专题限时集训(三十) 概要写作(Ⅰ)
A (2019·浙江浙南名校联盟期末)
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For years,music classes have been the ugly ducklings of school curriculums(课
程)—the last courses to be added,the first courses to be cut.When students and parents
are asked to rate subjects according to their importance,music is unavoidably at the
bottom of the list.Music is nice,people seem to say,but not important.Too often it is
viewed as mere entertainment,but certainly not an education preference.This view is
shortsighted.In fact,music education is beneficial and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are.Because music is an expression of the beings that create
it and reflects the thinking and values of the social environments it came from.Rock
music represents a lifestyle just as surely as a Schubert song does.The jazz influence
that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously
American because it came from American musical traditions.Music expresses our
character and values.It gives us identity as a society.
Participation in music also brings social benefits for students.Music is a way to
make friends.Some researchers completed a study dealing with the perceived benefits of
music.In their findings they wrote ,“ Participating in musical groups or bands was
regarded as an opportunity to socialize with likeminded people,make new friends and
meet interesting people,whom without the musical engagement they would not have
had the opportunity to meet”.Every time students are involved in music,they have the
chance to meet new people and form lasting friendships.
Some people might think that music will consume too much of students'
time.However , music education greatly improves students' understanding and
achievement in nonmusical subjects.A tenyear study,which tracks over 25,000
middle and high school students,shows that students in music classes receive higher
scores on standardized tests than students with little or no musical involvement.The
musical students score,on average,63 points higher on the language section and 44
points higher on the math section of the SATs than nonmusic students.When applying
to colleges , these points could be the difference between an acceptance letter and a rejection letter.
【参考范文】
Though neglected by schools and students for long,music education is actually of
great benefit and importance.( 要 点 1)Music offers people a sense of identity by
reflecting one's thoughts,values and social environment.(要点 2)Also,involvement in
music provides students an opportunity to socialize and develop lifelong friendships.(要
点 3)Besides,as a study reveals, students who receive music education have their
academic performance greatly enhanced and consequently win advantages during
college application.(要点 4)
B
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In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition.Some value
it highly,believing that it is beneficial for social progress and prosperity.Others say that
competition is bad,that it sets one person against another and that it leads to unfriendly
relationship between people.
I have taught many children who hold the belief that their selfworth relies on how
well they perform at tennis and other skills.For them,playing well and winning are
often life and death affairs.In their single minded pursuit( 追 求 ) of success , the
development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.
However,while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed,others take an
opposite attitude.In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the
ordinary players,they strongly blame competition.Among the most vocal are youngsters
who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society.Teaching
these young people,I often observe a desire to fail in them.They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success.By not trying ,they always have an excuse :“I
may have lost ,but it doesn't matter because I really didn't want to try. ”What is not
usually admitted by them is the belief that if they had really tried and lost,that would
mean a lot.
Such a loss would be a measure of their worth.Clearly,this belief is the same as
that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves.Both are based on the mistaken
belief that one's self respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with
others.Both are afraid of not being valued.Only as this basic and often troublesome fear
begins to dissolve(消失) can they discover a new meaning in competition.
【参考范文】
Nowadays,opinions about competition are divided:some people say it's of great
value while others think differently.(要点 1)To some children,what they long for in life
is success and they ignore to build up their characters in other aspects.(要点 2)However,
others view it from an opposite angle,the spirit of competition is not favored and they
never make an attempt.(要点 3)To be frank,the significance of competition can be
discovered only when people get over the fear of failure.(要点 4)