向外国同学介绍中国春节习俗
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following situation. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
Suppose you have a new foreign classmate who is not so familiar with Chinese culture and customs. This year, you are going to invite him or her to your home to spend the Spring Festival with you and your family. Write him or her an invitation letter and introduce the traditional Chinese Spring Festival.
审题立意
1. 导语解读：要求考生根据情景内容就“向外国同学介绍中国春节习俗”这一话题进行写作，并解释邀请同学一起欢度春节的原因以及过春节举行的活动。
2. 情景解读：假设你的一位来自海外的同学对中国的文化习俗不尽了解，你打算邀请他今年同你一起过春节并向他介绍中国人过春节的传统习俗。
3. 文章立意：向同学发出邀请，简述春节对于中国人的重大意义以及体验中国传统文化习俗的具体方式。
写作思路
1. 第一段点出写信目的——真诚地向同学发出来家里过春节的邀请。
2. 第二段表达春节对于中国人的特殊含义，庆祝春节的传统方式以及如何更充分地体验中国的传统文化习俗。
3. 第三段介绍请对方尽快确认是否愿意接受邀请。
参考范文
Dec. 25th, 2015 1
Dear Paul, 1
I'm writing to 2 invite you to spend the Spring Festival with my family and me, since the Chinese Spring Festival is around the corner.
The Spring Festival to Chinese is as significant as Christmas is to Westerners. 3 Chinese people attach such great importance to the holiday for it has a long and rich history. It is on this very occasion that people pleasantly gather together with their families and friends to share happiness with each other and pray for the good luck in the coming year as well. If you could come, you would experience a lot of events in which Chinese celebrate this grand festival, such as posting spring couplets, making dumplings, setting off firecrackers, making a New Year wish and so on. You would be immersed in a joyous atmosphere. 3 Time permitting, I will be very glad to take you to some famous places of historic interest as well as the streets and alleyways to gain a deep insight into Chinese traditional cultures and customs. 3
I would appreciate it if you could confirm your visit at your earliest convenience. 4
Yours truthfully 1 ,
Linda 1
亲爱的保罗，
春节即将来到，此番去函是邀请你与我及我的家人共度春节。
春节对于中国人就如同圣诞节对于西方人一样具有重大意义。因为春节有着悠久的历史，所以中国人非常重视它。春节就是一个与亲朋欢聚一堂，分享快乐，共同为来年祈福的特殊节日。如果你能来，你将亲历中国人庆祝这个盛大节日的诸多活动，比如贴春联、包饺子、放鞭炮、拜年等。你将沉浸在一片欢乐的气氛中。若时间允许，我将十分乐意带你去观光一些名胜古迹，逛遍大街小巷。这会让你更深入地了解中国的传统文化习俗。
如果你方便尽快确认接受邀请，我将不胜感激。
你真诚的琳达
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范文点评
1. 符合信函写作所涵盖的基本内容：日期、称呼、正文、结束语、签名。
2. 首段点出写信目的，真诚邀请对方来家共度春节，紧扣作文话题。
3. 分层次介绍春节对中国人的重要意义，并自然过渡到体验传统文化习俗的各种方式，解释发出邀请的原因。
4. 末段婉转表达自己希望对方及时给予确认回复的需求。
要点用法
be around the corner 即将来到
attach importance to 重视
spring couplets 春联
set off 使爆炸；出发
be immersed in 沉浸在……
places of historic interest 历史古迹
the streets and alleyways 大街小巷
take a deep insight into 深入了解，洞察
confirm v. 确认
句法点评
1. The Spring Festival to Chinese is as significant as Christmas is to Westerners.
这句话中使用了一个比较句，结构如下：事物A + 谓语 + as + adj. / adv. + as + 事物B。
2. It is on this very occasion that people pleasantly gather together with their families and friends to share happiness with each other and pray for the good luck in the coming year as well.
这是一个强调句，被强调的成分是on this very occasion。 陈述句的强调句型：It is / was + 被强调部分（通常是主语、宾语或状语）+ that / who（当强调主语且主语指人）+ 其他部分。例如：It was at the railway station that I met Li Ming yesterday.
Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a compositionon the topic Is Good Appearance More Important than Capability?You should writeat least 150 words，and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese)below:
1)当前诸多美丽女孩子尽管没有很强能力仍能找到较好工作，因而某些人得出结论说外貌比能力更重要
2)你与否同意?给出你理由
Is Good Appearance More Important than Capability?
Old people often tell the young，“Don't judge a person by hisappearance”，meaning capability is more important than appearance.However，nowadays，with more interviewers putting emphasis on looks and theappearance of the applicants，a lot of people come to the conclusion thatappearance is more important than capability.
As for me，I can't agree with this argument. Good appearance is pleasant，butcapability is more important，because it demonstrates one's self-cultivation andpractical values. It shows the efforts and the glory of acquiring somethingthrough one's hard work whereas good looks bespeak no struggle of theindividual. Besides，maybe sometimes a beautiful face can help a girl acquire agood position，but in the long run it is her talent not her look that reallyworks in her career development.
Therefore，those without good appearance needn't feel depressed becauseone's success depends on his capability;those with good appearance have to workhard since good appearance cannot bring a person final success.
好的外表比能力更重要吗?
老人经常告诉年轻人，"不要以貌取人"，意思是能力比外表更重要。然而，如今，随着越来越多的面试官重视求职者的外表，很多人得出结论，外表比能力更重要。
就我而言，我不同意这种说法。好的外表是令人愉快的，但能力更重要，因为它显示了一个人的自我修养和实际价值。它显示了一个人通过努力而获得的荣耀，而好的外表却没有显示出个人的奋斗。此外，也许有时漂亮的脸蛋可以帮助一个女孩获得一个好职位，但从长远来看，真正对她的职业发展起作用的是她的才能而不是她的外表。
因此，没有好外貌的人不必感到沮丧，因为一个人的成功取决于他的能力;有好外貌的人必须努力工作，因为好外貌不能给一个人带来最终的成功。
海外留学有哪些利弊?
作文题目：
1.海外留学的好处
2.海外留学也存在一些问题
3.我的观点
参考范文：
Overseas Study
Thediscussion about overseas study has never stopped in the past fewyears. Let‘s have a look at its advantages and disadvantages beforedrawing the final conclusion.
Thebiggest advantage of studying overseas is the higher academic level andadvanced research facilities. What's more, by understanding a newculture and meeting different people, students can develop a morereasonable and balanced view towards the world. Last but not least, theexperience will be invaluable to character building, which makes moststudents more independent, diligent and enterprising.
However,the negative effects are also obvious. To begin with, if a person doesnot make full preparations before going abroad, he will have greatdifficulty adapting to the new environment. In the second place, thecultural differences will hinder the regular life in many ways. Finally,money is always a big problem. Many students have to find part-timejobs to earn money to pay tuition and fees.
Inconclusion, the advantages of overseas study outweigh disadvantages.Once they return home, the overseas students will make greatcontributions to our motherland.
1.近年来越来越多的人移居到国外
2.产生这种现象的原因
3.我的看法
People Migrating to Another Country
Nowadays, many people choose to live is a foreign country, which has aroused great concern. Many people, especially some intellectuals and celebrities, migrate to some developed countries，such as America, Britain and Canada. In addition, there are also many people studying and working in foreign countries struggling for "green cards'
There are many reasons accounting for this phenomenon. Among all these factors pursuing high-quality life, which is guaranteed in wealthy countries, plays a critical role. Besides, most people oiigrate to some foreign countries in the hope that their children t;an receive better education and have a more promising future there. Moreover, some people move abroad just expecting to experience a different culture- As far as I am concerned, though I wouLd like to experience various cultures all over the world, I won't migrate to another country. For one thing, I hate to live far from my friends and relatives who have been with me for more than twenty years. And I firmly believe in the saying that "East or west, home is best."For another, the preparation before movmg Jo another country would be a tough task. Especially，learning a foreign language is really a torture to me.
Foreign Investment
1、外商投资的优越性
2、外资给中国经济建设带来的变化
3、如何进一步吸引外资
The merit of foreign investments lies in many aspects. It increases capital investment in our economic construction， speeds up the technical innovation in our enterprises and accelerates our output. In brief， the foreign investment plays an important role in the modernization of our country.
Thanks to the foreign investment， great changes have taken place in our economic construction. Many new and advaced enterprises have been set up， old enterprise have been revolutionized and the living standards of our people have been greatly improved. All these have something to do with the foreign investment.
Then， how can we attract more foreign investment? We must maintain our country‘s stability to create a good investment environment. Meanwhile we should carry out some favorable policies， making the foreign businessmen believe that to invest in China does pay off. Only in this way can we further attract and secure foreign investment.
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Abilities and Good Looks by commenting on the old saying, “Never judge a person by his appearance. ” You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
预测范文：
Abilities and Good Looks (能力与外貌)
We are often told not to judge people by their appearance, because for a person, abilities are far more important than appearance. Throughout history, there are numerous examples of outstanding people with remarkable achievements who are just plain or not good-looking at all.
However, nowadays some people hold the belief that appearance outweighs abilities, partly because some beautiful people seem to have advantages in competitive situations like job interviews and have been given more opportunities than others.
Nevertheless, I still firmly believe that abilities are more important For one thing, although good looks are easy on the eye, it is always one' s abilities that create values that really matter. For another, while people' s good looks were born to them, abilities have to be gained through deliberate self-cultivation and years of hardworking which speak more of people' s true colors. Last but not least, abilities grow over time while good looks only fade. Eventually, it is the abilities that help people succeed, so it is safe to say that abilities will always bring more to life than good looks.
The role of Migrant Workers
Directions: Migrant workers (外地民工) have made a great contribution to be prosperity of cities. In this part, you are to write within 10 minutes a composition of no less than 150 words about "The Role of Migrant Workers". You can agree and or disagree, completely or partially to above statement. But no matter which position you take, you should give sound supporting reasons.
The role of Migrant Workers
As is known to all, migrant workers have made a great contribution to the prosperity of cities. They are an indispensable part of our workforce. Most of them work on construction sites. There is no doubt that without migrant workers many of the construction projects would have to be held up for lack of manpower. In addition, a large number of migrant workers is a factor which stimulates the consumption of food and daily items. This helps to develop food industry and service trades in cities. All these are positive aspects of migrant workers in cities.
However, as a popular saying goes, "Everything was two sides". The same is the case with migrant workers. First, they have trouble getting their children into child care centers and schools because they are unregistered residents in the city. As you know, illiterate people, who are usually ignorant of laws, tend to make trouble concerning law and order. Second, most of the migrant workers swarm into big cities just to make money. Being ignorant and incompetent, some of them would stop at nothing to get what they want. Therefore, they are a potential threat to the peace and stability of the society.
In my opinion, in the appraisal of migrant workers, it is one-sided to affirm everything or to negate everything. We should appreciate the great contribution made by them, and at the same time pay enough attention to the problems caused by them. (240 words)
Studying Abroad
Attending schools abroad has many advantages. In the first place, by looking at our own country from outside, we can best see the strong points and weak points of our nation and therefore widen our vision and broaden our minds. Second, while studying in a foreign country, we can travel widely, visiting famous scenic spots and making friends with the local people. Thirdly we can use the foreign language in our daily life so that our ability in the second language may be improved quickly. But the most important thing in attending a foreign university is to get acquainted with the latest knowledge in science and technology and make use of the first-rate facilities available. For all these advantages, it is really worthwhile to go abroad for education.
However, as everything has two sides, there are also some disadvantages in attending a foreign university. The most serious problem is the language barrier. Most of the students who are ready to go abroad do not adequate knowledge of the language spoken there. As a result, on arriving there, they will find it difficult to understand what the instructors are saying. Besides, for lack of knowledge of the customs and way of life of the local people, they may run into trouble in dealing with various situations. Therefore, misunderstandings often arise. Furthermore, the cost of living is much higher than that in our country, so most students have to find part-tine jobs in order to help support themselves. Faced with these difficulties, many students find themselves unable to pay full attention to their studies and some students may even fail in their courses and learn little.
Therefore, given an opportunity to attend a school abroad, one must consider both sides of the factors carefully before making up his mind. On the whole, it is a good thing to go and study abroad particularly when the subject is very weak or not available in our country. But on the other hand, one must not lose sight of the disadvantages.