高考英语开放性作文写作探究

开放性作文题材展现方式分为两大类：提示性作文和漫画类作文。提示类开放作文要求考生就所提供的某一话题拓展想象，并按照一定的要求独立成文。而漫画类开放作文要求考生根据对所给漫画的理解，描述其隐含之意并拓展考生自己的看法。考生在写提示性作文和漫画类作文时，都要兼顾以下几个方面的内容：

1.认真审题，即审所给语境和隐含之意，审体裁、人称、时态和字数等；

2.所写内容必须紧扣主题，切忌任意发挥；

3.要有主次之分，详略得当；

4.逻辑性和连贯性强；

5.所阐述的思想应积极向上；

6.尽量使所阐述的内容新颖独到，体现创造性。

7.首尾呼应，层次清晰，结构完整。

当然，这两种形式还是存在明显的不同，需分别对待。下面针对开放性作文的两个不同类型进行举例论述。

I 漫画类

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。

In your spoken English class, your teacher shows you the following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.

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【思路构建】

1．文章结构和要点：这篇文章可大体分为三段。第一段描述这幅漫画的内容。第二段结合生活或学习实际，阐明图画的寓意及对我们生活的启示。第三段总结问题和深化主题。

①描述漫画：小溪的对岸有一棵结满果实的树，一个人设法用一根带有网的竹竿去摘树上的水果，而不远处有一座桥可直接走过去。

②阐明寓意：在追逐梦想和实现目标的过程中，不应该只关注一种方式，可能还会有更好的方式。

③总结问题/个人看法：三思而后行，做出最好的选择。

2．时态：一般现在时

人称：第一、三人称

3．高级短语与句型：

在小溪的对岸：on the other edge of the stream

引领……到：leadto

长满果实的树：a tree full of fruit

伸长……够：reach out for

注重：focus on

干……的方法：the way to do/of doing

句型：There stands a tree...

4．连接词：for one thing...for another thing, however, generally speaking, on the contrary, what’s more, in a word, as a result, as far as I’m concerned...

5．句型模块：

开头：

①As is vividly shown in the picture...

②As can be seen in the picture...

③In the picture, there are.../...is (are) doing...

④It’s shown in the picture that...

第二段：

①The picture reflects a common social phenomenon that...

②The picture conveys a message that...

③From the picture, we can draw a conclusion that...

④This is the satirical(讽刺的) cartoon which describes vividly a kind of common phenomenon among...

⑤The picture makes me think a lot about...

【范文展示】

In the picture, there stands a tree full of fruit on one side of the stream. Across the stream, a man is trying to reach out on the edge of the band for the fruit with a net attached to a pole. Not far away there is a bridge that can lead him to the tree for more fruit.

The message conveyed in the picture is clear. In pursuing a dream, we might focus on only one say of making it come true, forgetting that there may be alternatives. As indicated in the picture, if the man is willing to look for other possibilities, he can find a better and more rewarding way to achieve his goal.

To sum up, as the saying goes, think before you leap. Only if we think of more alternatives can we make the best choice.

【能力提升】

1.词汇使用上，范文高级词汇层出不穷。如：full of, across the stream, reach out for, be attached to, lead...to, convey, pursue a dream, focus on, come true, alternative, be willing to, achieve one’s goal等。