2013.10自考英语写作真题和答案.docxVIP

全国2013年10月自学考试英语写作试题课程代码：00603请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案写在答题纸上。I. Supply the missing paragraph. (20 points)The following passage is incomplete with one body paragraph missing. Studythe passage carefully and write the missing paragraph in about 100 words.Make sure that your tone and diction are in unity with the passage provided.Say No to Blind Optimism“Is the glass half full or half empty? This question is often asked to determinewhether someone is an optimist or a pessimist. In my view, even though we need tosee the glass half full, we cannot deny the fact that the glass is also half empty.Having a healthy proportion of expectations makes us more realistic. Blind optimism,however, may foster delusions, result in frustrations and spoil relationships.We all long for accomplishments, but sometimes we overstress the positiveoutcome of our effort and waste our time with glorious plans that will never work.We indulge ourselves in delusions and impractical dreams. We fail to see thatblind optimism only gives us false promises and clouds our sense of judgment.Ambition without clear directions cannot lead to a victorious experience. We needto understand that wishful thinking and delusions won’t work.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Balanced optimism helps us to develop healthy relationships whereas blindoptimism destroys them. One of the reasons for short-lived friendships is that wetend to expect too much of our friends. However, they may not always live up toour expectations. This gives rise to disappointment and misunderstanding.Friendships or relationships consequently turn sour. Some relationships may beseriously affected, with all parties experiencing much pain. A more realisticoutlook helps us to understand human limitations, show more consideration forothers and prevent excess expectations.To sum up, blind optimism does more harm than good and should bedi