冰桶挑战

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Ice Bucket Challenge . You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words according to the following guidelines:

Some believe that the ice bucket challenge is a meaningful charity activity and full of fun as well while others think it is more entertaining than charitable.

What is your opinion about the fashionable charity activity? What are the advantages and disadvantages about the ice bucket challenge?

审题立意

1. 导语解读：要求考生以“冰桶挑战”为话题，依据提纲进行写作，并发表自己对这一活动的看法。

2. 文章立意：冰桶挑战慈善活动兼具公益性和趣味性，但如果变得过于娱乐化，就会变味。

写作思路

1. 第一段描述冰桶挑战现象，由此引出对这一问题的评论。

2. 第二段为主体段落，通过对比论证的方式阐述人们对于冰桶挑战活动两种不同的观点。

3. 第三段提出自己对这一活动的看法。

参考范文

The Ice Bucket Challenge

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has once stimulated considerable fervor among celebrities at home and abroad. 1 What they have done makes it possible for the public to know more about ALS and people who suffer from it. 2 However, there is no consensus among people about the ice bucket challenge. 3

Some believe that the ice bucket challenge is a meaningful charity activity and full of fun as well. The celebrities participate in the challenge to expand its influence, bringing appreciable donations and attracting more people to pay attention to the people who suffer from ALS. 4 Others think it is more entertaining than charitable because the activity has been reduced to a low-cost celebrity show, which wastes too much water and has nothing to do with charity. 4

In my point of view 5 , I firmly advocate this charity activity. Not only does it offer a chance for the sick to be known, it also reminds us to pay attention to those who are in need. The humanitarian spirit and kindness will benefit us throughout our life. I believe if the ice bucket challenge could be more environment-friendly, the voice of disapproval will die down.

冰桶挑战

ALS冰桶挑战一度点燃了国内外众多名人的巨大热情。公众则通过他们的付出，对ALS这种疾病及那些饱受它折磨的患者有了更多的了解。然而，人们对于冰桶挑战的看法并不一致。

一部分人认为，“冰桶挑战”慈善活动既具有公益性，又带有趣味性，是一种很有意义的活动。名人的加入扩展了活动的影响，带来可观的捐款，也吸引了更多人来关注那些ALS患者。但另一些人则认为，“冰桶挑战”慈善活动过于娱乐化，因为它浪费太多水资源，已与慈善无关，沦为了廉价的名人作秀。

就我而言，我坚决支持这项慈善活动。它不仅为患病者提供了一个被了解的机会，也提醒我们关心一下那些需要帮助的人。人道主义精神和善意会使我们终生受益。我觉得如果“冰桶挑战”可以更环保些，那么反对之声也会逐渐消失。

范文点评

1. 开篇介绍冰桶挑战这一活动。

2. 指出活动宗旨是善意的。

3. 自然过渡，指出人们对该活动持有不同的看法。

4. 采用前后对比论证的方式阐述人们两种对立的看法。

5. 末段提出自己的观点。

要点用法

fervor n. 热情

participate v. 参与

appreciable adj. （数量或效果）可观的

donation n. 捐赠物；捐款；捐赠；捐助

be reduced to 沦为

humanitarian adj. 人道主义的

die down 逐渐消逝

句法点评

1. What they have done makes it possible for the public to know more about ALS and people who suffer from it.

这里运用了主语从句What they have done，还用到了it作形式宾语的结构：主语+谓语+ it +形容词+ for sb. + to do sth.，此结构中真正的宾语是不定式，it作形式宾语。

2. The celebrities participate in the challenge to expand its influence, bringing appreciable donations and attracting more people to pay attention to the people who suffer from ALS.