3．Education Does Count
----Bill GatesHundreds of students send me e-mail each year asking for advice about education．They want to know what to study，or whether it's OK to drop out of college since that's what I did．
My basic advice is simple and heartfelt．"Get the best education you can．Take advantage of high school and college．Learn how to learn．"
It's true that I dropped out of college to start Microsoft，but I was at Harvard for three years before dropping out--and I'd love to have the time to go back．As I've said before，nobody should drop out of college unless they believe they face the opportunity of a lifetime．And even then they should reconsider．
In my company's early years we had a bright part-time programmer who threatened to drop out of high school to work full-time．We told him no．
Quite a few of our people didn't finish college，but we discourage dropping out．
Having a diploma certainly helps someone who is looking to us for a job．
There's not a perfect correlation（相连关系） between attitudes in high school and success in later life，of course．But it's a real mistake not to take the opportunity to learn a huge range of subjects，to learn to work with people in high school，and to get the grades that will help you get into a good college．
【写作内容】
1．以约30个词概括短文的内容；
2．然后以约120个词谈谈你对教育的看法，内容包括：
（1）为什么有些学生想中途放弃学业去创业？
（2）你认为读书与事业之间的关系是怎样的
（3）你自己有何打算？
【写作要求】
1．在作文中可以使用自己亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子．
2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称．
The Author/Bill Gates is often asked to give advice about education due to his successful experience．He thinks it is unwise to drop out and that learning is sure to be beneficial
Some students want to drop out of school，believing schooling has nothing to do witha successful career，because there are many cases where people who don't finish their schooling are successful，such as Bill Gates．Besides，the high tuition of college educationis too much for ordinary families．Dropping out to find a job helps them to lighten the heavy financial burden on theirparents．Furthermore，experience counts most for a career and no wonder some would like to accumulate experience by takinga job at an early age．
"Knowledgeis power．"Without knowledge，by no means canwe achieve our life goal．Schools are where people become knowledgeable．As for me，it is a wise option to concentrate on study from now on．I will make full use of time to complete my schooling and realize my dream．．
分析 写好这类作文要注意几个步骤：1． 认真审题，找准提示语中的关键词或句，确定中心思想．2． 依据关键句，草拟提纲，梳理文章的脉络3． 准确定位人称、时态．注意使用高级词汇和高级句型使文章显得更有档次．4．最后还要认真查验是否有漏写情况，有无拼写错误及标点误用等
高分句型一：
Some students want to drop out of school，believing schooling has nothing to do with a successful career，because there are many cases where people who don't finish their schooling are successful，such as Bill Gates
一些学生想退学，认为学校教育没有一个成功的职业生涯，因为在许多情况下，人们没有完成他们的教育是成功的，如比尔盖茨．
高分句型二：
Furthermore，experience counts most for a career and no wonder some would like to accumulate experience by taking a job at an early age．
此外，经验对于事业十分重要，难怪一些人想通过早年参加工作积累经验．
解答 The Author/Bill Gates is often asked to give advice about education due to his successful experience．He thinks it is unwise to drop out and that learning is sure to be beneficial（概括）
Some students want to drop out of school，believing schooling has nothing to do with a successful career，because there are many cases where people who don't finish their schooling are successful，such as Bill Gates（高分句型一）．Besides，the high tuition of college education is too much for ordinary families．Dropping out to find a job helps them to lighten the heavy financial burden on their parents．Furthermore，experience counts most for a career and no wonder some would like to accumulate experience by taking a job at an early age（高分句型二）．
"Knowledge is power．"Without knowledge，by no means can we achieve our life goal．Schools are where people become knowledgeable．As for me，it is a wise option to concentrate on study from now on．I will make full use of time to complete my schooling and realize my dream．
点评 开放性作文给出一定的写作主题，并此为基础进行思维和联想，自由发挥．不仅考查学生在内容、结构安排、语言运用和组织方面的能力，而且对学生的想像力、发散思维、归纳判断能力也有很高的要求．
