第六题

More than everr before, married couples today are choosing not to have children. These couples say that children bring more misery than joy. Do you believe that the advantages of having children overrweigh the disadvantages? Or do you think that married couple have a better life without children? In a brief essay, discuss bith positions and explain which position you support.

试题分析

一,条件: 现在的情况/与过去相比/已婚夫妇不愿要孩子/理由是孩子带来的烦恼多于快乐

二 要求: 回答两个问题:有小孩的利是否大于弊? 不生小孩的夫妇生活是否更好一些?

三 写作分析: 本题是熟题,但有的考生可能因为本人经历而尚未考虑过此事,需要临时构思.本片用演绎法和归纳法都可以,下笔前应先确定.文章的主题是利弊分析,应当言之有理,条理清楚.自己的观点由自己决定,对文章好坏影响不大.

One of the greatest changes in family life nowadays is that many couples decide not to have any children because they think that children bring more misery thanjoy. To my mind, these couples are not only short-sighted but also selfish.

It is an undeniable fact that a married couple wothout children have more opportunities to get jobs, enjoy the freedom from the troubles and worries caused by children, and can spend all the miney they earn for their own pleasure and comforts, but they should not forget that there are also three outweighing advantages in having children. Firstly, children can bring a great deal of joy to a couple, especially after the honey moon ot the first happy years. Secondly, children may bring some cohesive force to a family. This is because family conflicts are unavoidable and can snowball, leading to broken marriages. With a child or children in a family, the two sides of the conflicts can easily reach a compromise or mutual understanding unless there is something really serious.Thirdly, a couple without children will be helpless when they are too old to help themselves. They can ask others for help, but"Blood is thicker than water"; they can never enjoy the reliable and timely help from their offsprings. In short, from a long point of view, the advantages of having children overweigh those of having no children.

From a social point of view, those who choose to be childless are selfish and irresponsible. Human society needs to carry on and its members should give birth to babies, bring them up, and educate them according to the requirements of society. If everybody escapes from these responsibilities out of selfish considerations, there will be no huamn beings on the planet of earth. This view of mine, however, does not mean that we should have as many children as possible. If we are responsble members of the huamn society, we should also limit the number of our children according to the socail requirements.

范文写法说明

文章采用演绎法,在第一段就表达了作者观点,形成主题句.主题句起统领下文的作用,决定了下文的内容与写法.因此,第二段在肯定优点的同时指出了生小孩的三个优点,并逐一说明.第三段围绕第一段的主题句,从社会角度说明不要孩子是自私和部负责任的表现.文章最后说明作者赞同要小孩,但主张对孩子的数量进行控制. 这样写,观点容易被接受.