2013年高考英语作文（北京卷）题目：
    请根据下面提示。写一篇作文。词数不少于 50.
You are discussing the following picture with your English friend Jim. Now you are telling him how you understand the picture and what makes you think so.

【题解】
　　2013年北京卷开放作文的难度与往年持平，图画比较简单，容易理解。通过“大鱼”和“小鱼”的对比，能看出来图画的立意应该与“理想”和“现实”有关。从描图的角度上来说，除了“鱼竿”这个单词在写作时稍微有点难度之外，其他的要素都是比较容易处理的。在写作时，请注意；两个个方面：
　　1. 由于在英文提示部分，要求的是先“理解图画”，所以写作时请考生在首段直接提出立意。
　　2. 开放作文在写作时，一定要有“带图议论”的环节。所以，虽然提示部分并不像往年的题目一样，明确出现“描图”两个字，但在首段提出立意之后，第二段还是要有描图的语言，否则会失分。

【范文】
    Hi, Jim, there is an interesting picture conveying a message vividly that a difference between reality and dream may as well be recognized in our life. Evidently, realizing this difference and trying to shorten this gap is the key to achieving our accomplishment, otherwise nothing will be gotten in the end.
    In our daily life, some people are aware of their ability, making great efforts to improve themselves, while others ignore the disparity between their earnest wish and poorest actuality, doing nothing but complaining. Conceivably, the confused man in the picture is exactly the latter one. In this picture, a man is fishing on a big stone, waiting and waiting. However, the small fish he has caught is totally different from the big one he is longing for. Now, there are two options in front of him: face the reality and keep trying till get the dreamy fish, or drop his fishing rod and feel desperate. Apparently, he chooses the  second one. Such a situation seems fairly common in our society. We are faced with this kind of intriguing question all the time, and every choice we make has great influence on our way to success. Making an accurate estimate of our realities and dreams, then sparing no efforts to approach the tip is the only option for us to make, provided that we are in great want of achieving our goals.
    Based on the above statement, a conclusion will be arrived at that learning to accept the reality and adopting a positive attitude towards the dream is what we are supposed to do, when confronting our less-satisfying situation.