2008年初赛:TaskI(10marks)Directions:YouarerequiredtowriteaNoticeinabout100wordstoinformthestudentsandEnglishteachersofalectureonAmericanLiberalEducationbyProf.GilbertintheEnglishDepartmentHall.PleasewriontheAnswerSheet.TaskII(20marks)Directions:Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteacompositiononTheAnti-AddictionSystem.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandpleasewriteitontheAnswerSheet.NowinChinatheanti-addictionsystemanda“realnamechecking”systemhavebeenadoptedinCybercafestopreventplayersunder18frombecomingaddictedtoonlinegames.Whatdostudentsthinkaboutthissystem?Whatisyouropinionaboutthis?PartVIIWritingTaskINOTICEWeareveryhonoredtohaveProf.RichardGilbertfromHarvardUniversitytogiveusalectureonAmericanLiberalEducation.Prof.Gilbert,whograduatedfromStandfordin1979andreceivedhisPh.D.inEducationfromHarvardin1984,hasbeenconductingresearchandteachinginternationalstudentsinHarvardformorethan20years.Hehasbecomealeadingexpertinthisfieldandhaspublishedseveralbooksandnumerouspapersonliberaleducationandeducationpolicy.Hishumorousandthoughtprovokingspeechwillsurelybenefitalltheaudience.ThelecturewillbegivenintheEnglishDepartmentConferenceHallfrom2:30to4:30.p.m.,Fridayafternoon,November16,2007.Alltheteachersandstudentsarewelcome.EnglishDepartmentTaskIITheAnti-AddictionSystemNowinChina,theadoptionoftheanti-addictionsystemanda“realnamechecking”systeminnetbarshasledtoaheateddebateamongstudents.Somesaythatstudents'self-disciplineisverylimitedandnowatleast14percentoftheurbanteenageplayersareaddictedtotheInternetandsomechildrenevenrepeatedlydisappearfromhometospendtheirnightsatlocalInternetcafes,andplaytruantfromschoolalso.Therefore,theyhavefailedquiteafewschoolexams.Inthissense,thenewpolicycanpreventminorsdevelopingonlineaddiction.Othersclaimthattheanti-addictionsystemisonlyameanstoanendandcannotremovetherootoftheonlineaddictioncompletelyandtheybelievethekeyistoguidetheminorstoimprovetheirself-controlandbalancetheirworkandplay.Inmyopinion,thelatterpointhitshomeformebecauseitcutstothechase.However,educationisalongprocessandtakestime,whichmeansbeforeeducationproduceseffectsonchildren,somesupplementarymeasuresshouldalsobetakentospeeduptheprocessandtheanti-addictionsystemisoneofthem.参考资料:08C类=0&si=72009年初赛TaskIDearTom,Asyouknow,I’morganizingatwo—daydebatingcontestwhichistobeheldonMay1-2,IamworkingonascheduleforitnowandIwillhavetosenditbyE-mailtomorrow.Ineedsomenewideasurgently.Pleasehelpmeoutandgivemesomefreshideasbytomorrowmorning.Meanwhile,wouldyoupleasecontactsomeofourteachersandinvitethemtobejudge?LetmeknowtheirnamesbyFriday.Thankyou.TaskIIReportontheChangesofFashionforYoungPeopleinRecentYearsinChinaIntroductionThisreportsetsouttopresenthowfashionsforyoungpeoplehavechangedinrecentyearsinChina.FindingsAccordingtomysurvey,Ihavefoundthefollowingthreepoints:1、Nowadays,theyoungareseekingforindividualityinsteadofuniformityintheolddaysandtheywanttheclothestobeunique.2、Thankstothemassdata,theyoungpeoplearedeeplyinfluencedbythefashiontrendthroughouttheword.TheNorthKoreanstyleinhugelypopularamongtheminrecentfiveorsixyears.3、Thegeneraltrendistobecasualandsimple.ConclusionTherefore,itcanbeconcludedthattheyoungpeopleinChinanowarelookingforindividuality,casualnessandtheywouldliketofollowthefashionabroad.2009年决赛TaskITo:thePersonnelDirectorandtheTrainingManagerFrom:assistanttotheCustomerServiceDirectorDate:23June2009Subject:decreasingsalesAsrequestedbytheCustomersServiceDirector,Ihavedoneasurveyconcerningourdecreasingsales.Thissurveyshowsthatourstaffarenotinterestedinhelpingcustomersandtheyareunhappyintheirjobs.Therefore,oursaleshavebeendecreasingforseveralmonths.Ithinkweshouldgivebonusestothebestsellereverymonthtoimproveourstaff’senthusiasm.What’smore,weshouldhavesomespecialoffereverydaytoattractmorecustomers.TaskIITakeMyAdviceonHowtoControlStressAsthecompetitionbetweenstudentsincreases,moreandmorestudentsfeelstressfulabouttheircourse.AsfarasI’mconcerned,wecantaketheinitiativetoreducethestress.Firstly,makeaplanforeverydaystudy.Forinstance,youkeeplearningEnglishfortwohourseveryday,andwithinthetwohours,youwilllearn10newwordsandread2articles.Thiswayyoucanlearnmorethan1000wordsthreemonthlaterandyourreadingabilitywillimproveaswell.Therefore,youdon’thavetostayuplatebeforetheEnglishexamination.Aslongasyoukeeplearningeveryday,youwillfindyouarewellpreparedfortheexamsalready.Secondly,dosomethingelsetodivertyourmindbeforeexams.Forexample,ifyoucanplaypiano,playyourfavoritesongsforoneortwohoursandyouwillfeelrelaxed.Toconclude,keeplearningregularlyandcultivateahobbyandyouwillfindyourselfrelaxedaboutyourcourse.真正好的朋友,从来不需要这些表面功夫。走在这漫漫俗尘,形如微尘的我们,每天忙碌的像只蝼蚁,哪有时间去整那些虚假的表面文章。那些沉淀在岁月里的真情实意,哪一个不是无事各自忙,有事时,却又从不问回报几何的真心相助?至于那些平日里看上去可以一起打闹,一起吃喝,一起厮混,看似好成一片的人,或许,只是你在多少次的四目相对之时,动了真心,存了真义,是你默默认定对方可称朋友,有困难的时候是你愿意伸以援手,但未必对方一样。多少看似热情的人,内心是薄情的。而多少看似淡漠的人,内心实则一片温热。那些表面热诚的人,总是相安无事各自好,一旦你有事需要援助,别说大事,就是小事需代劳,你都会发现原来不过情比纸薄,对方远比你自己想的要现实的多。有些人,自从与你接近,内心就存有一份自己的打算。定是你于他而言,多少有些可用之处。正所谓无事献殷勤,非奸即盗。在这个功利心弥漫的世态下,没有哪一份意外的热情不无所图。不仅是职场如此,男人如此,就连女人也不能免俗。接孩