【工作類】
School leavers go travelling or work before theygo directly to university， are there more advantagesor disadvantage on their study? 有些高中畢業(yè)生在升入大學之前會工作旅行一段時間，是否對于學生是利大于弊?
【點評】 本題考查間隔年的利弊。
【背景介紹】
The gap year = the Grand Tour n “間隔年”，也叫“壯游年”或者“斷檔年”。是指從前英國貴族子女的遍游歐洲大陸的教育旅行。
(提問角度相同，工作和生活就是間隔年之工作和旅行)
An amount of people today change their career and place of residence several times duringtheir lives. Is this positive or negative to development? 很多人在一生中不斷改變自己的居住地以及工作，是好還是不好? (2013年10月19日)
【雅思題庫】
In some countries some school leavers are choosing to work or travel for a period of timebetween finishing high school and attending university. Discuss the advantages anddisadvantages for school leavers' decision. Give your own opinion and reasons. Use yourexperience of life to explain it. 在一些國家，有些高中畢業(yè)生會工作旅行一段時間再上大學，討論其利弊。(2009年9月26日雅思考題)
【頭腦風暴導言】
一個男人要走多少路，才能真正被稱作是男人?一只白鴿要翱翔多少海洋，才能安息在沙灘上? 一個人，要讀萬卷書，行萬里路，閱人無數(shù)，才能出亂不驚，見多不怪，才有成長的底蘊。青春容易令人迷茫和浮躁，青春同樣應該勇闖天涯。有誰愿躲在避風的港口，寧愿波濤洶涌的自由。我的心不在這里，我的心在高原上。風景在別處，他鄉(xiāng)是故鄉(xiāng)。年輕人，在應該頭破血流的年紀，就應該不念過去，不畏將來，志在千里，足行天下。
【作家立場】成長中的年輕人應該被鼓勵去經(jīng)歷間隔年，這是的方式讓他們拓寬視野，性格成長，盡管我們不能忽視其潛在弊端。
【思路拓展】
【間隔年之利好】
1. 兼職工作可以幫助年輕人積累工作經(jīng)驗，獲得自我成就感，使他們對于社會有了更加深刻的洞察，為未來的擇業(yè)打下堅實基礎。
2. 旅行可以開拓視野、豐富知識、結交新友，鍛煉獨立性，這些對于未來的發(fā)展是有利好的。
3. 工作和旅行提高了人的社會意識，豐富了人生的閱歷，成熟了人的心態(tài)。
【間隔年之弊端】
1. 很多孩子可能沉迷工作和旅行不再回歸校園，如果這樣，間隔年就失去了它的初衷。
2. 青春期是人的求知欲望，也是學習能力和記憶力的寶貴時期，高中生不應該耽誤一年的時間遠離校園而去打工或是閑逛，否則，學業(yè)就會被耽誤。
3. 高中生沒有形成核心競爭力，很難找到工作。即使是找到，也很容易被欺騙和剝削。
【范文賞析】
【首段】背景介紹 + 爭議焦點 + 作家立場
Such is human nature to explore the unknownand challenge themselves，that is why
a great many high school leavers are fond oftraveling or working for a period of time beforeattending dream universities. Conflicting ideas clashin determining whether or not it is feasible toinspire high school graduates to experience theGrand Tour. As I see it, the merits of experiencingthe gap year outshine the potential demerits.
【解析】
1. Such is human nature to explore the unknown and challenge themselves 探索未知，挑戰(zhàn)自我是人之本性
2. The merits of experiencing the gap year outshine the potential demerits 間隔年利大于弊。
【二段】 間隔年之利好展開
Virtually, numerous merits could be gained via taking a year off before going to colleges.The most glaring benefit is that teenagers could relieve their strain and stress triggered bytight academic study. After all, feasting their eyes on the stunning landscape could sweetentheir lives. Imaginably, enjoying the eye-catching scenery could add spice to the dull routineof everyday life and thus makes one become more vigorous. Meanwhile, the youths could makecongenial friends by communicating with peers. Another virtue deriving from working as part-timers is that earning a living has a key role to play in helping one accumulate relevantworking experience and deepen one's insight into the society, which will lay a solid foundationfor one's future career. Eventually, young people could clearly know what they are hoping to dowith their lives by broadening their mental horizons and socializing with more people.
【解析】
1. feasting their eyes on the stunning landscape v盡情欣賞迷人景色
2. add spice to the dull routine of everyday life v增加枯燥生活之情趣
3. lay a solid foundation for one's future career v為未來事業(yè)打下堅實基礎
【三段】 間隔年之弊端展開
Notwithstanding all that, we can never ignore the potential downsides triggered by thegap year. First, the study will be delayed. Some school leavers are too immature to draw ontheir gap year, so they just waste time during that period and harvest nothing. Even worse, itis highly possible that those who are in the formative years might lose themselves and even beled astray because adult world is so complicated that those teenagers fail to read. Evenworse， some youngsters might end up never returning to campus.
【解析】
1. Notwithstanding all that 盡管如此
2. end up doing sth 以……為結局
3. be led astray 被引入迷途
【尾段】再次亮明觀點 + 總結理由
In closing, my stand is that to encourage young adults to earn a living or do somesightseeing for a period time before starting university life is a two-edged sword. However,youngsters should be encouraged to explore the unknown. This is one of the best ways tomature their thoughts and chasten their characters.
【解析】
1. …… is a two-edged sword……是一把雙刃刀
2. This is one of the best ways to mature their thoughts and chasten their characters. 這是成熟他們的思想，磨練他們的性格的方式之一。
【語料庫】
【核心語料庫】
1. to experience the gap year v體驗間隔年
2. take a year off to work and travel before attending university v 經(jīng)歷間隔年
3. go to university = start university life = attend university v上大學
4. earn a living = work as part-timers v 謀生
5. do some sightseeing = to be well-traveled = to travel on one's own v自己旅行
【間隔年之利好】
1. broaden one's mental horizons v拓寬視野
2. enrich one's life and social experience v豐富人生以及社會閱歷
3. temper one's sense of independence v鍛煉獨立性
【解析】 temper = train = chasten v.磨煉
4. relieve the tension and pressure caused by senior academic study v緩解學習壓力
5. brighten one's spirit v使人快樂
6. add spice to one's life v增加人生的樂趣
【解析】spice n香料，情趣
7. feast one's eyes on the beautiful landscape 欣賞美麗景色
【解析】feast one's eyes on v大飽眼福
8. enlarge one's circle of friends 廣交朋友
9. deepen one's insight into different customs, cultures and lifestyles v加深對于不同的風俗，文化以及生活方式的理解;
【解析】insight into 對于……的洞察
10. mature one's mentality 成熟心態(tài)
【解析】mature adj成熟的;v.使成熟
11. strengthen one's sense of achievement v增強自我成就感
12. reduce the pressure triggered by tight academic study v緩解學習生活的壓力
【間隔年之弊端】
1. The study will be delayed and disadvantaged. 耽誤學習
【解析】disadvantage v使得處于不利狀態(tài)
2. So immature and inexperienced are some youngsters that they are more likely to goastray. 一些年輕人是如此的不成熟和經(jīng)驗不足以至于會誤入歧途。
3. Young adults may end up never returning to their studies. 年輕人可能不再回歸校園。
【解析】end up doing sth v最終以……為結局(寫作亮點)
4. As for those poverty-stricken children, travel might impose much pressure upon theirfamilies economically. 對于家庭貧困的孩子而言，旅行是一種巨大的家庭經(jīng)濟負擔。
【解析】poverty-stricken = needy = straitened adj貧困的
5. The main task of students is to update their knowledge and acquire competitive skills.They mighty regret it for the rest of their life provided that they fail to draw on the goldentime.學生的主要任務是學習知識，掌握技能。如果他們錯過了寶貴的機會，也許會遺憾終生。
【解析】provided that = if 假如(地道英語為主句在先，條件置后)
6. The competence of students is not enough for them to cope with work requirements. 學生的能力不足以讓他們滿足工作的要求。
【解析】：competence = capability = ability n 能力
7. Students' mentality is not mature enough to understand complex adult world. 學生的心智不足以理解復雜的成人世界。
8. The adult world is too perilous and unreadable to students who don't have strong abilityof analysis. 成人世界很危險，年輕人無法讀懂，因為他們沒有明辨是非的能力。
【解析】perilous = dangerous =risky adj危險的
School leavers go travelling or work before theygo directly to university， are there more advantagesor disadvantage on their study? 有些高中畢業(yè)生在升入大學之前會工作旅行一段時間，是否對于學生是利大于弊?
【點評】 本題考查間隔年的利弊。
【背景介紹】
The gap year = the Grand Tour n “間隔年”，也叫“壯游年”或者“斷檔年”。是指從前英國貴族子女的遍游歐洲大陸的教育旅行。
(提問角度相同，工作和生活就是間隔年之工作和旅行)
An amount of people today change their career and place of residence several times duringtheir lives. Is this positive or negative to development? 很多人在一生中不斷改變自己的居住地以及工作，是好還是不好? (2013年10月19日)
【雅思題庫】
In some countries some school leavers are choosing to work or travel for a period of timebetween finishing high school and attending university. Discuss the advantages anddisadvantages for school leavers' decision. Give your own opinion and reasons. Use yourexperience of life to explain it. 在一些國家，有些高中畢業(yè)生會工作旅行一段時間再上大學，討論其利弊。(2009年9月26日雅思考題)
【頭腦風暴導言】
一個男人要走多少路，才能真正被稱作是男人?一只白鴿要翱翔多少海洋，才能安息在沙灘上? 一個人，要讀萬卷書，行萬里路，閱人無數(shù)，才能出亂不驚，見多不怪，才有成長的底蘊。青春容易令人迷茫和浮躁，青春同樣應該勇闖天涯。有誰愿躲在避風的港口，寧愿波濤洶涌的自由。我的心不在這里，我的心在高原上。風景在別處，他鄉(xiāng)是故鄉(xiāng)。年輕人，在應該頭破血流的年紀，就應該不念過去，不畏將來，志在千里，足行天下。
【作家立場】成長中的年輕人應該被鼓勵去經(jīng)歷間隔年，這是的方式讓他們拓寬視野，性格成長，盡管我們不能忽視其潛在弊端。
【思路拓展】
【間隔年之利好】
1. 兼職工作可以幫助年輕人積累工作經(jīng)驗，獲得自我成就感，使他們對于社會有了更加深刻的洞察，為未來的擇業(yè)打下堅實基礎。
2. 旅行可以開拓視野、豐富知識、結交新友，鍛煉獨立性，這些對于未來的發(fā)展是有利好的。
3. 工作和旅行提高了人的社會意識，豐富了人生的閱歷，成熟了人的心態(tài)。
【間隔年之弊端】
1. 很多孩子可能沉迷工作和旅行不再回歸校園，如果這樣，間隔年就失去了它的初衷。
2. 青春期是人的求知欲望，也是學習能力和記憶力的寶貴時期，高中生不應該耽誤一年的時間遠離校園而去打工或是閑逛，否則，學業(yè)就會被耽誤。
3. 高中生沒有形成核心競爭力，很難找到工作。即使是找到，也很容易被欺騙和剝削。
【范文賞析】
【首段】背景介紹 + 爭議焦點 + 作家立場
Such is human nature to explore the unknownand challenge themselves，that is why
a great many high school leavers are fond oftraveling or working for a period of time beforeattending dream universities. Conflicting ideas clashin determining whether or not it is feasible toinspire high school graduates to experience theGrand Tour. As I see it, the merits of experiencingthe gap year outshine the potential demerits.
【解析】
1. Such is human nature to explore the unknown and challenge themselves 探索未知，挑戰(zhàn)自我是人之本性
2. The merits of experiencing the gap year outshine the potential demerits 間隔年利大于弊。
【二段】 間隔年之利好展開
Virtually, numerous merits could be gained via taking a year off before going to colleges.The most glaring benefit is that teenagers could relieve their strain and stress triggered bytight academic study. After all, feasting their eyes on the stunning landscape could sweetentheir lives. Imaginably, enjoying the eye-catching scenery could add spice to the dull routineof everyday life and thus makes one become more vigorous. Meanwhile, the youths could makecongenial friends by communicating with peers. Another virtue deriving from working as part-timers is that earning a living has a key role to play in helping one accumulate relevantworking experience and deepen one's insight into the society, which will lay a solid foundationfor one's future career. Eventually, young people could clearly know what they are hoping to dowith their lives by broadening their mental horizons and socializing with more people.
【解析】
1. feasting their eyes on the stunning landscape v盡情欣賞迷人景色
2. add spice to the dull routine of everyday life v增加枯燥生活之情趣
3. lay a solid foundation for one's future career v為未來事業(yè)打下堅實基礎
【三段】 間隔年之弊端展開
Notwithstanding all that, we can never ignore the potential downsides triggered by thegap year. First, the study will be delayed. Some school leavers are too immature to draw ontheir gap year, so they just waste time during that period and harvest nothing. Even worse, itis highly possible that those who are in the formative years might lose themselves and even beled astray because adult world is so complicated that those teenagers fail to read. Evenworse， some youngsters might end up never returning to campus.
【解析】
1. Notwithstanding all that 盡管如此
2. end up doing sth 以……為結局
3. be led astray 被引入迷途
【尾段】再次亮明觀點 + 總結理由
In closing, my stand is that to encourage young adults to earn a living or do somesightseeing for a period time before starting university life is a two-edged sword. However,youngsters should be encouraged to explore the unknown. This is one of the best ways tomature their thoughts and chasten their characters.
【解析】
1. …… is a two-edged sword……是一把雙刃刀
2. This is one of the best ways to mature their thoughts and chasten their characters. 這是成熟他們的思想，磨練他們的性格的方式之一。
【語料庫】
【核心語料庫】
1. to experience the gap year v體驗間隔年
2. take a year off to work and travel before attending university v 經(jīng)歷間隔年
3. go to university = start university life = attend university v上大學
4. earn a living = work as part-timers v 謀生
5. do some sightseeing = to be well-traveled = to travel on one's own v自己旅行
【間隔年之利好】
1. broaden one's mental horizons v拓寬視野
2. enrich one's life and social experience v豐富人生以及社會閱歷
3. temper one's sense of independence v鍛煉獨立性
【解析】 temper = train = chasten v.磨煉
4. relieve the tension and pressure caused by senior academic study v緩解學習壓力
5. brighten one's spirit v使人快樂
6. add spice to one's life v增加人生的樂趣
【解析】spice n香料，情趣
7. feast one's eyes on the beautiful landscape 欣賞美麗景色
【解析】feast one's eyes on v大飽眼福
8. enlarge one's circle of friends 廣交朋友
9. deepen one's insight into different customs, cultures and lifestyles v加深對于不同的風俗，文化以及生活方式的理解;
【解析】insight into 對于……的洞察
10. mature one's mentality 成熟心態(tài)
【解析】mature adj成熟的;v.使成熟
11. strengthen one's sense of achievement v增強自我成就感
12. reduce the pressure triggered by tight academic study v緩解學習生活的壓力
【間隔年之弊端】
1. The study will be delayed and disadvantaged. 耽誤學習
【解析】disadvantage v使得處于不利狀態(tài)
2. So immature and inexperienced are some youngsters that they are more likely to goastray. 一些年輕人是如此的不成熟和經(jīng)驗不足以至于會誤入歧途。
3. Young adults may end up never returning to their studies. 年輕人可能不再回歸校園。
【解析】end up doing sth v最終以……為結局(寫作亮點)
4. As for those poverty-stricken children, travel might impose much pressure upon theirfamilies economically. 對于家庭貧困的孩子而言，旅行是一種巨大的家庭經(jīng)濟負擔。
【解析】poverty-stricken = needy = straitened adj貧困的
5. The main task of students is to update their knowledge and acquire competitive skills.They mighty regret it for the rest of their life provided that they fail to draw on the goldentime.學生的主要任務是學習知識，掌握技能。如果他們錯過了寶貴的機會，也許會遺憾終生。
【解析】provided that = if 假如(地道英語為主句在先，條件置后)
6. The competence of students is not enough for them to cope with work requirements. 學生的能力不足以讓他們滿足工作的要求。
【解析】：competence = capability = ability n 能力
7. Students' mentality is not mature enough to understand complex adult world. 學生的心智不足以理解復雜的成人世界。
8. The adult world is too perilous and unreadable to students who don't have strong abilityof analysis. 成人世界很危險，年輕人無法讀懂，因為他們沒有明辨是非的能力。
【解析】perilous = dangerous =risky adj危險的