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.
It is more important for a building to serve a purpose than to look beautiful. Architects shouldn’t worry about producing a building as a work of art. Do you agree or disagree?
審題立意
1. 導(dǎo)語(yǔ)解讀：要求考生就情境中所提出的問題寫一篇短文。
2. 情景解讀：就“建筑物服務(wù)于某一目的比看起來(lái)美觀更重要，所以建筑師不必為是否能建造出一幢像藝術(shù)品一樣的大樓而煩憂”這一觀點(diǎn)發(fā)表自己的看法。
3. 文章立意：建筑的實(shí)用性和美觀性都很重要，實(shí)用性滿足房屋居住的基本需求，美觀性滿足人們的審美需求，建筑師應(yīng)將二者有機(jī)結(jié)合起來(lái)，建造既實(shí)用又美觀的建筑。
寫作思路
1. 第一段引入題目中提到的觀點(diǎn)，然后表明自己的看法：這一觀點(diǎn)有一定道理，但并不完全正確。
2. 第二段從兩方面論證建筑物美觀性的重要意義：人們對(duì)美，尤其是外在美觀越來(lái)越敏感，筑造建筑物時(shí)越來(lái)越看重其美觀性；賞心悅目的建筑物可以增加城市的吸引力。
3. 第三段總結(jié)全文，重申主題：建筑師應(yīng)該把功能性和美觀性都考慮在內(nèi)。
參考范文
Speaking of architecture, some people take the view that it is more important for a building to serve a purpose than to look beautiful. That’s why architects are advised not to treat a building as a work of art. 1 As far as I am concerned, this opinion is true to some extent, but it’s far from accurate. 2
On the one hand 3 , there is no doubt that the main function of a building is for people to live and work whether it is beautiful or not. After all, as for buildings, functionality is the foundation of esthetics. However, in modern society, people are more and more sensitive to beauty, especially external features. Therefore, people attach greater importance to the beauty of a building when they construct it. On the other hand 3 , aesthetically pleasing buildings add to the attractiveness of a city, thus attracting more visitors. Take the Sydney Opera House for example, numerous tourists around the world have been to Sydney to visit the beautiful landmark building each year since its opening in 1973. Therefore, it is essential for an architect to take into account the beauty of a building when he or she designs it.
To conclude 4 , both functionality and esthetics should be taken into serious consideration by architects.
說(shuō)到建筑，有些人持有的觀點(diǎn)是：一幢大樓的實(shí)用性比美觀性更重要。這就是為什么有人建議建筑師不要把一幢大樓像一件藝術(shù)品似的去對(duì)待。在我看來(lái)，這一觀點(diǎn)有幾分道理，但并不完全正確。
一方面，無(wú)論美觀與否，建筑物的首要功能無(wú)疑是供人們居住和工作的，畢竟，就建筑物而言，實(shí)用性是美觀性的基礎(chǔ)。然而，當(dāng)今社會(huì)，人們對(duì)美尤其是外在美觀越來(lái)越敏感。因此，當(dāng)人們筑造建筑物時(shí)越來(lái)越看重其美觀性。另一方面，賞心悅目的建筑物可以增加城市的吸引力。以悉尼歌劇院為例，自從1973年開放以來(lái)，全世界無(wú)數(shù)游客都曾來(lái)到悉尼參觀這座美麗的地標(biāo)性建筑物。因此，當(dāng)建筑師設(shè)計(jì)建筑物時(shí)，有必要考慮其美觀性。
總之，建筑師應(yīng)該把功能性和美觀性都考慮在內(nèi)。
范文點(diǎn)評(píng)
1. 開篇引入題目中提到的觀點(diǎn)。
2. 自然過渡，引出個(gè)人觀點(diǎn)，緊扣作文話題。
3. 分層次論證自己的觀點(diǎn)，論據(jù)充分，論證有力。
4. 末段總結(jié)全文，重申觀點(diǎn)。
要點(diǎn)用法
speaking of 說(shuō)到
as far as I am concerned 在我看來(lái)
be far from 遠(yuǎn)不及
functionality n. 功能性
esthetics n. 美學(xué)
be sensitive to 對(duì)……敏感
external adj. 外部的
attach importance to 重視
construct v. 建造
landmark n. 地標(biāo)
attractiveness n. 吸引力
句法點(diǎn)評(píng)
1. That’s why architects are advised not to treat a building as a work of art.
本句中名詞性從句使句子結(jié)構(gòu)靈活多樣。“That’s why / what / when / where / how...”是固定句式，be動(dòng)詞后面是由疑問詞引導(dǎo)的表語(yǔ)從句。
2. On the one hand, there is no doubt that the main function of a building is for people to live and work whether it is beautiful or not.
這句話中包含了一個(gè)同位語(yǔ)從句，that引導(dǎo)的句子解釋doubt的具體內(nèi)容。當(dāng)表達(dá)“毫無(wú)疑問的是……”時(shí)，也可用“undoubtedly, ...”。
