A Child You Know Who Enjoys Painting or Drawing

Part 3 追问

这些是考官在该题卡之后提出的讨论题，已编写范文的题目附有参考答案。

1. 1. At what age do children usually start to paint and draw?

   2026年5–8月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   This is a 6.5 answer because of its clear, plainly listed stages of development and the simple final example 'sometimes they use the wrong surface, like a wall'.这是一篇6.5分范文,因为它清晰、平实地列出了发展阶段,并用简单的结尾例子"sometimes they use the wrong surface, like a wall"收尾。

   I think children start drawing very early, almost as soon as they can hold a crayon. My nephew made his first marks on my sister's wall when he was about eighteen months old, and he drew his first person, just a circle with legs, at around four. Most children follow a similar pattern: scribbling at one or two years old, then shapes at three, and people or houses by four or five. Children usually teach themselves to draw if they have crayons and paper, but sometimes they use the wrong surface, like a wall.

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   我认为孩子们很早就开始画画,几乎是一拿到蜡笔就会画。我外甥大约十八个月大的时候,就在我姐姐家的墙上留下了他的第一笔涂鸦,而他画出的第一个人物——只是一个带着两条腿的圆圈——是在四岁左右。大多数孩子都遵循类似的模式:一两岁时乱涂乱画,三岁时画出形状,四五岁时能画出人或房子。孩子们通常只要有蜡笔和纸,就会自己学会画画,不过有时他们会用错地方,比如墙壁。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Most children follow a similar pattern” — This is a plain, generic transitional sentence introducing the list of stages, without any distinctive framing. A 7.0 answer would use the closer paraphrase 'Most children follow that path', and a 7.5 answer would use the slightly more formal 'Most children trace that same arc'.这是一个平实、笼统的过渡句,用来引出各阶段的列表,没有任何独特的表达方式。7.0分答案会使用更贴近的改述"Most children follow that path",而7.5分答案会使用略微更正式的"Most children trace that same arc"。
   • LR“a circle with legs” — This is a plain, literal descriptive phrase with no elaboration. A 7.5 answer would extend this with the more vivid verb phrase 'a circle sprouting legs', showing a livelier image for the same idea.这是一个平实、直白的描述性短语,没有任何进一步展开。7.5分答案会用更生动的动词短语"a circle sprouting legs"来扩展这一表达,为同一个想法呈现出更鲜活的意象。
   • GRA“he drew his first person, just a circle with legs, at around four” — This sentence uses a simple appositive phrase set off by commas, in an otherwise plain past-tense structure. A 7.0 answer would extend this into a longer sentence joined by 'and' describing both the first marks and the first person together, and a 7.5 answer would use a more literary appositive, 'a circle sprouting legs'.这个句子用逗号隔开的简单同位语短语,整体是一个平实的过去时结构。7.0分答案会把它扩展成一个用"and"连接的更长的句子,把最初的涂鸦和第一个人物画在一起描述,而7.5分答案会使用更具文学性的同位语"a circle sprouting legs"。

   7.0 分

   This is a 7.0 answer because of the reflective closing observation 'it's one of the few skills children seem to teach themselves', which adds a mild evaluative comment beyond a plain description.这是一篇7.0分范文,因为它在结尾加入了反思性的观察"it's one of the few skills children seem to teach themselves",在平实描述之上添加了一点评价性的评论。

   Almost as soon as they can hold something that makes a mark, I'd say. My nephew produced his first drawings on my sister's wall at about eighteen months, lines and loops that were pure pleasure in the movement, and his first recognisable person, a circle with legs, arrived around four. Most children follow that path: scribbling from one or two, shapes and symbols by three, and people or houses by four or five. Honestly, it's one of the few skills children seem to teach themselves, given crayons and any surface, though the surface they pick isn't always the right one.

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   我想说,几乎是一拿到能留下痕迹的东西就开始了。我外甥大约十八个月大时,就在我姐姐家的墙上画出了他最初的作品——那些线条和圈圈,纯粹是运动本身带来的快乐——而他第一个可辨认的人物,一个带腿的圆圈,则出现在大约四岁的时候。大多数孩子都遵循这条路径:一两岁开始乱涂,三岁时能画出形状和符号,四五岁能画出人或房子。老实说,这是孩子们少有的几项似乎能自学成才的技能之一,只要给他们蜡笔和任意一个表面,不过他们选的表面不一定总是合适的。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Honestly, it's one of the few skills children seem to teach themselves” — This sentence opens with the spoken marker 'Honestly' before making a reflective, generalised observation, rather than simply stating a fact. A 6.5 answer would state this more flatly as 'Children usually teach themselves to draw', with no such framing, and a 7.5 answer might drop the hedge 'seem to' for a more confident claim.这个句子以口语化的标记词"Honestly"开头,然后才给出一个反思性的、带有概括性的观察,而不是简单地陈述一个事实。6.5分答案会更平淡地陈述为"Children usually teach themselves to draw",没有这样的铺垫,而7.5分答案可能会去掉缓冲语"seem to",给出更自信的论断。
   • LR“pure pleasure in the movement” — This is a moderately abstract, evocative phrase describing the physical joy of drawing, more distinctive than the plain description at 6.5. A 7.5 answer keeps a similar phrase but embeds it in a more literary sentence structure.这是一个适度抽象、富有感染力的短语,用来描述绘画带来的身体上的愉悦感,比6.5分中平实的描述更具特色。7.5分答案保留了类似的短语,但把它嵌入了一个更具文学性的句子结构中。
   • GRA“his first recognisable person, a circle with legs, arrived around four” — This sentence uses a delayed subject with the verb 'arrived' instead of a simple 'he drew', personifying the milestone as something that happens to the child. A 6.5 answer would use the plainer active construction 'he drew his first person... at around four', and a 7.5 answer would extend the appositive with more vivid wording.这个句子用动词"arrived"搭配延后的主语,而不是简单的"he drew",把这个里程碑拟人化,仿佛是发生在孩子身上的事情。6.5分答案会使用更平实的主动结构"he drew his first person... at around four",而7.5分答案会用更生动的措辞扩展这个同位语。

   7.5 分

   This reaches 7.5 through the vivid image 'a circle sprouting legs' and the closing parenthetical insertion 'more often than not', which adds a wry, compact evaluative touch rather than a plain statement.这篇范文之所以能达到7.5分,是因为使用了生动的意象"a circle sprouting legs",以及结尾插入的"more often than not",它以一种诙谐、精炼的评价性笔触取代了平淡的陈述。

   Almost as soon as they can hold something that makes a mark. My nephew produced his first drawings on my sister's wall at about eighteen months, lines and loops that were pure pleasure in the movement, and his first recognisable person, a circle sprouting legs, arrived around four. Most children trace that same arc: scribbling from one or two, shapes and symbols by three, then a long stretch of drawing the same handful of things with steadily growing detail. It's one of the few skills children teach themselves entirely unprompted, given only crayons and a surface, and the surface, more often than not, turns out to be the wrong one.

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   几乎是一拿到能留下痕迹的东西就开始了。我外甥大约十八个月大时,就在我姐姐家的墙上创作出了他最初的作品——那些线条和圈圈,纯粹是运动本身带来的快乐——而他第一个可辨认的人物,一个长出腿来的圆圈,出现在大约四岁的时候。大多数孩子都描绘出同样的轨迹:一两岁开始乱涂,三岁时能画出形状和符号,接着是很长一段时间反复画着那么几样东西,细节却在不断增加。这是孩子们完全无需提示就能自学成才的少数几项技能之一,只要给他们蜡笔和一个表面就够了,而那个表面往往并不是合适的地方。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“It's one of the few skills children teach themselves entirely unprompted” — This sentence adds the precise adverb 'entirely unprompted' to sharpen the claim, going beyond the hedged 'seem to teach themselves' used at 7.0. A 6.5 answer would state this fact plainly with 'Children usually teach themselves to draw', without any such intensifying detail.这个句子加入了精确的副词"entirely unprompted"来强化这一论断,超越了7.0分中带缓冲语的"seem to teach themselves"。6.5分答案会用"Children usually teach themselves to draw"平实地陈述这一事实,没有这种强化性的细节。
   • LR“a circle sprouting legs” — This is a vivid, slightly playful verb choice ('sprouting') applied to a simple drawing, more distinctive and image-based than the plain 'a circle with legs' used at 6.5.这是一个生动、略带俏皮的动词选择("sprouting"),用在一幅简单的画上,比6.5分中平实的"a circle with legs"更具特色、更具画面感。
   • GRA“the surface, more often than not, turns out to be the wrong one” — This sentence uses a parenthetical phrase ('more often than not') inserted mid-clause, a flexible structure that adds wry emphasis without a separate sentence. A 7.0 answer would use the simpler concessive clause 'though the surface they pick isn't always the right one', and a 6.5 answer would state this as a short separate final sentence.这个句子在从句中间插入了插入语"more often than not",这是一种灵活的结构,不需要另起一句就能添加诙谐的强调语气。7.0分答案会使用更简单的让步从句"though the surface they pick isn't always the right one",而6.5分答案会把这一点作为一个简短独立的结尾句来陈述。

2. 2. Should children have art lessons or classes at school?

   2026年5–8月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   This is a 6.5 answer because of its short, separated sentences describing the two teachers and the plain closing warning 'children may stop enjoying it'.这是一篇6.5分范文,因为它用简短、分开的句子描述了两位老师,并以平实的结尾警示"children may stop enjoying it"收尾。

   Yes, I think children should have art lessons, but the type of teaching matters a lot. I had two art teachers in Hue. One teacher did not let us copy her drawing and told us to draw the room from our own corner. The other teacher only gave good marks if we copied her drawing exactly. I think only the first teacher was really teaching art. Lessons can give children freedom to create without a correct answer and help them notice things carefully. But if schools only give grades for drawing, children may stop enjoying it.

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   是的,我认为孩子应该上美术课,但教学的方式很重要。我在顺化有过两位美术老师。一位老师不让我们照着她的画临摹,而是让我们从自己所在的角落画出这个房间。另一位老师只有在我们完全照着她的画临摹时才给高分。我认为只有第一位老师才是真正在教美术。美术课能给孩子创作的自由,不需要有一个标准答案,还能帮助他们仔细观察事物。但如果学校只根据画画打分,孩子可能会渐渐失去兴趣。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“I think only the first teacher was really teaching art.” — This sentence states a plain personal judgement using the simple verb 'was really teaching', without any stronger or more idiomatic framing. A 7.0 answer would rephrase this as 'Only one of those, I'd say, was actually teaching art', and a 7.5 answer would use the more formal 'it's fair to say'.这个句子用简单的动词"was really teaching"表达了一个平实的个人判断,没有更有力或更地道的表达方式。7.0分答案会改述为"Only one of those, I'd say, was actually teaching art",而7.5分答案会使用更正式的"it's fair to say"。
   • LR“did not let us copy” — This is a plain, literal negative verb phrase describing the teacher's rule. A 7.0 answer would use the stronger verb 'forbade' instead, and a 7.5 answer might use the same verb within a more compressed sentence.这是一个平实、直白的否定动词短语,用来描述老师的规定。7.0分答案会改用更有力的动词"forbade",而7.5分答案可能会在一个更精炼的句子中使用同样的动词。
   • GRA“One teacher did not let us copy her drawing and told us to draw the room from our own corner.” — This sentence joins two actions with the simple connector 'and' in a plain coordinated structure. A 7.0 answer would use the more formal verb 'forbade' followed by a relative clause, and a 7.5 answer would compress this into a semicolon-linked structure describing both teachers in one sentence.这个句子用简单的连接词"and"把两个动作连在一起,是一种平实的并列结构。7.0分答案会使用更正式的动词"forbade",后面跟一个定语从句,而7.5分答案会把这压缩成一个用分号连接的结构,在一句话里描述两位老师。

   7.0 分

   This is a 7.0 answer because of the natural closing tag 'honestly' after the opening opinion and the moderately complex sentence joining both teachers with 'while' inside a single structure.这是一篇7.0分范文,因为它在开头观点后自然地加上了结尾标记语"honestly",并用一个中等复杂度的句子,通过"while"在同一结构中把两位老师连在一起描述。

   Yes, and the kind matters more than the number, honestly. I had two art teachers in Hue: one forbade us from copying her drawing on the board and sent us off to draw the room from a corner nobody had chosen, while the other simply marked us on how precisely we reproduced hers. Only one of those, I'd say, was actually teaching art. Lessons give children permission to make things without a right answer, practice in looking carefully, and a way to express what they can't yet put into words. The risk, though, is turning drawing into just another graded subject, which is usually how children learn to stop.

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   是的,而且老实说,教学的种类比数量更重要。我在顺化有过两位美术老师:一位不让我们照着她画在黑板上的画临摹,而是让我们从一个没人特意挑选的角落画出这个房间;另一位则只根据我们临摹得多精确来打分。我想说,这两位里只有一位是真正在教美术。美术课能给孩子创作的许可,不需要标准答案,能练习仔细观察的能力,还能提供一种表达还说不出口的感受的方式。不过风险在于,把画画变成又一门要打分的学科,而这通常正是孩子们学会放弃的原因。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Only one of those, I'd say, was actually teaching art.” — The parenthetical hedge 'I'd say' inserted mid-sentence softens the judgement in a natural, spoken way. A 6.5 answer would state the same judgement flatly as 'I think only the first teacher was really teaching art', with no such insertion, and a 7.5 answer might drop the hedge for the more assured 'it's fair to say'.插入句中的缓冲语"I'd say"以一种自然的口语方式软化了这个判断。6.5分答案会平淡地陈述同样的判断,如"I think only the first teacher was really teaching art",没有这样的插入语,而7.5分答案可能会去掉缓冲语,换成更有把握的"it's fair to say"。
   • LR“forbade us from copying” — This uses the more formal, precise verb 'forbade' rather than the plain 'did not let us copy' used at 6.5. A 7.5 answer keeps this same verb but compresses the surrounding sentence further.这里使用了更正式、更精确的动词"forbade",而不是6.5分中平实的"did not let us copy"。7.5分答案保留了同一个动词,但把周围的句子进一步压缩了。
   • GRA“one forbade us from copying her drawing on the board and sent us off to draw the room from a corner nobody had chosen, while the other simply marked us on how precisely we reproduced hers” — This sentence uses a contrastive 'while' clause to combine descriptions of both teachers into one long, balanced sentence with an embedded relative clause ('nobody had chosen'). A 6.5 answer would describe the two teachers in two entirely separate sentences, and a 7.5 answer would use a semicolon instead of 'while' for tighter compression.这个句子用一个表转折的"while"从句,把对两位老师的描述结合成一个平衡的长句,并嵌入了一个定语从句("nobody had chosen")。6.5分答案会用两个完全独立的句子来描述这两位老师,而7.5分答案会用分号代替"while",实现更紧凑的压缩。

   7.5 分

   This reaches 7.5 through the semicolon-linked contrast between the two teachers and the vivid closing verb 'abandon', replacing the plainer 'stop' used at lower bands.这篇范文之所以能达到7.5分,是因为用分号连接了两位老师之间的对比,并在结尾用生动的动词"abandon"取代了较低分段中更平实的"stop"。

   Yes, though what kind of lessons matters far more than how many. I had two art teachers in Hue: one forbade copying her drawing off the board and packed us off to sketch the room from whichever corner we'd claimed; the other graded us purely on how faithfully we'd reproduced hers. Only one of those, it's fair to say, was teaching art at all. Good lessons grant children permission to create without a single correct answer, sharpen the habit of looking closely, and give shape to feelings they can't yet articulate in words. The danger lies in reducing drawing to yet another graded subject, which is precisely how most children learn to abandon it.

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   是的,不过是什么样的课比上了多少课重要得多。我在顺化有过两位美术老师:一位禁止我们照着黑板上她的画临摹,把我们打发去画我们各自占据的那个角落里的房间;另一位则完全根据我们临摹得多逼真来打分。可以公平地说,这两位里只有一位算得上是在教美术。好的美术课能给孩子创作的许可,不需要唯一的正确答案,能磨练仔细观察的习惯,还能为他们还说不出口的感受赋予形状。而危险就在于把画画变成又一门要打分的学科,而这恰恰是大多数孩子学会放弃它的原因。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“it's fair to say, was teaching art at all” — The compact parenthetical 'it's fair to say' inserted mid-clause, paired with the intensifying tag 'at all', gives a more confident, idiomatic judgement than a plain statement. A 7.0 answer would use the similar but slightly less compressed 'I'd say', and a 6.5 answer would state the judgement with no hedge at all.插入从句中间的紧凑插入语"it's fair to say",搭配强调性的结尾"at all",给出了一个比平铺直叙更自信、更地道的判断。7.0分答案会使用类似但稍微不那么精炼的"I'd say",而6.5分答案则完全不使用任何缓冲语来陈述判断。
   • LR“packed us off to sketch” — This is a vivid, idiomatic phrasal verb ('packed us off') paired with the more formal 'sketch', considerably more distinctive than the plain 'told us to draw' used at 6.5.这是一个生动、地道的短语动词("packed us off"),搭配更正式的"sketch",比6.5分中平实的"told us to draw"更具特色。
   • GRA“one forbade copying her drawing off the board and packed us off to sketch the room from whichever corner we'd claimed; the other graded us purely on how faithfully we'd reproduced hers” — This sentence uses a semicolon to join two balanced, mirrored descriptions of the teachers instead of the subordinating 'while' used at 7.0, a more compact and literary structure. A 6.5 answer would use two entirely separate sentences for the two teachers.这个句子用分号连接了两个平衡、对称的老师描述,而不是7.0分中使用的从属连词"while",这是一种更紧凑、更具文学性的结构。6.5分答案会用两个完全独立的句子分别描述两位老师。

3. 3. Why do children often paint and draw more than adults do?

   2026年5–8月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   This is a 6.5 answer because of its plain chronological story about the niece and the simple listing sentence about materials, 'children have more free time and materials like paper and crayons ready to use'.这是一篇6.5分范文,因为它讲述了一个关于侄女的平铺直叙的时间顺序故事,并用一个简单的列举句谈到材料,"children have more free time and materials like paper and crayons ready to use"。

   I think children draw more because they are not embarrassed yet. My niece used to draw all the time until she was eleven. Then a classmate laughed at one of her horse drawings, and she has not drawn since that day. Children draw because it is a way to think, play, and tell stories, without worrying about other people watching. Adults have learned that people judge drawings, and they think their own work is not good enough. Also, children have more free time and materials like paper and crayons ready to use.

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   我认为孩子们画得更多,是因为他们还不懂得害羞。我侄女以前总是一直在画画,直到她十一岁那年。后来一个同学嘲笑了她画的一匹马,从那天起她就再也没画过画了。孩子们画画,是因为这是一种思考、玩耍和讲故事的方式,不用担心有人在旁边看着。成年人已经明白了别人会评判画作,他们也觉得自己的作品不够好。另外,孩子们有更多的空闲时间,还有纸和蜡笔这样现成的材料可以使用。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Children draw because it is a way to think, play, and tell stories, without worrying about other people watching.” — This sentence lists three simple reasons joined by commas and 'and', using the plain phrase 'without worrying about'. A 7.0 answer would rephrase this as 'with no audience in mind', a more compact and idiomatic ending, and a 7.5 answer would push this further to 'conducted with no audience in mind whatsoever'.这个句子用逗号和"and"连接列出了三个简单的原因,使用了平实的短语"without worrying about"。7.0分答案会改述为"with no audience in mind",一个更紧凑、更地道的结尾,而7.5分答案会进一步推进为"conducted with no audience in mind whatsoever"。
   • LR“not embarrassed yet” — This is a basic negated adjective phrase explaining the reason, without any more vivid or specific wording. A 7.0 answer would restate this as 'nobody has taught them yet to be embarrassed', a fuller and more natural construction, and a 7.5 answer would use the same idea with tighter phrasing.这是一个基础的否定形容词短语,用来解释原因,没有使用更生动或更具体的措辞。7.0分答案会重新表述为"nobody has taught them yet to be embarrassed",一个更完整、更自然的结构,而7.5分答案会用更紧凑的措辞表达同一个想法。
   • GRA“she has not drawn since that day” — This is a short, simple negative sentence in a plain structure. A 7.0 answer would compress this into the phrase 'she hasn't drawn since', attached directly to the earlier clause, and a 7.5 answer would add the reflective appositive 'the day judgement arrived was the day the drawing stopped'.这是一个简短、简单的否定句,结构平实。7.0分答案会把它压缩成短语"she hasn't drawn since",直接附加在前面的从句上,而7.5分答案会加上反思性的同位语"the day judgement arrived was the day the drawing stopped"。

   7.0 分

   This is a 7.0 answer because of the reflective appositive clause 'the day judgement arrived was the day the drawing stopped' and the closing conditional 'if the fear left and the afternoon came back', which shows more nuance than a flat conclusion.这是一篇7.0分范文,因为它使用了反思性的同位语从句"the day judgement arrived was the day the drawing stopped",以及结尾的条件句"if the fear left and the afternoon came back",这比平淡的结论展现出更多的细腻层次。

   Because nobody has taught them yet to be embarrassed, I'd say. My niece drew constantly until eleven, when a classmate laughed at a horse, and she hasn't drawn since, the day judgement arrived was the day the drawing stopped. Children draw because it's a way of thinking, playing and telling stories with no audience in mind. Adults, on the other hand, have learned that drawings get judged, that their own aren't 'good', and that time should produce something useful. There's also simple access: a child has paper and crayons within reach and an afternoon with nothing in it. Honestly, most adults would probably draw again if the fear left and the afternoon came back.

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   我想说,是因为还没有人教会他们要感到害羞。我侄女一直不停地画画,直到十一岁那年一个同学嘲笑了她画的一匹马,从那以后她就再也没画过——评判到来的那天,就是画画停止的那天。孩子们画画,是因为这是一种思考、玩耍和讲故事的方式,心里没有观众的概念。而成年人,则已经明白了画作会被评判,自己的作品"不够好",而且时间应该产出些有用的东西。还有一个简单的因素:获取的便利性——孩子随手就能拿到纸和蜡笔,还有一个空空如也的下午。老实说,如果恐惧消失了,那个下午又回来了,大多数成年人可能也会重新拿起画笔。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“the day judgement arrived was the day the drawing stopped” — This appositive clause reflects on the anecdote with a balanced, almost poetic structure, rather than simply stating the fact plainly. A 6.5 answer would state the fact plainly as 'she has not drawn since that day', with no such reflective framing, while a 7.5 answer keeps a very similar structure, showing this device already sits near the top of the band range.这个同位语从句以一种平衡、近乎诗意的结构反思了这则轶事,而不是简单平实地陈述事实。6.5分答案会平实地陈述事实为"she has not drawn since that day",没有这样的反思性铺陈,而7.5分答案则保留了非常相似的结构,说明这种手法已经接近该分段区间的顶端水平。
   • LR“with no audience in mind” — This is a more compact, idiomatic phrase than the plainer 'without worrying about other people watching' used at 6.5. A 7.5 answer intensifies this further to 'conducted with no audience in mind whatsoever'.这是一个比6.5分中更平实的"without worrying about other people watching"更紧凑、更地道的短语。7.5分答案进一步强化为"conducted with no audience in mind whatsoever"。
   • GRA“a child has paper and crayons within reach and an afternoon with nothing in it” — This sentence uses two parallel noun phrases joined by 'and', both built around abstract nouns of availability ('within reach', 'with nothing in it'), a more flexible structure than a simple listing sentence. A 6.5 answer would state this as 'children have more free time and materials... ready to use', a flatter parallel list.这个句子用"and"连接了两个平行的名词短语,都是围绕表示"可获得性"的抽象名词构建的("within reach"、"with nothing in it"),这是一种比简单列举句更灵活的结构。6.5分答案会陈述为"children have more free time and materials... ready to use",一个更平淡的平行列表。

   7.5 分

   This reaches 7.5 through the compressed imperative closing sentence 'Strip away the fear and hand back the afternoon, and most adults would probably start drawing again', a livelier structure than a plain conditional statement.这篇范文之所以能达到7.5分,是因为其结尾使用了精炼的祈使句"Strip away the fear and hand back the afternoon, and most adults would probably start drawing again",这是一种比平铺直叙的条件句更生动的结构。

   Because nobody has yet taught them to be embarrassed. My niece drew constantly until eleven, when a classmate laughed at a horse, and she hasn't drawn since, the day judgement arrived was the day the drawing stopped. For children, drawing is a form of thinking, playing and storytelling conducted with no audience in mind whatsoever. Adults, by contrast, have internalised the idea that drawings get judged, that theirs aren't 'good enough', and that time ought to yield something useful. There's a simpler factor too: access, a child has paper and crayons within arm's reach and an afternoon with nothing scheduled into it. Strip away the fear and hand back the afternoon, and most adults would probably start drawing again.

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   因为还没有人教会他们要感到害羞。我侄女一直不停地画画,直到十一岁那年一个同学嘲笑了她画的一匹马,从那以后她就再也没画过——评判到来的那天,就是画画停止的那天。对孩子们来说,画画是一种思考、玩耍和讲故事的方式,心里完全没有观众的概念。相比之下,成年人已经把这样的观念内化了:画作会被评判,自己的作品"不够好",而且时间应该产出些有用的东西。还有一个更简单的因素:获取的便利——孩子伸手就能拿到纸和蜡笔,还有一个日程表上什么都没安排的下午。抛开恐惧,把那个下午还给他们,大多数成年人大概都会重新开始画画。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Strip away the fear and hand back the afternoon, and most adults would probably start drawing again.” — This closing sentence uses two imperative verb phrases joined by 'and' before the main clause, a distinctive rhetorical structure instead of a standard conditional 'if' clause. A 7.0 answer would use the plainer conditional 'if the fear left and the afternoon came back', and a 6.5 answer would not attempt this kind of closing device at all.这个结尾句用"and"连接了两个祈使性的动词短语,放在主句之前,这是一种独特的修辞结构,而不是标准的条件句"if"从句。7.0分答案会使用更平实的条件句"if the fear left and the afternoon came back",而6.5分答案则完全不会尝试这种收尾手法。
   • LR“conducted with no audience in mind whatsoever” — The intensifying tag 'whatsoever' added onto the already moderately idiomatic phrase pushes this further than the 7.0 version, showing a more emphatic, polished register. A 6.5 answer manages only the basic phrase 'without worrying about other people watching'.在已经算得上适度地道的短语后面加上强调词"whatsoever",比7.0版本更进一步,展现出更强调、更精致的语域。6.5分答案只能给出基础短语"without worrying about other people watching"。
   • GRA“a child has paper and crayons within arm's reach and an afternoon with nothing scheduled into it” — This sentence uses the more idiomatic 'within arm's reach' and the precise passive participle 'scheduled into it', both elevating the register beyond the 7.0 version's plainer 'within reach' and 'with nothing in it'. A 6.5 answer states this idea with the flattest possible list structure.这个句子使用了更地道的"within arm's reach"和精确的被动分词"scheduled into it",两者都把语域提升到了超越7.0版本中更平实的"within reach"和"with nothing in it"的水平。6.5分答案则用最平淡的列举结构来表达这个想法。

4. 4. Why do many people enjoy going to galleries and museums to see art?

   2026年5–8月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   This is a 6.5 answer because of its simple listed reasons and the plain closing remark 'Some people even go just for the coffee shop, and that is fine too'.这是一篇6.5分范文,因为它列举了简单的原因,并以平实的结尾评论"Some people even go just for the coffee shop, and that is fine too"收尾。

   I think people enjoy galleries and museums for different reasons. At the Cham sculpture museum in Da Nang, I have seen tourists taking photos, students sketching, and some old men from the neighbourhood just sitting quietly near one stone statue they visit often. Museums offer beauty and quiet, which is hard to find in a busy city. They let people see old things made by hand a long time ago. They are also social places, somewhere to walk and talk with a friend. Some people even go just for the coffee shop, and that is fine too.

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   我认为人们喜欢参观美术馆和博物馆的原因各不相同。在岘港的占族雕塑博物馆,我见过游客在拍照,学生在写生,还有一些附近的老人只是安静地坐在他们常去看望的一尊石像旁边。博物馆提供了美丽与宁静,这在繁忙的城市里很难找到。它们让人们看到很久以前手工制作的老物件。它们也是社交场所,是和朋友一起散步、聊天的地方。有些人甚至只是为了那里的咖啡馆而去,这也没什么不好。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Some people even go just for the coffee shop, and that is fine too.” — This closing sentence states a light concluding idea plainly, joined by 'and', with no more idiomatic framing. A 7.0 answer would use the fuller 'Honestly, some people just go for the café, and that's allowed too', and a 7.5 answer would use the slightly more formal 'not unreasonably'.这个结尾句用"and"连接,平实地陈述了一个轻松的结论性想法,没有更地道的表达方式。7.0分答案会使用更完整的"Honestly, some people just go for the café, and that's allowed too",而7.5分答案会使用略微更正式的"not unreasonably"。
   • LR“quietly near one stone statue they visit often” — This is a plain descriptive phrase using basic vocabulary. A 7.0 answer would use the phrase 'a particular stone figure they've been visiting for years', a more precise and evocative alternative.这是一个使用基础词汇的平实描述性短语。7.0分答案会使用短语"a particular stone figure they've been visiting for years",一个更精确、更具画面感的替代表达。
   • GRA“I have seen tourists taking photos, students sketching, and some old men from the neighbourhood just sitting quietly near one stone statue they visit often” — This sentence lists three groups of people using present participles joined by commas and 'and', in a fairly plain list structure. A 7.0 answer would drop the main verb 'I have seen' for a more direct list, and a 7.5 answer would add the further reflective clause 'each drawing something entirely different from the same room'.这个句子用现在分词列出了三类人,通过逗号和"and"连接,是一种相当平实的列举结构。7.0分答案会去掉主句动词"I have seen",改用更直接的列举方式,而7.5分答案会加上进一步的反思性从句"each drawing something entirely different from the same room"。

   7.0 分

   This is a 7.0 answer because of the reflective closing tag 'each enjoying something quite different' after the list of museum visitors, adding a small evaluative observation.这是一篇7.0分范文,因为在博物馆参观者的列表后加上了反思性的结尾标记"each enjoying something quite different",添加了一点评价性的观察。

   For several reasons that all share one building, I'd say. At the Cham sculpture museum in Da Nang, tourists photograph everything, students sketch, and a few old men from the neighbourhood simply sit with a particular stone figure they've been visiting for years, each enjoying something quite different. Galleries offer beauty, obviously, and a kind of quiet that cities generally lack. They let people see something made by hand centuries ago and feel a strange connection across time. They're social too, a place to walk and talk with a friend where the art gives you something to talk about. Honestly, some people just go for the café, and that's allowed too.

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   我想说,有好几个原因,而它们都汇聚在同一栋建筑里。在岘港的占族雕塑博物馆,游客们拍下所见的一切,学生们在写生,还有几位附近的老人只是坐在他们多年来一直探望的那尊特定的石像旁,每个人享受的东西都截然不同。美术馆提供的美感,这是显而易见的,还有一种城市里普遍缺乏的宁静。它们让人们看到几个世纪前手工制作的东西,感受到一种跨越时间的奇特联结。它们也是社交场所,是和朋友一起散步聊天的地方,而艺术品能给你们一个聊天的话题。老实说,有些人就是为了咖啡馆而去,这也是允许的。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“each enjoying something quite different” — This trailing participial phrase adds a reflective observation onto the list of visitors, rather than simply ending the list, showing a mild evaluative move typical of 7.0. A 6.5 answer would end the list without this kind of reflective tag, while a 7.5 answer would extend the same idea into a fuller clause, 'each drawing something entirely different from the same room'.这个附加的分词短语在参观者列表后加入了反思性的观察,而不是简单地结束列表,展现出7.0分典型的轻微评价性举动。6.5分答案会在没有这种反思性标记的情况下结束列表,而7.5分答案会把同样的想法扩展成一个更完整的从句,"each drawing something entirely different from the same room"。
   • LR“a kind of quiet that cities generally lack” — This phrase uses the relative clause 'that cities generally lack' to make the description more precise, a step up from the plainer 'which is hard to find in a busy city' used at 6.5.这个短语用定语从句"that cities generally lack"让描述更加精确,比6.5分中更平实的"which is hard to find in a busy city"更进一步。
   • GRA“tourists photograph everything, students sketch, and a few old men from the neighbourhood simply sit with a particular stone figure they've been visiting for years” — This sentence uses a three-part parallel list with present-tense verbs and an embedded relative clause on the final item, a more elaborate list structure than the participle-based list at 6.5. A 6.5 answer would use present participles ('taking photos', 'sketching') introduced by 'I have seen' rather than parallel finite verbs.这个句子用了一个三部分的平行列表,使用现在时动词,并在最后一项中嵌入了一个定语从句,这是一种比6.5分中基于分词的列表更精细的结构。6.5分答案会用现在分词("taking photos"、"sketching"),由"I have seen"引出,而不是平行的限定动词。

   7.5 分

   This reaches 7.5 through the vivid idiom 'brush up against something made by hand' and the closing sentence fragment 'And, not unreasonably, some people simply go for the café', a compact and confident closer.这篇范文之所以能达到7.5分,是因为使用了生动的习语"brush up against something made by hand",以及结尾的片段句"And, not unreasonably, some people simply go for the café",这是一个紧凑而自信的收尾。

   For several reasons that happen to share one building. At the Cham sculpture museum in Da Nang, tourists photograph everything in sight, students sketch quietly in corners, and a handful of old men from the neighbourhood simply sit with one particular stone figure they've been visiting for years, each drawing something entirely different from the same room. Galleries offer beauty, obviously, and a rare pocket of quiet that cities otherwise lack. They let people brush up against something made by hand centuries ago and feel, however briefly, a connection across time. They're social spaces too, somewhere to walk and talk with a friend while the art supplies the conversation. And, not unreasonably, some people simply go for the café.

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   有好几个原因,而它们恰好汇聚在同一栋建筑里。在岘港的占族雕塑博物馆,游客们拍下眼前的一切,学生们静静地在角落里写生,还有几位附近的老人只是坐在他们多年来一直探望的那一尊特定石像旁,每个人都从同一个房间里获得着截然不同的感受。显然,美术馆提供了美感,以及一处城市里本来所缺乏的难得的宁静一隅。它们让人们能够近距离接触几个世纪前手工制作的东西,哪怕只是短暂地,也能感受到一种跨越时间的联结。它们也是社交场所,是和朋友一起散步聊天的地方,而艺术品供给着这场对话的话题。而且,有些人干脆就是为了咖啡馆而去,这也不无道理。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“And, not unreasonably, some people simply go for the café.” — This closing sentence opens with the coordinating conjunction 'And' plus the parenthetical hedge 'not unreasonably', a more compact and idiomatic construction than a full independent sentence. A 7.0 answer would use the fuller opener 'Honestly, some people just go for the café, and that's allowed too', and a 6.5 answer would state this even more plainly.这个结尾句以并列连词"And"加上插入语"not unreasonably"开头,这是一种比完整独立句更紧凑、更地道的结构。7.0分答案会使用更完整的开头"Honestly, some people just go for the café, and that's allowed too",而6.5分答案会更平实地陈述这一点。
   • LR“brush up against something made by hand centuries ago” — This is a vivid, idiomatic verb phrase ('brush up against') describing the experience of seeing old art, considerably more distinctive than the plain 'see old things made by hand' used at 6.5.这是一个生动、地道的动词短语("brush up against"),用来描述看到古老艺术品的体验,比6.5分中平实的"see old things made by hand"更具特色。
   • GRA“each drawing something entirely different from the same room” — This sentence uses a participial phrase ('drawing...') as a compressed summary clause attached to the list, rather than a full finite clause. A 7.0 answer would use the finite participial tag 'each enjoying something quite different', and a 6.5 answer would end the list with no such summarising phrase at all.这个句子用分词短语("drawing...")作为附加在列表后面的压缩性总结从句,而不是一个完整的限定从句。7.0分答案会使用限定性的分词标记"each enjoying something quite different",而6.5分答案则会在结束列表时完全不使用这种总结性短语。

5. 5. Should entry to galleries and museums be free for everyone?

   2026年5–8月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   This is a 6.5 answer because of its plain factual sentences and the simple closing suggestion 'Maybe tourists could pay, but local people, especially children, should not have to pay'.这是一篇6.5分范文,因为它的句子平实、陈述事实,并以简单的结尾建议"Maybe tourists could pay, but local people, especially children, should not have to pay"收尾。

   Yes, I think public museums should be free, at least for local people. Near my home, there is a museum that is free on one Sunday every month, and on that day, many local families come who never visit on other days. This shows that even a small ticket price is a big problem for them. Free entry also helps children build a habit of visiting museums when they grow up. Of course, museums need money for staff and to take care of the art. Maybe tourists could pay, but local people, especially children, should not have to pay.

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   是的,我认为公立博物馆应该免费,至少对本地居民应该如此。在我家附近,有一家博物馆每个月有一个周日是免费开放的,那天会有很多平时从不去的本地家庭前来参观。这说明,哪怕是很小的一笔门票钱,对他们来说也是一个不小的障碍。免费入场也能帮助孩子们从小养成参观博物馆的习惯,长大后继续保持。当然,博物馆需要资金来支付员工工资,维护艺术品。也许可以让游客付费,但本地居民,尤其是儿童,不应该被要求付费。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“This shows that even a small ticket price is a big problem for them.” — This sentence states the conclusion plainly using the basic phrase 'a big problem', without any more precise or idiomatic wording. A 7.0 answer would rephrase this as 'the fee, even a small one, turns out to be the whole barrier', with a more specific noun, and a 7.5 answer would use the more literary 'the entire barrier'.这个句子用基础短语"a big problem"平实地陈述了结论,没有更精确或更地道的措辞。7.0分答案会改述为"the fee, even a small one, turns out to be the whole barrier",使用了更具体的名词,而7.5分答案会使用更具文学性的"the entire barrier"。
   • LR“helps children build a habit” — This is a plain, literal verb phrase describing the long-term benefit. A 7.0 answer would restate this with the more natural 'builds the habit early, in children who then return as adults', and a 7.5 answer would use the more vivid verb 'plants the habit early'.这是一个平实、直白的动词短语,用来描述长期的益处。7.0分答案会用更自然的"builds the habit early, in children who then return as adults"重新表述,而7.5分答案会使用更生动的动词"plants the habit early"。
   • GRA“many local families come who never visit on other days” — This sentence uses a relative clause attached to a plain main clause, in a straightforward structure. A 7.0 answer would restate this using the more precise phrase 'who never appear on paid days', and a 7.5 answer would compress this further within a longer, more literary sentence.这个句子用一个定语从句附加在一个平实的主句上,结构直白。7.0分答案会用更精确的短语"who never appear on paid days"重新表述,而7.5分答案会在一个更长、更具文学性的句子中进一步压缩这一表达。

   7.0 分

   This is a 7.0 answer because of the natural opening framing 'and one detail persuades me' and the closing concession 'The counter-argument is funding, and it's a fair one', which acknowledges an opposing view before responding to it.这是一篇7.0分范文,因为它以自然的开场铺垫"and one detail persuades me",并以结尾的让步"The counter-argument is funding, and it's a fair one"收尾,这在回应之前先承认了一个对立的观点。

   For public collections, yes, and one detail persuades me. The museum near me has one free Sunday a month, and on that day it fills with local families who never appear on paid days, the fee, even a small one, turns out to be the whole barrier. Art that a nation owns should really be seen by the nation, not just by tourists and the well-off. Free entry also builds the habit early, in children who then return as adults. The counter-argument is funding, and it's a fair one, museums need money for conservation and staff. Charging tourists while letting locals in free, as some countries do, seems like a reasonable compromise.

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   对于公共收藏来说,是的,而且有一个细节说服了我。我家附近的博物馆每个月有一个免费的周日,那天馆里会挤满平时从不在收费日出现的本地家庭——原来这笔费用,哪怕只是很小的一笔,竟然就是那道全部的障碍。一个国家所拥有的艺术品,理应真正被这个国家的人民看到,而不仅仅是游客和富裕阶层。免费入场也能让孩子从小养成习惯,长大后继续回来参观。反对的论点是资金问题,这也是一个公平的论点——博物馆需要资金来做文物保护和支付员工工资。像一些国家那样,向游客收费而让本地居民免费入场,看起来是一个合理的折中方案。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“The counter-argument is funding, and it's a fair one, museums need money for conservation and staff.” — This sentence explicitly names and validates an opposing argument, 'and it's a fair one', before addressing it, a more balanced and reflective structure than simply stating a fact. A 6.5 answer would state the same idea more flatly as 'Of course, museums need money for staff and to take care of the art', without explicitly acknowledging the argument as fair.这个句子明确点明并肯定了一个对立的论点,"and it's a fair one",然后才去回应它,这是一种比简单陈述事实更平衡、更具反思性的结构。6.5分答案会更平淡地陈述同一想法,如"Of course, museums need money for staff and to take care of the art",没有明确承认这个论点是公平的。
   • LR“the whole barrier” — This phrase uses the more emphatic and specific noun 'barrier' rather than the vaguer 'a big problem' used at 6.5. A 7.5 answer intensifies this further to 'the entire barrier'.这个短语使用了更有力、更具体的名词"barrier",而不是6.5分中更模糊的"a big problem"。7.5分答案进一步强化为"the entire barrier"。
   • GRA“the fee, even a small one, turns out to be the whole barrier” — This sentence uses a parenthetical phrase ('even a small one') inserted mid-clause, a flexible structure adding emphasis without a separate sentence. A 6.5 answer would state this as a separate summary sentence, 'This shows that even a small ticket price is a big problem for them', and a 7.5 answer would use the adverb 'however modest' in the same position for a more formal register.这个句子在从句中间插入了插入语"even a small one",这是一种灵活的结构,不需要另起一句就能添加强调语气。6.5分答案会把这一点作为独立的总结句来陈述,"This shows that even a small ticket price is a big problem for them",而7.5分答案会在同样的位置使用副词"however modest",呈现出更正式的语域。

   7.5 分

   This reaches 7.5 through the idiomatic verb phrase 'waving locals through' and the closing personified clause 'conservation and staff don't pay for themselves', a livelier way of stating the funding argument.这篇范文之所以能达到7.5分,是因为使用了地道的动词短语"waving locals through",以及结尾拟人化的从句"conservation and staff don't pay for themselves",这是一种更生动的方式来陈述资金方面的论点。

   For public collections, yes, and one small detail settles it for me. The museum near me runs one free Sunday a month, and that single day fills with local families who never turn up on paid days, the fee, however modest, turns out to be the entire barrier. Art a nation owns ought to be seen by the nation, not reserved for tourists and the comfortably off. Free entry also plants the habit early, in children who then return as adults without a second thought. Funding is the obvious counter-argument, and a legitimate one, since conservation and staff don't pay for themselves. Charging tourists while waving locals through, as some countries already do, strikes me as a sensible compromise.

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   对于公共收藏来说,是的,而且有一个小细节让我彻底确信了这一点。我家附近的博物馆每个月开放一个免费周日,那一天会挤满平时从不在收费日出现的本地家庭——原来这笔费用,不管多么微薄,竟然就是那道完整的障碍。一个国家所拥有的艺术品,理应被这个国家的人民所欣赏,而不是被留给游客和生活优渥的人。免费入场也能让孩子从小种下习惯的种子,长大后毫不犹豫地继续回来。资金问题显然是反对的论点,而且是一个正当的论点,因为文物保护和员工薪水都不会凭空而来。像一些国家已经在做的那样,向游客收费而让本地居民畅通无阻地进入,在我看来是一个明智的折中方案。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Funding is the obvious counter-argument, and a legitimate one, since conservation and staff don't pay for themselves.” — This sentence names the counter-argument as 'obvious' and 'legitimate' before justifying it with the personified clause 'don't pay for themselves', a more confident and idiomatic structure than the 7.0 version's plainer phrasing. A 7.0 answer would use the similar but less vivid 'The counter-argument is funding, and it's a fair one, museums need money for conservation and staff'.这个句子把反对论点称为"obvious"和"legitimate",然后才用拟人化的从句"don't pay for themselves"来为其辩护,这是一种比7.0版本更平实的措辞更自信、更地道的结构。7.0分答案会使用类似但不那么生动的"The counter-argument is funding, and it's a fair one, museums need money for conservation and staff"。
   • LR“waving locals through” — This is a vivid, idiomatic phrasal verb describing free entry for residents, considerably more distinctive than the plain 'letting locals in free' used at 7.0.这是一个生动、地道的短语动词,用来描述让当地居民免费入场,比7.0分中平实的"letting locals in free"更具特色。
   • GRA“conservation and staff don't pay for themselves” — This clause personifies abstract nouns with a colloquial idiom ('don't pay for themselves'), a more sophisticated construction than a literal statement of need. A 7.0 answer would state this literally as 'museums need money for conservation and staff', and a 6.5 answer would use the plainest version, 'museums need money for staff and to take care of the art'.这个从句用一个口语化的习语("don't pay for themselves")把抽象名词拟人化,这是一种比直白陈述需求更成熟的结构。7.0分答案会直白地陈述为"museums need money for conservation and staff",而6.5分答案会使用最平淡的版本,"museums need money for staff and to take care of the art"。

6. 6. Do you agree or disagree that when people look at art in galleries or museums, they can learn a lot about life in general?

   2026年5–8月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   This is a 6.5 answer because of its short, plain sentences and the simple closing summary 'So art can teach us about life, but only part of it'.这是一篇6.5分范文,因为它的句子简短、平实,并以简单的结尾总结"So art can teach us about life, but only part of it"收尾。

   I agree, but I think the learning is indirect. For example, a very old carving of a mother and child in the Cham museum told me more about how people felt about family than any book could. Paintings show what people cared about, feared, or believed in the past. Looking closely at art is also a useful skill for life in general. But museums cannot teach practical things, like how a society really worked or who had power. So art can teach us about life, but only part of it.

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   我同意,但我认为这种学习是间接的。举例来说,占族博物馆里一件年代久远的母子雕刻,让我了解到人们对家庭的感受,比任何一本书都更深刻。画作展现了过去人们关心的事、害怕的事,或是他们所信仰的东西。仔细观察艺术品,对整个人生来说也是一项有用的技能。但博物馆无法教授实际的东西,比如一个社会究竟是如何运作的,或是谁掌握着权力。所以艺术能教会我们一些关于生活的东西,但只是其中一部分而已。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“But museums cannot teach practical things, like how a society really worked or who had power.” — This sentence states a limitation plainly using the basic phrase 'practical things', without more precise vocabulary. A 7.0 answer would replace this with 'the practical side, how a society worked, who paid, who suffered', a more specific list, and a 7.5 answer would compress this into an asyndetic fragment list.这个句子用基础短语"practical things"平实地陈述了局限性,没有使用更精确的词汇。7.0分答案会替换为"the practical side, how a society worked, who paid, who suffered",一个更具体的列表,而7.5分答案会把它压缩成一个无连接词的片段式列表。
   • LR“told me more” — This is a plain, simple verb phrase, without any more figurative or precise alternative. A 7.0 answer would extend this idea with the fuller phrase 'carries the feeling of a time', a more abstract and reflective wording.这是一个平实、简单的动词短语,没有更具比喻性或更精确的替代表达。7.0分答案会用更完整的短语"carries the feeling of a time"来扩展这个想法,一种更抽象、更具反思性的措辞。
   • GRA“a very old carving of a mother and child in the Cham museum told me more about how people felt about family than any book could” — This sentence uses a comparative structure ('more...than any book could') in a fairly plain, single clause. A 7.0 answer would extend this into a longer sentence adding the reflective clause 'art carries the feeling of a time, and feeling is most of what life is', and a 7.5 answer would use even more formal vocabulary throughout.这个句子在一个相当平实的单一从句中使用了比较结构("more...than any book could")。7.0分答案会把它扩展成一个更长的句子,加上反思性的从句"art carries the feeling of a time, and feeling is most of what life is",而7.5分答案则会全篇使用更正式的词汇。

   7.0 分

   This is a 7.0 answer because of the reflective aside 'art carries the feeling of a time, and feeling is most of what life is', which adds genuine interpretation rather than a plain description.这是一篇7.0分范文,因为它加入了反思性的插入语"art carries the feeling of a time, and feeling is most of what life is",增添了真正的解读,而不只是平实的描述。

   Agree, though the learning is indirect, I'd say. A thousand-year-old carving of a mother and child in the Cham museum told me more about how those people felt about family than any caption or history book, art carries the feeling of a time, and feeling is most of what life is. Paintings show what people valued, feared, wore and worshipped, and portraits reveal faces that are entirely modern in their boredom or pride. Looking closely at anything is itself a skill for life. What galleries can't teach is the practical side, how a society worked, who paid, who suffered, so someone who learned about life only from art would end up with a strange, partial picture.

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   我想说,同意,不过这种学习是间接的。占族博物馆里一件有千年历史的母子雕刻,让我了解到那些人对家庭的感受,比任何说明牌或历史书都更深刻——艺术承载着一个时代的情感,而情感正是生活的大半内容。画作展现了人们看重的东西、害怕的东西、穿着的东西以及信奉的东西,而肖像画则揭示出那种无聊或骄傲的神情,是完全属于现代人的。仔细观察任何事物,本身就是一种人生技能。美术馆教不了的是实际的一面——一个社会是如何运作的,谁付出了代价,谁承受了苦难——所以一个只从艺术中了解生活的人,最终得到的会是一幅奇特而片面的图景。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“art carries the feeling of a time, and feeling is most of what life is” — This is a reflective, almost aphoristic aside added onto the main clause, offering genuine interpretation rather than a plain fact. A 6.5 answer would not attempt this kind of reflective generalisation, stopping instead at the plain comparison with a book, while a 7.5 answer keeps a very similar structure, showing this device already sits near the top of the band range.这是一个附加在主句上的反思性、近乎格言式的插入语,提供了真正的解读,而不只是一个平实的事实。6.5分答案不会尝试这种反思性的概括,而是止步于和书本的平实比较,而7.5分答案则保留了非常相似的结构,说明这种手法已经接近该分段区间的顶端水平。
   • LR“what people valued, feared, wore and worshipped” — This four-item parallel verb list is more elaborate and specific than the three-item list ('cared about, feared, or believed') used at 6.5, showing wider vocabulary range. A 7.5 answer keeps a nearly identical list, again showing this is already an advanced feature.这个四项平行动词列表比6.5分中三项的列表("cared about, feared, or believed")更精细、更具体,展现出更宽广的词汇范围。7.5分答案保留了几乎相同的列表,同样说明这已经是一个高阶特征。
   • GRA“What galleries can't teach is the practical side, how a society worked, who paid, who suffered, so someone who learned about life only from art would end up with a strange, partial picture” — This long sentence uses an asyndetic list of short fragments ('how a society worked, who paid, who suffered') attached to a cleft construction ('What galleries can't teach is...'), followed by a result clause with 'so'. A 6.5 answer would state the limitation as a short separate sentence with a plain list, 'like how a society really worked or who had power'.这个长句使用了一个无连接词的短片段列表("how a society worked, who paid, who suffered"),附加在一个强调句结构上("What galleries can't teach is..."),后面跟着一个用"so"引出的结果从句。6.5分答案会用一个简短独立的句子和一个平实的列表来陈述这一局限,"like how a society really worked or who had power"。

   7.5 分

   This reaches 7.5 through the precise verb 'betray' replacing the plainer 'show' and the closing participial clause 'leaving anyone schooled on art alone with a strange, beautiful, partial picture', a more literary construction than a finite result clause.这篇范文之所以能达到7.5分,是因为用精确的动词"betray"取代了更平实的"show",并以结尾的分词从句"leaving anyone schooled on art alone with a strange, beautiful, partial picture"收尾,这是一种比限定性结果从句更具文学性的结构。

   Agree, though the learning is indirect rather than instructive. A thousand-year-old carving of a mother and child in the Cham museum told me more about how those people felt about family than any caption or history book managed, art carries the feeling of a time, and feeling, arguably, is most of what life amounts to. Paintings betray what people valued, feared, wore and worshipped, while portraits reveal faces entirely modern in their boredom or pride. Looking closely at anything, for that matter, is itself a transferable skill. What galleries can't teach is the practical machinery of a society, how it worked, who paid, who suffered, leaving anyone schooled on art alone with a strange, beautiful, partial picture.

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   同意,不过这种学习是间接的,而不是教科书式的。占族博物馆里一件有千年历史的母子雕刻,让我了解到那些人对家庭的感受,比任何说明牌或历史书所能做到的都更深刻——艺术承载着一个时代的情感,而情感,可以说,正是生活的大半内容。画作泄露了人们看重的东西、害怕的东西、穿着的东西以及信奉的东西,而肖像画则揭示出那种无聊或骄傲的神情,是完全属于现代人的。就此而言,仔细观察任何事物本身就是一种可迁移的技能。美术馆教不了的是一个社会实际运作的机制——它是如何运作的,谁付出了代价,谁承受了苦难——这让任何只靠艺术受教育的人,最终只能独自面对一幅奇特、美丽却片面的图景。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“art carries the feeling of a time, and feeling, arguably, is most of what life amounts to” — This sentence inserts the parenthetical hedge 'arguably' mid-clause and replaces the simple verb 'is' with the more considered 'amounts to', showing a slightly more sophisticated, self-aware register than the 7.0 version. A 6.5 answer makes no attempt at this kind of reflective aside at all.这个句子在从句中间插入了插入语"arguably",并用更斟酌的"amounts to"取代了简单的动词"is",展现出比7.0版本略微更成熟、更具自省意味的语域。6.5分答案则完全不会尝试这种反思性的插入语。
   • LR“Paintings betray what people valued” — The precise verb 'betray', used here to mean 'reveal', is a genuinely less-common and more literary word choice than the plain 'show' used at both 6.5 and 7.0. A 7.0 answer uses the safer 'Paintings show what people valued'.这里使用的精确动词"betray",意为"揭示",是一个真正不常见、更具文学色彩的用词选择,胜过6.5分和7.0分中都使用的平实的"show"。7.0分答案使用了更保险的"Paintings show what people valued"。
   • GRA“leaving anyone schooled on art alone with a strange, beautiful, partial picture” — This is a participial phrase ('leaving...') replacing the finite result clause 'so someone... would end up with' used at 7.0, a more compact and literary construction. A 6.5 answer would use the plainest form, a short separate sentence stating the limitation.这是一个分词短语("leaving..."),取代了7.0分中使用的限定性结果从句"so someone... would end up with",是一种更紧凑、更具文学性的结构。6.5分答案会使用最平实的形式,即一个简短独立的句子来陈述这一局限。

7. 7. What do you think of the view that creating art is beneficial for everyone, whether they are talented or not?

   2026年5–8月
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   6.5 分

   This is a 6.5 answer because of its plain descriptive sentences and the simple closing contrast 'talent decides if other people like the result, but it does not matter for the person making it'.这是一篇6.5分范文,因为它的句子平实、描述性强,并以简单的结尾对比"talent decides if other people like the result, but it does not matter for the person making it"收尾。

   I completely agree, and I saw a good example in my neighbourhood. When our neighbours repainted the walls together, some retired men with no artistic skill at all spent the whole weekend painting, laughing, and feeling proud of their crooked lines. The benefit was not about how good the painting looked. Making something gives people a feeling close to rest and helps build confidence, because making something shows you can do it. Art also helps people express feelings when words are not enough. So talent decides if other people like the result, but it does not matter for the person making it.

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   我完全同意,而且我在自己的街区就看到过一个很好的例子。有一次邻居们一起重新粉刷墙壁,一些完全没有艺术天赋的退休老人花了整个周末的时间画画、大笑,并为自己歪歪扭扭的线条感到骄傲。这种益处和画得好不好看没有关系。创作某样东西能给人一种接近休息的感觉,并有助于建立自信,因为创造出某样东西证明了你是有能力做到的。艺术也能帮助人们在言语不足以表达时,表达出内心的感受。所以,天赋决定了别人是否喜欢这个结果,但对于创作者本人来说,这一点并不重要。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“So talent decides if other people like the result, but it does not matter for the person making it.” — This closing sentence uses the basic connector 'but' to state the final contrast plainly. A 7.0 answer would split this into two short, punchy sentences for emphasis, 'Talent decides whether other people enjoy the result. It has nothing to do with whether the maker does', and a 7.5 answer would keep a very similar structure with slightly sharper phrasing.这个结尾句用基础连接词"but"平实地陈述了最后的对比。7.0分答案会把它拆成两个简短有力的句子来强调,"Talent decides whether other people enjoy the result. It has nothing to do with whether the maker does",而7.5分答案会保留非常相似的结构,措辞略微更犀利。
   • LR“feeling close to rest” — This is a plain descriptive phrase using basic vocabulary. A 7.0 answer would use the more precise 'a state of attention that's close to rest', a fuller and more abstract construction.这是一个使用基础词汇的平实描述性短语。7.0分答案会使用更精确的"a state of attention that's close to rest",一个更完整、更抽象的结构。
   • GRA“some retired men with no artistic skill at all spent the whole weekend painting, laughing, and feeling proud of their crooked lines” — This sentence lists three parallel participles joined by commas and 'and' in a fairly plain structure. A 7.0 answer would add the comparative clause 'prouder of their crooked lines than I've ever been of a finished design', embedding a further comparison into the same sentence.这个句子用逗号和"and"连接列出了三个平行的分词,结构相当平实。7.0分答案会加上比较从句"prouder of their crooked lines than I've ever been of a finished design",把进一步的比较嵌入同一个句子中。

   7.0 分

   This is a 7.0 answer because of the embedded comparative clause 'prouder of their crooked lines than I've ever been of a finished design' and the short, punchy closing pair of sentences for emphasis.这是一篇7.0分范文,因为它嵌入了比较从句"prouder of their crooked lines than I've ever been of a finished design",并以简短有力的结尾句对来强调。

   I agree completely, and the alley proved it. When our neighbours repainted the walls together, the retired men with no artistic ability whatsoever spent a weekend absorbed, laughing and prouder of their crooked lines than I've ever been of a finished design, the benefit had nothing to do with the quality of the result. Making something puts a person into a state of attention that's close to rest. It builds confidence, since a made thing is evidence of capability. It gives feelings a shape when words fail, which is part of why art gets used in hospitals and with children who've been through hard things. Talent decides whether other people enjoy the result. It has nothing to do with whether the maker does.

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   我完全同意,而那条巷子就证明了这一点。有一次邻居们一起重新粉刷墙壁,那些完全没有一点艺术天赋的退休老人们全神贯注地度过了一个周末,笑着,对自己歪歪扭扭的线条感到骄傲,比我对任何一个完成的设计作品都要骄傲——而这种益处,和结果的质量完全没有关系。创作某样东西能让人进入一种接近休息的专注状态。它能建立自信,因为一件完成的作品就是能力的证明。它能在言语失效的时候给情感赋予形状,这也是艺术会被用在医院里,以及用来帮助那些经历过艰难遭遇的孩子的部分原因。天赋决定了别人是否喜欢这个结果,但这和创作者本人是否喜欢完全没有关系。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“the benefit had nothing to do with the quality of the result” — This clause states the reflective conclusion directly within the same sentence as the anecdote, rather than as a separate flat sentence. A 6.5 answer would state this as its own simple sentence, 'The benefit was not about how good the painting looked', while a 7.5 answer inserts a similar clause but with the added adverb 'clearly' for extra emphasis.这个从句把反思性的结论直接放在了轶事所在的同一个句子里,而不是作为一个独立的平淡句子。6.5分答案会把这一点作为独立的简单句陈述,"The benefit was not about how good the painting looked",而7.5分答案会插入一个类似的从句,但加上副词"clearly"来进一步强调。
   • LR“a state of attention that's close to rest” — This phrase is a more abstract, precise construction than the plain 'a feeling close to rest' used at 6.5, adding the noun 'attention' for extra specificity.这个短语是一种比6.5分中平实的"a feeling close to rest"更抽象、更精确的结构,增加了名词"attention"以获得更强的具体性。
   • GRA“the retired men with no artistic ability whatsoever spent a weekend absorbed, laughing and prouder of their crooked lines than I've ever been of a finished design” — This sentence embeds a comparative clause ('prouder... than I've ever been') directly into the list of participles, a more complex single-sentence structure than the plain three-item list at 6.5. A 6.5 answer would end the list with 'feeling proud of their crooked lines' with no further comparison attached.这个句子把一个比较从句("prouder... than I've ever been")直接嵌入到分词列表中,这是一种比6.5分中平实的三项列表更复杂的单句结构。6.5分答案会以"feeling proud of their crooked lines"结束列表,不附加进一步的比较。

   7.5 分

   This reaches 7.5 through the vivid opening verb 'drops a person into' and the closing inverted sentence 'Whether the maker does is an entirely separate matter', a more sophisticated structure than a plain repeated negative.这篇范文之所以能达到7.5分,是因为开头使用了生动的动词"drops a person into",并以结尾的倒装句"Whether the maker does is an entirely separate matter"收尾,这是一种比平铺直叙的重复否定句更成熟的结构。

   I agree completely, and the alley made the case for me. When our neighbours repainted the walls together, the retired men with zero artistic ability spent a weekend thoroughly absorbed, laughing and visibly prouder of their crooked lines than I've ever been of a finished design, the benefit, clearly, had nothing to do with the quality of the result. Making something drops a person into a state of attention verging on rest. It builds confidence, since a finished thing stands as evidence of capability. It also lends feelings a shape when words fail, which is precisely why art turns up in hospitals and with children recovering from hard experiences. Talent decides whether other people enjoy the result. Whether the maker does is an entirely separate matter.

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   我完全同意,而那条巷子替我把道理讲清楚了。有一次邻居们一起重新粉刷墙壁,那些艺术天赋为零的退休老人们全身心投入地度过了一个周末,笑着,明显比我对任何一个完成的设计作品都要骄傲,为自己歪歪扭扭的线条而骄傲——很明显,这种益处和结果的质量完全没有关系。创作某样东西会把人带入一种近乎休息的专注状态。它能建立自信,因为一件完成的作品本身就是能力的证明。它还能在言语失效的时候赋予情感以形状,这正是艺术会出现在医院里,以及用来帮助那些正从艰难经历中恢复的孩子们的原因。天赋决定了别人是否喜欢这个结果。而创作者本人是否喜欢,则是完全另外一回事。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Whether the maker does is an entirely separate matter.” — This closing sentence uses a subject clause beginning with 'Whether...' functioning as the grammatical subject of the sentence, a more advanced construction than a plain negative statement. A 7.0 answer would state this more simply as 'It has nothing to do with whether the maker does', and a 6.5 answer would use the plainest version, joined with 'but' to the previous clause.这个结尾句用一个以"Whether..."开头的主语从句作为句子的语法主语,这是一种比平实的否定陈述更高级的结构。7.0分答案会更简单地陈述为"It has nothing to do with whether the maker does",而6.5分答案会使用最平实的版本,用"but"和前一个从句连接。
   • LR“verging on rest” — This is a precise, less-common phrase ('verging on') describing a state approaching but not quite reaching rest, more distinctive than the plainer 'close to rest' used at lower bands.这是一个精确、不常见的短语("verging on"),用来描述一种接近但尚未完全达到休息的状态,比较低分段中更平实的"close to rest"更具特色。
   • GRA“the benefit, clearly, had nothing to do with the quality of the result” — This sentence inserts the parenthetical adverb 'clearly' mid-clause, interrupting the flow for emphasis, a more flexible construction than the plain version at 7.0. A 6.5 answer states this idea as its own separate, unembedded sentence.这个句子在从句中间插入了副词"clearly",打断了句子的流畅性以起到强调作用,这是一种比7.0分中平实版本更灵活的结构。6.5分答案会把这个想法作为一个独立、未嵌入的句子来陈述。

8. 8. Do you agree or disagree that art and artists should be valued more by society?

   2026年5–8月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   This is a 6.5 answer because of its plain factual sentences and the simple closing contrast 'It does not mean treating them like heroes, just noticing their work'.这是一篇6.5分范文,因为它的句子平实、陈述事实,并以简单的结尾对比"It does not mean treating them like heroes, just noticing their work"收尾。

   Yes, I agree that artists should be valued more by society. For example, the old sign painter who taught me how to letter by hand earned less money than a plumber his whole life, and now only a few of his students remember him. But every shop on his street looked more beautiful because of his work. Society only really values a few famous artists, but most working artists are not valued much at all. Valuing artists more means paying them fairly for their design or music work, and helping fund art education. It does not mean treating them like heroes, just noticing their work.

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   是的,我同意艺术家应该得到社会更多的重视。举例来说,那位教我手写字体的老招牌画师,一辈子挣的钱都比一个水管工少,而现在只有他的几个学生还记得他。但因为他的作品,那条街上的每一家店铺都变得更漂亮了。社会真正重视的只是少数几位知名艺术家,而大多数从业的艺术家几乎得不到什么重视。更加重视艺术家,意味着为他们的设计或音乐作品支付合理的报酬,并帮助资助艺术教育。这并不意味着要把他们当作英雄来对待,只是要注意到他们的作品。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Society only really values a few famous artists, but most working artists are not valued much at all.” — This sentence uses the simple connector 'but' to state a plain contrast, without any more literary or precise vocabulary. A 7.0 answer would rephrase this as 'Society values a handful of famous artists enormously and the working majority barely at all', using more precise quantifying language, and a 7.5 answer would use the verb 'lavishes' for a more vivid image.这个句子用简单的连接词"but"平实地陈述了一个对比,没有使用更具文学性或更精确的词汇。7.0分答案会改述为"Society values a handful of famous artists enormously and the working majority barely at all",使用了更精确的量化语言,而7.5分答案会使用动词"lavishes"来呈现更生动的画面。
   • LR“earned less money than a plumber” — This is a plain, literal comparison using basic vocabulary. A 7.0 answer would compress this into 'earned less than a plumber his whole life', and a 7.5 answer would restructure the whole sentence around a relative clause for a more literary effect.这是一个使用基础词汇的平实、直白的比较。7.0分答案会把它压缩为"earned less than a plumber his whole life",而7.5分答案会围绕一个定语从句重新组织整个句子,以达到更具文学性的效果。
   • GRA“the old sign painter who taught me how to letter by hand earned less money than a plumber his whole life, and now only a few of his students remember him” — This sentence joins two ideas with the simple connector 'and' in a fairly plain relative-clause structure. A 7.0 answer would use the more precise verb 'is remembered' in a compressed passive, and a 7.5 answer would restructure the whole sentence into a semicolon-linked comparison.这个句子用简单的连接词"and"把两个想法连接起来,结构是相当平实的定语从句。7.0分答案会使用更精确的动词"is remembered",以压缩的被动语态呈现,而7.5分答案会把整个句子重新组织成一个用分号连接的比较结构。

   7.0 分

   This is a 7.0 answer because of the reflective opening qualifier 'with a note about what 'valued' actually means' and the closing idiomatic phrase 'noticing who made the things that make places worth living in'.这是一篇7.0分范文,因为它有反思性的开头限定语"with a note about what 'valued' actually means",并以结尾地道的短语"noticing who made the things that make places worth living in"收尾。

   Agree, with a note about what 'valued' actually means. The old sign painter who taught me to letter by brush earned less than a plumber his whole life and is remembered now only by the few of us he taught, and yet every shop in his street was more beautiful because of him, that kind of artist is undervalued in money and in memory. Society values a handful of famous artists enormously and the working majority barely at all. Valuing them more means paying fairly for design, music and craft rather than expecting it for free, funding art education, and treating an illustrator as a professional. It doesn't mean worship, it just means noticing who made the things that make places worth living in.

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   同意,不过要补充说明一下"valued"这个词到底意味着什么。那位教我用毛笔写字的老招牌画师,一辈子挣的钱都比一个水管工少,如今只有他教过的少数几个人还记得他,可他所在那条街上的每一家店铺都因为他而变得更美——像他这样的艺术家,在金钱上和在记忆上都被低估了。社会极其重视少数几位知名艺术家,而对从业的大多数几乎不闻不问。更加重视他们,意味着为设计、音乐和手艺支付合理的报酬,而不是理所当然地要求免费,也意味着资助艺术教育,并把插画师当作专业人士来对待。这不是要人们去崇拜他们,而只是要注意到,是谁创造出了那些让一个地方值得居住的东西。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Agree, with a note about what 'valued' actually means.” — This opening uses a compact fragment structure, 'Agree, with a note about...', rather than a full sentence, immediately signalling a nuanced position. A 6.5 answer would open with the plain full sentence 'Yes, I agree that artists should be valued more by society', with no such nuance flagged up front.这个开头使用了紧凑的片段式结构"Agree, with a note about...",而不是一个完整的句子,立即传达出一种带有细微差别的立场。6.5分答案会用平实的完整句子开头,"Yes, I agree that artists should be valued more by society",没有事先标出这种细微差别。
   • LR“undervalued in money and in memory” — This phrase uses a neat parallel structure ('in money and in memory') to make an abstract point vividly, more distinctive than the plainer contrastive sentence used at 6.5.这个短语使用了一个巧妙的平行结构("in money and in memory"),生动地表达了一个抽象的观点,比6.5分中更平实的对比句更具特色。
   • GRA“The old sign painter who taught me to letter by brush earned less than a plumber his whole life and is remembered now only by the few of us he taught” — This sentence uses a relative clause plus a compound predicate joined by 'and', combining two ideas about pay and memory into one flowing sentence. A 6.5 answer would present these as two separate ideas joined loosely by 'and now', and a 7.5 answer would use a semicolon to link an even more compressed pair of clauses.这个句子使用了一个定语从句加上一个用"and"连接的复合谓语,把关于报酬和记忆的两个想法融合进一个流畅的句子中。6.5分答案会把这些呈现为两个用"and now"松散连接的独立想法,而7.5分答案会用分号连接一对更加精炼的从句。

   7.5 分

   This reaches 7.5 through the idiomatic verb 'lavishes esteem' and the closing pair of short parallel sentences, 'It's not about worship. It's about noticing...', a compact rhetorical structure.这篇范文之所以能达到7.5分,是因为使用了地道的动词短语"lavishes esteem",并以结尾一对简短的平行句"It's not about worship. It's about noticing..."收尾,这是一种紧凑的修辞结构。

   Agree, with a caveat about what 'valued' should actually mean. The old sign painter who taught me to letter by brush earned less across a lifetime than a plumber, and is remembered now only by the handful of us he trained, yet every shopfront on his street was the better for his hand, that's an artist undervalued both in money and in memory. Society lavishes esteem on a handful of famous names while the working majority go largely unnoticed. Valuing them properly means paying fairly for design, music and craft rather than assuming it should come free, funding art education, and treating an illustrator as a professional rather than a hobbyist. It's not about worship. It's about noticing who actually made the places worth living in.

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   同意,不过要补充一点关于"valued"这个词到底应该是什么意思的说明。那位教我用毛笔写字的老招牌画师,一生所挣的钱都比一个水管工少,如今只有他教过的这一小撮人还记得他,可他所在那条街上的每一家店面都因为出自他手而更加精致——这就是一位在金钱和记忆上都被低估的艺术家。社会把敬意慷慨地倾注给少数几个知名的名字,而对从业的大多数人几乎视而不见。真正重视他们,意味着为设计、音乐和手艺支付合理的报酬,而不是想当然地认为这些应该是免费的,还意味着资助艺术教育,并把插画师当作专业人士而不是业余爱好者来对待。这不是关于崇拜。这是关于要注意到,究竟是谁,真正创造出了那些值得居住的地方。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“It's not about worship. It's about noticing who actually made the places worth living in.” — This closing pair of short, parallel sentences repeats the same grammatical frame ('It's...about') for rhetorical emphasis, a more polished device than a single sentence joined by a comma. A 7.0 answer would join these same ideas with a comma into one sentence, 'It doesn't mean worship, it just means noticing...', and a 6.5 answer would state this even more plainly.这对简短的平行结尾句重复了同样的语法框架("It's...about")来达到修辞上的强调效果,这是一种比用逗号连接成一个句子更精致的手法。7.0分答案会用逗号把这些相同的想法连接成一个句子,"It doesn't mean worship, it just means noticing...",而6.5分答案会更平实地陈述这一点。
   • LR“lavishes esteem on a handful of famous names” — This is a vivid, less-common verb choice ('lavishes') paired with the abstract noun 'esteem', considerably more distinctive than the plainer 'values... enormously' used at 7.0.这是一个生动、不常见的动词选择("lavishes"),搭配抽象名词"esteem",比7.0分中更平实的"values... enormously"更具特色。
   • GRA“every shopfront on his street was the better for his hand, that's an artist undervalued both in money and in memory” — This sentence uses the idiomatic construction 'was the better for his hand' (meaning improved by his work) followed by a demonstrative summary clause, a more literary and compact structure than the plainer version at 7.0. A 6.5 answer would state this idea with the flattest possible wording, 'every shop on his street looked more beautiful because of his work'.这个句子使用了地道的表达"was the better for his hand"(意为因他的作品而变得更好),后面跟着一个指示性的总结从句,这是一种比7.0分中更平实的版本更具文学性、更紧凑的结构。6.5分答案会用最平淡的措辞来陈述这个想法,"every shop on his street looked more beautiful because of his work"。

9. 9. Do you think art produced by artificial intelligence will ever be as highly valued as art produced by humans?

   2026年5–8月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   This is a 6.5 answer because of its plain narrative example and the simple closing prediction 'so human art will probably stay more special'.这是一篇6.5分范文,因为它有一个平实的叙事性例子,并以简单的结尾预测"so human art will probably stay more special"收尾。

   I think AI art can be useful, but I do not think it will be valued the same as human art. For example, one of my clients loved a set of posters until he found out they were made by a computer in one minute. After that, he lost interest, even though the pictures did not change at all. What he really valued was knowing a real person made them with effort. AI can make a lot of good and useful pictures, but the value of art is also about who made it and why. A machine cannot copy that part, so human art will probably stay more special.

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   我认为人工智能生成的艺术可以很有用,但我不认为它会像人类的艺术作品那样受到重视。举例来说,我的一位客户曾经很喜欢一套海报,直到他发现这些海报是电脑在一分钟内生成的。从那以后,他就失去了兴趣,尽管这些图片本身根本没有任何变化。他真正看重的,是知道有一个真实的人付出了努力去创作它们。人工智能可以创作出许多优秀又实用的图片,但艺术的价值也在于是谁创作了它,以及为什么创作。机器无法复制这一部分,所以人类的艺术作品大概率仍会保持它的特殊性。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“After that, he lost interest, even though the pictures did not change at all.” — This sentence states a plain observation using the basic connector 'even though', without any more reflective framing. A 7.0 answer would rephrase this with the more vivid image 'his interest collapsed at that single word', and a 7.5 answer would keep a similar but slightly more polished version of the same idea.这个句子用基础连接词"even though"平实地陈述了一个观察,没有更具反思性的铺陈。7.0分答案会用更生动的意象"his interest collapsed at that single word"重新表述,而7.5分答案会保留一个类似但略微更精致的版本。
   • LR“with effort” — This is a basic, plain prepositional phrase describing human input, without any more precise or reflective wording. A 7.0 answer would extend this into the fuller phrase 'the sense of a person having meant them', a more abstract and reflective construction.这是一个基础、平实的介词短语,用来描述人类的投入,没有更精确或更具反思性的措辞。7.0分答案会把它扩展为更完整的短语"the sense of a person having meant them",一种更抽象、更具反思性的结构。
   • GRA“one of my clients loved a set of posters until he found out they were made by a computer in one minute” — This sentence uses a simple 'until' clause in a plain past-tense structure. A 7.0 answer would use the more precise verb 'generated' and add the reflective aside 'and one client taught me why', and a 7.5 answer would use the closely related but slightly more formal verb 'discovered'.这个句子在一个平实的过去时结构中使用了一个简单的"until"从句。7.0分答案会使用更精确的动词"generated",并加上反思性的插入语"and one client taught me why",而7.5分答案会使用与之密切相关但略微更正式的动词"discovered"。

   7.0 分

   This is a 7.0 answer because of the parallel opening structure 'Valued for use, yes, valued as art, I doubt it' and the reflective phrase 'the sense of a person having meant them', which goes beyond a flat statement.这是一篇7.0分范文,因为它有平行的开头结构"Valued for use, yes, valued as art, I doubt it",并有反思性的短语"the sense of a person having meant them",超越了平淡的陈述。

   Valued for use, yes, valued as art, I doubt it, and one client taught me why. He loved a set of posters until he learned they'd been generated by a machine in a minute, and his interest collapsed at that single word, nothing about the images had changed, but what he'd valued was the sense of a person having meant them. AI will produce enormous amounts of competent, useful, even beautiful imagery, and a lot of commercial illustration will probably go that way. But the value of art has always been partly about who made it, why, and what it cost them. A machine can imitate the surface of that and not really the story behind it.

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   在实用性上会被重视,是的;但作为艺术被重视,我很怀疑,而一位客户教会了我原因。他曾经很喜欢一套海报,直到得知这些海报是机器在一分钟内生成的,而他的兴趣就在那一个词上瞬间崩塌了——图片本身没有任何变化,但他所看重的,是那种"有一个人真心想要表达这些"的感觉。人工智能会创作出大量称职、实用,甚至美丽的图像,很多商业插画大概也会走上这条路。但艺术的价值,向来有一部分在于是谁创作了它,为什么创作,以及为此付出了什么代价。机器可以模仿这一切的表面,却无法真正复制其背后的故事。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“nothing about the images had changed, but what he'd valued was the sense of a person having meant them” — This sentence uses a contrastive structure with the past perfect 'had changed' and a cleft construction ('what he'd valued was...') to build a genuinely reflective observation. A 6.5 answer would state this plainly as 'the pictures did not change at all... he really valued knowing a real person made them', with less grammatical compression.这个句子用一个包含过去完成时"had changed"的对比结构,以及一个强调句结构("what he'd valued was...")来构建一个真正具有反思性的观察。6.5分答案会更平实地陈述为"the pictures did not change at all... he really valued knowing a real person made them",语法压缩程度较低。
   • LR“generated by a machine” — This phrase uses the more precise, technical verb 'generated' rather than the plainer 'made by a computer' used at 6.5. A 7.5 answer keeps this same verb, showing it as an established feature at this level.这个短语使用了更精确、更专业的动词"generated",而不是6.5分中更平实的"made by a computer"。7.5分答案保留了同一个动词,说明这已经是该水平上的一个固定特征。
   • GRA“He loved a set of posters until he learned they'd been generated by a machine in a minute, and his interest collapsed at that single word” — This sentence chains a subordinate 'until' clause with a coordinated result clause using the vivid verb 'collapsed', showing more advanced sentence-building than the plain version at 6.5. A 6.5 answer would state the two ideas as separate short sentences with plainer verbs.这个句子把一个从属的"until"从句和一个用生动动词"collapsed"引出的并列结果从句串联起来,展现出比6.5分中平实版本更高级的造句能力。6.5分答案会用更平实的动词把这两个想法分成独立的短句来陈述。

   7.5 分

   This reaches 7.5 through the vivid verb 'churn out' and the closing rhetorical repetition of 'the story', a compact, evaluative image rather than a plain closing statement.这篇范文之所以能达到7.5分,是因为使用了生动的动词"churn out",并以结尾对"the story"一词的修辞性重复收尾,这是一种紧凑、带有评价性的意象,而不是平淡的结尾陈述。

   Valued for use, certainly, valued as art, I remain doubtful, and one client illustrated exactly why. He'd loved a set of posters until he discovered they were machine-generated in under a minute, and his enthusiasm collapsed at that single word, nothing about the images themselves had changed, yet what he'd prized all along was the sense of a person having meant them. AI will churn out vast quantities of competent, useful, even genuinely beautiful imagery, and swathes of commercial illustration will likely go that route. But art's value has always been bound up with who made it, why, and what it cost them to do so. A machine can mimic the surface of that story without ever living the story itself.

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   在实用性上会被重视,当然如此;但作为艺术被重视,我仍然心存怀疑,而一位客户恰好为此提供了完美的例证。他曾经很喜欢一套海报,直到发现它们是机器在不到一分钟内生成的,他的热情就在那一个词上瞬间崩塌——图片本身没有任何变化,可他自始至终珍视的,是那种"有一个人真心想要表达这些"的感觉。人工智能会大量产出称职、实用,甚至真正美丽的图像,很大一部分商业插画很可能也会走上这条路。但艺术的价值向来都与是谁创作了它、为什么创作,以及创作者为此付出了什么代价紧密相连。机器可以模仿这个故事的表面,却永远无法真正活出这个故事本身。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“A machine can mimic the surface of that story without ever living the story itself.” — This closing sentence uses the repeated noun 'story' in a deliberate rhetorical echo, plus the vivid contrast between 'mimic' and 'living', for a more polished, memorable ending than a flat prediction. A 7.0 answer would close more plainly with 'A machine can imitate the surface of that and not really the story behind it', and a 6.5 answer would end with the simplest version, 'human art will probably stay more special'.这个结尾句故意重复了名词"story"以形成修辞上的回响,再加上"mimic"和"living"之间生动的对比,营造出比平淡的预测更精致、更令人难忘的结尾。7.0分答案会更平实地以"A machine can imitate the surface of that and not really the story behind it"收尾,而6.5分答案则会用最简单的版本"human art will probably stay more special"结尾。
   • LR“churn out vast quantities” — This is a vivid, idiomatic phrasal verb ('churn out') paired with the formal 'vast quantities', more distinctive than the plainer 'produce enormous amounts' used at 7.0.这是一个生动、地道的短语动词("churn out"),搭配正式的"vast quantities",比7.0分中更平实的"produce enormous amounts"更具特色。
   • GRA“nothing about the images themselves had changed, yet what he'd prized all along was the sense of a person having meant them” — This sentence uses the reflexive intensifier 'themselves' and the more literary verb 'prized' within a cleft construction, a slightly more polished version of the same structure used at 7.0. A 6.5 answer would state this with a much plainer construction and no cleft sentence at all.这个句子在强调句结构中使用了反身强调词"themselves"和更具文学性的动词"prized",是7.0分中同样结构的一个略微更精致的版本。6.5分答案会用更平实的结构来陈述,完全没有使用强调句。