A”

Right over 80% of the time = “B~”

Right over 70% of the time = “C~” Right over 60% of the time = “D~” Less than 60% correct, you fail.

From this we learn to be right as often as possible and to keep our mistakes to a minimum. We learn, in other words, that “to err is wrong.

Playing It Safe

With this kind of attitude, you aren’t going to be taking too many chances. If you learn that failing even a litter penalizes you (e.g., being wrong only 15% of the time garners you only a “B” performance), you learn not to make mistakes. And more important, you learn not to put yourself to situation where you might fall. This leads to conservative thought pattern designed to avoid the stigma our society puts on “failure”.

I have a friend who recently graduated from college with a Master’s degree in Journalism. For the last six month, she has been trying to find a job, but to no avail. I talked with her about situation, and realized that her problem is that she doesn’t know how to fail. She went through eighteen years of schooling to try any approaches where she might fail. She has been conditioned to believe that failure is bad in and of itself, rather than a potential stepping-stone to new ideas.

Look around. How many middle managers, housewives, administrators, teachers, and other people do you see who are to try anything new because of this failure? Most of us have learned not to make mistakes in public. As a result, we remove ourselves from many learning experience except for those occurring in the most private of circumstances.

Different Logic

From a practical point of view, “to err is wrong” makes sense. Our survival in the everyday world requires us to perform thousand of small tasks without failure. Think about it: you wouldn’t last very long if you were to step out in front of traffic or stick your hand a pot of boiling water. In addition, engineers whose bridges collapse, stock brokers who lose money for their clients, and copywriters whose ad campaigns decrease sales won’t keep their jobs very long.

Nevertheless, too great an adherence to the belief “to err is wrong” can greatly undermine your attempts to generate new ideas. If you are more concerned with producing right answers than generating original ideas, you’ll probably make uncritical use of the rules, formulae, and procedures used to obtain these right answers. By doing this, you’ll by-pass the germinal phase of the creative process, and thus spend litter time testing assumptions, challenging the rules, asking what-if questions, or just playing around with the problem. All of these techniques will produce some incorrect answers, but in the germinal phase errors are viewed as a necessary by-product of creative thinking. As Yaz would put it, “if you want the hits, be prepared for the misses.” That’s the way the game of life goes.

Errors as Stepping Stones

Whenever an error pops up, the usual response is “Jeez, another screw up, what went wrong this time?” the creative thinker, on the other hand, will realize the potential value of errors, and perhaps say something like, “Would you look at that! Where can it lead our thinking?” and then he or she will go on to use the error as a stepping stone to a new idea. As a matter of fact, the whole history of discovery is filed with people who used erroneous assumptions and failed ideas as stepping-stones to new ideas. Columbus thought he was finding a shorter route to India. Johannes Kepler stumbled on to the idea of interplanetary gravity because of assumptions that were right for the wrong reasons. And, Thomas Edison knew 1800 ways not to build a light bulb.

The following story about the automotive genius Charles Kettering exemplifies the spirit of working through erroneous assumptions to good ideas. In 1912, when the automobile industry was just beginning to grow, Kettering was interested in improving gasoline engine efficiency. The problem he faced was“knockthe phenomenon in which gasoline takes too long to burn in the cylinder-thereby reducing efficiency.

Kettering began searching for ways to eliminate the “knock.” He thought to him, “How can I get the gasoline to combust in the cylinder at an earlier time?” the key concept here is “early”. Searching for analogous situations, he looked around for models of “things that happen early.” He thought of historical models, physical models, and biological models. Finally, he remembered a particular plant, the trailing arbutus, which “happens early,” i.e., it blooms in the snow (“earlier” than other plants). One of this plant’s chief characteristics is its’ red leaves, which help the plant retain light at certain wavelengths. Kettering figured that it must be the red color, which made the trailing arbutus bloom earlier.

Now came the critical step in Kettering’s chain of thought. He asked himself, “How can I make the gasoline red?” perhaps I’ll put red dye in the gasoline—maybe that’ll make it combust earlier.” He looked around his workshop, and found that he didn’t have any red dye. But he did happen to have some iodine—perhaps that would do. He added the iodine to the gasoline and, lo and behold, the engine didn’t “knock”.

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My Low-carbon Life

The environmental pollution is worse and worsetoday. Many trees are cut down, and water and air are polluted. As a student Itry to have a low-carbon life to save energy and reduce pollution.

Firstly, I often walk to school. It can reduceair pollution. Secondly, I always turn off the lights and fans when leaving theclassroom. Thirdly, I always make full use of paper and other school things andnever waste water.

I wish more students to join me and make theearth more and more beautiful.

标题是文章的眼睛，是文章内容和读者情感之间的第一个接触点，是让人一见钟情的因子，也可提供给读者审视文章内容的独特视角。要想在作文拟题时得心应手，就必须在平时的写作实践中不断摸索、训练。下文是小编整理的相关内容，欢迎阅读参考!

话题作文在近几年的高考(微博)命题中一直独领风骚。而自拟题目则是话题作文的一个重要写作要求。一个好的标题犹如一双靓丽的眼睛，透过它可以洞悉文章的思想感情、具体内容。所以拟好一个让阅卷老师“一见钟情”的作文题目，是作文得分的至关重要的一步。

一、附加法

就是选取话题中的关键词，在其前后补充成分，使之成为标题。这种方法特别适合于以一个词为话题的作文。如以“声音”为话题，可以拟为《板书的声音》《生命中的声音》等;以“幸福”为话题，可为《追求幸福》《体味幸福》等。

二、修辞法

1.比喻法。如《理解是路，爱是桥》，把爱和理解比喻成缩短心灵距离的桥梁和路，极富文采;《拔除心灵的杂草》，把人类心理的不健康因素比做“杂草”，使文章显得形象生动。

2.比拟式。如《诚信“漂流记”，把“诚信”拟人化，通过诚信巧遇“快乐”“地位”“竞争”的遭遇，可以得出富有哲理的结论。再如《诚信喊冤》《天空的诉说》等，使人如闻其声，如临其境。都运用了拟人的手法，形象生动，别有韵味。

3.夸张式。如那个障碍粉碎了我(“挫折”话题)等。

4.借代式。如以黑白债为题，紧扣母亲乌黑发丝中的白发展开叙述，揭示岁月无情、母爱无价这一真谛，借色彩代本体，寄托深情。

5.反问式。如以“相容”为话题，可以拟题为谁说不相容等。

6.设问式。用设问引起读者的思索，如《顺境出人才吗》〈我是谁》等。

7.引用式。文题中恰当的引用一些名言警句，能达到言简意赅的效果，又使作文增加一定的文化底蕴，如《己所不欲勿施于人》;还可以引用一些流行歌词，如《一笑而过》(以宽容为话题)、《一千零一个愿望》(以心愿为话题)等。

8.双关式。语义双关，如《冬日暖阳》等。

9.对偶式。如《读智慧之书，做有用之才》，《高高山顶立，深深海底行》(人生感悟话题)，《斩断亲情，昭显正义》(“人与我”话题等)。

10.反复式。如以“探索未知世界”为话题，就可以拟题为《生命的萌芽，萌芽的生命》等。

作文拟题的方法还有很多，这里就不再一一赘述了。教师可根据教学实际，指导学生采用各种方法拟题以增加文采。

三、矛盾法

培养学生具有逆向思维的能力，这样拟出来的题目，往往会收到意想不到的效果。如《近墨者未必黑》《“闲书”不闲》等题目，用了形贬实褒来命题，反而更能吸引人。

四、符号法

如数学中的等式《1+1=?》，不等式《金钱 幸福》《成绩 素质》等。这样的拟题给人简洁明了的感觉，还会让人产生一睹为快的阅读欲望。

[高考作文写作方法：新颖标题的拟法

引导语：下面是小编为你带来的高考植树节英语作文带翻译的，希望对大家高考作文参考有所帮助。

Abstract: Along the way, the breeze gently blowing my face, I suddenly feel kind of refreshed. Roadside flowers are vying to open, birds high standing branches, happily singing wonderful songs, trees also recruit a tender green hand happily greet us. We hand holding a variety of tools, laughing, and soon they reached their destination.

March 12 Arbor Day, the school staff and students in sixth grade came to the park to participate in tree planting activities.

Along the way, the breeze gently blowing my face, I suddenly feel kind of refreshed. Roadside flowers are vying to open, birds high standing branches, happily singing wonderful songs, trees also recruit a tender green hand happily greet us. We hand holding a variety of tools, laughing, and soon they reached their destination.

The teacher points to help us and send us good team osmanthus saplings, planting location and then tell everyone. I saw other teachers say the students have not yet, it will be pre-loaded, can not wait to board the a small hill, ready to plant trees. The silence of the earth suddenly swelled, ears of banging "Symphony played": some holding heavy shovel, ready to summon the gas excavation, may overexert, almost on his back and down; some of the group to make trees can thrive, competing with other groups for the site fierce arguments; there are trees in order to watering, I do not know how many detours ran, covered in sweat ......

Our group did not back down, quickly make the digging of preparation. I saw the tour Yang hand shovel, strode walked before digging site, it looks like they can effortlessly Pits dug. One for us to fetch water, and the other two are responsible for supporting the sapling. Although supporting the tree is very simple, in fact, be very careful. I first seedlings carefully and gently on the ground, then slowly hand against the trunk, for fear knocked half leaves, let the trees injured.

Everyone busy. Nearly noon, almost all trees planted Well, we lookedat his hands planted trees swaying in the breeze, the heart kind of unspeakable joy. We can not help but talk about it: "For decades after it set grow into a towering tree.", "I want to see it every week." ...... My eyes seemed to emerge out of the way when the trees grow, as if smell the waves of fresh and elegant fragrance, as if to see clusters of white osmanthus, starry, such as a spray of waterfalls, I felt as if it was vigorous vitality.

This meaningful event not only relax our mood, but also so that we get close to nature, leaving us to add a green home. This event really makes me happy!

摘要：一路上，微风轻轻吹拂着我的脸庞，让我顿时有种神清气爽的感觉。路边的鲜花也争相开放，小鸟高站在枝头，愉快地唱着美妙的歌曲，小树也招着稚嫩的绿手快乐地迎接我们．大家手拿着各种工具，谈笑风生，不一会便到达了目的地。

3月12日植树节，我校六年级全体师生来到了公园参加植树活动。

一路上，微风轻轻吹拂着我的脸庞，让我顿时有种神清气爽的感觉。路边的鲜花也争相开放，小鸟高站在枝头，愉快地唱着美妙的歌曲，小树也招着稚嫩的绿手快乐地迎接我们．大家手拿着各种工具，谈笑风生，不一会便到达了目的地。

老师先帮我们分好小组并发给我们桂花小树苗，然后告诉大家种植地点。只见同学们还未等老师说开始，便一呼百应，迫不及待地登上了一处小山坡，准备植树。寂静的大地顿时热闹起来，耳边响起了乒乒乓乓的“交响奏”：有的拿着沉甸甸的铁锹，鼓足气准备开挖，可用力过猛，差点仰面而倒；有的小组为使小树能茁壮成长，竞与别组为地盘争得面红耳赤；还有的为了给小树浇水，不知跑了多少弯路，浑身上下汗流浃背……

我们组也不示弱，很快作好了挖坑的准备。只见游阳手提铁锹，大步流星地走到挖坑地点前，那样子好像不费吹灰之力便能把树坑挖好。我们一个负责去打水，另两个则负责扶树苗。别看扶树很简单，其实要很小心的。我先小心翼翼地树苗轻轻地放在地上，然后慢慢用手靠着树干，生怕碰掉了半片叶子，让小树受伤。

大家忙得不亦乐乎。时近中午，树差不多都植好了，我们望着自己亲手种植的树苗在微风中摇曳，心中有种说不出的喜悦之情。大家不禁畅谈起来：“几十年后它定会长成一棵参天大树。”、“我要每个星期都来看它。”……我的眼前仿佛浮现出树苗长大时的样子，仿佛闻到了一阵阵清新淡雅的桂花香，仿佛看到了一簇簇洁白的桂花，繁星点点，如一座喷花的飞泉，仿佛感受到它那蓬勃向上的旺盛生命力。

这次有意义的活动不仅放松了我们的心情，还使我们亲近了大自然，更让我们为家乡增添了一份绿意。这次活动真让我快乐！

[高考植树节英语作文

2015年国庆节火了青岛大虾，刚刚过去的春节又让哈尔滨“天价鱼”成为焦点。剧情几经反转，仍扑朔迷离，没有结论和说法。按照这位江苏顾客的报料，自己一行在哈尔滨旅游，在导游带领下来到“北岸野生渔村”，遭遇了398一斤的“天价鱼”和短斤少两;商家的说法则是我明码标价，一个愿打一个愿挨，至于鱼的重量，因为地方口音的差异，顾客听错了。当地管理部门介入后的初步结论，基本维持了商家的说法，强调店里有明码标价，就没有违法行为。但接着三天之后，又以擅自改变商铺名称和营业许可到期为由，查封了这家餐厅。

网上舆情则是起起伏伏，莫衷一是。一些同情顾客，认为旅游地区宰客是常见现象，只是很多没曝光而已;甚至发展到地域歧视，人身攻击。“宰客”这一现象，从三亚到哈尔滨、从青岛到四川(17日有网友爆料在自贡吃鱼被宰)，确非一地所独有，也绝非餐饮业所独有。这些事件的背后，反映了我们整个社会的诚信缺失，人与人之间的信任达到了严重危机的程度。当你高兴出游时，点个菜都需要“机警”，这是不是一种悲哀?

网民的争议是一个方面，少数媒体也以调查为名“拉偏架”。就在事件曝光后的第五天，有两家报社记者发布实地调查结果。一家晚报说，当天他在这家“北岸野生渔村”看到几乎没有顾客，餐馆工作人员感叹生意一落千丈——作为当前倍受争议的主角，出现这一现象应该是正常的吧。但另一家经济报的记者则报道说，他看到这家餐馆仍然顾客盈门，甚至有顾客说消费万元很正常。作为受众，我们不知道两位记者先生谁说的是真的。曾经我们相信报纸电视，但越来越多的假新闻让我们产生信任危机，特别面对互相矛盾的说法，我们更不知道该信谁。我们也曾很相信，甚至“迷信”专家，可惜无数事实证明，专家几乎都是利益决定脑袋的“砖家”。

对官方的信任叫公信力。可现在大家对官方的信任度也锐减。当地调查“天价鱼”的结论一出台，质疑其草率、地方保护主义的看法不少，甚至怀疑“保护伞”者亦有之。这不能只怪罪群众不相信有关部门，公信力的丧失是一个渐进、累积过程。当某些部门一次次、一件件地背离事实、背弃规则后，教大家如何再信任你?比如拖欠农民工工资，比如欠债跑路，比如成品油价，比如延迟退休，比如4500点下不减持……

春晚有个小品叫《放心吧》，充满了(革命)浪漫主义色彩。人与人互信，大家交托的事儿能放心，让这部小品充满了正能量。如果小品最后情节是：你把钱给我，我帮你交医药费，然后拿着钱不见踪影，喜剧就成了悲剧，浪漫主义就成了批判现实主义。理想很丰满，现实很骨感，我们缺少的，正是“放心吧”这三个字!

我们呼唤诚信，但诚信建设不能只靠空洞的道德说教。首先是要建立和完善法治建设，让不诚信者付出代价，特别是对坑蒙拐骗者加大处罚力度。其次是官方要重塑公信力，要按法律和政策办事，而不是看重眼前利益而有所取舍。第三是大家逐步积累正能量，增进人与人之间的理解、信任和宽容。

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The trees were naked during autumn.秋天里树木都是光秃秃的。

The rain was killing the last days of summer,you had been killing my last breath of love, since a long time ago.秋雨,带走了夏天的最后一丝余热,而你，也将我全部的爱都带走了。

The leaves turn yellow in autumn.秋天时叶子变黄。

Rain in the North seems peculiar, compared with that of the South, more appealing，and better-behaved.北方的秋雨，也似乎比南方的下得奇，下得有味，下得更象样。

My favourite season is autumn. 我最喜欢的季节是秋天.

In autumn,the weather is very dry and cool. 秋天的时候，天气很干燥和凉爽。

I think the most beautiful season in a year is autumn. 我觉得一年中最美丽的季节是秋天。

I think autumn is the most beautiful season in a year.我认为秋天是一年中最美的季节。

I like to collect russet autumn leaves.我喜欢收集秋天赤褐色的叶子。

I like autumn very much. 我很喜欢秋天。

I feel a little cool in the autumnal night.在秋天的晚上，我感到一丝凉意。

关于秋天的英语句子 Do you like autumn

I do not know when, you fall softly on my red sweater, you put a flower as I have it 不知什么时候，你轻轻地落在我鲜红的毛衣上，你把我也当成一朵花了吗

Golden butterfly you! Whom you are dancing in it Not smile flowers, grasses lost their luster. Oh, I see, you are in the garden that little daisy eyes. 金色的蝴蝶呀!你是在为谁而翩翩起舞呢花儿没有了笑容，青草失去了光泽。哦，我明白了，你是在为园子里那眨着眼睛的小雏菊。

Golden butterflies, you are willing to pay my friend Come! Flew into my books, accompanied by bright, I walked into the classroom金色的蝴蝶，你愿意和我交朋友吗来吧!飞进我的课本，伴着我走进明亮的教室

Fall to, chrysanthemum opened. There are red, yellow, with purple, and white, very beautiful! 秋天到了，菊花开了。有红的，有黄的，有紫的，还有白的，美丽极了!

Do you like autumn 你喜欢秋天吗?

Autumn, the ripe fruit. the pears, the bright red apples, is the sparkling grape. A cool breeze blowing, fruit child nodded, emitting a scent attractive children. 秋天到了，果子熟了。黄澄澄的是梨，红通通的是苹果，亮晶晶的是葡萄。一阵凉风吹来，果儿点头，散发出诱人的香味儿。

Wake up to drink ,people feel the middle of the night, moving wind over a lotus leaf pond

夜半酒醒人不觉，满池荷叶动秋风

Life is so si-mp-le, such as the autumn, such as fallen leaves.

生命如此简单，如秋，如落叶。

In autumn, some emotions, such as fallen leaves as they decline, some have lingering shadow, only in the virtual work is indistinct in the familiar names. It withered on the decline,ashes are also good, regardleof the feelings of like how the leaves like a tree in full bloom and how to decline. I was standing on the flow of time, laughing, even if the sky flying leaves, eventually covering the lives of desolation.

秋中，有些感情便如落叶般凋零了，有些影子却挥之不去，只在网络虚缈中才有熟悉的名字。凋零就凋零吧，倦缩也好，成灰亦好，管它感情如一树红叶般怎样盛开，怎样凋零。我站在川流不息的时间里，谈笑风生，任凭满天的叶子飞舞，最终覆盖苍凉的生命。

Strong technical skills enhance a beautiful scene that pares traditional and contemporized architectural styles.很强的技巧加强了景色的美感，在传统和现代化了的建筑风格之间的对比。

That is an oil painting of a landscape in spring.那是一幅描绘秋天景色的油画。

The travelers were beguiled by the beauty of the landscapes.游客们被景色的美丽所陶醉。

"This extraordinary natural preserve shelters a primeval forest, the continent’s largest population of brown bears, sizeable packs of wolves, and a host of other creatures which have all but disappeared elsewhere. 专门捕捉大自然美丽景色的导演高史林百格将会透过节目带大家融入这处仙境，享受大自然的真善美。

[高考英语作文的翻译

what should we thank?

the thankful great universe provides the environment of existence for us and give us sunlight, air, water and everything in keeping with we existence of space, bring storm to let us accept to toughen for us, bring to us mysterious let us look for.

the thankful parents give us the life, make us feel the merriment of the human life, feel the genuine feeling of the human life, feel the comity of the human life, feel happiness of the human life, also feel hardships and pain and sufferings of the human life!

the thankful teacher works with diligence and without fatigue everyday of teach, give us knowledge ability, put on the wing which flies toward the ideal for us.

the thankful classmate and friend grows up road of, let i no longer standing alone in the itinerary of life; the with gratitude is frustrated and let us become in a time the failure stronger.

[感恩节英语作文写作

一、句式多变，词汇丰富。

鉴于这部分的写作要求和难度，不论是写书信还是编故事，由于100词的字数要求，考生必须要学会用具体的，多样化的语句来描写某样东西或某件事情。有的学生从头至尾都用"Thereis"的句式，而且重复多遍，看来单调乏味，很难得高分。我们不妨用主动和被动句式、各种不同的从句、动词不定式、强调句、虚拟语气等等，当然我们要写的句式必须是自己熟悉的，有把握的。

词汇量的大小影响写作成绩。试想你形容餐馆good，食品good，氛围good，那也太无聊了，我们平时就积累一些词汇，比如餐馆cleanandtidy，食品niceandtasty，氛围friendlyandpleasant等等，而不至于到考试时言之无物。

二、问题都答，加上连词。

如果第二单元你要给笔友写一份回信，信中有这么一个问题Haveyougotafavoriterestaurant?Tellmeaboutthefoodandwhatyoulikeabouttherestaurant。这个问题看似非常简单，但如果你就回答一句Ihavegotmyfavoriterestaurant.可以，但如果你不学会怎么扩展这个话题，那一封信中根本就写不了上百个单词。因此，学会拓展话题这一点在这部分中尤为重要，如你可以写餐馆的名字、位置、特色等等。

如果你选择编故事也很好。我们PET考生大多是青少年，正是想象力非常丰富的时候，很适合去编故事。但在书写的过程中，一定要注意尽量用自己有把握的语言来表达和描述。此外，既然是故事，就应该把事情发生的时间、地点、人物、过程以及结果都完整地表述出来。因此，我们在平时就把日常生活中所发生的有意义的小事儿用英文记录下来，日积月累你会发现，你的书写素材会越来越多，这种考试对你来说，将会是"apieceofcake"。

另外注意适当使用一些关联词，如and,but,so,if，使行文更加流畅。

三、平时勤练，克服畏惧。

因为该部分要求比较高，建议考生平时可以多做这样的书写练习。在学而思PET，我们会练习四五篇大作文，希望同学们平时就认真对待，描写到位，在老师的指导下，逐步明白自己的弱项在哪里，进而逐渐消除无话可写的心理恐惧，并提高写作水平。

Fast food business has developed tremendously in the past 50 years.Nowadays people will see all kinds of fast food restaurants here and there.which clearly shows how closely it is related to our daily life.Most people believe that fast food business has become part of our life and its developement is good for both society and people.

Firstly,the best thing about fast food is being fast. Now everyone lives a busy life so time is the most valuable thing to us all.Fast food offers a most efficient way to eat.You will waste no time in waiting or choosing.Secondly,fast food restaurants provide us with a good environment for entertainment and study.Friends come here,chatting or playing cards;students come here,reading books or doing homework,and meanwhile you can enjoy a bag of chips and a bottle of cola which will bring more pleasure.Thirdly, youngsters can even find good opportunities of working practice in some fast food restaurants.Working experience help them understand the society better and improve their communicating skills.

In many ways,we benefit a lot from the fast food business.Therefore,I think it helpful and important to our life.

母亲节是美国法定的全国性节日。在每年5月的第二个星期日举行。为母亲过节最早源于古希腊的民间风俗。那时，古希腊人每年春天都要为传说中的众神之母、人类母亲的象征——赛比亚举行盛大的庆祝活动。但这时还未形成母亲节。

Mothers day in the United States legal a national holiday. Held on the second Sunday of May each year. Mother festival originated from the ancient Greek Folk customs. At that time, the ancient Greeks in spring every year as a symbol of the legend of the mother of the gods, human mothers -- Serbia held a grand celebration. But at this moment is not formed on Mothers day.

1906年，美国的安娜·贾维丝小姐遭受到母亲突然去世的强大打击，因为她太爱自己的母亲了。如何表达对母亲的怀念和感激呢?贾维丝小姐决定实现母亲生前渴望创立一个母亲节的遗愿。为此，她首先提出了设立母亲节的设想，并为此而四处奔走，历尽艰辛。同年，她还在家乡费城组织了第一次庆祝母亲节的活动。她还分别给国会议员、政府官员、教师以及新闻界写了上千封信，恳求帮助。她的热诚和努力，终于赢得了社会各界的普遍支持。1914年，美国国会通过决议，并由威尔逊总统亲自签署，将每年5月的第二个星期天定为母亲节。当时很多国家成千上万的欧战中阵亡将士的妻子、母亲正深陷在痛苦之中，美国母亲节的创立，使她们得到了极大的安慰，引起了强烈共鸣。母亲节的活动丰富多彩。节日这天，家庭成员都要做各种使母亲欢心的事情，并向她赠送礼品表示祝贺。

In 1906, the United States miss Anna Jarvis suffered a strong blow to the sudden death of her mother, because she loves her mother. How to express thanks and remembrance of her mother? Miss Jia Weisi decided to realize the mothers desire to create a mothers day wishes. To this end, she first put forward the idea of the establishment of mothers day, and this everywhere, experienced all kinds of hardships. The same year, she was at his home in Philadelphia organized the first mothers day celebrations. She also gave members of Parliament, government officials, teachers and journalists wrote thousands of letters to ask for help. Her hard work and dedication, won widespread support from all sectors of society. In 1914, Congress passed a resolution America, and by Wilson president personally signed, will be held on the second Sunday of May is mothers day. At a time when many countries of Europe in the memorials wife, mother is mired in pain, the creation of the United States Mothers day, so they are a great comfort, aroused a strong resonance. Mothers Day activity of rich and colorful. On this day, family members have to do to make mother happy things, and to congratulate her gifts.

各家的父亲在这天则主动管理家务和孩子，以便让妻子休息一天。美国加利福尼亚的芬德尔镇庆祝方式尤为独特，即在每年的这天都要举行为期一周的“活动雕塑比赛大会”。现在，世界上已有43个国家公认这一节日，可以说，母亲节已成为一个世界性的节日了。

The house and the children active management in this day the father, in order to let his wife one day of rest. California American fendall town celebration is particularly unique, in every year of this day will be held the week of "mobile game conference". Now, 43 countries in the world have recognized this holiday, it can be said, mothers day has become a worldwide festival.

Yesterday, I broke a vase. This vase has been in myhome for several years.

昨天，我打碎了一个花瓶。那个花瓶在我们家很多年了。

I was afraid of being criticized. I didnt dare to tellmy parents. So I pretended nothing happened.

我怕被骂所以不敢告诉我父母。所以我就假装什么都没发生。

But they discovered at last. It was strange that myfather didnt blame me, but teach me a lesson.

但是最后他们还是发现了。很奇怪我爸爸不仅没有责怪我，反而给我上了一课。

He made me know that responsibility was necessary for everyone in the world.

他让我知道责任感对我这个世界上的每一个人都是必须的。

If a person was not responsible, he couldnt do anything successful and may not be popularamong the people around you.

如果一个人没有责任感，他很难取得成功，也可能会让你在你周围不怎么受欢迎。

A responsible person would have the courage to undertake everything. This was what a boyshould have.

一个有责任感的人会有勇气承担一切。这也是一个男孩所必须的。

If I have done something wrong, I should take the responsibility.

如果我做错了，我就该负起这个责任。

[责任感高考满分英语作文

初一是正式开始写英语作文，怎么样才能写出好的英语作文呢?

一、充分准备，打好基础。

为了提高初一英语作文写作水平，平时应加强阅读，多背诵一些句形、段落甚至短文。俗话说：“读书破万卷，下笔如有神”，只有多读，多记，多背诵，才能出口成章，下笔成文。此外，写好初一英语作文还要掌握一些应用文体的写作方法，如书信、日记、通知等，它们大多有固定的格式。

二、认真审题，明确要求

在写初一英语作文的时候仔细看清写作要求和提示，分清材料的主次，接着确定体裁、格式和人物、地点等要素;最后确定时态，同时考虑相关的语态搭配用法。

三、遣词造句、表达规范

初一英语作文用词要恰当，不可逐句把提示翻译成英语。写作时，应尽量选用你最熟悉、最有把握的词和句型来表达思想。如果有些单词不会些，有些句型不会表达，可以设法绕开，用熟悉的同义词、同义短语或同义句来代替。要学会善于运用适当的关联词，如and, or, but, so，because, since等，以使初一英语作文行文逻辑紧密，自然流畅。

四、认真撰写，卷面整洁

初一英语考试中也会有初一英语作文题，如果时间允许，书面表达一定要先写草稿。在抄写入答题卷前，要先进行检查修改。首先检查所写内容是否切题;之后检查主题是否明确，表达方式是否恰当;最后检查所用时态、语态、人称是否符合要求，前后是否一致。

英语写作常用名言

1.Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量 2.Live and learn. 活到老,学到老

3.The more you know, the more you find you don’t know. 知之愈多,便觉知之愈少

4.Never teach a fish to swim. 切勿班门弄斧

5.Never too old to learn; never too late to turn. 学习不厌老,改过不嫌迟 6.Better sense is the head than cents in the pocket. 口袋里有钱不如头脑里有知识

7. The greatest artist was once a beginner. 最伟大的艺术家也曾是个初学者 8.It’s never too late to learn. 活到老,学到老 9.A good book is a good friend. 好书如同挚友

10. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会学习不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻

11. A young idler, and old beggar. 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲

12. By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.读书使人充实,交谈使人精明

13. Experience must be bought. 吃一堑,长一智

14. There is no royal road to learning. 学问无捷径

15. Imagination is more important than knowledge. 想象力比知识更重要 16. The empty vessels make the greatest sound. 满瓶不响,半瓶咣当

17. If you don’t learn to think when you are young, you may never learn.如果你年轻的时候没有学会思考,那么就永远学不会思考

18.There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.最有益的是知识,最有害的是无知

高考中的写作部分既限制字数，又要包含所有要点，且不能逐条翻译。如果写作方法运动得当，会有明显的提分效果。下面来看看小编为大家带来的方法吧。

一、 从词汇入手，强化短语写作

有研究表明，词汇学习可以促进英语水平的提高(文秋方，1998)。培养和提高学生的英语写作能力应从词和句入手，抓好基础训练。英语是结构语言，具有其自身的固定搭配、习惯用语和基本句型(陈立华，2003)。而《牛津高中英语》教材大量的词汇和地道的生活语言、任务型编排体系以及文本体裁的多样性，为“写”提供了基本素材。教师可根据不同话题的写作要求，采用不同形式的方法对学生进行写作基础训练。比如：关键词和短语写作训练法，即教师根据本单元的写作话题，每天精心选择2～3个词组或句型，让学生做翻译和造句练习;一周之后，让学生运用这些词组和句型进行写作。通过这种训练方法，既可以培养学生的写作能力，又可以提高写作的效率，还可以帮助学生掌握一些习惯用语和句子结构，从而提高学生遣词造句的能力。

二、抓好基本句型的训练，促进写作

书面表达题是由许多句子组成的，句子是写文章的基础。要完成书面表达题，首先要从句子入手，指导学生如何用句子表意。从语言形态学的角度看，英语属于分析型的语言，它有较为固定的基本句型、稳定搭配、俗成短语等，要想在写作中用好它们，必须加强这方面的基本训练。

首先，要加强五种基本句型的教学训练。几乎所有的英语句型都是这五种句型的扩大、延伸或变化，因此训练学生“写”就要抓住五种基本句型，熟练掌握这五种基本句型。五种基本句型是：S+V，S+V+O，S+V+O+O，S+V+O+C，S+V+P。五种基本句型虽然能表达一定的意思，但无法比较自由地表达思想，因此还必须对学生进行扩句训练，在课堂上充分发挥学生的想象力。

其次，加强句型教学，要对一些句子进行分析，增强学生利用各种句子进行一意多种表达的训练。

最后，充分利用教材，对学生进行基本语感的训练。

三、从阅读入手，培养写作表达技巧

阅读与写作密不可分，阅读是写作的基础，是搜集素材、学习词汇句型和新颖表达方式的源泉。因此，教师应想方设法把阅读与写作结合起来，利用教材训练学生的写作技能，在阅读能力的培养过程中融入多种形式的写作技能训练，将写作教学贯穿于阅读教学中。笔者采用了如下方法：

1.利用教材，开展改写

在完成阅读教学，学生基本掌握文章内容的基础上，笔者进一步指导学生改写文章。改写要求学生注意人称、时态、直接引语、间接引语、遣词造句和谋篇布局等方面的变化，充分理解课文内容，认真思考，写出语言得体、内容完整的文章。例如：《牛津高中英语》模块6 Unit 2What Is Happiness to You?的Reading部分是一篇以对话采访形式出现的课文，在采访过程中，嘉宾Dr.Brain以体操运动员桑兰的经历为例，谈到他对幸福的理解。在完成阅读教学后，笔者要求学生用第三人称写一篇介绍桑兰的作文，并鼓励学生引用课文中描述桑兰的经典词汇和例句。如：hard?鄄working, energet?鄄ic, stay optimistic/positive, in good spir?鄄its; She was happy to devote herself to gym?鄄nastics等。通过这些训练，学生既加深了对课文的理解，又运用了所学重点词汇，同时学生的写作技能得到了实际的锻炼。

2.模仿范文，鼓励仿写

写的过程实际上是模拟读者阅读的过程;而阅读也是模拟写作的行为(戴军熔，2002)。教师可给学生一篇与书面表达体裁和题材相同的范文，让学生通过阅读完成类似话题的写作任务。例如：《牛津高中英语》模块1 Unit 3 Looking Good，Feeling Good的写作话题是保持健康。笔者从英文报刊上选择一篇有关如何科学合理地减肥、健身的报道，先让学生在课堂上进行限时阅读，然后提问学生：Which do you think is more important，looking good or feeling good? How would you keep fit?Why?等。学生通过模仿阅读材料的结构进行写作。通过阅读带动写作，由知识的输入到知识的输出，提高了学生表达的条理性和连贯性，为学生提供了写作策略和技能。

四、培养学生用英语写作的习惯

“临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网。”如果仅仅掌握了写作技巧，熟背了大量文章，不亲自动手实践还是不行的，没有一成不变的文章让你照搬。《英语课程标准》指出：基础教育阶段英语课程的总体目标是培养学生的综合语言运用能力。因此，我们要遵循“一切为了运用”的原则，提倡和鼓励学生亲自实践，动手写作，用英语给亲人、朋友、老师写信，用英语写日记，或用英语写便条，写留言短信，还可以用英语与老师谈心或反映情况，或给老师写每周情况报告或总结。只有将所学内容适时地运用于实际生活，才能内化成自己的能力。

五、重视写作的规范化训练

起始阶段的写作训练，培养学生良好的写作习惯非常重要。首先，书写和文体格式要规范。严格要求学生正确、端正、熟练地书写字母、单词和句子，注意大小写和标点符号，养成良好的书写习惯。同时对各种文体特点、格式要清楚，使学生熟悉规范的书面表达形式，用正确的标准评析和规范自己的书面表达。其次，写作过程要规范。一般来说，短文写作都要有以下步骤：审清题目要求;确定写作要点;选好动词，搭好句子骨架;有效连接，使短文结构紧凑;认真检查，保证卷面整洁。对学生进行写作模式的训练，这样看起来比较麻烦，但避免了反复，养成了好的写作习惯。

总之，随着新课改的实施和近几年高考(微博)评分标准的完善，对学生的书面表达能力提出了新的要求。作为高中英语教师，在教学中要根据不同时期学生的具体情况采取相应的教学方法，灵活多样地开展英语写作教学，有效调动学生的积极性，定能使学生厚积薄发，写出行文通顺、流畅、有文采的佳篇妙作来。

Varieties of electronic gadgets, without which some of us cant live, come into being. Despite their conveniences, they bring people much stress, so people have to balance their advantages and disadvantages before buying them.

I cant agree more with the author. With the development of science and technology, more and more fantastic electronic gadgets come into being, which dazzles people. People cant resist the temptation to buy and update them since these gadgets become outdated too quickly.

I have a lot of favourite electronic gadgets， one of which is a video MP3. As well as carrying my favourite music， a video MP3 player can play up to 150 hours of movies and TV programmes. However, it cost me 2，000 yuan. Besides, the loud volume will damage my hearing if I overuse it.

If I want to buy a necessary electronical gadget, the first factor that should be taken into consideration is whether its practical.