＊历届大赛初、复赛试题
第一届大赛
初赛试题：
Topic: High School Students Go Abroad for College Education
Directions: In China today, there is an increasing trend that high school student go abroad for study. Please write a composition about this phenomenon in no less than 600 words with your creativity. Writing of any style is welcome.
注：答题纸请统一用A4纸(21cm*29.6cm)手写或打印。试卷上方留出两行写明考生所属省、市、区(县)及学校班级，写明姓名。作文标题根据
要求
对教师党员的评价套管和固井爆破片与爆破装置仓库管理基本要求三甲医院都需要复审吗
自拟。
备注：因“非典”之故，未举办复赛。
第二届大赛
初赛试题：
Topic: What do you think are the symbols of success in today’s China?
Directions: The answers of what success means vary from person to person and change time to time. What do you think are the symbols of success in today’s China? Please write a composition in no less than 600 words with your creativity. Writing of any style is welcome.
复赛试题：
Upward or Outward?
Directions:
At present, large crowds of people move into cities, making them bigger and bigger. Every city faces the problem whether it should expand upward or outward. You are allowed 60 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Upward or Outward? You should write from 300 to 500 words, and base your composition on the following outline.
1. Description of the city you live in
2. Arguments on the expansion
3. Your opinion and reasons
写作要求：目前大量人口涌入城市，使得城市规模越来越大。各城市都面临着应该向上发展还是向外发展的难题。请你在60分钟内，根据你居住的城市的特点，些一篇300~500字的作文，按下面提纲阐述你的观点及理由。
1. 描述你居住的城市状况
2. 城市发展方向上的争论
3. 你的观点及理由
第三届
初赛试题：
Directions: Some people argue that English has been overemphasized in China. It seems that almost everything from entering a high school or university to finding a job or getting a promotion depends on one’s mastery of English. This has misled students at schools and universities to spend too much of their time on English rather than on other subjects or their major area studies. Do you agree with this view? Write an essay of approximately 300 words to support your view.
复赛试题：
Directions:
Write a composition of 300 words within an hour according to the following graph. Your composition should cover the following points:
A. Difference in annual income between teachers and businessmen;
B. Difference in annual income between inland cities and coastal cities;
C. These differences greatly influence people’s choice of profession and home;
D. It’s economic interest that counts.
Coastal Cities
Note:
1. $ refers to US dollars.
2. □ refers to teachers.
3. ■ refers to businessmen.
4. The above graph is a contrast of annual income between teachers and businessmen in the early 90`s China.
第四届
初赛试题：
Topic:
Nowadays computers have become an important part of our lives. With the development of the Internet, computers can be used for studies, communication, news and entertainment. Give your opinions on how computers may affect your studies in the future.
复赛试题：
You are to write an essay at about 300 words in 60minutes on the following situation. You may supply a topic of your own.
According to a recent report from the United Nations, the world population is aging rapidly. Take China as an example, the population 60 and older has reached 134 million (accounting for 10% of the Chinese population), 70%of whom are located in the countryside. How would we respond to this social problem, in the next 20years in particular?
第五届
初赛试题：
Write a composition of 300 words on the following topic:
It is true tourism will certainly bring benefit to a nation. However, some people claim that it will also cause problem to environmental protection and cultural integrity. To what extent to you agree or disagree with this opinion?
复赛试题：
Writing Topic for Semifinals
Directions:
We can be sure that most people have experienced failure and success. Most often, when we are successful we are happy. If we fail, we are sad. Now, you are asked to write an essay on the topic of Failure and Success. You can give some example and facts to support your opinion. You can give some examples and facts to support your opinion. Your essay should be written in English with on less than 300 words within 60 minutes.
第六届
初赛试题：
Directions: Read the following paragraph and then write an essay at about 300 words on the following topic:
The Internet in My Life
According to a report from the Digital Future Project in the U.S.,the overall Internet access has risen to its highest level in the last four years; about three-quarters of Americans go online. The number of hours online continues to increase---rising to an average of 12.5 hours per week---the highest level in the study so far. What do people do online? Both very experienced users and new users spent by far the largest percentage of their time online dealing with e-mails; followed by general Web browsing, work at home for their jobs, reading news, etc. In terms of who are online, the report reveals that three quarters of the Internet users are aged 55 and under. Are you an Internet user? If yes, how long are you online each week? How do you connect the Internet? What do you gain by using it? If not, why not? What do you miss by not using it?
复赛试题：
Directions:
Some people maintain that universities are the best place for young people to receive higher education; other people believe that young people can be equally educated by taking correspondence courses or going to evening classes and open universities in their spare time.
Write an article of about 300 words in which you compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of formal university education and informal higher education. Which do you think is more effective and desirable? Support your argument with appropriate examples or illustrations.
第七届
初赛试题：
Value of Exams in Schools
Direction: Students have experienced a lot of exams all through their school years. They may have a lot to say about the present exam systems. You are allowed 60 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Value of Exams in Schools. You should write about 300 words, and base your composition on the following outline.
Role of exams
Your experience of failure at one exam
Suggestions to better exam systems
复赛试题：
Directions:
With the development of computers, more and more people are working with computers. But, we know that computers are harmful as well as useful and helpful .Here, you are asked to write an essay on the topic “The Advantages and Disadvantages of Computers”. You can give some examples and facts to support your opinion. Your essay should be written in English with no less than 300 words within 60 minutes.
第八届
初赛作文试题：
Directions:
Read the following paragraph and write a composition as stated at about 300 words in 60 minutes. Your composition will be graded according to clarity, accuracy and meaningfulness.
Some experts claim that parents` attitudes toward solving teenage problems are crucial determinants of child personality development. Do you agree or disagree? What role does parental attitude play in child rearing and personality development? You writing ought to contain three parts, your viewpoint, the supporting ideas, and the conclusion.
复赛试题：
Directions:
Read the following paragraph and write a composition as stated at about 300 words in 60 minutes. Your composition will be graded according to clarity, accuracy and meaningfulness.
In accordance with CRI news, the spirit of Chinese volunteers, from responding to the May 12 earthquake to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, not only touched the Chinese people, but also generated worldwide attention. Official statistics show that china has accumulated about 8 billion hours of volunteer work from 380 million volunteers since 1993 and is going to have more and more volunteers, especially the youth.
How do you understand volunteer work? In what way(s) is it important to promote the well-being of individuals, families, communities and the world at large? Your writing ought to contain three parts, your viewpoint, the supporting ideas, and the conclusion.
作文命题思路和评分细则：
该作文题目就我国近年来越来越受重视和各认同的志愿者工作，对考生的观察能力、思维能力和社会体验能力进行考察。通过该题目的写作，检查考生的语言逻辑组织能力和语言表达能力。考生可以在所给题目范围内自己命题进行写作。
作文评分大致分为四等：
99-90分：
1.对作文题目有独到见解，并有很强的创新能力；
2.语言流畅，思路清晰，有较强的英语写作能力；
3.词汇和语法使用恰当，错误较少。
89-80分：
1.对作文题目有合理的理解，并有较强的创新能力；
2.语言比较流畅，思路比较清晰，有较好的英语写作能力；
3.词汇和语法使用比较恰当，错误较少。
79-70分：
1.对作文题目有正确的理解，并有一定的创新能力；
2.语言通顺，英语写作能力一般；
3.有常见词汇和语法使用错误。
69-60分：
1.对作文题目理解尚可，创新能力比较一般；
2.语言不太通顺，英语写作能力较差；
3.词汇和语法错误较多。
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