Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your view on the importance of starting from doing small things . You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
審題立意
1. 導(dǎo)語(yǔ)解讀：要求考生根據(jù)漫畫就“從小事做起的重要性”這一話題入手，展開(kāi)論述。
2. 漫畫解讀：漫畫畫了一對(duì)母子，母親對(duì)兒子說(shuō)：“我知道你對(duì)清理我們的星球感興趣。但你的臥室就是星球上的一部分！”這體現(xiàn)了中國(guó)“一屋不掃，何以掃天下”的思想，強(qiáng)調(diào)了從小事做起的重要性。
寫作思路
1. 第一段簡(jiǎn)要描述漫畫，揭示漫畫寓意。
2. 第二段重點(diǎn)闡述“做大事要從小事做起”的觀點(diǎn)。
3. 第三段重申觀點(diǎn)，再次強(qiáng)調(diào)從小事做起的重要性。
參考范文
From the cartoon given above, we can see that there is a mother talking to her son: “I know you care about cleaning up the planet. Your bedroom is part of the planet!” 1
Funny as the cartoon looks, it reflects that some people tend to neglect the small things around them while aiming at something big. 2 Definitely, doing small things is the first step of making success and will lay the foundation for doing something great. As the saying goes, “Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” 3 A big accomplishment is based on a series of small ones. Without the experience and the skills we mastered from doing small things, it is hard for us to meet the challenges in achieving something big. Just like the boy in the picture, if he cannot even keep his bedroom tidy and clean, how can he clean up the planet?
In my view, under no circumstances should we undervalue the power of doing small things. It is by doing small things that great success is achieved, because each time we make a little progress, we are closer to success one step further. 4
從上圖所給的漫畫中，我們看到一位媽媽正在和兒子談話：“我知道你對(duì)清理我們的星球感興趣。但你的臥室就是星球上的一部分！”
盡管這幅漫畫看起來(lái)很滑稽，但它反映出一些人在計(jì)劃做大事時(shí)往往容易忽視身邊的小事。毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，做小事是成功的第一步，能為干一番大事業(yè)打下基礎(chǔ)。常言道：“千里之行，始于足下。”大的成就是建立在一系列的小成功基礎(chǔ)上的。沒(méi)有從做小事中獲得的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和本領(lǐng)，我們很難去迎接獲取大成就時(shí)遇到的挑戰(zhàn)。正如圖畫中的男孩兒，如果他連自己的臥室都不能保持整潔干凈，如何去清理地球？
在我看來(lái)，任何情況下我們都不能低估做小事的價(jià)值。正是通過(guò)做小事才能取得大的成功，因?yàn)槲覀兠看稳〉玫男∵M(jìn)步都是向成功邁進(jìn)了一步。
范文點(diǎn)評(píng)
1. 緊扣題目要求，開(kāi)篇描述圖畫內(nèi)容。
2. 第二段開(kāi)頭以倒裝句揭示漫畫寓意：一些人在計(jì)劃做大事時(shí)往往忽視身邊的小事。
3. 引用名言進(jìn)一步論證做小事的重要性。
4. 末段通過(guò)倒裝和強(qiáng)調(diào)兩個(gè)特殊句式再次強(qiáng)調(diào)做大事之前先做小事的重要性，突出主題。
要點(diǎn)用法
definitely adv. 明顯地，肯定地
accomplishment n. 成就
undervalue v. 低估……的價(jià)值
tend to 往往，傾向于
lay the foundation for 為……打基礎(chǔ)
under no circumstances 在任何情況下都不
句法點(diǎn)評(píng)
1. As the saying goes, “Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
引用名言、諺語(yǔ)也是英文寫作中的常用方法，熟練得當(dāng)?shù)倪\(yùn)用能為文章增色加分。
2. In my view, under no circumstances should we undervalue the power of doing small things. It is by doing small things that great success is achieved, because each time we make a little progress, we are closer to success one step further.
首句為倒裝句，第二句為強(qiáng)調(diào)句，英語(yǔ)中兩個(gè)特殊句式的使用大大增強(qiáng)了文章的說(shuō)服力。
