全国大学生英语写作大赛写作模拟题

2014“外研社杯”全国英语写作大赛决赛赛题Task 1 Narrative Writing

Read the beginning of the letter below and then continue it

following the writer’s line of thought. Complete the letter in

600–800 words.

A Letter on Father’s Day

Dear Dad,

Today I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading

the Father’s Day cards. They all had a special message that in

some way or another reflected how I feel about you. Yet as I

selected and read them over and over again, it occurred to me

that not a single card said what I really want to say to you.

You’ll soon be 84 years old, Dad, and you and I will have had 55

Father’s Days together.

You know, Dad, there was a time when we were not only separated by a generation gap but completely polarized by it. You stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the other, split apart by age and experience, opinion, hairstyle, clothing, curfew, music, and friends.

…

I love you, Dad.

Task 2 Argumentative Writing

Read the following paragraphs with contradicting views, and decide which side you will take. You should clearly state your opinions and support them with arguments and/or examples. You should write about 800 words.

The evening galas to be aired during the coming Spring Festival on national and regional TV stations are now drawing the attention of Chinese audiences. Many netizens commented that last year’s

galas, from the China Central Television (CCTV) to local stations, went international. French film star Sophie Marceau and South Korean actor and singer Lee Min-ho were invited as guest performers to the CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala on New Year’s Eve, sparking a public controversy.

Some people are excited about such famous foreign figures coming to China, and think that there is nothing wrong in inviting foreign stars to the Spring Festival evening galas, especially because a huge number of Chinese really do enjoy foreign celebrities, foreign music and exotic fashions since China started its reform and opening-up more than three decades ago.

Some people, however, say it costs a lot more to invite foreign stars to a Chinese show. The money could be saved and used for nobler causes. They also think that a majority of the Spring Festival evening galas are put on for the grass-roots, farmers and w orkers for example. They ask: “Will these people be interested in foreign performers? There are plenty of stars they love here in China. Why don’t we bring them onto the stage?”

2013年11月3日复赛赛题

Task 1 Argumentative Writing

Trying to decide between public school and homeschooling can be difficult. Read the following two paragraphs which present contradicting views. Write a

passage about the issue, clearly stating your opinion and explaining your reasons. You should write about 500 words.

Public schools provide children with many advantages both inside and outside the classroom. They generally have a range of children from a wide variety of backgrounds. This provides an opportunity for children to learn to negotiate with others, accepting and challenging other points of view, and learning to understand people with diverse backgrounds and values. The funding from the government allows public schools to offer an array of advanced classes in the arts, technology studies and the sciences, any and all of which might be difficult to provide by homeschooling parents who do not have specialized training. Public schools also expose students to a variety of teachers, which gives them an opportunity to learn from diverse pedagogies (教学方法).

However, homeschooling also has benefits that can hardly be realized in public schools. One of the biggest advantages of homeschooling is the fact that the teacher, the parent, can give individual attention to the child. Homeschooled children often have a better understanding of lessons and cover more materials than their peers. In a familiar setting, children are more likely to actively participate in their lessons. Because homeschooled children do not have set hours, they can work at their own pace at any point during the day. Moreover, homeschooled children do not grow up with the pressure of trying to be like everyone else in order to fit in, so they are not so easily influenced by their peers.

Task 2Expository Writing

Write a passage based on the two bar charts below. The charts show the age groups of Chinese mobile netizens (网民) and the types of apps (应用程序) they download. In your writing, you should summarize the features of the two charts and make comparisons to examine whether there is any connection between them. You should write about 500 words.