Are Prizes a Good Thing?

Directions: In this part, you are to write an essay of about 200 words within 40 minutes. Your essay should be based on the OUTLINE below.

 

提纲：1. 有奖竞猜的好处

      2. 有奖竞猜引起的问题

      3. 我的看法

   无可否认有奖竞猜能够充分发挥人的积极性。在获奖的强烈愿望鼓舞下， 人们会全力以赴取得最大的成功。此外，他将做出特别的努力来采取有效的措施以便达到他们的目的。因此，在一次有奖的比赛中会取得最好的成绩。

   然而事物总是一分为二的。奖金的激励并不总是能产生预想的结果。总会有人会不择手段的获取他们所要的东西。例如：一名不能克制奖金诱惑的参赛者可能会服用兴奋剂。而绝望的参赛者眼中只有奖金，这可能会导致不良的行为。

   依我看，解决的办法是对参赛者进行道德教育。这会有助于参赛者理解“友谊第一，比赛第二”的口号。这样，奖金会在任何比赛中旗更好的作用。总的来说，我认为，奖金是好事。

 

Are Prizes a Good Thing?

  There is no denying the fact that competitions with prizes can bring people’s initiative into full play. Encouraged by a strong desire to win a prize, one will go all out to seek his greatest success. In addition, he will make special efforts and resort to effective measures to achieve his purpose. Consequently, the best results will be obtained in game with awards.

  Everything, however, has two sides. The prompting of a prize does not always lead to desirable results. There are always people who would stop at nothing to get what they are greedy for. For example, a competitor who cannot overcome the temptation of prize is likely to take a stimulant. And the hopeless competitor sees nothing but the prize, which might cause improper behavior. Let’s have another example ……….

  In my opinion, the remedy lies in moral education of competitors, This will help them to understand the slogan:” Friendship –first, and competition – second.” Then, prizes will play a better part in any contest. Generally speaking, I believe that prizes are a good thing,  (175 words )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

提纲：１．　用英语记日记的好处

　　　２．　所涉及到的困难

　　　３．　我的建议

　用英语记日记是提高英语写作技能的有效方法之一。　与其他写作形式相比，它短小，省时。它能帮助我们培养用英语思考的习惯。如果我们坚持这样做，渐渐地我们就学会了用英语来表达我们的思想。

　在用英语记日记的过程中，我们不可避免地要遇到许多困难。首先，经常发生的事，我们很难找到恰如其分的词或短语来表达我们的思想。其次，在汉语中有许多习惯说法，我们很难把它们准确地译成英语。当然，还有一些其他的困难，我们可以在用英语记日记中遇到。

至于我, 我的建议是，我们应该随时准备好一个笔记本和一本汉英词典，每当有困难的东西难住我们时，我们可以先在笔记本记下来，然后查词典。如有必要，我们也可以向英语老师请教。　总之，我认为，用英语记日记对提高写作能力十分有用的。

 

On Keeping a Diary in English

Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing ability. Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes less time. It can help us to cultivate the habit of thinking in English. If we persist in his practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English.

     In keeping a diary in English, we inevitably run up against a lot of difficulties. In the first place, it often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly. Certainly, there are some other roadblocks we may come across in our keeping a diary in English.

 As far as I’m concerned, my suggestion is that we should always have a note book and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, it is of great use to keep a diary in English for the development of our writing skills. (209 words) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On University Tuition System in China

Directions: It is reported that many universities in China have begun to charge students for tuition. Should university students in China pay their own tuition ? State two opposite opinions and illustrate them in detail. Write an essay of about 200 words within 40 minutes.

 

自从学费制度实施以来，它已成为中国的热门话题。人们对此问题的看法各不相同。

有人认为，世界上没有一所大学不向学生收费。至于中国，她是发展中的国家，人口居世界首位。政府没有能力拨出足够的经费来支付教学设施和名目繁多的费用。 解决这个问题的方法之一，就是学生缴学费。这样筹集的钱可以用来改善办学的条件。

然而，另一些人则反对学费制度。他们争辩说，中国人民，尤其是贫困农村人民的生活水平与西方世界相比仍然很低。大学的学费制度肯定会增加工薪阶层的父母本来已经很沉重的负担。此外，学费可能成为发展中国高等教育的障碍，因为它使一些有才能的学生只是由于贫困而不能进大学。

注：实    施：put …into effect       播    出：allocate vt.(=put aside)

教学设施：teaching facilities.     筹    集：raise vt.

办 学 校：run schools.          反    对：be opposed to +n. 或动名词

农村地区：rural areas            与…相比：compared with

沉重负担：a heavy burden        障    碍：obstacle

阻    碍：hinder…(from).        由    于：on account of

 

Tuition system has become one of the hottest topics in China since it was put into effect. Reports on this topic are published in a variety of newspapers and magazines. People differ greatly in their opinions on it.

Some people think that there is no university in the world which is open to students without tuition. As far as China is concerned, it is a developing country with the largest population in the world. The government is unable to allocate enough funds to pay for various teaching facilities and many different kinds of expenses. One of the ways to relieve the problem is for students to pay tuition. The money raised in this way can be used to improve the conditions for running schools.

Others, however, are opposed to the tuition system. They argue that the living standard of the Chinese people, especially of those in the poor rural areas, is still low, compared with that in the Western World. The university tuition will certainly add to the already heavy burden of the parents, who live on their salaries or wages. Moreover, tuition may become an obstacle to the development of China’s higher education. This is because it hinders some talented people from entering the university just on account of their poverty. (210 words)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Importance of Confidence

Directions: In this part, you are to written an essay of about 200 words within 40 minutes. Your essay should be based on the information given in the outline below

Outline:

1.      Importance of confidence

2.      Reasons for lack of confidence

3.      Necessity to build up confidence

 

一个人不管做什么事，他应该充满信心地去做。 如果他没有信心，那他取得成功的可能性就很小，尤其是当他面临困难时。这个道理似乎明白无误。然而，在现实中我们确实看到许多人，他们总是抱怨说，他们缺乏办事的能力，或者说，他们的困难大得克服不了。 对于有些人来说，这可能是对的。但是对许多其他人来说，这只能表明他们已经失去信心。

为什么有些人即使能够办得到的事也常常感到灰心呢？我认为有两点原因。首先，这些人对自己没有一个正确的估计。 例如：…..   其次，还有一种可能，就是他们夸大了困难。他们看不到…..     他们往往………

依我看，一个人只要对自己的能力有正确的态度，就有可能对自己建立信心。我们既不应过高估计我们的能力，也不该低估我们的能力。常言道：“有志者，、事竟成”。只要有信心，我们一定能完成任何面临的任务。

 

Whatever one does, one should do it with confidence. If one has no confidence, there is little possibility that one can achieve anything when faced with hardships. This truth seems to be self-evident. In reality, however, we do see a lot of people who always complain that they lack the ability to do something or that their difficulties are too great to overcome. For some, this might be true. But for many others, this only shows that they have lost heart.

Why do some people often feel frustrated even though they are capable of doing something? I think there are two main reasons. In the first place, these people don’t have a correct estimate of themselves. For example, ……       Secondly, there is another possibility that they exaggerate the difficulties. They can’t see …..       They tend to ……..

In my opinion, one should build up faith in oneself as long as he has a right attitude towards his own abilities. We should neither underestimate nor overestimate our abilities. As a proverb says, “Where there is a will, there is a way.” With confidence we can certainly cope with any task we are faced with.