2013年外研社杯全国英语写作大赛

2013年“外研社杯”全国英语写作大赛决赛样题及评分细则类型一：记叙文写作(NarrativeWriting)比赛内容：选手完成一篇记叙文写作(600－800词)。侧重考查选手的阅读理解、语言运用、细节描写、形象思维、创意构思、人文素养等综合能力。评分：NarrativeWritingContent/Ideas40%Themeisstrongandwell-defined;Setting,characters,andplotarefullyfleshedoutandconnected;Writingusesmultiplesubplots(ifappropriate);Endingisfittingandeffective,andprovidesasenseofcompletion.Organization/Development30%Flowofactionislogicalanddeliberate;Vividandimaginativedescriptivedetailsareprovided;Writingreflectsaunique,consistentpersonalvoice;Writingusesappropriateandvariedrhetoricaldevices.Language30%Spellingisaccurate;Wordchoiceisinventive,appropriate,anddeliberateforillustratingthetopicandpresentingcharacter(s);Sentencestructureisvariedandcomplex,andservesthepurposeofwriting;Dialogue(whenpresent)isbelievable,appropriate,andeffective.比赛样题：Sampletask1Readthestorystarterandcontinuethestory.Completethestoryin600-800words.ThelittlemancameuptomeasIwasabouttoenterthetelephonebox,andaskedmewhetherIhadamatch.“I'msorry,”Isaid.“Idon'tsmoke,soIhaven'tany.Youhadbetterasksomelse.”Helookedratherdisappointed,hesitated,andthenturnedaway.IwatchedhimwalkslowlydownthestreetbeforeIpickedupthetelephonedirectorytolookupthenumberImeanttodial.Iamnotusedtoapubliccallboxso,atmyfirstattempttogetthrough,thewarningpipshadstoppedbeforeIrealizedIhadtoinsertacoin.WhenIwasatlastabletospeak,IwastoldthatthepersonwhomIurgentlywantedtogiveamessagetohadjustthatminutegoneout.Swearingslightlyundermybreath,Iemergedfromtheboxandcamefacetofacewiththelittleman,whowaslookingaspatheticasastraydog.Asheraisedhishatagain,Icouldseehewasquitebald.Athinline,resemblingaduellingscar,crossedonecheek.Hespokenervously.“Excusemytroublingyouagain,”hesaid.“aloMnagywIiwthaylkoualittleway?Imustconfideinsomeone.Ineedhelpdesperately.”Sampletask2Lookatthepictures,andwriteastorythatfitsthepicturesandthesequence.Yourstoryshouldbe600-800words.类型二：议论文写作(ArgumentativeWriting)比赛内容：选手完成一篇议论文写作(800词左右)。侧重考查选手的文献阅读理解、信息综合处理、判断、逻辑思辨、评价论述等能力，展示选手的知识广度、视野维度、思想深度等综合素质。评分标准：ArgumentativeWritingContent/Ideas40%Writingeffectivelyaddressesthetopicandthetask;Writingpresentsaninsightfulpositionontheissue;Thepositionisstronglyandsubstantiallysupportedorargued.Organization/Development30%Writingiswell-organizedandwell-developed,usingappropriaterhetoricaldevices(e.g.exemplifications,classification,analysis,comparison/contrast,etc.)tosupportthethesisortoillustrateideas;Writingdisplayscoherence,progression,consistencyandunity;Textualelementsarewell-connectedthroughexplicitlogicaland/orlinguistictransitions.Language30%Spellingisaccurate;Writingdisplaysconsistentfacilityinuseoflanguage;Writingdemonstratesappropriateregister,syntacticvariety,andeffectiveuseofvocabulary.比赛样题：Sampletask1Writeapassageinresponsetothereportbelow.Youshoulddiscusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththereportandexplainyourreasonsforthepositionyoutake.Indevelopingandsupportingyourposition,youshouldconsiderwaysinwhichthereport'sopinionmightormightnotholdtrueandexplainhowtheseconsiderationsshapeyourposition.Youshouldwriteabout800words.Newsweek,thevenerableweeklypublicationthatwillberememberedforitsdecades-longeffortsforaspotonconsumers'coffeet,abhlaesshutdownitsprinteditionattheendof2012,butitlivesoninanewdigitaltableteditionknownasNewsweekGlobal.AsTinaBrown,theNewsweekeditor,said,thistableteditionwilltargeta“newhighlymobile,opi-nleioandingaudiencewhowanttolearnaboutworldeventsinasophisticatedcontext.”Themoveshouldnotshock.Thepublicationhasfacedmajorfinancialproblemsinrecentyears.Thenumberstellthetale:Newsweek'csirculationhasfalleninthenumberofsubscribersfrom3millionto1.5millioninthelastdecade;annuallosseswerethoughttobe$40million.Morebroadly,thecompanyfacesamoreexistentialprobleminthata“weeklynews”magazinehasbecomeananachronisminthedigitalworld.Newsweekisnottheonlyonethathastotacklethechallengeinthedigitaltime;otheroutletswillcontinuetochangetheirbusinessmodelsforadigitalfuture.Withthe“imminentdeath”ofprint,digitalformatscomeoutasaninevitabledevelopmentthatcouldturntheindustry'sfortunearound.SampleTask2Readthefollowingtwoparagraphswithcontradictingviews,andwriteapassageontheissue.Youshouldclearlystateyouropinionandexplainthereasonsforyouropinion.Youshouldwriteabout800words.Tabletsaretheidealsystemoforganizationinschools.Theyareconvenient,inwhichmuchinformationisstoredinsmallsizesandkepttogetherinoneplace,andcheap,asdigitalinformationisnowbecomingmoreaffordablethanprint.Asevolutioncontinuestorockthemodernworld,digitaldeviceswillbecomemoreandmorereliable.Someday,theywillentirelyreplaceprintbooks,andhopefully,thatdaywillcomesoon.Manymayarguethattabletsaremuchmoreconvenientthanpaperbooks.Butnoteveryonesharesthispreferenceoftabletsorfindsthemconvenient.Infact,inastudyconductedbyBookIndustryStudyGroup(BISG),itwasfoundthat75%ofcollegestudentspreferredtraditionaltextbooksinwhichtheycanhighlightthekeywordsandwritenotes.Also,somemaysuggestthatitischeapertoinvestintabletsthantextbooks.Infact,ina2008studyofpublicschoolsinKentuckyitwasestimatedthatthecostoftextbooksandsuppliest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