以人生哲理类话题为例。人生哲理指的是不同的人生观和价值观，如逆境出人才、自强不息、勇于拼搏等话题。人生哲理类近年考查较为频繁。如2012年考查生活态度，2013考查人生选择，都属于人生哲理类。

2012年真题作文：Directions:Study the following drawing carefully and write an essay in which you should

1) describe the drawing,

2) interpret its meaning, and

3) support your view with examples.

You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)

一、话题相关词汇

从图片和对应的文字“全完了”“幸好还剩点儿”来看，本文主题是对待挫折不同的态度。对这一论点，态度一定是积极的，即应该以积极心态面对生活的各种挫折。写这个话题作文时，相关词汇有：

1.乐观的：optimistic and cheerful

2.悲观的：pessimistic

3.哀叹：lament

4.不幸：misfortune

5.挫折：frustration

6.好心情：good mood

二、可用素材句

针对心态这个话题，我们可以从以下两个方面展开论述。

1.重要性和意义

(1)不同的态度会带来不同的结果。

Different attitudes may lead to totally different results.

(2)乐观者往往关注事情积极的一面，而悲观者往往不停地叹息、放弃。

Optimistic people can always discover positive sides, while pessimistic people keep complaining and giving up.

2.通过举例，增强作文的说明力

Here is a story. Two salesmen went to sell shoes in Africa only to find natives never have shoes on. One salesman sadly gave up, while the other, positively, spent couple of weeks showing the benefit of shoes to natives. Obviously, the latter succeeded and made a lot of money.