Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following question. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
A phenomenon called “Tiger Mother-style education” has caused a stir recently. What do you think about it?
审题立意
1. 导语解读：要求考生针对“虎妈式教育”这一现象写一篇文章，并表明自己的观点。
2. 文章立意：虎妈式教育吸引了人们的注意力，但对此也出现了不同的意见。个人认为，这种方法不适用于所有人，不应该普及到每个孩子身上。
写作思路
1. 第一段从父母的期望到虎妈式教育，再到针对虎妈式教育的两种不同观点，逐渐细化。
2. 第二段首句提出个人观点，接下来的整个段落都围绕个人观点展开论述。
3. 第三段得出结论，虎妈式教育不能被应用到每个孩子身上。
参考范文
Parents all hope their children will have a bright future. 1 Accordingly, they employ various methods they can think of to urge their children. 2 Recently, a new parenting method, called Tiger Mother-style education has caught much attention and aroused serious discussion among people. Some think the Tiger Mother’s parenting method has a lot of benefits. Others contend that it will constrain children’s personalities.
For me 3 , I oppose such methods for the following reasons. First of all 4 , education should be tailored in accordance with a child’s personality. Tiger Mother-style education will stifle children’s individuality, which causes damage to children both physically and mentally. Secondly 4 , Tiger Mother-style education weakens children’s ability to think independently and the ability to make decisions, which are important in a person’s whole life. Thirdly 4 , children growing up under this education model lack creativity. They may be good followers and finish the task according to orders but not excellent administrators.
To conclude, Tiger Mother-style education is not valid everywhere and can’t be applied to every child. 5
父母都望子成龙。因此，他们使用各种各样能想到的方法驱策他们的孩子。近来，有一种称之为“虎妈式教育”的教育方法吸引了人们的眼球，并引起了激烈的讨论。有些人认为，虎妈式教育益处多多，而另一些人主张，虎妈式教育会束缚孩子的个性。
我个人反对这种教育方法，原因如下。首先，教育应该根据孩子的个性做出调整。虎妈式教育扼杀了孩子的个性，这会对他们的身心造成伤害。其次，虎妈式教育削弱了孩子独立思考和做出决定的能力，而它们是人的一生中很重要的两种能力。再次，这 种教育模式下长大的孩子缺乏创造性。他们可能会成为很好的跟随者，能根据指令完成任务，但他们绝对不会成为优秀的管理者。
总之，虎妈式教育不是放之四海而皆准的方法，不能被应用到每个孩子身上。
范文点评
1. 文章首句先从父母期望入手，逐渐深入细化。
2. 承上启下句，让文章顺利过渡到教育方法。
3. 不拖泥带水，明确表明自己观点，自然过渡到下文的三个理由，展开论述。
4. 通过三个层面逐一阐述反对虎妈式教育方式的理由。
5. 末段干脆利落得出结论，虎妈式教育不是放之四海而皆准的方法。
要点用法
employ v. 使用；采用
urge v. 力劝；催促；推进
contend v. 主张
constrain v. 束缚
tailor v. 使合适
in accordance with 依照；与……一致
stifle v. 扼杀
weaken v. 削弱
valid adj. 有效的
apply v. 应用；申请
句法点评
1. Tiger Mother-style education will stifle children’s individuality, which causes damage to children both physically and mentally.
关系代词which引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰主句。关系代词which在从句中作主语。
2. To conclude, Tiger Mother-style education is not valid everywhere and can’t be applied to every child.
be valid everywhere是中文“放之四海而皆准”的恰当翻译，应注意这种语言转化能力。