Question

最近，你班同學(xué)就“太空探索是否值得”這一話題展開了一場討論。請你根據(jù)下表提供的信息，用英語寫一篇短文介紹討論的情況。
注意：

1. 詞數(shù)：120左右；
2. 參考詞匯：短缺 shortage （n.) 。

Answer 1

One possible version：
Recently, students in our class have had a discussion on whether space is worth exploring.30% of us think space
exploration is not worthwhile. They think space is too far away from us and our daily life. And the money spent on space exploration can be used to solve the earth’s problems such as starvation and  pollution.
On the other hand, 70% think space is worth exploring because we have benefited a lot from it, such as using
satellites for communication and weather forecast. What’s more, with further space research, we may solve the population problem by moving to other planets one day. Also, space research will enable us to find new sources to solve the problem of energy shortages on the earth.

試題分析：根據(jù)提示判斷本文屬于話題作文。通過提示語可總結(jié)出命題者讓學(xué)生寫的話題即attitude towards space exploration。所以在結(jié)構(gòu)上可以采取三段式，第一段用一兩句話引出話題students in our class have had a discussion on whether space is worth exploring.。第二段按照命題要求表述出30%學(xué)生關(guān)于太空探索的看法，并列舉原因；第三段則寫的是另外70%的學(xué)生關(guān)于此事的看法，在列舉事例時注意時態(tài)和長短句結(jié)合，搭配適當?shù)倪^渡詞使文章銜接自然。
【亮點說明】
本篇范文開篇點題，直接引入話題并表明自己的觀點Recently, students in our class have had a discussion on whether space is worth exploring.文體部分以30% of us think space exploration is not worthwhile.30%的學(xué)生認為太空探索式值得的，并列舉理由；70%的學(xué)生則意見相反，他們覺得宇宙探索有意義有價值，過渡自然。在表明理由時，如
30%  of us think space exploration is not worthwhile. They think space is too far away from us and our daily life. 直接明了文章句式錯落有致，不顯冗長或單調(diào)。其中還使用了一些連接詞如On the other hand,what’s more等，過渡自然，恰如其分。狀語從句 because we have benefited a lot from it, 分詞做狀語by moving to other planets one day. 不定式做Also, space research will enable us to find new sources to solve the problem of energy shortages on the earth.等。除此之外，文中使用的詞匯難度得當，固定搭配使用靈活，都為文章增色不少。