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  3. Read carefully the following excerpt and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: . summariz

Read carefully the following excerpt and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: . summariz

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问题     Read carefully the following excerpt and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should:
    . summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then
    . comment on whether one’s parents play a vital role in one’s success. You can support yourself with information from the excerpt.
    Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
                                Top Students Have Successful Parents?
    A teenager named Xiong Xuan’ang gained public attention after he became the top gaokao (national college entrance examination) scorer in Beijing. Tn an interview, he declared that his achievement was largely the result of his parents’ instruction and Beijing’s educational resources.
    In his opinion, top scorers are more likely to be born in middle- or upper-class families because their parents are usually intellectuals and tend to be successful.
    Xiong said his parents are diplomats and that their influence unconsciously formed his character. By his estimation, it is becoming increasingly harder for students who come from lower or working class families to succeed.
    Xiong’s point of view aggravated the anxiety of many young middle-class parents who worry that it’s getting hard to achieve social mobility, which they believe might cause their children to lose out on opportunities.
    There is no doubt that Xiong’s parents are successful. They have also educated a successful child. But in my opinion, it’s one’s capacity for learning that creates a high achiever. Although the study environment is important, a more decisive factor should be the individual’s ability to learn, comprehend, concentrate and persevere.
    From Xiong’s point of view, successful children tend to have successful parents. I don’t agree. I’m afraid he ignored the fact that some successful parents are more likely to dedicate themselves to their career rather than their family, leaving less time to instruct their children.
    Only if a student tries his or her best and makes very few mistakes can he or she possibly become a top scorer, regardless of his or her parents’ success.
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答案 What Determines One’s Success? A Beijing gaokao laureate owed his academic achievement to a superior resource—his upper-class family background. His speech has sparked the anxiety of parents from lower ranks for the reason that their disadvantaged children might miss opportunities of climbing up the social ladder. However, it is one’s comprehensive ability to learn that determines one’s future, as pointed out by the author. The reasons are as follows. On the one hand, though important the study environment is to a student, one’s ability speaks louder on this issue. Countless empirical cases tell us that easy access to better educational resources doesn’t necessitate good performance. Many petulant children born with a silver spoon end up becoming good-for-nothings, only to make themselves subject to mockery. On the contrary, it is not rare that students from impoverished families outstrip their counterparts in both home and global competitions. On the other hand, on the odyssey to success, it is always one’s inner asset that spells one’s achievement. Should there be a godsend, it must be hidden in one’s qualities such as strong willpower, soaring ambition, draconian self-discipline and sharp perception. These have less to do with one’s family background than his ability to learn and aspiration to ascend. To summarize, despite the gushing wellspring of educational resources, it is the above attributes that help one savor triumph in the end. So instead of underestimating our capabilities, we’d better cheerfully struggle and turn the disadvantages into huge incentives, which will help us turn the tables in the future.
解析     本题讨论的是高考的成功是否取决于父母这个话题。选段中北京高考文科状元熊轩昂的一席话引发社会热议。他称，寒门子弟难出头，高考高分主要得益于优质的教育资源和父母的指导。在具体行文方面，考生可以在第一段简单概述所给材料的内容。第二段提出自己的观点并展开论述，论证有理有据即可。第三段再次强调自己的观点，总结全文。
    开头部分第一句开门见山，直接总结材料中的现象——北京高考状元将他的成功归功于他上层阶级的家庭背景，接着总结这一结论引发了中下层阶级家长的担忧。其次，总结材料中作者的观点，即人的综合学习能力决定了人们的成功。再次，表明自己的观点，即认同材料作者的观点。
    中间部分从两个方面支撑论点。一方面，从经验主义的角度指出，过去有无数的例证表明，尽管很多孩子出身于优越的家庭环境，但因为某些原因，最终一事无成。然后用反证法来对比说明一些家境贫寒的学子却通过自己的拼搏获得了成功。另一方面，指出人们的内在素质决定了他们是否成功，并进一步阐述内在品质指的是意志力、雄心、自律和洞察力。
    结尾部分首先重述观点，指出不是外在的因素而是内在的品质决定了人们是否会成功。其次发出号召，呼吁人们不要妄自菲薄，而应在人生道路上不断奋斗搏击。
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