进与退
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on stepping forward and stepping backward by referring to the saying “You will either step forward into growth, or you will step backward into safety .” You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
审题立意
1. 导语解读：要求考生根据 “要么前进收获成长，要么后退得保平安”这句话，写一篇关于“进与退”的文章，可以举例说明。
2. 文章立意：人生如逆水行舟，不进则退。如果你勇往直前，成功就在前方等着你。如果你退后到自己的安乐窝，那么你就没有任何成功的机会。
写作思路
1. 开篇段落直接指明，人生中没有其他选择，只有前进或者后退。
2. 主体段落分别从前进及后退两方面展开论述，为人们指明方向。
3. 结尾段落继续从前进及后退两方面呼应首段，对首段的主题作进一步深化。
参考范文
There are no excessive choices for us to live in the world: either step forward into growth, or step backward into safety. 1
We may face all kinds of difficulties unexpectedly in the process of advancing. We may also confront frustration and failure. However, these experiences are valuable assets for us, which will enrich our experience, improve our ability, help us grow and lead us to success eventually. 2
If we choose stepping backward, we can get to safety; however, this is transitory. Although we don’t need to meet difficulties and challenges actively, we have to make effort just to keep the temporary safety within the development of the society. Just as the truth that “In the future, the only constant is change. If you don’t change, you will be washed out by the constantly changing future”, told in the book Who Moved My Cheese ? 3
In a word, life is like sailing against the current: either you keep forging ahead or you keep falling behind. If you advance bravely, the success is just around the corner waiting for you. If you draw back to your cosy nest, you won’t have any chance to succeed. 4
我们生活于这个世界，要么前进收获成长，要么后退得保平安，除此之外，别无选择。
在前进的过程中，我们可能会遇到各种意想不到的困难，我们也可能遭受挫折和失败。但是，这些经历对于我们来说是宝贵的财富。它可以使我们增加经验，使我们增强能力，使我们收获成长，并最终带领我们走向成功。
如果我们选择后退，我们将获得平安，但是这种平安是暂时的。我们虽不需要主动去面对困难与挑战，但是随着社会的发展即使是为了维持暂时的平安我们也不得不付出努力。正如《谁动了我的奶酪？》一书告诉我们的道理“未来，变化是唯一的不变。不改变，就会被瞬息万变的未来所淘汰。”
总而言之，人生如逆水行舟，不进则退。如果你勇往直前，成功就在前方等着你。如果你退后到自己的安乐窝，那么你就没有任何成功的机会。
范文点评
1. 开篇点题，直截了当。
2. 指出前进可能会带来困难和挑战，但是最终将带给我们成功。
3. 指出后退可能获得暂时的平安，但是最终将被淘汰。
4. 结尾段继续从两方面加以说明，加深主题。
要点用法
excessive adj. 过多的；过分的
unexpectedly adv. 出乎意料地，意外地
confront v. 遭遇；面对
frustration n. 挫折
eventually adv. 最后，终于
transitory adj. 暂时的
constant adj. 不变的
wash out 淘汰
constantly adv. 不断地
forge ahead 取得进展
fall behind 落在后面
cosy nest 安乐窝
句法点评
1. However, these experiences are valuable assets for us, which will enrich our experience, improve our ability, help us grow and lead us to success eventually.
本句中包含which引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰主句的主语these experiences。
2. Although we don’t need to meet difficulties and challenges actively, we have to make effort just to keep the temporary safety within the development of the society.
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