1. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Visiting museums is the best way to learn about a country.
解析：題目中包含明顯的絕對詞，即“best”。這樣的題目推薦大家使用【讓步-轉折-遞進】式寫法，先讓步承認“參觀博物館”確實是“好”的了解國家的方式，再轉折提出“另外一種方式”也是不錯的。進而反駁“參觀博物館”是“好”的方式。
思路歸納：
讓步段：誠然，參觀博物館確實是一個了解國家的有效方式，尤其是了解這個國家的歷史。(Admittedly, visiting museum is indeed an effective way for people to know about a country, especially the history of the nation.)
轉折段：但不管怎樣，在一個國家旅游也是一個了解它的可得方式，因為人們可以親身經歷這個國家的當地文化。(Nevertheless, traveling in a country is also an available way for people to obtain some information about a country, since people can experience the local culture in that nation in person.)
遞進：因此，我很難同意參觀博物館是了解一個國家好的方式。世界上，上文所提及的方法只是眾多可以了解一個國家的多種方式中的其中兩種而已。具體而言，交當地的朋友、讀相關的報紙以及看在那個國家拍攝的電影都是有效地方式，可以讓人們從不同方面獲得有關于這個國家的信息。(Judging from the evidence offered above, I can hardly agree that visiting museum is the best way of learning about a country. Virtually, the aforementioned methods are merely two of the various ways for people to know about a nation. To be specific, making new friends in that country, reading newspapers related to the country and watching movies shot in that nation are also effective methods that people can choose to acquire information about the country in different facets.)
2. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Getting advice from friends who are older than you is more valuable than getting advice from friends of your own age.
解析：題目中包含明顯兩個方面，即“年長的朋友”和“同齡人”。這樣的題目推薦大家使用【讓步-轉折-遞進】式寫法，這樣每個方面只需要提出1-2個理由就可以有效闡述題目。
思路歸納：
讓步段：誠然，從年長的朋友那里獲取幫助確實是明智的，因為他們，在大部分情況下，在某些領域更有經驗。(Admittedly, it is sensible for us to get advice from older friends, since they, on most occasions, are more experienced than us in some certain realms.)
轉折段：但不管怎樣，向同齡人尋求幫助也是可取的，因為他們，在很大程度上來說，能夠在我們遇到的問題上面感同身受。(Nevertheless, it is also advisable for us to ask our peers for help, since they can, to a large degree, share the same feelings with us towards the problems that we encounter.)
遞進：因此，我很難同意從年長的朋友那里獲取幫助比同同齡人那里獲取幫助更有價值。在我看來，這取決于我們所遇到的問題的類型。(Judging from the evidence offered above, I can hardly agree that gaining advice from older friends is more valuable than from the friends of our own age. From my perspective, whether it is wiser for us to follow the advice from the friends who are older than us or from the ones of our own age depends on the type of problem that we meet.)
3. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents should give school-age children money as a reward for getting a high mark (grade) in school.
解析：此題的中沒有絕對詞，筆者建議大家用直戳了當的【總分總】式寫法，之后鋪展2-3個支持或反駁的理由即可。以下所給出的是支持方的觀點。
思路歸納：
理由一：首先，當孩子們有好成績時給他們錢作為獎勵可以激發(fā)孩子們的學習熱情。(Giving school-age children money as a reward when they achieve outstanding academic performance can stimulate their enthusiasm of learning.)
理由二：此外，當孩子們因為考試成績好而得到金錢的獎勵時他們能夠培養(yǎng)出對于金錢的管理能力。(Moreover, children can develop money-management skills when they get some money as a form of reward after getting high grade.)
總結：在后的討論當中，盡管有些人斷言學生們可能會在考試的時候作弊，如果他們因為好成績而拿錢的獎勵的話，但他們的觀點在和我們以上所提到的理由和證據相比的時候會黯然失色。所以我主張的依舊是可以在孩子們獲得高分的時候給與適量的金錢鼓勵。(In the final analysis, although some people assert that students might cheat in the exam if their parents give them some money as a reward when they get high mark, their notion seems to become lackluster when compared with the reasons and evidence offered above. Consequently, I still advocate that it is beneficial for parents reward their children with a suitable amount of money if they can perform well at school in order to stimulate their interest in studying and cultivate their money-management skills.)
4. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents do not understand their children as well as parents did 50 years ago.
解析：此題的思路有兩種。第一，采用【讓步-轉折-遞進】式寫法，讓步段闡明“過去的家長比較容易理解孩子”，轉折段闡明“但是現在的家長也能夠很好地理解孩子”，后遞進闡明“其實現在的家長更理解孩子了”。但是大家會發(fā)現，如果按照這樣的方式行文，文章中已經有兩個段是在闡述“現在的家長理解孩子”了。與其這樣，我們還不如直接用第二種行文方式，即直戳了當的【總分總】式寫法來行文，更加清晰明了。筆者認為題目寫反駁更容易，所以大家直接對于題目持否定態(tài)度，之后鋪展2-3個反駁理由即可。下文的思路歸納采用的是第二種寫法。
思路歸納：
理由一：首先，當代的家長比過去的家長更了解孩子了，由于多種多樣的網上溝通工具。(Primarily, parents in this day and age can genuinely know their children better owning to the various online communication tools.)
理由二：此外，當代家長更能了解孩子們了，因為他們現在可以接觸到多種多樣的關于如何教育好孩子的書籍。(Moreover, parents nowadays can virtually understand their children better, since they can get access to different kinds of books about how to educate children well.)
總結：在后的討論當中，有些人斷言家長們其實不如過去了解孩子們了，由于現在先進的科技進一步加深了家長和孩子之間的代溝。但是這樣的觀點和我們以上所提出的理由相比會變得黯淡無光。于是我還是依舊堅持認為現在的家長比過去更了解他們的孩子了。(In the final analysis, some people assert that parents in these days no not understand their children well than they did in the past, since the rapid development in science and technology deepen the generation gap between parents and their children. However, this notion seems to become lackluster when compared with the reasons and evidence offered above. Consequently, I reiterate my standpoint that parents in this day and age actually understand their children better than they did in the past decades.)
5. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The environmental issue is too complex to be handled by the individual.
解析：題目中包含明顯的絕對詞，即“too”。這樣的題目推薦大家使用【讓步-轉折-遞進】式寫法，先讓步承認“有些環(huán)境問題確實很復雜，需要政府或其他機構來解決”，再轉折提出“但是個人對于解決環(huán)境問題所作出的努力也是不容忽視的”。進而反駁題目中出現的“too complex”這樣的說法。
思路歸納：
讓步段：誠然，通過頒布法律法規(guī)的方式，各國政府確實成為了解決環(huán)境問題的中堅力量。(Admittedly, though promulgating laws and regulations, each government in different nations has become an instrumental force in solving numerous environmental problems.)
轉折段：但不管怎樣，不可否認的是個人也確實在環(huán)境保護上發(fā)揮了推動性的作用，尤其是在節(jié)約使用非可再生資源以及緩解空氣污染這兩方面。(Nevertheless, it is incontestable that individuals indeed play a pushing role in environmental protection, especially in preserving nonrenewable resource and alleviating air pollution)
遞進：因此，我很難同意環(huán)境問題過于復雜以至于個人無法解決。在我看來，個人和政府在解決環(huán)境問題上面應該結合在一起。只有這樣環(huán)境問題才能被高效并徹底地解決。(In the final analysis, judging from the evidence offered above, I can hardly agree that environmental issue is too complex to be handled by the individual. From my perspective, both individuals and each government in the world can make great efforts in solving this issue. Admittedly, the governments’ actions do play a crucial role in this issue, such as enacting some related laws and acts. However, the efforts made by individuals can definitely not be separated from governments’. In fact, only when every residents in every country together with every government endeavor to address the environmental issue, can it be handled more thoroughly with higher efficiency.)
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