三、写作意图题(2019·天津,D)WouldyouBETonthefutureofthisman
Heis53yearsold
Mostofhisadultlifehasbeenalosingstruggleagainstdebtandmisfortune
Awarinjuryhasmadehislefthandstopfunctioning,andhehasoftenbeeninprison
Drivenbyheaven-knows-whatmotives,hedeterminestowriteabook
Thebookturnsouttobeonethathasappealedtotheworldformorethan350years
ThatformerprisonerwasCervantes,andthebookwasDonQuixote(《堂吉诃德》)
Andthestoryposesaninterestingquestion:whydosomepeoplediscovernewvitalityandcreativitytotheendoftheirdays,whileothersgotoseedlongbefore
We’veallknownpeoplewhorunoutofsteambeforetheyreachlife’shalfwaymark
I’mnottalkingaboutthosewhofailtogettothetop
Wecan’tallgetthere
I’mtalkingaboutpeoplewhohavestoppedlearningongrowingbecausetheyhaveadoptedthefixedattitudesandopinionsthatalltoooftencomewithpassingyears
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