名言警句是经过实践所得出的结论或建议，是人类智慧的结晶；它们短小精悍，易于传颂，对人生起着警示和启迪作用。
西方文化的发展丰富了英语名言警句的内容，这些名言警句很多涉及高中生生活的各个方面，如友谊、学习、诚信、合作、励志、道德修养、理想与现实等。因此“名言感悟”类书面表达常常成为高考书面表达命题者的选择对象。如：2011年湖北卷的“与人合作”、 2012年湖北卷的“充分利用别人给你的东西”、 2012年浙江卷的“人的未来主要取决于自己”、 2013年湖北卷的“有时言语也会伤人”、 2014年山东卷、福建卷、湖北卷以及重庆卷（写作一）、 2015年湖北卷的“质疑是求知的桥梁”、 2016年浙江卷的“行动比计划更重要”等等。
【高考例题】Ⅰ. 例题（2016年浙江卷书面表达）
“Planning is good, but doing is better”是一句英语名言。请以此为题用英语写一篇100-120词的短文。要求如下：
1. 简述你对这句名言的理解；
2. 用一个具体事例加以说明；
3. 给出恰当的结尾。
注意：
1. 文章的标题已给出（不计词数）；
2. 文中不得以任何形式透露地区、学校、老师或同学姓名等真实信息，否则按作弊行为认定。
Ⅱ. 点拨
试题分析浙江卷今年的的书面表达一改往年的题型特点，选择“名言感悟”类题型，要求考生以英语名言“Planning is good, but doing is better”为题，简述对此名言的理解，并用具体事例加以说明。题干给出的提示较少，考生有很大的自由发挥空间。本文属于开放型书面表达，不仅考查学生书面表达能力，还考查学生的思维拓展能力。
考生首先应明确这则名言的含义，即行动比计划更重要，确保写作不偏题；接着选取具体事例说明这则名言的含义。选择什么事例是本文的写作重点，需要考生拓展思维，围绕主题进行更深刻的叙述；最后总结全文，再次点明主题。
审题要素(1) 明确文体、人称和时态。本文要求考生结合具体事例说明一则英语名言所阐述的道理，属于夹叙夹议文。文章主要使用第一人称，在叙述具体事例时用一般过去时，其他部分则用一般现在时。
(2) 明确主题，整合文章要点。根据题干提示，本文要点包括：①解释名言含义；②结合具体事例说明名言；③总结全文，点明主题。
(3) 合理使用连接成分，尽量使用高级词汇和较复杂句型。在遣词造句上，应恰当使用一些连接成分，以增强文章的逻辑性；此外，还应注意使用从句、倒装语序、分词结构等高级句型，以提高文章的得分档次。
谋篇布局根据题干提示，本文可分为三段：
第一段：
解释名言的含义，引出写作主题——行动比计划更重要；
第二段：结合具体事例，说明主题；
第三段：
在具体事例的基础上进一步点明主题。
【参考范文】Planning Is Good, But Doing Is Better
Planning is good as it decides in detail how we do something. However, a plan can bear no fruit without being actually carried out.
My experience in the English speech contest last October is a case in point. A month before the event, I spent hours working out a schedule outlining my goals and practical steps. After that, I set out to read widely for an inspiring topic, wrote a speech, and practiced its delivery in beautiful pronunciation with good public speech skills. I finally came first in the English speech contest.
I know how I achieved my success. It came from good planning and better doing combined.
【范文点评】
范文首段解释名言的含义，引出主题。 第二段结合具体事例说明名言。结尾段总结全文，再次点明主题。范文层次清晰，结构分明，要点齐全，语言流畅，完美地完成了写作任务。
范文首句用as引导的原因状语从句解释了计划的好处，接着用表转折的副词however引出对“行动”重要性的强调，句中用“有花无果”作为比喻，说明没有行动只有计划的结果只能是没有结果。 范文开篇引人入胜，在遣词造句上，范文使用了原因状语从句、 with复合结构、宾语从句等较复杂的句型，还使用了carry out， a case in point， spend time doing sth.， work out， set out to do sth.等高级词汇。此外，还恰当使用了after that， finally等连接成分。这些较复杂句型和高级词汇以及连接成分的使用，增强了文章的逻辑性，提高了文章的得分档次。
【备考指导】英语名言有着很强的生命力，不仅意义深刻，许多名言中还含有一定的语法规则。考生在复习备考时，应当注意收集整理与高中生活息息相关的英语名言，既可以提高英语学习兴趣，还可以提高自己的人文素养。
下面总结一些与高中生生活相关的英语名言：
1. Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。
2. God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
3. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
4. Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
5. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
6. Hard life serves as a textbook of life for children. 困难是孩子们的生活教科书。
7. You cannot change the weather, but you can change your mood. 你不能改变天气, 但你可以改变你的情绪。
8. A good state of mind is the building blocks of success. 良好的心态是成功的基石。
9. The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today. 为把明天的工作做好，最好的准备是把今天的工作做好。
10. Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。
11. Children are what the mothers are. 耳濡目染，言传身教。
12. More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。
13. Reading enriches the mind. 开卷有益。
14. Pride goes before, and shame comes after. 骄傲使人落后。
15. There is no royal road to learning. 书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
16. Without a friend the world is a wilderness. 没有朋友，世界就等于一片荒野。
17. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
18. Friendship is love with understanding. 友谊是爱加上理解。
19. Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不等人。
20. All time is no time when it is past. 光阴一去不复返。
21. Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 每个人都是他自己命运的建筑师。
22. Grasp all, lose all. 贪多必失。
23. He who does not advance falls backward. 不进则退。
24. Health is above wealth. 健康胜于财富。
25. Honesty is the best policy. 诚实是最好的品质。
26. If you don’t aim high you will never hit high. 不立大志，难攀高峰。
27. I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort. 成功之道唯三点：努力，努力，再努力。
28. Improve your time and your time will improve you. 珍惜时间，时间才会珍惜你。
29. You cannot judge a tree by its bark. 人不可貌相 / 不要以貌取人。
30. Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous. 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。
31. Never neglect an opportunity for improvement. 抓住大好时机，切莫等闲错过。
32. No great loss without some small gain. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。
33. No one can call back yesterday. 昨日不会重现。
34. No sooner said than done. 言而必行。
35. No pains, no gains. 不劳无获。
36. Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。
37. Self-trust is the first secret of success. 自信是成功的首要秘诀。
38. Success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties. 成功来自于不断地克服困难。
39. Genius only means hard-working all one’s life. 天才只意味着终身不懈地努力。
40. Take things as they come. 既来之，则安之。
41. Every man has his faults. 人无完人。
42. It’s never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。
43. All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。
44. Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。
45. Well begun, half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。
46. Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜过语言。
47. Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。
48. Tomorrow never comes. 我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。
49. Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
50. Nobody can avoid making mistakes in life — it is how to learn from these mistakes that matters. 没有人能避免犯错误——重要的是如何从这些错误中吸取教训。
【同题练习】“Gratitude is the memory of the heart”是一句著名的英语名言。请以此为题用英语写一篇100-120词的短文。要求如下：
1. 简述你对这句名言的理解；
2. 用一个具体事例加以说明；
3. 给出恰当的结尾。
注意： 1. 文章的标题已给出（不计词数）：
2. 文中不得以任何形式透露地区、学校、老师或同学姓名等真实信息。
参考范文Gratitude Is The Memory Of The Heart
When growing up, we often get help from our teachers, friends as well as our parents. Being grateful to them is what we should do, and expressing our gratitude to people who helped us is one of the good qualities we must possess.
The saying reminds me of a true story that happened in our class last year. Wang Tao, one of my classmates, was about to drop out of school because of his father’s heart disease. Learning about his bad situation, we as well as our class teacher gave him timely help to help him finish school. He wrote us a letter expressing his sincere thanks for what we have done. We were deeply moved by his letter.
Being grateful to people who helped us is what we are supposed to keep in mind forever.
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