一、寫作題目

　　Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below

　　A better understanding of other people contributes to the development of moral virtues. We shall be both kinder and fairer in our treatment of others if we understand them better. Understanding ourselves and understanding others are connected, since as human beings we all have things in common.

　　Assignment: Do we need other people in order to understand ourselves? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.

　　題目翻譯：

　　更好地了解他人有助于道德品行的發展。如果我們更好地了解他人的話，我們就會更加友好和公正地對待他們。了解自己和了解他人是緊密相連的，因為作為人類我們都有共同點。

　　命題：為了認識自己，我們是否需要他人?

　　二、6分范文

　　Most parents and teachers tell students the extremely tired clich of the consequences of following the crowd. It is said that, in order to be a completely individual thinker, one must ignore what others say. Such advice is certainly true to some extent; unreasonable malice must be forgotten in order to keep some level of self-esteem. However, as with most ideas, this one can not be taken in absolute form. In at least some respects, we need other people in order to understand ourselves.

　　An excellent example of a literary character that could have psychologically benefitted from social interaction is J. Alfred Prufrock from T.S. Eliots poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. In the poem, Prufrck desires a relationship with a woman very much, but he refrains from initiating conversation because he fears that he could not hold the interest of a sophisticated lady. Should Prufrock have taken the step to accept other people into his life, he most likely would have discovered, as the reader of the poem certainly did, that he is most articulate. Others would have impressed upon him the beauty of his words and his talent for prose. If Prufrock would have spoken his song a loud, the ladies surely would have shown him what he himself did not understand. Since the ladies would reveal Prufrocks talents to him, it is true that we need others in order to understand ourselves.

　　The lesson of learning from others opinions of yourself extends much farther than the song of a fictional character. Two days ago, in an art class, my group of students had assigned self portraits due. Most of us brought in photographs of ourselves. Nevertheless, one boy brought nothing and handed us all slips of paper. He told us to write a word to describe him, and when we had done so, he pasted the words on a poster. This must have been a revealing exercise for him because, upon the sight of such descriptions as bitter and sarcastic, he was shocked. In the case of this boy, he had not realized how his personality appeared to others. Though he might not have thought himself bitter, his friends comments certainly made him seem that way. The fact that we need others in order to understand ourselves is clearly shown by this boys revelation.

　　范文翻譯：

　　隨大流的后果是大多數家長和老師對學生掛在嘴邊的老生常談。他們說，為了成為完全獨立的思想者，一個人必須忽視他人的看法。在某種程度上，這種建議是正確的;我們必須忘記無理的惡言惡語，以保持適度的自尊。然而，和對待其他思想一樣，我們對此種思想的認同也不能絕對化。至少，在某些方面，我們需要他人的幫助以認識自己。

　　一位文學人物，T.S.艾略特的詩作J阿爾弗瑞德普魯弗洛克的情歌中的主人公J阿爾弗瑞德普魯弗洛克是這一觀點的絕佳范例。他本可以從社會交往中得到心理慰藉。在詩中，普魯弗洛克渴望能和一位女子發展關系，但由于擔心自己無法引起一位見多識廣的女士的興趣，他不敢主動上前攀談。如果普魯弗洛克能夠行動起來，將他人納入生活的話，他很可能會和該詩的讀者一樣，發現自己是多么的精于言辭。人們會折服于他的錦繡文章和絕妙文才。如果普魯弗洛克能夠大聲唱出他的情歌，女士們一定會帶他發現他所不了解的事情。由于女士們能為普魯弗洛克揭示他的才能，所以我們確實需要他人的幫助以認識自己。

　　從他人對自己的看法中受益的經驗可不只跟虛構人物的情歌有關。兩天前是我們小組學生的美術課作業交稿日，作業是一幅自畫像。大部分學生帶來了自己的照片。然而，一個男生空手而來，并且遞給我們每人一張紙條。他讓我們每人寫一個詞形容他。我們完成以后，他把這些詞粘在一張大紙上。這對他來說一定是一次發現之旅，因為看見諸如刻薄，尖酸之類的形容詞，他震驚了。對這位男生來說，他從未認識到在別人眼里他是怎樣的個性。雖然他可能并不認為自己刻薄，但朋友的評論顯然表明他是這樣的。這位男生的啟示清楚地證明了，我們需要別人的幫助以認識自己。

　　三、得分點詳解

　　1effectively and insightfully develops a point of view on the issue and demonstrates outstanding critical thinking, using clearly appropriate examples, reasons, and other evidence to support its position

　　圍繞論題有效、深刻地發展一個論點，運用貼切的事例、因果分析和其他證據支持論點，從而展示出色的思辨能力。

　　一、寫作題目

　　Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below

　　A better understanding of other people contributes to the development of moral virtues. We shall be both kinder and fairer in our treatment of others if we understand them better. Understanding ourselves and understanding others are connected, since as human beings we all have things in common.

　　Assignment: Do we need other people in order to understand ourselves? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.

　　題目翻譯：

　　更好地了解他人有助于道德品行的發展。如果我們更好地了解他人的話，我們就會更加友好和公正地對待他們。了解自己和了解他人是緊密相連的，因為作為人類我們都有共同點。

　　命題：為了認識自己，我們是否需要他人?

　　二、6分范文

　　Most parents and teachers tell students the extremely tired clich of the consequences of following the crowd. It is said that, in order to be a completely individual thinker, one must ignore what others say. Such advice is certainly true to some extent; unreasonable malice must be forgotten in order to keep some level of self-esteem. However, as with most ideas, this one can not be taken in absolute form. In at least some respects, we need other people in order to understand ourselves.

　　An excellent example of a literary character that could have psychologically benefitted from social interaction is J. Alfred Prufrock from T.S. Eliots poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. In the poem, Prufrck desires a relationship with a woman very much, but he refrains from initiating conversation because he fears that he could not hold the interest of a sophisticated lady. Should Prufrock have taken the step to accept other people into his life, he most likely would have discovered, as the reader of the poem certainly did, that he is most articulate. Others would have impressed upon him the beauty of his words and his talent for prose. If Prufrock would have spoken his song a loud, the ladies surely would have shown him what he himself did not understand. Since the ladies would reveal Prufrocks talents to him, it is true that we need others in order to understand ourselves.

　　The lesson of learning from others opinions of yourself extends much farther than the song of a fictional character. Two days ago, in an art class, my group of students had assigned self portraits due. Most of us brought in photographs of ourselves. Nevertheless, one boy brought nothing and handed us all slips of paper. He told us to write a word to describe him, and when we had done so, he pasted the words on a poster. This must have been a revealing exercise for him because, upon the sight of such descriptions as bitter and sarcastic, he was shocked. In the case of this boy, he had not realized how his personality appeared to others. Though he might not have thought himself bitter, his friends comments certainly made him seem that way. The fact that we need others in order to understand ourselves is clearly shown by this boys revelation.

　　范文翻譯：

　　隨大流的后果是大多數家長和老師對學生掛在嘴邊的老生常談。他們說，為了成為完全獨立的思想者，一個人必須忽視他人的看法。在某種程度上，這種建議是正確的;我們必須忘記無理的惡言惡語，以保持適度的自尊。然而，和對待其他思想一樣，我們對此種思想的認同也不能絕對化。至少，在某些方面，我們需要他人的幫助以認識自己。

　　一位文學人物，T.S.艾略特的詩作J阿爾弗瑞德普魯弗洛克的情歌中的主人公J阿爾弗瑞德普魯弗洛克是這一觀點的絕佳范例。他本可以從社會交往中得到心理慰藉。在詩中，普魯弗洛克渴望能和一位女子發展關系，但由于擔心自己無法引起一位見多識廣的女士的興趣，他不敢主動上前攀談。如果普魯弗洛克能夠行動起來，將他人納入生活的話，他很可能會和該詩的讀者一樣，發現自己是多么的精于言辭。人們會折服于他的錦繡文章和絕妙文才。如果普魯弗洛克能夠大聲唱出他的情歌，女士們一定會帶他發現他所不了解的事情。由于女士們能為普魯弗洛克揭示他的才能，所以我們確實需要他人的幫助以認識自己。

　　從他人對自己的看法中受益的經驗可不只跟虛構人物的情歌有關。兩天前是我們小組學生的美術課作業交稿日，作業是一幅自畫像。大部分學生帶來了自己的照片。然而，一個男生空手而來，并且遞給我們每人一張紙條。他讓我們每人寫一個詞形容他。我們完成以后，他把這些詞粘在一張大紙上。這對他來說一定是一次發現之旅，因為看見諸如刻薄，尖酸之類的形容詞，他震驚了。對這位男生來說，他從未認識到在別人眼里他是怎樣的個性。雖然他可能并不認為自己刻薄，但朋友的評論顯然表明他是這樣的。這位男生的啟示清楚地證明了，我們需要別人的幫助以認識自己。

　　三、得分點詳解

　　1effectively and insightfully develops a point of view on the issue and demonstrates outstanding critical thinking, using clearly appropriate examples, reasons, and other evidence to support its position

　　圍繞論題有效、深刻地發展一個論點，運用貼切的事例、因果分析和其他證據支持論點，從而展示出色的思辨能力。