1-15届全国创新英语大赛初、复赛试题第一届初赛试题：Topic:High School Students Go Abroad for College EducationDirections:In China today,there is an increasing trend that high school student go ab road for study.Please write a composition about this phenomenon in no less than60 0words 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。

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作文标题根据要求自拟。

备注：因“非典”之故，未举办复赛。

第二届初赛试题：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 chan ge time to time.What do you think are the symbols of success in today’s China?Plea se write a composition in no less than600words with your creativity.Writing of any s tyle is welcome.复赛试题：Upward or Outward?Directions:At present,large crowds of people move into cities,making them bigger and bigger.E very city faces the problem whether it should expand upward or outward.You are all owed60minutes to write a composition on the topic:Upward or Outward?You shou ld write from300to500words,and base your composition on the following outline.1.Description of the city you live in2.Arguments on the expansion3.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 see ms that almost everything from entering a high school or university to finding a job o r getting a promotion depends on one’s mastery of English.This has misled studentsat 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 ess ay of approximately300words to support your view.复赛试题：Directions:Write a composition of300words 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.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 businessme n in the early90`s China.第四届初赛试题：Topic:Nowadays computers have become an important part of our lives.With the develop ment of the Internet,computers can be used for studies,communication,news and e ntertainment.Give your opinions on how computers may affect your studies in the fu ture.复赛试题：You are to write an essay at about300words in60minutes on the following situati on.You may supply a topic of your own.According to a recent report from the United Nations,the world population is aging r apidly.Take China as an example,the population60and older has reached134millio n(accounting for10%of the Chinese population),70%of whom are located in the co untryside.How would we respond to this social problem,in the next20years in partic ular?第五届初赛试题：Write a composition of300words 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 SemifinalsDirections: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 w rite an essay on the topic of Failure and Success.You can give some example and fact s to support your opinion.You can give some examples and facts to support your opi nion.Your essay should be written in English with on less than300words within60 minutes.第六届初赛试题：Directions:Read the following paragraph and then write an essay at about300words on the following topic:The Internet in My LifeAccording 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 of12.5hours per week---the highest level in the study so far.What do people do online?Both very experience d users and new users spent by far the largest percentage of their time online dealing with emails;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 In ternet users are aged55and under.Are you an Internet user?If yes,how long are yo u 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 receiv e higher education;other people believe that young people can be equally educated by taking correspondence courses or going to evening classes and open universities i n their spare time.Write an article of about300words in which you compare and contrast the advantag es and disadvantages of formal university education and informal higher education. Which do you think is more effective and desirable?Support your argument with app ropriate examples or illustrations.Ex cava te excavator第七届初赛试题：Value of Exams in SchoolsDirection:Students have experienced a lot of exams all through their school years.T hey may have a lot to say about the present exam systems.You are allowed60minut es to write a composition on the topic:Value of Exams in Schools.You should write a bout300words,and base your composition on the following outline.Role of exams Your experience of failure at one exam Suggestions to better exam systems Consolidate the knowledge复赛试题：Directions:With the development of computers,more and more people are working with comp uters.But,we know that computers are harmful as well as useful and helpful.Here,y ou are asked to write an essay on the topic“The Advantages and Disadvantages of C omputers”.You can give some examples and facts to support your opinion.Your essa y should be written in English with no less than300words within60minutes.第八届初赛作文试题：Directions:Read the following paragraph and write a composition as stated at about300words i n60minutes.Your composition will be graded according to clarity,accuracy and meaningfulness. Some experts claim that parents`attitudes toward solving teenage problems are cruc ial determinants of child personality development.Do you agree or disagree?What r ole does parental attitude play in child rearing and personality development?You wri ting ought to contain three parts,your viewpoint,the supporting ideas,and the concl usion.复赛试题：Directions:Read the following paragraph and write a composition as stated at about300words i n60minutes.Your composition will be graded according to clarity,accuracy and mea ningfulness.In accordance with CRI news,the spirit of Chinese volunteers,from responding to the May12earthquake to the2008Beijing Olympic Games,not only touched the Chines e people,but also generated worldwide attention.Official statistics show that china h as accumulated about8billion hours of volunteer work from380million volunteers s ince1993and 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 th e well-being of individuals,families,communities and the world at large?Your writing ough t to contain three parts,your viewpoint,the supporting ideas,and the conclusion. CV resume第九届初赛作文试题Topic:Natural DisastersDirections:Read the following paragraph and write a composition as stated in about300words .Your composition will be graded according to clarity,accuracy and meaningfulness.A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard(e.g.flood,drought,tornado,volc ano eruption,earthquake,typhoon,tsunami,or landslide)that affects the environme nt,and leads to financial,environmental and/or human losses.Recently,we can see many natural disasters occurred home and abroad and huge damage have been mad e either to the environment or to our human lives.Those natural disasters urge us to reconsider our beliefs and actions toward our mother nature when we seek for cloth es,food,and sheltering etc.Therefore,what is your attitude toward the natural disasters?What shall we do to p revent us from being simply destroyed?What kind of role did we play in the causes o f those dreadful disasters?Your writing ought to contain three parts,your viewpoint, the supporting ideas,and the conclusion.复赛试题Topic:Should We Follow Fashions?Directions:Some people say that fashion is just for selling clothes,so we should not follow it an d we should dress what we like and feel comfortable in it.How far do you agree with them?Write an essay on the following topic:should we follow fashions?Requireme nts:Illustrate your view on the topic with no less than250words and write down your o pinions and reasons so long as they are reasonable.第十届初赛作文题Directions:Recently,Amy Chua,or the“Tiger Mother”,aroused heated discussions both in US a nd in China with her book,Battle Hymn of the TigerMother.The following are the ten things she lists in her book that she strictly forbids her two daughters to do:Attend a sleepover(a party for children in which they stay the night at someone’s h ouse);Have a play date(in which children hang out with their friends);Be in a school play ;Complain about not being in a school play;Watch TV or play computer games; Choose their own extracurricular activities;Get any grade less than an A;Not be the No.1student in every subject except gym and drama;Play any instrum ent other than the piano or violin;Not play the piano or violin.You are invited to write under either of the following two topics.The length of your writing should not exceed300words.Suppose you are a“tiger parent”.Write a letter to your child and explain to her/him your ideas about tiger parenting.Suppose you are a child who has tiger parents.Write a letter to your parents and ex plain to them your ideas about tiger parenting.复赛作文题Chinese people always have the tradition of helping others;regardless of a friend or a stranger.However,in recent years,people find that when t hey try to help others,some changes are taking places.One of the most common exa mples is that,a passer-by who sent an injured senior people to hospital would be very likely to be recognize d as the accident-maker.This kind of events is being rerun again and again.When trapped in the dilem ma of tradition and trouble,what would be your choice?第十一届初赛试题Which one of them do you think is the expert?First complete the conversation.Then write down your opinion on the qualities of being an expert.Doctor:Patient:Doctor:Patient:You have to learn about thousands of diseases,but I only haveto focus on fixing what wrong with ME!Now which one of us do you think is the expe rt?Interdisciplinary复赛试题Directions:Would you expect a“thank you”when you give your seat to an old man, or a woman with her baby?How do you feel if they take your seat without even takin g a look at you?Would you be angry?You are given60minutes to state your view on the topic within less than300words.You can add a title by yourself.第十二届Telling lies for a better world?Lies have a bad reputation.Telling the truth is normally considered to be a good thin g.One conventional view of lying is that it is bad in itself and should be avoided at all costs.Another conventional view is that theconsequences of lying are often bad,so l ying should be avoided except in extreme circumstances.In the past two decades,th ough,a number of authors have challenged conventional wisdom,arguing that lying i s not as bad as normally thought and that a number of other beliefs about lying are misunderstood.A wellknown study even shows that an ordinary person tells three lie s every ten minutes.So what is your opinion of telling lies?How is your relations hip with them?What do you do when being lied to?And more importantly,when an d how do you choose to lie?Please write your view on the topic within less than3 00words.You can add a title by yourself.复赛Recently,a book named“THE7HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE”became one of the best-sellers in book stores.It aims to present some powerful lessons in personal change to people in contemporary society.Habit1:Be ProactiveHabit2:Begin with the End in MindHabit3:Put First Things FirstHabit4:Think Win-WinHabit5:Seek First to Understand,Then to be UnderstoodHabit6:SynergizeHabit7:Sharpen the SawWhat do you think of the role of effectiveness in your life and study?Have you ever benefited from one of the habits mentioned in the book in your daily life?You are in vited to write a composition in about300words concerning the topic above.Your co mposition should be given a title and it should contain your personal experiences.M arks will be graded for content,organization,language and appropriateness.第十三届初赛第一阶段Nowadays, there is a tendency for the youth to watch American TV dramas, such as "Prison Break", “The Big Bang Theory”… Some people believe that watching American TV dramas can enhance their language sense. Others think watching American TV dramas has nothing to do with learning. Instead, it's bad for children. What's your opinion？Please write an article within no less than 300 words to present your opinion on the topic. You can add a title by yourself.Audience response/rateYouth the young teenager adolescent juvenile students第二阶段Directions:Addison said,“Every man should have a purpose in life. A man without a purpose lives on, like a cabbage in a field, but he knows no life.” According to him, having a purpose in life is very important for us. With Addison’s words as your point, write an essay with no less than 300 words. You can add a title by yourself.复赛作文试题Directions: Think carefully about the following issue:When we find that someone we admire has done something terribly wrong or behaved unexpectedly, we feel greatly disappointed. But constant discovery leads to our realization that great ideas and great deeds come from imperfect people like ourselves.Write an essay on the following question with no less than 300 words, in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your readings, studies, experience, or observations.Do we benefit from learning about the flaws of people we admire and respect?The RevenantAngelina Jolie Fleming penicillin justice jury/lawyer bride bribe corruption involved/immersed in scandal put into prisonGive speech/presentation to warn the young people, avoiding committing crimes第十四届第一阶段some people say wealth and fame are the best motivation and reward of one`s achievement. But other people argue that it`s the sense of happiness and fulfillment rather than personal gain that is the best motivation and reward, as expecting a reward of wealth or recognition for achieving a goal can lead to disappointment and frustration. The personal satisfaction of a job well done is its own reward. What`s your opinion? Do you think people are motivated to achieve by personal satisfaction rather than by money or fame?Write an essay with no less than 300 words, in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.In terms of the successful people, highly fulfillment results from making contributions to the whole society, helping more people in need. Money: material satisfaction mental chasing family society Fame: exalt get promotion social recognitionZuckerberg Dec 1st2015 99% of Facebook shares (45 billion dollars ) donated to Chan Zuckerberg InitiativeBill & Melinda Gates Foundation 45billion dollarsThe primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and in America, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. Buffett 8 billion dollarsFilled with innovative ideas, young people are prone to encouraged by their career achievement rather than the income of the occupation. Failure during the process enables the individuals to be more independent and persistent. NeXTBe prone to =be liable to =tend to=be likely toAngelina Jolie Cambodian Vietnam adopt 3 children第二阶段When people form opinions about someone or something, what affects them most is not substance but style. In other words, the way something appears or is presented is more important than what it actually is. This principle affects how people look at their lives, the books they read, the products they buy, and even the subjects they take at school. What's your opinion? Is style more important than substance?Chasing after one’s appearance rather than inner beauty exert heavy financial burden on oneself, bring stress to their family members or even impair their health.Focusing on style rather than substance enables people to lose themselves and leave their interests and real friends behind. Style:Appearance :artificial beauty make up cosmetic surgeryhave a slim figure unhealthy diets chasing after luxury brandsFocusing excessively on appearance rather than substance enables people to suffer a lot from the negative influence resulting from the choice.The further effects coming from the style impedes how to develop interests, who to make friends with and what to study in the future. Paragliding scuba diving bungee jumping adventure sports extreme sports aerobic exercise kickboxingfurther influencemake friends only with wealth betray their interests similar values and virtues personalitymajor: design act composing music dream of being celebritiesSubstance: live a healthy life balance their spending meet Voluntary work to be a volunteer within my community be beneficial to the society make contributions to the society material satisfactionWrite an essay with no less than 300 words, in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.复赛Friends and relatives often drift apart, sometimes for no justifiable reason. But friendship and close family ties are beneficial in so many ways that make the efforts to preserve those ties worthwhile. Write a composition in no less than 300 words about your relationship with one of your family members or a friend of yours.第十五届注意事项：1．答题前请选手仔细阅读考试注意事项。