2013年6月大学英语四级考试已结束，外语教育网收集整理了作文部分的试题及参考答案，以供考生们参考。
Directions： For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the importance of doing small things before undertaking something big. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
对白：
子：Dad, I'm a bit worried about disposing of nuclear waste（处理核废料）
父：If you can empty the dustbin（垃圾筒） here, you can do anything
参考范文1：
Talking in the cartoon are two man, who are a boy and his father. The boy is worried about the expectable impacts the disposal of the nuclear waste may cause, while his father is telling him that what matters now should be emptying the dustbin in front of them.
It is the profound implication beneath the surface of this simple and sarcastic drawing that ought to be taken into account: one who can cope with small tasks first can then undertake something big. Taking a look around, we can easily find some students dreaming of their brilliant future but unwilling to attend classes or to do homework, some netizens worried about the fate of our nation but refusing to better themselves first, some officials claiming their determinations in making our society a better place but reluctant to give up parts of their own interests. Such phenomena collectively reflect the fact that some modern citizens, especially a number of young people, lack the spirit of "think big, down to earth". This can be chiefly due to the fact that these people are so lazy and blind that they are only in want of a fruitful outcome but never make any efforts. As a famous saying goes, you reap what you sow. Those who wants to fly but forget the power of the gravity will be sure to fall down on the ground and hurt badly as a result.
According, I suppose it is imperative for us young people to understand that all that matters to us now should be to better ourselves. Not only are we supposed to learn knowledge and to enhance our abilities, we also need to take seriously the assignments confronting us. I believe only after each of us manages to strengthen himself or herself will the problems worrying us now be settled in the days to come.
参考范文2：
We can see from the cartoon that there is a father talking with his son. Havingheard his son’s words that “ Dad, I am a bit worried about disposing of nuclearweapon.” The father replies that “ If you can empty the dustbin here, you cando anything” and points the garbage can beside him.
Funny and common as the conversation sounds, it reflects that the father intends to advise his son to do small things beforeundertaking big. Definitely, doing small things is the first step of success and will lay root for doing something big. By doing something small, we are able to accumulate experience, master skills and train ourselves to be more patient. In other words, we can be well prepared for further challenges in the course of fulfilling small things. By contrast, those who desire to do something big at once will constantly be haunted by disappointment, frustrations or even failures, as with opportunities-“something big”- showing up , they can hardly seize them because of the lack of experience and confidence stems from doing small things. Taking the picture presented above as a case in point, how can the little boy succeed in disposing of nuclear weapons if he even doesn’t know how to empty the dustbin?
From my perspective, under no circumstances should we undervalue the power of doing small things. Instead, we should regard small things as the source of experience, skills and the prerequisite of success. “Great achievement only belongs to those who can do small things perfectly.” Aristotle also used to say.
点评：
2013年6月英语四级作文考察的是图画作文。对于图画作文，基本可以认为是我们小学时练习的“看图说话”。虽然题目不会给出提纲，但是基本的写作思路是固定的：描述图片、阐明观点、给出建议。
第一段重点是一定要描述图画内容，这点在题干中也有强调(with a brief description of the picture)。对图画内容的描述可以饮用图画中人物的对话。简要描述即可，不用发散或挖掘。也就意味着，事实上你若看不懂图画中的“核废物”之，其实没关系，照抄就好。
第二段阐明观点，而观点在题干中事实上给得很清楚：the importance of doing small things before undertaking something big. 这进一步说明仔细审清题干比看懂图画中的对话更重要。阐明观点之后的思路与一般的六级提纲型写作一致，如我们一般在课上所提的，可以先举例说明现象、然后再探讨导致现象的原因以及该现象可能导致的影响等;还可结合数字、研究、名言等进行论证。
末段除了总结观点外，一般还可以提出建议。这段的写法无论是图画、图表还是提纲写作、甚至格言谚语型写作，都差别不大。
继之前六级考察图画作文后，这次四级也考察了图画作文。这说明四六级的出题思路不再拘泥于传统的提纲写作，开始进行多种变化。我们也要对相应的考法做好准备。但无论哪种考法，最核心的仍然是：仔细审题、清晰思路和不要犯错。四六级一贯会在写作题干中包含重要信息甚至观点，因此审题必不可少;各种考法的文章展开方式、各段写法有类似之处，我们要学会融会贯通;以及文章只要没有犯语言错误，即便遣词造句不那么漂亮，分数也不会低。