【苏州市届高三期末考试（1月16日）】The panda is the most widely recognized symbol among foreigners torepresent Chinese culture, followed by green tea and yin/yang, according to asurvey conducted by the Beijing Institute of Culture Innovation andCommunication. Researchers selected 18 symbols of Chinese culture, includingConfucius, Beijing opera and Kung Fu.
“It is interesting to find that foreigners have a very differentunderstanding of Chinese culture from us,” said Yu Dan, a professor of Chineseculture at Beijing Normal University.
The survey collected 2,407 questionnaires from the United States,United Kingdom, France, Australia, Japan and South Korea. Respondents wereasked to rate their understanding of Chinese culture on a five-point scale fromexcellent to poor. The results were indicated in the following chart:
【写作内容】1．用约30个单词写出上文和图表的概要；2．用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括：（1）你认为最能代表中国文化的是什么？请说明理由。（2）我们应该如何更好地推广中国文化？（至少两点）
本篇作文采用“文章+图形”题型，与江苏高考作文相似。提示部分的文章选摘于6月China Daily上的一篇文章，题为Survey finds foreigners sketchy on China icons. 图形是命题者自己绘制的。这是一篇上乘作文，话题新颖，自由表达空间大。
第一段写作建议：一览众山小
第一步，写摘要先把握全局。本文一共是三段文字，加上一幅图片。根据内容，我们可以把他们分为两个部分，第一、二段为第一部分；第三段和图片为第二部分。
第二步，概括出两个部分的段落大意或者直接在文章中识别出中心句。第一部分的段落大意就是第一段的第一句话（the panda is the most widely recognized symbol among foreigners to represent Chinese culture…）。然后再Paraphrase一下就可以成为摘要的一句话了（比如the majority of foreigners choose the panda as the symbol of Chinese culture.）
概括第二部分的段落大意的难度比较大，也是今天阅卷评分时区分作文好差的分水岭。首先，学生要根据图中的单词（poor, good, very good, excellent），猜测出单词fair的大概意思（中等，英文是average）。【葛文山写作指导】
我料想，绝大部分学生会比较直观地描述图片（Over 60% of the respondents surveyed have a fair understanding of Chinese culture.），很少有学生能写出更加“上义”的句子来（参考答案给出的是Foreigners in general lack a good understanding of Chinese culture.）。
第二段写作建议：大事化小
文章第二段要求考生自由表达“你认为最能代表中国文化的是什么？请说明理由”。这个话题看起来非常严肃，也有点抽象。我建议同学们“大题小做”，把抽象的问题具体化，把复杂的问题简单化，写自己最熟悉的，写自己最拿手的。文章提及到六个象征物：熊猫、绿茶、阴阳、孔子、京剧和功夫。我个人觉得，熊猫最好写，动物毕竟是学生们所熟悉的，可以说的话比较多，而且用词也趋于简单。
Personally, I would select the panda to symbolize Chinese culture for the following reasons. For one thing, China is native to the panda in danger of dying out, so we can use it as a unique identity of Chinese culture. For another, the animal looks so cute that it can attract more foreigners, especially children, to get closer to Chinese culture.
试卷参考样文则是选择了难度比较大的孔子：From my perspective, there is no denying that Confucius is the most representative symbol of Chinese culture. As a philosopher, Confucius not only represents the traditional Chinese culture, but has been influencing us Chinesepeople since ancient times. Nowadays we can find lots of Confucius institutes around the world, which provide platforms for the foreigners to learn about Chinese culture.
第三段写作建议：前呼后应
我们应该如何更好地推广中国文化？关于这一点，我们要与文章第一段遥相呼应，因为有百分之六十多的外国人对中国文化是一般的了解，所以说这个群体才是我们推广中国文化的主要目标群体，我们可以这样写道：Promoting Chinese culture should target the group that has a fair understanding, in that it represents nearly two-thirds of foreigners.
然后，我们还可以继续拿大熊猫来做文章：It may make sense to export more pandas to the zoos of foreign countries as a gesture of goodwill and friendship. In addition, more amazing culture festivals centered around the panda will be held to attract more foreign visitors to China.【葛文山写作指导】
试卷参考样文的最后一段为：Undoubtedly, culture is a decisive factor for social development. As a country with a long history, China is rich in civilization and culture. To promote Chinese culture, we are supposed to provide various culture exchange activities. What’s more, establishing Confucius Institutes all over the world is also a good idea. Meanwhile, attracting more foreign visitors to China of experience Chinese culture will have a far-reaching impact.
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