2008年考研英语(一)试题大作文中考查过一幅图画，图中有两个残疾人，分别少了一条腿，两个人互相扶持往前走。不难发现，这个图画作文的主旨应该是合作的重要性。关于合作这种普适性的话题，不仅考研英语中考查，英语专业四级或八级考试中也考过;同样，大学英语四六级考试中也有可能考到。

【参考范文】

With the growingly fast living tempo, an increasing number of people pay close attention to competition. However, although competition is all around us, cooperation is also an essential part of the society in which we live.

To begin with, people need cooperative skills to get along with others and to build relationships. No collective undertaking could ever succeed without the willingness of individuals to work together in a harmonious and organized way. In any corporate work-place, cooperation is needed within and between departments in order to make the business run smoothly. Furthermore, few employers would even consider hiring someone they believed could not work effectively as part of a team. In addition, cooperation increases creativity. For instance, according to findings issued by many institutes, scientists who consider themselves cooperative tend to have more published articles than their competitive colleagues;cooperative businesspeople have higher salaries. From elementary grades to college, cooperative students have higher salaries; from elementary grads to college, cooperative students have higher grade point averages.六级考试题

Cooperation is as old as the human race itself. Since a cooperative spirit is important to survive and succeed, I believe that it should receive high emphasis in this era.

【中文译文】

随着生活节奏的日益加快，越来越多的人密切关注竞争。然而，虽然竞争紧紧围绕着我们，但合作也是我们生活中至关重要的一部分。

首先，人们需要合作技巧跟他人和谐相处，建立种种关系。只有每个人愿意和谐有序地跟他人一起工作，共同的任务才会完成。在任何企业，要想顺利完成工作，部门内部和部门间的合作是不可或缺的。此外，几乎没有雇主会考虑雇佣那些认为在团队中不能高效工作的人。而且，合作会激发创造力。例如，根据多家机构的研究表明：自认具备合作精神的科学家比起充满竞争性的同事会有更多的文章得以发表;具备合作精神的商人会获得更高的受益;从小学到大学，能与人合作的学生会取得更高的平均分。

有了人类就有了合作。既然合作精神对于生存和成功如此重要，我认为，在这个时代应该高度重视合作。

【写作思路】开篇从竞争导入合作，提出主题。第二段论证合作的重要性：合作是顺利完成工作的保证，也是建立和谐人际关系的根本;此外，合作能激发创造力，并举例说明具备合作精神的科学家、商人和学生与那些欠缺合作精神的同行相比，在各自领域取得了更高的成就。最后点出合作与人类历史一样悠久，再次强调合作的重要性，首尾呼应。

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