B. Your essay must be written clearly on the ANSWER SHEET.
C. Your essay should cover all the information provided and meet the requirements below:
1. Interpret the following pictures.
2. Predict the tendency of tobacco consumption and give your reasons.
1999
DIRECTIONS:
A. Study the following graphs carefully and write an essay in at least150 words.
B. Your essay must be written clearly on the ANSWER SHEET II.
C. Your essay should cover these three points:
1. effect of the country’s growing human population on its wildlife
2. possible reason for the effect
3. your suggestion for wildlife protection
三．图画作文
1998
Directions:
A. Study the following set of pictures carefully and write an essay in no less than 150 words.
B. Your essay must be written clearly on the ANSWER SHEET II.
C. Your essay should cover all the information provided and meet the requirements below:
1. Write out the messages conveyed by the cartoon.
2. Give your comments.
2000
Directions:
Study the following two pictures carefully and write an essay to
1. Describe the pictures.
2. Deduce the purpose of the drawer of the pictures, and
3. Suggest counter-measures.
You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET II
A Brief History of World Commercial Fishing
2001
Directions:
Among all the worthy feelings of mankind, love is probably the noblest, but everyone has his or her own understanding of it.
There has been a discussion recently on the issue in a newspaper. Write an essay to the newspaper to
1) Show your understanding of the symbolic meaning of the pictures below.
2) Give a specific example, and
3) Give your suggestion as to the best way to show love.
You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET II.
2002
Directions:
Study the following picture carefully and write an essay entitled “Cultures---National and International”
In the essay you should
1. describe the picture and interpret its meaning, and
2. give your comments on the phenomenon.
You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET II.
2003
Directions:
Study the following pictures carefully and write an essay about 200 words based on the following
1. describe the set of drawings and interpret its meaning
2. point out its implications in our life.
2004
Directions:
Study the following drawing carefully and write an essay in which you should
1. describe the drawing.
2. interpret its meaning, and
3. support your view with examples.
You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.
四．情景作文
Directions:
Assuming that a manager is going to interview some job applicants and one of his friends gives him a piece of advice that the first impression is not a reliable basis for judgment. This manager wants to hear more from others and decides to have a wall newspaper put up for more views on that topic. 1. You are going to write an article to offer your opinion about it.
2. You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.
Directions:
“据权威机构调查显示，2001年，我国空调总产量为2500万台，而市场容量仅为1500万台。空调已经成为继VCD、彩电后又一个家电企业力拼的市场。于是空调厂家坐不住了，打折、送礼品，甚至出现了空调论斤卖的怪事。近日，空调企业又想出了新花样：举办空调流行趋势发布会。面临巨大的竞争压力，多数空调生产厂家都意识到了自己生存的危机，他们不得不推出新产品以占据消费市场。同时，许多空调大企业都声称他们不会去挑起空调价格战。但是，┄” Will there be an air-conditioner “price battle” this year?
There is a discussion in a newspaper on the issue. Write an essay to the newspaper 1. giving a brief introduction to the issue, 2. stating your view about the “price battle”, and 3. justifying your prediction. You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.
提纲式作文范文
范文一：
DIRECTIONS:
A) Title: WHERE TO LIVE---IN THE CITY OR THE COUNTRY?
B) Time limit: 40 minutes
C) Word limit: 120-150 words (not including the given opening sentence)
D) Your composition should be based on the OUTLINE below and should start with the given opening sentence.
E) Your composition must be written clearly in the ANSWER SHEET.
OUTLINE:
1. Conveniences of the city
2. Attractions of the country
3. Disadvantages of both
4. My preference
Where to Live—In the City or the Country?
Many people appreciate the conveniences of the city. People can enjoy a colourful life there. They are well-informed because they have the access to news. They are well-paid because they have stable jobs. They are well-fed and well-dressed because there is an adequate supply of goods. They often have a wonderful time because there are many places for recreation and relaxation.
On the contrary, others are attracted by the country. They like clear streams, fresh air and high mountains. In the country, people feel closer to nature—the very nature that gives man life.
However, both the city and the country have their disadvantages. Air pollution is very serious in the city. Moreover, it is so crowded that many people don’t want to go out. In the country, it is inconvenient to buy things. Besides, people can find no way to kill the long and tedious nights.
I prefer to live in the city for a time and then go to the country for a change.
对比阅读：
City and Countryside
Although there are some similarities between the city and the countryside, there still exist great differences between them in the following areas.
Generally speaking, the environment is better in the countryside. It’s quieter, cleaner and fresher than the city. On the other hand, people in the city can get a good education, various kinds of entertainment, and free public health services. In addition, transportation in the city is more convenient than in the countryside.
To sum up, life in the city is more colourful, while life in the countryside is boring. Now, people are working hard to reduce the gap.
Country Life versus City Life
I have always found country life most enjoyable.
The city is only a place for business, to be visited occasionally; it is not an ideal place for permanent residence. People may say that the city can provide you with the best that life can offer. Your friends are always available for an informal chat or an evening’s entertainment. The latest exhibitions, films or plays are always within easy reach. Shopping, too, is always a pleasure. But what about the hustle and bustle of city life? The city dweller never has a moment of peace; he is always in a hurry. And what about the noise and pollution of the city? Day and night the city is in an uproar with its unceasing traffic. The air is polluted with poisonous gases emitted by the smokestacks of factories. The water supply is tainted with impurities that are harmful to the human body. The city is indeed not a place to live in.
Country life is in many respects superior to city life. For one thing, the people there are friendly. People are acquainted with one another. You can never fail to receive a friendly nod or a kind word from anyone you chance to meet. In the city people who live in the same apartment are often strangers to one another. The air in the country is fresh and pure. Air pollution is a thing unheard of there. You live a healthy life in the open air. Life goes on in a leisurely way and you don’t have to hurry to catch a bus or travel in a crowded bus with people packed like sardines. Gardening and fishing will be pleasant pastimes. Reading a book by the warm fireside will be another pleasant pastime on a cold winter night. Life in the country is indeed simple and pleasant.
Living in the City or in the Country
Many people appreciate the convenience of the city. Firstly, cars, buses and underground trains here can take you wherever you want to go. Secondly, a great number of restaurants provide you with delicious and time-saving food. Thirdly, for leisure time entertainment, people have a great choice of going to a cinema, a theatre, watching sports games and visiting museums. Shopping is always a pleasure, too. Finally, the fact that famous universities and modern factories are concentrated in big cities means that people have more education and employment opportunities.
The countryside is attractive with its rural scenes. Here you will find little pollution or noise and no crowded streets. Nothing can be compared with the pleasant songs of birds, the fragrance of flowers and the beautiful sight of the rising sun. Working in the field, eating fresh vegetables and fruits and being close to nature will keep you healthy and energetic.
However both the city and the country have their own disadvantages. In big cities fumes of cars and industrial wastes pollute the atmosphere. Moreover, overpopulation makes accommodation more and more difficult to find and the cost of living is very high. Similarly, the country has its own problems. Lack of modern housing facilities and advanced effective transport system creates many difficulties. In a word, both the city and the country have their virtues and shortcomings. Everyone can judge them in a particular way and make his choice accordingly.
Where to Live
For many people, to live in a city is a great fortune. With its cinemas and theatres, shops and restaurants, a city offers them benefits of the latest scientific achievements in every respect. They just can’t imagine living in the countryside, where too many inconveniences and little entertainment are intolerable.
For some people, however, happiness lies in the countryside. With its peace and quiet, fresh and clean air, and beautiful and natural views. They can be freed from the noise and bustle of the city, and don’t have to worry about air pollution and traffic accidents, which everyone in the city suffers from.
I choose to live in a suburb so as to enjoy the advantages and avoid the disadvantages of both.
范文二：
DIRECTIONS:
A) Title: ON MAKING FRIENDS
B) Time limit: 40 minutes
C) Word limit: 120-150 words (not including the given opening sentence)
D) Your composition should be based on the OUTLINE below and should start with the given opening sentence: “As a human being, one can hardly do without a friend.”
E) Your composition must be written clearly on the ANSWER SHEET.
OUTLINE:
1. The need for friends
2. True friendship
3. My principle in making friends
On Making Friends
As a human being, one can hardly do without a friend. In fact, friends are sometimes more important and useful to us than our own family members. Our joys are more pleasant when we have a friend to share them; and our sorrows are easier to bear if we have a friend at our side. Indeed, we sometimes find it easier to confide in friends when we have secrets we are reluctant to reveal to even our closest relatives.
But not all the people we are accustomed to calling friends are friends in the true sense of the word; most of the people we share social occasions with are merely acquaintances. Real friendship involves sincerity, mutual trust and self-sacrifice, both in moments of happiness and on occasions of crisis. A true friend will not just tell us what we want to hear, but advise us to do what he or she thinks is really best for us in the long run.
My principle in making friends is to ignore things like what work they do and what their social backgrounds are, but, instead, to observe carefully the little things that reveal their characters. In this way I can be sure that these friends will never let me down, and that we will always be ready to help each other no matter what problems crop up.
对比阅读：
[写作佳句及惯用表达]
1. A hedge between keeps friendship green. (prov.) 君子之交淡如水。
2. A true friend is one soul in two bodies. (prov.) 挚友如异体同心。
3. True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom know until it is lost. ——C. C. Colton
真正的友谊犹如人的健康，非到失去时人们才知其可贵。——科尔顿
4. Love is rarer than genius itself. And friendship is rarer than love. ——C. Peguy
爱甚至比天才还少见，而友谊比爱更少见。——佩圭
5. Everything is good when new, but friends when old. (pron.) 物莫如新， 友莫如故。
6. Prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries them. (pron.) 兴旺时节交朋友，艰难处境验交情。
7. A man is known by the company he keeps. (pron.) 从其交友， 知其为人。(欲知其人，先观其友。)
8. Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. ——Franklin
择友不须急，换友更宜慎。——富兰克林
9. All are not friends that speak us fair. (pron.) 说我们好话的未必全是朋友。
10. Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. (pron.) 对朋友私下劝戒，公开表扬。
[写作范文]
People may have different principles in making friends. What is your principle in making friends?
On Making Friends
As a proverb goes, a life without a friend is a life without a sun. It is true that everybody needs friends. Namely, without a friend, you’ll feel lonely and gloomy. Suppose you are in trouble, whom will you turn to for help if you have now friend? And you may also want to share your feelings and communicate your opinions with someone. In this case we find it necessary to make friends.
It goes without saying that a friend in need is a friend indeed. A friend should be one you can turn to for help, one who likes to share joy and hardships with you, one you can trust and one who won’t turn his back on you. A friend may argue with you but never lose temper. A devoted friend should keep in contact with you even he lives elsewhere. Quite some people try to make more friends if he lives elsewhere. Quite some people try to make more friends with those who can offer help. The result is that friendship often lasts until they are of no use to each other.
As far as I am concerned, I like to choose friends mainly according to their characters rather than their social position or their money. I like to make friends with those who have something in common with me or have the merits I do not have. We shall help each other to improve our studies and work and be always ready to help each other. What is more, friends should be honest and reliable.
图表作文范文
范文一：
DIRECTIONS:
A. Study the following set of pictures carefully and write an essay in no less than 120 words.
B. Your essay must be written clearly on the ANSWER SHEET.
C. Your essay should cover all the information provided and meet the requirements below:
a) Interpret the following pictures.
b) Predict the tendency of tobacco consumption and give your reasons.
各档次分数段例文
(1)
We meet smokers everywhere: in the streets, on college campuses and in shops. There are 5.8 billion people in the world, and the smokers are about 1.1 billion, which makes up 20 percent of the world’s total population.
Smoking is very harmful. I think there are two main aspects to the damage. First, smoking consumes a great deal of money. As is shown in the pictorial graph, smoking wastes 200 billion dollars, and it is the main cause of lung cancer. About 3 million people die because of the relevant diseases derived from smoking every year.
