...wd......wd......wd...全國(guó)高職高專英語寫作大賽教育部高等學(xué)校高職高專英語類專業(yè)教學(xué)指導(dǎo)委員會(huì)于2010年上半年舉辦了首屆“全國(guó)高職高專英語寫作大賽〞，旨在深化高職英語教學(xué)改革，促進(jìn)對(duì)學(xué)生英語寫作能力的培養(yǎng)，進(jìn)一步關(guān)注學(xué)生英語應(yīng)用能力的整體提高，推動(dòng)全國(guó)高職英語教學(xué)的總體開展，展示各高職院校英語教學(xué)水平和改革成果。大賽分公共英語組和英語專業(yè)組兩個(gè)組別，全國(guó)各高職院校所有年級(jí)學(xué)生均可自愿報(bào)名參加相應(yīng)組別比賽。比賽的命題原則是依據(jù)目前高職英語教育的相關(guān)文件，充分反映高職英語教育的開展趨勢(shì)。賽題表達(dá)高職特色，突出寫作能力，內(nèi)容既貼近當(dāng)代大學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)和生活，又反映未來工作崗位對(duì)英語寫作能力的要求和個(gè)人職業(yè)開展的需求；比賽時(shí)間為120分鐘；初賽題目包括兩局部〔如下所示〕，決賽則是在現(xiàn)有兩個(gè)題型的根基上各增加一個(gè)自由發(fā)揮的題目，并對(duì)字?jǐn)?shù)提出更高要求：公共英語組的總字?jǐn)?shù)不少于650詞，英語專業(yè)組的總字?jǐn)?shù)不少于800詞，請(qǐng)參考下表。公共英語組題型體裁字?jǐn)?shù)分值題量命題作文應(yīng)用文〔便條、邀請(qǐng)函及回函、通知、簡(jiǎn)短私人和業(yè)務(wù)信函、簡(jiǎn)短和電子郵件、簡(jiǎn)短廣告、簡(jiǎn)短產(chǎn)品與廠家介紹、簡(jiǎn)短產(chǎn)品使用說明等〕不少于100詞40%1看圖畫或圖表作文，給出關(guān)鍵詞、段首句、規(guī)定情景、提綱或圍繞某一主題等作文不限不少于350詞60%1英語專業(yè)組題型體裁字?jǐn)?shù)分值題量命題作文應(yīng)用文〔根據(jù)已提供的信息，如圖表、概括性說明等撰寫報(bào)告、信函、內(nèi)容較豐富的廣告、使用說明等〕不少于200詞40%1根據(jù)已給關(guān)鍵詞、段首句、規(guī)定情景、提綱或圍繞某一主題等作文不限不少于350詞60%1全國(guó)高職高專英語寫作大賽公共英語組樣題〔一〕PartI Directions:WriteaMEMObasedonthefollowinginformation.Writemorethan100words.Supposethatyou(AlbertMeyer)areasupervisorofKee&Co.,Ltd.Thechiefofoperations(HansSmith)wantstoadoptthe“clock-in〞systemtoincreaseproductivity.Youwriteamemowhichcoversthefollowingissues:YouagreewithHansSmithintermsofincreasingproductivityinthecompany;Youexpressdoubtthat“clock-in〞systemcantightencontroloveremployeesandincreaseproductivity;YouwouldliketomeetHanstodiscussothermeansofmotivation.PartII Directions:Writeareportbasedonthefollowinginformation.Writemorethan350words.ThepiechartshowsthefirstfourlargestmarketsharebeermakersinShanghai.Writeareporttothemarketingmanagerofyourcompanydescribingtheinformationbelow,givesomereasonsforthesituationandofferyoursolutions.全國(guó)高職高專英語寫作大賽公共英語組樣題〔二〕PartI Directions:WriteaLETTERbasedonthefollowinginformation.Writemorethan100words.Supposeyourcompanyordered50printers.However,whenthegoodsarrive,youfindthatoneprinterhasbeendamaged.Nowyouarerequestedtowritealetterofcomplaintagainstthesupplier,BlueCompany,forthedamagedmachine.PartII Directions:Forthispartyouarerequiredtostudythefollowingchartcarefullyandwriteareportofmorethan350words.Yourcompositionshouldmeettherequirementsbelow:1.Describetheinformationshowninthefollowingchart.2.Predictthetrendandgivethereasons.全國(guó)高職高專英語寫作大賽英語專業(yè)組樣題〔一〕PartI Directions:Writeareportbasedonthefollowinginformation.Writemorethan200words.Thetablebelowprovidessomeinformationabouttheproportionofsmokersinmalesandfemales(betweentheageof18and25)inChina.Summarizetheinformationbyreportingthemainfeatures.1975198019851990199520002005Males10%22%35%37%36%30%28%Females5%13%22%34%37%32%27%PartII Directions:Writeanessaybasedonthefollowinginformation.Writemorethan350words.Nowadays,someuniversitiesoffergraduatestudentsskillsthatassisttofindemployment,butsomepeoplebelievethemainfunctionofuniversityshouldbetoaccessknowledgeforitssake.What’syouropinion?全國(guó)高職高專英語寫作大賽英語專業(yè)組樣題〔二〕PartI Directions:Writeareportbasedonthefollowinginformation.Writemorethan200words.Thegraphbelowshowssomeinformationabouttheaverageannualincome(inRMB)forbothmaleandfemalecollegegraduatesduringtheirfirstyearofworkingintheperiod2004-2008inChinaSummarizetheinformationbyreportingthemainfeatures.PartII Directions:Writeanessaybasedonthefollowinginformation.Writemorethan350words.Today,moreandmoreChinesepeopletravelabroad.TheincreasingnumberofChinesetouriststravellingabroadmaybeahugenewsourceofincometodestinationcountries,butthatwon’tpreventcomplaintsagainstindividuals’badhabits.Forexample,themediainSingaporereportedthathotelstaffwereupsetwithChinesetouristsspittingintheirroomsandsmokinginbed.SingaporeairlinecompaniesalsocriticizedChinesetouristsfortalkingloudlyandbeingveryrude.What’syouropiniononimprovingthissituation?全國(guó)高職高專英語寫作大賽英語專業(yè)組樣題〔三〕PartI 〔30%〕Directions:Writeanadvertisementofanewkindofelectronicdictionarybasedonthefollowinginformation.Writemorethan200words.ProductModel:EXL3800Features·English-ChineseandChinese-EnglishDictionary·45,000entriesand55,000examples·googlesearch·32-bitMCU·USBinterface·4GBbuiltinmemory·Availablefordownloading·Chargethroughconnectedcomputers·MP3/MP4·3.2-inchcolorscreen·outsidecolour:black,blue,pink,silverPartII 〔45%〕Directions:Writeareportbasedonthefollowinginformation.Writemorethan350words.SupposeyouareanadministratorworkinginthepersonneldepartmentinABCCompany,themanagerofyourcompanyappointsyoutobeinchargeofcuttingthepromotionbudgetsnextyear.Pleasewriteaproposaltoillustratethecompanyneedstocutthepromotionalbudgetsandhowtocutit.PartIII〔25%〕Directions:Writeanessaybasedonthekeywordof“Competition〞.Writemorethan250words.Youneedto:titletheessaywritefromyourownperspectivesettheessayinaproperstyle局部樣題參考答案全國(guó)高職高專英語寫作大賽公共英語組樣題〔二〕PartI DearSirorMadam:I’mhappythatthe50printersweorderedhavearrivedontime.Butitisagreatpitythatwefindoneprinterhasbeendamaged.Wetriedtofixitwell,butwefailed.Youknowitisthebusiestseasonforourcompany.Lackofprinterwillbringgreatinconveniencetoournormalworkinourcompany.Andevenworse,itcancauselossofbenefitsforourcompany.Ourtwocompanieshavekeptgoodrelationshipsforseveralyears,Ihopewecansettleitdownsuccessfullyaftermutualdiscussion.Wouldyoupleaseletmeknowwhetherornotyoucansendarepairmanassoonaspossible?Oryoumayreplacethewrongonewithaproperone.Ihopethatmyproblemwillgetyourkindconsideration.YoursfaithfullyZhangChangPartII ThechartshowsthenumberofthestudentsstudyingabroadandstudentsreturningtothehomelandinChinabetween1993and2003.In1993,thenumberofthestudentsstudyingabroadreached10,000.However,onlyone-fifthofthem,about2,000students,returnedtothehomeland.Tenyearslater,therewasagreatincreaseinthisnumberwhichhit60,000,sixtimesthanthenumberin1993.Ontheotherhand,thenumberofstudentsreturningtohomelandalsorosefrom2,000in1993to40,000in2003.Thisnumbertakesupabout67%inthenumberofstudentsstudyingabroad.Throughthechart,wecanseethatmoreandmorestudentschoosetostudyabroadinrecentyears,andthissituationwillcontinueforquitealongtime.Withthenumberofstudentsstudyingabroadarose,itcanbepredictedthatmoreandmorestudentsreturntothehomeland.In1993,notmanypeoplecangotouniversitytostudyandthenumberofstudentsstudyingabroadisfewerbecauseofthepooreconomicconditions.Thosewhosuccessfullywentabroadwouldnotreturnsincetheycanenjoybetterlifeinforeigncountries.Thingsarequitedifferentnow,withthequickeconomicdevelopmentofChina,moreandmorestudentsstudyingabroadhavebeenattractedtoreturntoChina,andtheycanhavemoreopportunitiestodevelopthemselveshereintheirhomeland.全國(guó)高職高專英語寫作大賽英語專業(yè)組樣題〔二〕PartI CurrentSituationofCollegeGraduatesAnnualIncomeThelinechartillustratestheaverageannualincome(inRMB)forbothmaleandfemalecollegegraduatesduringtheperiodoftheirfirstworkingyearfrom2004to2008inChinaFortheincomeofmale,thenumberrisesfrom12,000in2004tomorethan14,000in2005,whereasitslightlydropstoaround13,000in2006.Fromtheyear2006to2007,theannualincomeincreasedsharplyfrom13,000to18,000.Howeverthenumberdropsto16,500intheyear2008.Theincomeoffemalegoesallthewayupfrom2004to2007.Tobemorespecific,thenumberincreasedfrom11,500in2004tounder14,000in2005anditenjoysaslightrisearound14,000from2005to2006.Thenumberrisescomparativelysharplyfrom14,000to17,000from2006to2007.Intheyear2008,thenumberdropsto16,000,withadecreaseof1,000.Althoughthereisindeedgenderdiscriminationinsomeparticularjobs,it’smuchbetterthanbefore.Todaymaleandfemaleworkersalmostenjoythesamerights.Andwiththecountry’seconomicconditions,theincomewouldswingdoubtlessly.PartII BetterBehavior,BetterImageYearsago,aTaiwanauthorBoYangwroteabookonthebehaviorsofChinesepeople,whichiscalled“TheUglyChinese〞.Inthiscontroversialwork,BandoYang’sbrutalpenpointedstraightlytotheshortcomingsofChinesepeople:shallowinsightsandhencecrudebehaviors.Althoughhiswordsarecriticalandserious,IbelievehisheartiswarmintermsofthehopeforanimprovementandloveforChinesepeople.Wedoneedtochange.Thereisalwaysamotivation.AsSingapore,thegardencity,hascomplainedagainstChineseindividuals’badhabits,weallfeelashamed.Tosetupabetterimagetowardspeopleallaroundtheworld,itisofvitalimportancetochange,severalprinciplemeasuresshouldbetaken.Educationshouldbeinthefirstplace.Asasayinggoes:Romewasn’tbuiltinoneday,whichistruewiththeformingofgoodhabits.Whenchildrenstartbeingeducated,theyshouldnotonlyacquireacademicknowledgebutalsolearnhowtobehaveproperlyinordertogainpopularity.Soteachersareresponsibletoguidetoformbetterbehavior.It’snoteasyforapersonwhohasbeentaughttobehavebetteranddoingsofordozensofyearstobeill-behavedwhenbeingabroad.Inthesecondplace,betterhabitsshouldbeadvocatednationwide.TheadministrationsshouldusemediasuchasTV,internetandnewspaperstocallonpeopletopayattentiontobehaviors.Onlywhenpeopleareadvisedtodosofromtimetotime,cantheirconsciousnessofsocialresponsibilitybewaken.Lastbutnotleast,everyoneshouldkeepinmindthatyouareexpectedtobehaveproperlybeforeyougainbetterimageandrespectfromothers.Especiallywhenbeinginothercountriesasarepresentativeofournation,showthebestofyourself,showthecivilizationthathasbeenprosperousformorethan5,000years!全國(guó)高職高專英語寫作大賽英語專業(yè)組樣題〔三〕PartI EXL3800ElectricDictionaryEXL3800electricdictionaryisakindofdictionarydevelopedandmanufacturedwiththelatesttechnology.Itisagreathelperforyourstudywiththefollowingfeatures:·ItisaportableEnglish-ChineseandChinese-EnglishDictionarywith45,000entriesand55,000examples.Whatismore,allthewordshaverealvoicepronunciationrecordedbynativespeakers.YoucansearchwordsandtitlesjustlikeusingaGooglesearcher.Itisagoodhelperforbusinesstravelandlanguagestudy.·Itworksefficientlywith32-bitMCU.WithitsUSBinterfaceandabuiltinmemoryof4GB,itisveryconvenientforyoutodownloadresourcesfromtheInternet.Inaddition,itcanbechargedthroughconnectedcomputers.·IthasthefunctionofMP3/MP4whichenablesyourdesiresforentertainment.·Itlooksrefreshingwitha3.2-inchcolorscreenandyoucanalsochoosetheoutsidecolorfromblack,blue,pinkandsilverasyoulike.EXL3800electricdictionaryisaproductjustforyou!PartII ProposaloncutstopromotionbudgetsnextyearIntroduction:Hisisaproposaldealswithpossiblecutstopromotionbudgetsnextyear.Proceedings:Thisproposalisbasedontheresearchontheconditionsofourcompanyconductedlastmonth.Findings:AftertheresearchIsuggestcutthepromotionbudgetsforthefollowingreasons:·Withtheexpansionofourcompany,weneedtoemploysomeemployeesnextyear.Asaconsequence,somebudgetsonthebudgetsforthewagesofthenewemployeeshastobemade.·Theeconomiccrisisstrokeourbusinessatthebeginningoflastyearandwehaven’tgoneovertheeffectofitcompletely.Theprofitswehavegainedtillnowhavenotsurpassedthestatebeforethecrisis.Ifwestillinvestmuchmoneyinpromotion,finicalproblemswillariseinourcompanybeforelong.·Inordertocatchupwiththetrendofthelatesttechnology,someinnovationshavetobemadeintheresearchanddevelopmentprocess.Itisestimatedthatthebudgetsontheresearchanddevelopmentshouldbeincreasedby40percentsoastoaccomplishmentofinnovation.·Accordingtothestatistics,thebudgetsonpromotiontakesanaccountof52%ofourtotalbudgets,whichhasbeenthelargestinvestmentofourcompany.Conclusions:Basedontheabovefindings,weneedtocutthepromotionbudgetsinordertomaintainthesustainabledevelopmentofourcompany.RecommendationsThetimeoftheadsonTVshouldbecutby60%.Meanwh