I.解释结构:(1)解释原因Task1:Youareallowed40minutestowriteanessayabout250wordsonthefollowingtopic.Since1980,divorcerateinChinahasincreasedrapidlyasshowninthefollowinggraph.Whatarethecausesforit?(图略)DivorceinChinaInrecentyearsChinahasexperiencedadramaticincreaseinthedivorcerate.Accordingtothechartgiven,duringthelastdecade,thedivorcerateinbigcitieshasincreasedasmuchasithadintheentirepreviousthirtyyears.In1960therewereonlyonedivorcedpersonforevery100marriedpeople,andthirtyyearslatertheratewas2.9percent.Butby2000theratejumpedto5.8percent.(第一段是通过对图表的描写把近十年来离婚率大幅上升的现象表现出来。)Theupwardtrendindivorcereflectsthreeimportantchangesinoursociety.(这一句是文章的中心思想句,对造成离婚率上升总的概括,然后用threeimportantchanges交代了随后的正文发展方向Themostsignificantoneisthechangeinsocialattitudetowardsthedivorcedpeople.(主题句)Inthepasttheactofdivorceitselfwasconsideredasocialstigma.Evenifacouplehadalreadylivedseparately,theydarednottoseekdivorce.Nowthatdivorcehasbecomesociallyacceptable,youwon’tbelookeddownuponjustbecauseyouareadivorcedperson.(原因1:人们对离婚观念的转变)Second,thechangeinpersonaleconomicactivitiesalsofacilitatedivorce.(主题句)Millionsoffarmersfloodsintocitiestoseekjobs,andthousandsofcitydwellersgoabroadforstudyorwork.Theunprecedentedsocialmobilityhasplacedseverestrainsonmarriedcouples,notonlyintermsofgeographicseparation,butalsopsychologicalchange.(原因2:民工潮和出国热的社会流动对家庭的压力)Finally,legalchangeshavegreatlysimplifieddivorceprocedures.(主题句)Inthepastsuingforadivorcewasthemostdifficultthingeverimagined,youwouldn’tsucceedwithoutyearsofefforts.Nowthereviseddivorcelawmakeslegalseparationeasyformostpeopletoobtain.People,forexample,areallowedtogetdivorcemerelyforlover’ssake.Thusthelastbarriertodivorceisremoved.(原因3:新的婚姻法简便了离婚手续)Whateverchangesresponsiblefortheriseindivorcerate,onethingiscertain:thereisasignificantchangeinpeople’straditionalviewofmarriageanddivorce.(最后是归纳性总结,对文章中心思想句加以重复)(2)解释理由:Task2:Youareallowed40minutestowriteanessayabout250wordsonthefollowingtopic.Goingabroadforstudiescostsalargesumofmoney.Butevensoitattractsmanyyoungpeople.Doyouliketojointhemifyouhaveanopportunity?Why?Giveyourreasons.GoingAbroadforStudiesTheotherdayIannouncedthatIwouldgoabroadforfurtherstudiesrightaftermycollegeeducation.Mydecisionevokedtheimmediateobjectionofmyfamily:Why?WhyshouldIboughtahugesumofmoneyforoverseasstudieswhileImightreceivethesameeducationathomeatrelativelylowcost?Myansweris:inadditiontoknowledge,Icangainexperiencesthatthosewhostayathomewillneverhave.(用个人经历引出主题,继而引出了文章观点:我出国读书不只是为了知识,还有在国内读书体验不到的经历。)First,experienceistheopportunityforthereal-lifeuseofforeignlanguages.(主题句)Whileapersoncanstudyaforeignlanguageathome,theeffectcanneverbecomparedwithconstantuseofthelanguageinacademicandeverydaylife.Thereisnobetteropportunitytoimprovesecond-languageskillsthanlivinginthecountryinwhichitisspoken.LivinginEnglish-speakingcountriessuchasAmericaandAustraliaforseveralyears,forexample,myEnglishwillbeasperfectasnativespeakers.(在国外自然接触外语的经历,其能力的提高是在国内不能比的。)Second,livingandstudyingabroadoffersmeadifferentperspectiveoftheworld.(主题句)Onauniversitycampus,foreignstudentsarelikelytoencountertheircounterpartsfromdifferentcountriesandareasandareexposedtodifferentideasandvalues.Thishelpsmetohaveameaningfulunderstandingofdifferentsocietiesandinevitablyseesmyowncountryinanewlight.(在国外接触不同国家的价值观念,对了解自己国家,了解世界,开阔眼界很有帮助。)Third,overseasexperience,frustratingandpainfulasitmaybe,ishelpful.(主题句)Apersongoingabroadforstudyoftenexperiencesmuchmoredifficulty----difficultyinadaptingtoanewcultureandindealingwithallproblemsalone.Yet,thedifficulty,coupledwiththefrustrationbroughtonbycultureshock,isarewardingexperienceforone’sfuturelifeanddevelopmentofpersonality.(在国外遇到的挫折和独立处理问题的经历对人生的成长是一种宝贵的财富。)Althoughgoingabroadisexpensiveandperhapspainful,thepayoffisworthwhile.Forthebenefitisnotmerelyknowledgegained,buttheexperiencesdesirableinone’spersonallife.(回到文章开头:出国学习所得到的不仅仅是知识,而且还有经历。)II.分析结构:Task3:Youareallowed40minutestowriteanessayabout250wordsonthefollowingtopic.Whilemostpeoplepursuesuccess,eitheracademicorprofessional,somebelievethatsuccessisnotalwaysagoodthing.Whatdoyouthinkofit?WhatkindofadverseeffectsitmayproduceEffectsofSuccessWangan,abrightandmostsuccessfulstudentinourclass,scoreshighinallcoursesshetakes.Fromprimaryschooltocollege,sheisanAstudentandawardedscholarshipseveryyear,butnooneexpectsshehasmentallycollapsedrecentlysimplybecauseshefailedtobeselectedinherdepartmentasthecandidateforstudyingoverseas.Wangan’scaseisnotrare,butreflectsacommonphenomenonwhichshowsthatsuccessisnotalwaysagoodthing.(通过描述故事引出观点:成功并不一定好。)Success,especiallytheonethatcomeseasily,isdamaging.(主题句)Thechildwhowinsthefirstprizeinapaintingcontestwithlimitedentries,thestudentwhogetsthreeA’sinhisfirstyearofprimaryschool,theadultwhodistinguisheshimselfatafirstjobbyaccidentmayfaceprobabledisappointmentandfrustrationwhenrealchallengesarise.(成功来之不易,往往在遇到真正挑战时束手无策)Successisalsobadwhenit’sachievedatthecostofthetotalqualityoranexperience.(主题句)Forexample,successfulstudentsareoftentheoneswhoaresoobsessedwithgradesthattheyneverenjoyotheractivitiesoncampusandin